President's Message

Greg Minner        Midwest Region President        Purdue University

Happy New Year, Midwest Voting Delegates!

Those few days enjoying a relaxing holiday to catch up with family and friends was a needed prescription and now a year of fresh beginnings.   Jumping into a new semester and a new year: be resolute in your planning!  Add NACUFS to your, “must do- must see” for 2013.

NACUFS National:

• March 8 Summer Institutes application deadline
• April 12 Operating Performance Benchmarking Survey deadline
• April 12 Loyal Horton Dining Awards deadline for Categories 1-5
• May 31 Northern Experience: Minneapolis - http://www.nacufs.org/professional-development-national-conference/ deadline for registration

Your council representatives have diligently planned an excellent event offering options and opportunities for education in the Midwest Region.

Mark your calendars and plan to attend:

• March 24 -Pre-conference roundtables -  “Back by popular demand” The Midwest region will be sponsoring Nutrition, Retail and Trends – check out the conference registration for more details.
• March 24-27 -The 2013 Regional Conference in beautiful Columbia, Missouri will make an IMPACT on the Local, Regional and Global opportunities that are available to you as a NACUFS member.  Visit and register at: http://www.nacufs.org/regions-midwest/midwest-conference/  It will impact YOUR 2013. Conference Chair, Steve Simpson and the Campus Dining Services will nourish you with the Mizzou Spirit.

As we continue to find cost saving and economic ways to provide our college campuses with great dining experiences it is not by chance that you will have an opportunity to take part in some excellent educational seminars just a few miles down the road.

Our Nutrition committee will be co-sponsoring 3 sub-regionals in 2013:

• Purdue University – April 9, 2013  - look for registration to open Feb 1. 
• Eastern Michigan University – May 15, 2013 
• University of Kansas – November 6, 2013

For those looking at new culinary challenges we will be hosting a sub regional at:

• The Ohio State University – May 2013

Keep warm, mark your calendars!  Spring is coming soon!

Greg Minner
Purdue University