Our Mission:
Dedicated to the Liberal Art of Eating

Shepherd University Dining Services is a dynamic service-oriented team committed to excellence in collegiate food service. We are dedicated to the enrichment of campus life through the food and service we provide the University. In all we do, we are "Dedicated to the Liberal Art of Eating".

Operating Principles

Customers are the reason for our being. We provide undergraduate board program, campus-wide catering, and retail restaurant operations on the campus. We serve the entire campus community through these food facilities, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and guests to the campus. Students are the primary focus of our business activity. Our success directly impacts the quality of student life.

As a service-related business, we understand the importance of courteous, attentive, service that accommodates the varying needs of the members of the campus community. We shall be pro-active in our service program, while remaining highly responsive to the needs of our guests.

People are the source of our strength. As a service-related business, our employees are our most important and valued asset. To achieve the teamwork necessary for our success, we believe in employee participation at all levels of the business. Participation and teamwork are the keys to our success in achieving service excellence.

The food program shall serve quality products, with variety and innovative food offerings our hallmark. We are aware of the importance of providing appealing, appetizing products that are healthy and nutritious.

We shall operate with integrity in all we do. We shall be ethical in all our business dealings, and cognizant of the need to be socially responsible in our daily endeavors.

As a department within the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, we are a self-sustaining operation servicing the needs of the entire campus community as required and request by the schools and departments.