Student Dining Council

Students' voice for campus dining

The Student Dining Council (SDC) works closely with Auxiliary Services and Bearcat Dining to ensure that student perspectives help shape the campus dining experience. The SDC gathers feedback from students and collaborates with campus partners to be responsive to the ways students want to eat, dine, and engage with food on campus.

A key focus of the Student Dining Council is providing student input on meal plans and dining options. The SDC also works with Auxiliary Services and Bearcat Dining on food offerings, food safety, sustainability, and the availability of healthy and diverse choices. As preferences and needs continue to evolve, the SDC strives to bring those perspectives forward and help create a dining experience that reflects the campus community.

How to get involved?

Give feedback
Bearcat Dining wants to hear from you. Fill out the form below and Bearcat Dining will get back to you as soon as possible.

Contact us
You can also email sdc@binghamton.edu to share your feedback.

Our efforts focus on:

Residential dining: We implement suggestions that bring improvement to our dining halls by working with the chefs and kitchen staff directly.
Retail dining: We work directly with administration and students to find improvements or additions to all retail dining facilities including the Marketplace, campus cafés, satellite dining locations, food trucks, and so much more.
Nutrition: We support our dietitians on campus to gain student feedback about healthier and more sustainable food offerings to better accommodate dietary needs of students.
Environmental and social responsibility: We ensure the environmental impacts of food purchasing decisions are thoughtfully considered and put our best efforts forward to create a sustainable campus. Limiting food waste and encouraging food recovery are also initiatives we are involved with.