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heads, asking them to invite their
entire staff to the Summer Sizzlin'
Lunch buffets. That's how on a
summer afternoon, Yahentamitsi
opened its doors to the UMD
community.
Diners were impressed at the variety
of food and beverages, architecture,
and displays of Native American art
and culture. Some people came to
lunch all three days, wanting to try as
many of the offerings from as many
platforms as they could. The third
day especially was a huge success,
serving more than 700 campus and
community members.
Mullineaux said he was sincerely
impressed with the first Summer
Sizzlin' series, and so were the guests,
as he discovered when he visited with
each table.
" People were so overwhelmed-unlike
anything they'd ever experienced on
a college campus before, " Mullineaux
said.
The 2022 Summer Sizzlin' series
was popular and well-attended. As
faculty and staff left, dining services
team members provided diners with
information about faculty/staff block
dining plans and asked them to come
visit the dining services table during
the academic semester. Participation
in the faculty/staff plans nearly
doubled over the next academic year
as word spread about the delicious
food, great value, and good company
in the dining halls. Yahentamitsi is
now the gathering place for record
numbers of campus community
members who meet up for lunch.
The UMD Division of Student Affairs
was so impressed by the communitybuilding
aspects of the Summer
Sizzlin' series that they agreed to
partially underwrite a lunch for
division staff in 2023. This year, UMD
Dining Services hosted three Summer
Sizzlin' lunches at Yahentamitsi. The
first was for division staff and the
subsequent two lunches were open
to the whole campus. These events
continue to be great communitybuilding
opportunities. The UMD
community was eager to have an
encore summer experience of the
food and atmosphere of Yahentamitsi
and wanted to take advantage of the
opportunity to sit down and have a
fun meal with their colleagues. Many
guests came in with fond memories of
the last Summer Sizzlin' series.
" There are not a lot of opportunities
for [staff] to get together, " Mullineaux
noted.
Mullineaux said he wants to continue
the program " forever " and is already
planning next summer's event. He
hopes to include all three campus
dining halls next summer.
" The number one question I get
from staff is, 'When's the next sizzlin'
summer series?' " Mullineaux said with
a smile. §
Diners were
impressed at
the variety
of food and
beverages,
architecture,
and displays
of Native
American art
and culture.
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