we actually did it and the university finally agreed to change their dining contracts. im honestly shocked that they listened but we pulled it off together. keep an eye on the dining halls over the next semester to make sure they follow through.
June 15, 2022
Final supporters
We are students. Hungry students. Hungry students subjected to the food provided by Millersville University.
Now I know what you may be thinking: college food isn’t supposed to be amazing! It’s just serviceable food to get you by! And to that I say yes, but let me provide you with a few stats.
Millersville University claims to pride themselves in the only 100% university-run dining organization out of all of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) . What this means is that every dining employee is employed by Millersville. Harmless, until restaurants are dissuaded by this and choose not to come to our school, leaving us with only university-prepared meals.
West Chester University, Kutztown University, Shippensburg University. All are state-funded colleges in the area, all have something in common: a Chick-Fil-A on campus. This is what Chick-Fil-A had to say about Millersville University when we contacted them.
“We would rather miss out on some of these ideas than to risk any potential future misunderstanding should Chick-fil-A develop or already have developed a product, service, or feature that may seem similar to a customer’s idea.”
In other words, Chick-Fil-A would rather miss out on the idea of them expanding to Millersville University, and all the revenue they would surely receive, than to risk any misunderstandings about this idea. This is not a religious issue, as Chick-Fil-A is stationed in other state schools who are not religious. This problem seems to lie in Millersville University itself.
This would not be such an issue if the quality of the food at Millersville was not abhorrent. The main reason the food lacks any redeeming qualities, is that Millersville University recently made cuts to dining employees’ salaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of paying the employees a full 12-month salary, the university stopped giving them salary for the summer, and that led to about 70% of the dining staff unable to work with the adjusted salary. As a result, food quality took a nose dive, and is at an all-time low.
An anonymous quote from a student:
“Yeah… I mean I know people, including myself, that try to live off something like a bagel a day plus some small snacks. That is one of the main reasons I’m considering transferring… my stomach just can’t deal with it for much longer.”
If this petition gains enough traction, we plan to send it not only to the President of Millersville University, Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, and his advisors, but also to the PASSHE Board of Governors, and to any other people in positions of power that are willing to listen.
To summarize: Millersville University dining is not only universally disliked, but also is making people fall ill, and we want to hold Millersville accountable and to coordinate with PASSHE, outside sources of food such as restaurants, and us along with other students to help craft a dining plan that is favorable for everyone. Thank you all for reading and signing, it means everything to us.
-M.M.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 12, 2022
April 9, 2022
just saw that we hit 100 signatures and honestly im surprised at how fast this took off. its clear a lot of us are tired of the current dining options on campus.
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2022
April 5, 2022
we are almost at 100 signatures so lets keep this momentum going. if you can send the link to a few people today we might hit that goal by tonight.
74 Comments
I would imagine this petition will be an eye opener for those newly accepted students. Millersville needs to step it up and not only reevaluate the food situation and help but also look at bringing back declining balance.
We pay to much money for the dining plan to have such poor food choices. My daughter has had food poisoning twice since being there this year! Totally unacceptable! The chicken is often undercooked!
Feed our kids good meals!! I have a diabetic son there and he’s always sick from the food! We pay a ton of money for the plan. Make it edible!
The hours of the dining hall do not benefit student athletes. They miss breakfast and dinner due to practice time. It’s awful that these students are representing the school but can’t be provided a meal because they are at practice. Extend the hours and provide quality food.
I lost a good 20 lbs my freshman year because I only ate enough to survive. The food is abysmal. Now that I am off campus I refuse to eat the dining hall food unless its a bag of chips or something else not prepared by the university.
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Both my husband and I attended Millersville and our son will be attending in the Fall as a new freshman. I am extremely concerned about what I am hearing and reading about the current food situation on campus. We are thrilled our son has also chosen MU, but I can not understand how the current admin has not appropriately dealt with the food concerns. Under cooked food? You have students and student athletes that are in need of daily nutritious meals that will not mage them sick! Also you force incoming freshman to have the most expensive meal plans with no choice option for them? This makes me want to take our tuition money elsewhere. I loved MU, but definite changes need to happen in the area of food for your students!
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we actually did it and the university finally agreed to change their dining contracts. im honestly shocked that they listened but we pulled it off together. keep an eye on the dining halls over the next semester to make sure they follow through.
June 15, 2022
Final supporters
We are students. Hungry students. Hungry students subjected to the food provided by Millersville University.
Now I know what you may be thinking: college food isn’t supposed to be amazing! It’s just serviceable food to get you by! And to that I say yes, but let me provide you with a few stats.
Millersville University claims to pride themselves in the only 100% university-run dining organization out of all of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) . What this means is that every dining employee is employed by Millersville. Harmless, until restaurants are dissuaded by this and choose not to come to our school, leaving us with only university-prepared meals.
West Chester University, Kutztown University, Shippensburg University. All are state-funded colleges in the area, all have something in common: a Chick-Fil-A on campus. This is what Chick-Fil-A had to say about Millersville University when we contacted them.
“We would rather miss out on some of these ideas than to risk any potential future misunderstanding should Chick-fil-A develop or already have developed a product, service, or feature that may seem similar to a customer’s idea.”
In other words, Chick-Fil-A would rather miss out on the idea of them expanding to Millersville University, and all the revenue they would surely receive, than to risk any misunderstandings about this idea. This is not a religious issue, as Chick-Fil-A is stationed in other state schools who are not religious. This problem seems to lie in Millersville University itself.
This would not be such an issue if the quality of the food at Millersville was not abhorrent. The main reason the food lacks any redeeming qualities, is that Millersville University recently made cuts to dining employees’ salaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of paying the employees a full 12-month salary, the university stopped giving them salary for the summer, and that led to about 70% of the dining staff unable to work with the adjusted salary. As a result, food quality took a nose dive, and is at an all-time low.
An anonymous quote from a student:
“Yeah… I mean I know people, including myself, that try to live off something like a bagel a day plus some small snacks. That is one of the main reasons I’m considering transferring… my stomach just can’t deal with it for much longer.”
If this petition gains enough traction, we plan to send it not only to the President of Millersville University, Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, and his advisors, but also to the PASSHE Board of Governors, and to any other people in positions of power that are willing to listen.
To summarize: Millersville University dining is not only universally disliked, but also is making people fall ill, and we want to hold Millersville accountable and to coordinate with PASSHE, outside sources of food such as restaurants, and us along with other students to help craft a dining plan that is favorable for everyone. Thank you all for reading and signing, it means everything to us.
-M.M.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
April 12, 2022
April 9, 2022
just saw that we hit 100 signatures and honestly im surprised at how fast this took off. its clear a lot of us are tired of the current dining options on campus.
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2022
April 5, 2022
we are almost at 100 signatures so lets keep this momentum going. if you can send the link to a few people today we might hit that goal by tonight.
74 Comments
My daughter is a freshman and a vegetarian. Not only can she not find adequate options to compose a varied and balanced diet, but is required to pay for food services she cannot use. Consequently, we supplement her with weekly grocery shopping so she can find that varied and balanced nutrition.
I would imagine this petition will be an eye opener for those newly accepted students. Millersville needs to step it up and not only reevaluate the food situation and help but also look at bringing back declining balance.
We pay to much money for the dining plan to have such poor food choices. My daughter has had food poisoning twice since being there this year! Totally unacceptable! The chicken is often undercooked!
Feed our kids good meals!! I have a diabetic son there and he’s always sick from the food! We pay a ton of money for the plan. Make it edible!
The hours of the dining hall do not benefit student athletes. They miss breakfast and dinner due to practice time. It’s awful that these students are representing the school but can’t be provided a meal because they are at practice. Extend the hours and provide quality food.
I lost a good 20 lbs my freshman year because I only ate enough to survive. The food is abysmal. Now that I am off campus I refuse to eat the dining hall food unless its a bag of chips or something else not prepared by the university.
Nice
Both my husband and I attended Millersville and our son will be attending in the Fall as a new freshman. I am extremely concerned about what I am hearing and reading about the current food situation on campus. We are thrilled our son has also chosen MU, but I can not understand how the current admin has not appropriately dealt with the food concerns. Under cooked food? You have students and student athletes that are in need of daily nutritious meals that will not mage them sick! Also you force incoming freshman to have the most expensive meal plans with no choice option for them? This makes me want to take our tuition money elsewhere. I loved MU, but definite changes need to happen in the area of food for your students!
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My daughter is a freshman and a vegetarian. Not only can she not find adequate options to compose a varied and balanced diet, but is required to pay for food services she cannot use. Consequently, we supplement her with weekly grocery shopping so she can find that varied and balanced nutrition.