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Dear faculty and staff colleagues,

Congratulations on another successful academic year. Now that this year’s commencement is behind us, we begin shifting our focus to another very busy Summer conference season that is just ahead of us. You will be seeing groups of adults and youth around campus beginning on May 31 through Aug. 7, as we host more than 80 conference events this summer. We will house conference attendees in residence halls, feed them in the Diner and in catered spaces, and provide indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for their meetings and events.

Conference staff and student staff will be available in the Wheelock Student Center Lobby or Dining & Event Offices daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while our guests are on campus. If you should encounter a guest who is lost or has a question, please direct them here for assistance.

Summer conference events bring value to Puget Sound in many ways, including the following:

• The Diner and Diversions Café are open to the campus community throughout the summer; without conference activity, it would not be cost-effective to keep them open.
• Conference events provide additional earnings opportunities for our wonderful Dining staff who are interested in working beyond the academic year.
• Several thousand youth get exposure to the university, which helps build awareness of Puget Sound and what it has to offer.
• Auxiliary revenue is generated through the use of residence halls, gathering spaces, and dining facilities that would otherwise be underutilized during summer months.

We appreciate and look forward to seeing all of you in the Diner and Diversions Café this summer, and we offer the information below to help you avoid crowds at lunch in the Diner. The following chart lists the number of conference attendees scheduled to have lunch in the Diner each day throughout the conference season. On the days when we have 500 or more for lunch, we recommend you dine with us before 11:30 a.m. or after 1:00 p.m. To help provide greater access to lunch service during these busy Summer months, the Diner team has created a new, expanded Summer menu available via your GET Mobile Ordering App. These menu items are available in GET Mobile Monday-Friday 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m., excluding holidays and campus closure days. This new expanded menu is attached.

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Thank you for your support of our conference program, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Aaron Shook, CPCE | Director of Auxiliary and Business Services