{"id":17461,"date":"2021-02-26T07:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T15:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=17461"},"modified":"2021-03-03T07:37:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T15:37:45","slug":"campus-dining-opens-new-cafe-at-valsetz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/campus-dining-opens-new-cafe-at-valsetz\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Dining opens new cafe at Valsetz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Valsetz Dining Hall to begin serving Starbucks coffee<\/em><\/p>\n

Sydney Carpenter<\/strong> | News Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

As of Feb. 22, Valsetz Dining Hall has officially opened their new Valsetz Caf\u00e9 located in the backstage section of the hall. Prior to Valsetz Caf\u00e9, Campus Dining re-opened Caff\u00e8 Allegro during fall term, but <\/span>the campus coffee shop was closed<\/span> due to low popularity<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we decided to open again we thought a coffee shop would be more successful in Valsetz because it is closer to the residence halls for students and we already receive a lot of traffic due to students picking up their meals at Valsetz throughout the day,\u201d said Campus Dining Marketing Program Assistant Tatianna Brock. \u201cThis will be a permanent installment. When we are able to open The Press and<\/span> Caff\u00e8<\/span> Allegro again, The Valsetz Caf<\/span>\u00e9<\/span> will turn into a late night cafe. We will still serve Starbucks beverages, but we will also open our convenient store and offer individual pizza, calzones and more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In preparation for the cafe opening, Valsetz has prioritized staff training.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our Valsetz staff members that will be working in the <\/span>Caf\u00e9<\/span> received barista training and our new student employees hired on also received barista training,\u201d said Brock. \u201cA Starbucks representative stopped by Valsetz to train our staff on preparing Starbucks coffee and gave us training materials.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to staff training, Brock also explains the cafe has been designed to ensure student and staff safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have floor stickers throughout the <\/span>Caf\u00e9<\/span> area limiting the amount of spots available for customers,\u201d said Brock. \u201cThere are three floor stickers for the ordering line and then other customers will be directed to wait outside Valsetz for the next available floor sticker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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At this time, the cafe has a mask mandate and has sanitizer dispensers available for customers to use. Additionally, Valsetz has four floor stickers placed in the pickup line to help customers stay six feet apart when waiting in line.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Brock, the cafe will function similarly to The Press \u2014 a coffee shop found in Hamersly Library. On the ordering menu, students can choose from espresso drinks \u23e4 including lattes and mochas \u23e4 chai tea, refreshers, shaken iced tea, lemonade and other items. The full menu is accessible to students on the Campus Dining website on the \u201cMenus\u201d tab or \u201cCampus Coffee\u201d page.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For additional questions, students can email brockt@mail.wou.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at scarpenter18@mail.wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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