Isabelle Bryson
Reporter
Those eating in the Crowder College cafeteria do not know many rules and only learn them by breaking them. Because the cafeteria is not actually affiliated with Crowder, but a business hired by Crowder, their rules and method of communication is different. To help both those who eat in the cafeteria and the cafeteria staff, a better method of communication is needed.
Communication travels two ways. Students and public who want to learn the rules or not get in trouble because they do not know the rules should ask the cafeteria staff in-person. This way the staff can clarify what they can and cannot do in the cafeteria. The cafeteria management would much rather talk with you about their rules than to get on to you for breaking them, they said.
Teddy Jones stated, “We love talking with students and hearing about the issues or ideas that they have for us. We are here to serve them, and we want them to have the best food and service while they are away from home.”
In addition to face-to-face conversations, students look online to get their information. Students can find school cancelations, college events, fundraisers and so much more just by looking at their email, social media, or the Crowder website. With the cafeteria not a part of Crowder students cannot find much information for the cafeteria from anywhere except the cafeteria employees themselves.
Because of being under Crowder rules and regulations the cafeteria is restricted from posting on social media. Crowder and the cafeteria are working together to create a better form of communication for the Neosho campus students.
Having an online form of communication would help both the cafeteria employees and students. The employees would not have to worry about telling the students the rules or snow day times and students would have an easy way to find the rules, updates, and menus if the cafeteria posted regularly on the Crowder homepage or on social media.
In addition to online communication, Crowder is working towards a class-free time slot for the upcoming fall semester, so students will not have any classes that interfere with the cafeteria lunch hours. This is going to help students have time for lunch and allow the cafeteria staff to not worry about students even needing to-go boxes.
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