The Commons

Lower level, Wing A · ext. 2134

Hours

Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and 4:30–6:30 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Closed weekends, during the winter closure, and between the spring and fall terms. There is no food service at the Aviation and Heavy Equipment Annex. A vending arrangement for the Annex remains under review.

The Commons is operated by the College and is not contracted. There is no meal plan. Payment is by card or cash; DroverNet accounts may be used at the register.

Vending

Vending is available in Wing A, the Shop Building, and outside Drover Court, 24 hours when the buildings are open. The machine outside Drover Court is the only one that accepts cards.

Microwaves and refrigerators

Four microwaves and two refrigerators in the Commons are for student use. Refrigerators are emptied every Friday at 1:00 p.m. and the contents discarded, without exception and without notice to owners.

The menu

The Commons operates a two-week rotating cycle, posted as a PDF and revised each term. Selections reflect what the instructional kitchens produce, and the cycle is built around the practicum calendar. Practicum output is sold at cost when it meets standard and is surplus to instruction. Practicum items vary and are not guaranteed on any given day; the posted menu marks them selections vary. The Commons replaced its brewer in June 2022; the previous equipment was surplused.

• Sauerkraut balls are sold in orders of five on Fridays during the fall and spring terms only. They routinely sell out before noon. The Commons does not hold or reserve orders.
• The Ostrowski, a hot ham, provolone, and pickled pepper sandwich pressed on rye, is available daily.
• Cultured butter from the Traditional Dairy Processing practicum is served Wednesdays with bread at no charge alongside any purchase, while it lasts. Production varies by cohort. There is no butter in summer.
• City chicken is on the cycle menu every other Tuesday.
• Pierogi are served Thursdays in the fall term.

Prices

Representative prices; the full price list is posted at the register.

Charges assessed by the College appear in the Schedule of Charges.

Not available

• Snails. Gastropod Cultivation program stock is raised for commercial and research markets. It is not for consumption, is not sold to students, and is not served in the Commons.
• Spice program samples. Graded lots are documented inventory and are not distributed.
• Anything produced in the Wing E preparation laboratory. The Commons and Wing E share no equipment, no ventilation, and no personnel.

The Drover Pantry, Room A-141, is open to all enrolled students and to College employees with no eligibility requirement; see the Drover Pantry.