 Good afternoon and welcome to the Fulbright Dining Call, which is one of the three dining calls here on campus. So there's Fulbright, which is going to be for people who live in Futural, Hulkem, Maple, Reed. There's going to be your nearest dining call. There is the Pompford Dining Call, which is obviously closer for people who live in Pompford, people who live in Buchanan Drogh, Klats and Ripley. And then there's also a Brough Dining Call, which is going to be close right next to Founder's Hall. That's going to be good for Yolkham, Humphreys, everyone else. So just to give you a brief introduction. So my name is Molly Strickland. I am a student here at the University of Arkansas and currently the intern for housing and I am studying advertising and public relations. So I've got two more years and I'm trying to get a job soon. So yeah, it's great. So good things to try to do. Good things to do. Now have you eaten at all three? Yes. So I've eaten at Pompford, I've only eaten there once. Or eaten, I'm sorry. I've only eaten there once and it was just for lunch. And then, rough was my go-to home because I lived in Yolkham Hall. So I constantly was on rough for every kind of meal. My favorite meal there is breakfast without a doubt because they make you omelettes. And then I would actually, I had one class on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays. So I had so much time, I would come here and try the stir fry. Which is my favorite. We'll say that today. So we'll just get started on tour. Exactly. So here we are, coming in. Hey, how are y'all doing? Good to meet you both. Hi, you too. This is Kristin. I'm the marketing manager for Chartwells. And I'm Ashley. I'm the campus dietitian for Chartwells. Fantastic. Well thank you. And tell us a little bit about what, obviously you feed people here. That's a big part of what you do. Yeah. So this place houses about 535 people. We serve about 2,500 a day. So that's kind of cool. That's big numbers. Big numbers. Yes. We've got lots of healthy options. Lots of variety in here. Grill, salad bar, wellness zone. All the good stuff. Fantastic. Even in a home style station where you can get mac and cheese. Oh yeah. Mac and cheese. Very nice. Different dietitian. I saw behind us on this board there it said food pig suey. Yeah. So here's our social media. Our biggest one and our strongest one is Instagram. So here's just a little peep into our feed. Super trendy. Get all the deals. Giveaways. Lots of fun stuff. Very cool. Giveaways. Giveaways. Giveaways. You know anything about the giveaway? You enter them. So basically you tag your friend in the giveaway and they enter it. They giveaways a Yeti cooler. Apple watch. Apple watch. I'm still mad. I didn't get them. But my friends did. You tried. You tried. Okay cool. So a lot going on with social media when it comes to dining on campus. We need a few for us. Yeah it's the best way to communicate with y'all. Fantastic. Well good. Let's go ahead and I guess take a look at some of the actual food and things like that. All right. We'll head this way. Okay. It's a big salad bar too. This is our salad bar station. How are you? They have lots of great choices. So little limited pickings right now because we just tore down from a big lunch meal that we just sent. What would be your normal hours? Just day to day generally. 8 p.m. Okay. About this time of the day, it's usually not. I mean you can walk it through because you're not open to the general public right now. Right now. Yeah. During the year we do have what we call continuous service. So you'd be able to come in and still do a meal swipe. Not all of the stations would be open. But grill would be open. You would have a salad bar set up as well. So you don't have to come in and use a meal swipe for a snack and walk out. Gotcha. Definitely a lot of salad, a lot of fruit, other things. Come in here and get some shots of the good food. So we've got a couple of people tuning in right now and I'll say hey let us know where you're from. We're interested to know where you're coming because you're coming to the University of Arkansas this fall. Lots of salads, lots of greens there. Like three different types of greens. That is pretty nice. Great. And you do nutrition here. Is that right? Yes, that's right. Maybe you have to tell us a little bit more, maybe open the wellness zone about that. Yeah, so this is our wellness zone. We originally opened these stations to deal with our students who have food allergies. Okay. Because a lot of them have, you know, they can't eat at other stations because maybe that particular food has been exposed to something that they're allergic to. So we try and eliminate as many allergens as we possibly can with these menus. Okay. So yeah. Hey Josh, thanks for tuning in from Dallas. Glad to have that. So what would be some of those, so if you have an allergy, what would you advise people to do? Just come here and get their food. Are they contact you ahead of time? How is that done? Well, in wellness zone and still get what you need. Otherwise, if you have further questions, I really would love to hear from you. Okay. How do we contact you? Email is the best way. Okay. What's your email? It's AMEEK at uark.edu. Fantastic. Thank you very much. You're welcome. Great. Great. We want to go ahead and check out some of the other food zones here. Do you want to say that our wellness zones are getting a little TLC over the summer. I'm really excited about it. So new menu items, some cool things like smoothie bowls. We'll celebrate toast Tuesday, our favorite hashtag around here as well as some other cool stuff going on too. So you'll have that here and then you'll also have in breath too. So we'll be called the green table. Very cool. Josh asked, hey, do you all have the stuff to make PB and J sandwiches? Of course. Always. Always. Peanut butter and jelly? Yeah. Always. And bread. And bread. That's kind of part of it too, right? Otherwise it's on your hands. That's crazy. Yeah. Okay. Great. We'll see what's coming up with the wellness zone. Yeah. We're excited. Yeah. And always the dessert station. Yeah. Sure. What have we got here? Try out the brownies. They're the best. Nice. We are keeping them wrapped. Keep it nice and sanitary. Absolutely. Very cool. No, we make a lot of our desserts in-house here. So we'll walk into the dining hall and try them. I can attest. You do smell the cookies. Don't you agree? Yeah. We smelled the cinnamon rolls this morning as they were cooking them on the way to our quartz tour. That's exactly right. Yeah. Okay. So we'll continue to walk and see this station. Yeah. What's this station? This station is normally like our authentic station. Uh-huh. So we kind of rotate it through today. Just for example, was chicken curry. Okay. So that's kind of a little feel. So it would have been like Indian food this time around? Yep. Mexican. That's what I think. Nice. It always kind of rotates through. Very cool. This is my favorite station. The place you mentioned before? Okay. I mentioned this is going to be like your stir fry place. So basically you can choose if you want rice, noodles. You can choose both if you want to. And you choose the sauce that you want to put on top of it. And you can choose any other topics that you may want. Uh-huh. I like to get the fried rice with the peas, with the carrots. And then I get the orange sauce. The orange sauce? Orange sauce. Also you get soy sauce. It's super good. Okay. So yeah. Check that one out. I walked all the way over here from Yoko, which is pretty far. Just for the stir fry. Specifically for the stir fry. Wow. Did you do chicken in there? Or what did you do? You know, sometimes. Yeah. Just depending on if I need it in my protein. Gotcha. Gotcha. Sounds good. And then here we are kind of in a, what kind of area is this? Yeah. We normally have pizza. Pizza. Lots of varieties. Everybody loves the pizza. Homemade crust. Every day. Oh, so you make the bread here? We do. Yes. And then we also have the grill. So these are normally like your toppings. Here is normally their flippin' burgers. Got grilled chicken. And then here is where it normally goes. Uh-huh. Fries, tater tots, sweet potato fries. All that good stuff. Just imagine it all right there. All right there. Yeah, just imagine it. I have had the French fries here many times. Yeah. Very good. Yeah. Great. We've got a little toast here. Fresh bread. You like a little. Here's a waffle stand. Yeah. Right here. You love some waffles. With some peanut butter and strawberries and blueberries. Peanut butter and jelly waffles. Peanut butter and jelly waffles. Yeah. We'll shout out to you, Josh. And then if you like a little kick to your meal, we've got some hot sauces. Nice. Nice. Quite a collection of hot sauces. Yeah. Okay. And then this is normally like our home style. Home style. What does that mean, home style? Um, just kind of the comfort food. Okay. So like. Potatoes, green beans, chicken, look like shrimp gumbo was on the menu today. Okay. So yeah, just some things from home. Very, very nice. All right. So let's head out to, I guess, the seating area. Yeah. What else do we want to see? Yeah. What I really like about this place is it's sort of two circles. Yeah. It's like one big circle and then a smaller circle. So it's real good flow. Oh yeah. And this is, honestly, this is my favorite. I love all the windows, the lighting. It's just a very awesome environment. Yeah. What did you get there? Soft serve. Soft serve. I've got a soft spot in my heart for the soft serve. Right here. You can always go and get a bowl and then you can put like the brownies over there that I serve are so good. Um, and you can put that in the bowl with ice cream. Ice cream. Just don't gain the freshman 15. Try not to. Oh, always. You can say, yeah, well, we got the hyper, right? Yeah. We have a hyper. And the places like that, too. And the union and then the actual hyper building. Uh-huh. Plus we have so many wellness options. Yeah. So you don't, so don't worry about the freshman 15. You can still have ice cream. You just don't need to have it every day. Absolutely. I did not gain the freshman 15. So. You didn't? How'd you avoid it? I did not. I exercised. I still ate like crap, but I exercised and that was mainly it. It's probably a little easier though if you eat, uh, food that is, um, maybe, uh, less caloric or what's, what would you advise for a freshman coming in? Yeah. I think, I think coming into a dining hall that gives you the opportunity to essentially build your plate as big as you want it. And you can go back for seconds, really pay attention to those portion sizes. So our spoons, they're that size for a reason. Okay. Okay. So, uh, but yeah, pay attention. And that's my biggest piece of advice. Watch those portion sizes. That makes sense. Yeah. Okay. Well, great. Well, is there anything else we want to see in the hall or? Corner. We've got a sub station normally. Okay. So fresh gloves of bread every day. Yeah. Um, lots of options. You can kind of build your own sandwich or order from a specialty menu. So, yeah. It's always a busy, always a busy station. Always a busy station. Yes. Everybody loves the deli. Sure. You know, maybe we'll take a moment to explain, I guess, dining dollars. That might be something that they're not as familiar with. Yep. So we actually just recently changed from flex to dining dollars. Exactly the same thing. So don't let that scare you. Um, and that's kind of retail money. So that's what you can use at Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, true burger, rocket taco, all of those concepts. And then we also have, um, meal trades. So during certain points of the day, you can do a meal swipe. And go to like Chick-fil-A and get a sandwich, fries and a drink for the same as a dining hall swipe. So that's kind of a nifty thing to kind of help save those dining dollars a little bit. Because the ladies tend to like to spend all their money at Starbucks on those drinks. So. And it seems like that, um, you know, we've got the three, uh, dining halls where you can eat. Right. We have a whole bunch of like retail. Oh yeah. We've got so many options. And I think that really the dining dollars in the meal trades kind of diversifies the meal plan. So you can really get the variety. And so what a lot of students do is they'll, because a lot of our meal trades are offered at dinner time, um, they'll eat in the dining hall for lunch. And then for dinner, they'll do a meal trade. Okay. So. What would be some of the hotter concepts that are more recent? Um, so. Or ones that are even coming maybe this fall. Yeah. So we have, uh, where the wild greens are, um, which actually we'll talk about in a little bit on the way to the freight farm. Oh, what's the freight farm? So we're actually growing lettuce on campus. Really? So exciting. Yeah. I actually grow it myself. Is that true? Yeah. She's a little farmer. Yeah, yeah. Oh my gosh, American Gothic right there. That's awesome. Okay. And then also Rocket Taco's getting some fun new additions. They're going to be getting like a fish taco and kind of a virgin, uh, Manganada, which is a very traditional, like authentic frozen drink. Yeah. Um, so yeah, there's a lot of exciting things coming. True Burger is an awesome concept to be established last year. Five percent goes back to student scholarships. So every couple of months, like it kind of rotates through and goes to students on campus. So we've got that giving back piece that we so much love. That is great. You know, if we're going to go check out this farm, let's go ahead and do it. You can tell us some more about these concepts as we're going. Yeah. That sounds great. Because I understand that the farm is not very far away really. No. Very close to. Just a couple of minutes. A couple of minutes walk. Yeah. Take a walk into the heat today. Nice and toasty in favor. It is a warm Arkansas day. So we're walking through the quad. You remember our tour earlier through the quad, right? Yes, this is the quad. In case y'all don't know. Yes. Honestly, if you're going to go anywhere from Mealtrade that they were talking about earlier. Yeah. What are your favorites? Definitely Papa John's. I'm sorry. I'm such a weakness for pizza. I can't help it. But it's always the shortest line because Chick-fil-A and Slim's, those lines can be out in the door. So you really got to go right before Mealtrade starts at six o'clock there. It's only on weekdays at some places. So did you use that for dining dollars or for Mealtrade? I used it for Mealtrade's where I spent all of my dining dollars at was Einstein's. Einstein's. So there's an Einstein's located right beside Willer J. Walker Hall. It's actually inside of it. There's one inside the engineer building and there's one more that I can't, I don't. Okay. But several Einstein's. Several Einstein's. It's fantastic. I would go in between glass because I just get a plain bagel. So I'd get that at a single tenant which is horrible. A plain bagel for breakfast. A plain bagel and then I get the smoothies they have there. The pizza bagel. I just love pizza. I love the salmon and lox. Oh yeah. We had that this morning. It was delicious. That is pretty delicious. Definitely take advantage of Mealtrade's though. That's something that you can do. It kind of starts at the union around four o'clock, four thirty. Just depends on the certain places. And then other places I'll start at like six and stuff. There's also something called brotha go-go. So if you're in between classes and you don't have time to go and sit down at the dining hall, you can go to places like that. And basically it's just like a meal swipe and they have sandwiches already made to go. Oh. So they offer a Mealtrade at lunch. Oh okay. One of the few places that offers a lunch Mealtrade. Yes. Yeah. So they launch cafe tusks. The Hill Grill which is right up there. Yeah. And then for breakfast we offer A-B-P Mealtrade. So ob-on-pon which is located in the union. Yeah. So it's really good. The strawberry lemonade is the best. The best. You will soon discover how amazing it is. You'll use Mealtrade like it is your life. Because it's just the equivalent. So it's really just swiping it one place and it equals being in the dining hall. Correct. It's just getting it at the right time. Okay. Just a better value for your meal plan. Yeah. And you guys will be seeing those times and schedules and locations coming up. So just be looking for those in our locations. Okay. Okay. And when you get on campus. And do you have a website that people should go to to find out more about chartwells and campus dining? Yes. We actually do. It's called Dine on Campus. And it's DineOnCampus.com slash like back slash Razorbacks. Razorbacks. Yes. DineOnCampus.com. Yes. Slash Razorbacks. Yes. Okay. All info about chartwells. And then like I'll throw in another blurb about food pixui. We're always posting stuff on there. With the competitions. Winning all kinds of stuff. That's right. Yeah. I'll be looking out for some back to school giveaways. Okay. So that's a little incentive for you guys. Sure. I'm going to win it. You're going to win it this year? I'm going to win it this year. It's my time to shine. This is our free farm. Sure. Let me take a look here. Yeah. Very nice. Yeah. This is actually a shipping container that has been converted into a hydroponic farm. Mm-hmm. And we can actually produce about one to two acres of what a traditional farm would produce. Right there in that one area. Right there in that teeny tiny area. And a 40 by 9 foot space. What are you doing with this kind of food? So right now we're actually just growing lettuce. Mm-hmm. And Kristen mentioned where the wild greens are. And that is a new concept that's coming this fall. And you're going to be able to build your own salad there, too. So we're really excited about that. Is it part of the dining experience or is it a separate restaurant? It'll be a retail location. Okay. So it's actually going to be in Founders right next to Slim Chickens and Rocket Taco. Very cool. So we're really excited about it. What kind of salads would you offer there? Essentially, you'd have the option to build whatever you want. So we'd have several types of lettuce that you could choose. So they're way beyond iceberg. Oh, yeah. Way beyond iceberg lettuce. Iceberg won't even be there. Okay, okay. So we're talking dark leafy green lettuce. Mm-hmm. And then we will have some grains you can top it with. You'll have some protein options. You can top it with tons of veggies. And they tend to be higher in veggies that you just don't see very often. Mm-hmm. Lots of great sauces and dressings you can put on. Different types of hummus. Hummus? Okay, yeah. My favorite is there. We're going to have a beet hummus. Super. It's so good. What is that? You guys should definitely try it. Okay, okay. Is it red? Like the... It's bright pink. Bright pink, yes. Like mustard. Literally, yes. Literally, yes. So watch out for that bright pink hummus. Yeah. So we're really, we're so excited about it. Yeah. It's going to be a very picture worthy entree for you to get. So we're actually adding a very cool vinyl graphic that's going to go on the floor. So you can like hold your bowl and get a picture of it. There's instafotos. Yeah. Because everything now is picture worthy. So we're making it for you guys. Nice. Good experience. Yeah, for sure. Grammable space. Yes. Grammable food. Very much so. Gram, gram. I get it now. Okay. So, we're about to go inside. Take a look at this thing. Yeah. Cool. Yeah. I've never been in here. Hopefully the disco lights are on. Literally, yes. Oh, wow. Okay. We're an interesting space. Yes. Just walk on in. Okay. Oh, wow. Wow. So we're growing local and we're growing hydroponic right here on campus. Nice. I'm so amazed right now. This is so cool. Yeah. So it's kind of hard to see but we actually, our lights are actually LED lights. So they're red and blue. Sure. And those are the two wavelengths that plants like to grow. Let me turn them off. Okay. You can see just how green our lens is. Josh asks, will there be a meal exchange for the new salad place? Yes. There will be. Okay. Dream dinner time. Dinner time. Dinner time. Okay. Come and get your salad. Yeah. They're green. Yes. So this is actually. Okay. Okay. So we have, we're trying out some arugula and some kale. So you'll be seeing that. So what salad to those? I'm sorry? What greens? So the Rex Butterhead. Mm-hmm. So it's just a really nice hearty Boston bib lettuce. And then a romaine lettuce as well. Okay. So. Yeah. What a cool space. It is. It's so cool. It's cool too. I'm still in shock. We're at 57.7 degrees. Yeah. We're not in the summer weather anymore. So that's the cool thing about it. We have your degrees outside and you're growing lettuce. Fantastic. I love all the innovations you guys are doing. It's really cool to be growing food that serve the students on campus. Yeah. So that was a big deal for us. We wanted to, it's really difficult for us to source things locally just because we need a lot of it. Since we serve over 15,000 meals a day. It's hard for local farmers to actually be able to meet our needs. Sure. Sure. Is there anything else that people need to know when coming on campus about dining or options that they can have if they're wanting to seek out health or nutrition and stuff like that? They can always reach out to meet each. So I will actually do dining home tours once school gets here. If that would be something you guys would be interested in. And just show you around. Show you my favorite stations that I like to eat at. And all that good stuff to you. And I am actually starting my own Instagram accounts. Tell us about it. Yeah. It's called Archie Eats Well. And so it's essentially just going to be healthy options on campus or even off campus too. So we'll connect our blog to all of it. Everybody likes to know what the dietitian eats. So you may get some note. You probably will get some food photos and things like that. That's a lot of pressure isn't it though? Everybody's watching what you're eating all the time. But you said ice cream every now and then like you can do it. I eat healthy most days. I mean it was ice cream, national ice cream day on Sunday. Oh we celebrate. We celebrate those holidays. Those holidays are great. And then I'm always available for meal plan questions, internships. Chartwells, we do offer internships. We've got, I have four marketing interns. Ashley has a couple wellness interns. And you can contact me at kjakebel. J-A-C-O-B-E-L at uarc.edu. Fantastic. Well I think we're going to sign off. And this is any more options for this whole group of folks that we've been having. We're just so glad that you're allowed to come on campus in this fall. And you know there's so many dining options. So you're definitely not going to be starving at any point. Stay tuned. We have some more videos that are going to be coming up in a few days. We got how to prep your tech and how to move in. So we're just trying to get you prepared for when you come on campus this fall. So thanks for joining us on our tour. Bye.