Dining Services
Click on the links below to read about Chartwells partnership with Towson to recycle and promote key environmental issues!
Social Responsibility
Towson University’s Dining Services are managed by Chartwells, a division of the Compass Group. Both Chartwells and the Compass Group are acutely aware of their environmental impact and dedicated to maintaining sustainable business practices. Symbolizing this dedication, Compass Group signed the United Nations Global Compact, committing the company to measurable environmental stewardship and support. Such stewardship has been implemented on Towson’s campus through sustainable food quality and a reduced environmental footprint.
Sustainable Food Quality
As part of our dedication to the community, we strive to offer healthy and sustainable foods on Towson’s campus. We adhere to a sustainable seafood policy that follows Seafoodwatch.org recommendations and has led us to eliminate our use of atlantic cod and nearly every other fish on the organizations’ avoid list. We use only trans fat-free soy oil, antibiotic-reduced pork and chicken, and cage-free shell eggs. We serve fair trade coffee in the Susquehanna Food Court and Cook Library, and we purchase locally-grown foods to support area farms, reduce our carbon footprint and provide fresh products for our customers.
Reducing Our Environmental Footprint
As part of our dedication to sustainability, we strive to decrease our environmental footprint and greenhouse gas consumption. We have challenged all of our associates to reduce energy consumption in everyday operations and have implemented power-up and power-down checklists to regulate the use of our appliances. These initiatives enabled Towson’s Chartwells to reduce energy by 5,000 kilowatt hours in January 2008.
Chartwells seeks other creative methods toward energy consumption, including recycling, using of post-consumer recycled products, and promoting the use of reusable mugs and bottles. On Towson’s campus, we recycle all of our tin cans and fryer oil in addition to basic plastics, paper and cardboard. We are also involved in Project Green Thumb and Project Green Plate, which seek to reduce the amount of waste created in our dining halls by preparing less food and donating leftover food.
Programs
Wonder where the dining hall trays went? As part of our Trayless Tuesdays program,
the Glen Marketplace and Newell Dining Hall go trayless every Tuesday to reduce food waste, decrease the energy and water used to clean trays, and encourage healthier eating habits. Join us in one of the dining halls today and Go Green!
Launched this fall, our reusable mug program enables students, faculty and staff to receive a discount on all drinks purchased in a 20oz. insulated Go Green mug, which is available at Brick Street Cafe, Arts Cafe, The Den, Fresh TRAX and Paws Cafe for $6.99. Refills with the Go Green mugs are $1.09 for fountain beverages, tea and coffee. Trade in your personal reusable mug and become part of the Go Green mug program, mugs sold at a discounted price of $3.99.
Dining Services
University Union, Room 200
Susquehanna
Phone: 410-704-2302
Fax: 410-704-3560
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