Committee on Dining
The UA Committee on Dining works to improve dining experiences for MIT undergraduates. These include, but are not limited to, dining halls, student kitchens, eateries on campus, food trucks, and, when possible, food services in FSILG houses. The Committee works with administrators to bring about dining-related change based on student feedback.
Contact the Committee at ua-dining if you are interested in joining us or have opinions or ideas related to dining at MIT. Our meetings are open (schedule will be posted on this page once term starts), and you can add yourself to our public list, ua-dining-listeners.
Current Projects
The UA Dining Committee is currently focusing on two projects, the implementation of the House Dining program and dormitory kitchen renovations, but it is always open to suggestions for more. The number of projects will increase once term starts.
House Dining
This Fall, a new House Dining Program will be implemented in five dorms: Baker House, Maseeh Hall, McCormick Hall, Next House, and Simmons Hall. Residents of those dorms are required to participate in the House Dining program, but every undergraduate is eligible to participate. The UA Dining Committee will work to make sure that the needs of House Dining participants are being met and that dining halls are improved as students see fit. This year especially, the Committee will also use data and feedback from House Dining participants to evaluate whether the House Dining Program is a good fit for MIT undergraduates, and it will act appropriately based on what it finds.
Dormitory Kitchens
This year, MIT's Residential Life department began a process that will result in renovations of the dormitory kitchens. The plan is to renovate a different dorm's kitchens every summer, starting in 2012, until all the kitchens have been upgraded. Although the order of the renovations has not been decided, it will likely reflect the current state and usage levels of each dorm's kitchens. The UA Dining Committee will work with relevant dormitories to make sure the renovations meet the needs and desires of each dorm's residents.
Minutes and Agendas
- Open Forum for House Dining Wednesday, April 21, 2010
- Notes
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, May 4, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, April 27, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, April 20, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, April 13, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010
- Minutes
- Tuesday, March 30, 2010
- Minutes
- Wednesday, March 17, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Monday, March 1, 2010
- No Agenda - Discussion with Rich Berlin
- Minutes
- Wednesday, February 24, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Wednesday, February 10, 2010
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Agenda
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009
- Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Thursday, November 5, 2009
- Minutes
- Thursday, October 29, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Agenda
- Minutes
Legislation
Spring 2010 semester budget: (xls | pdf)
| Item | Amount |
| Meeting Food | $350 |
| Surveys | $300 |
| Publicity | $50 |
| Total | $700 |
Recent Tech Articles About Dining
- Dinner will be served by Bon Appetit, 04/15/11
- Referendum exposes dining dislike, 03/29/11
- Amid continued opposition, dining vendors narrowed to three, 03/04/11
- Dining ignites campus controversy, 02/01/11
- Corporation talks dining, 01/12/11
- 20 attend dining protest, 12/10/10
- Koch Cafe to replace Bio Cafe, 12/07/10
- In response to complaints, tweaks made to dining, 11/30/10
- UA proposal seeks flexible dining options, 11/16/10
- More unrest over new dining plan, 11/19/10
Membership
- Committee Officers
- Chair: Betsy Riley '14
- Committee Members
- Austin Brinson '13, Next House Dining Chair
- Shuang Chen '13
- Patrick Hulin '14
- Carrine Johnson '14, Simmons Hall Dining Chair
- Daniel Levine '12, New House Dining Chair
- Laura Meeker '13, Senior House Dining Chair
- Nathan Miller '14, Burton-Conner Dining Chair
- Michael Plasmeier '13, Baker House Dining Chair
- Samuel Rodarte '13
- Alex Sailsman '13, Random Hall Dining Chair
- Katelin Schutz '14, MacGregor Dining Chair
- Celine Yang '13, Sororities Dining Representative
- Benjamin Weissmann '14, East Campus Dining Chair
Contact Info
- Public list: ua-dining-listeners@mit.edu
- General contact: ua-dining@mit.edu (goes to ua-dining-members and ua-dining-listeners)
- Committee contact: ua-dining-members@mit.edu
- Committee chair contact: ua-dining-chairs@mit.edu