After a much needed February break, it’s good to be back at LSC. In the week before break, two major decisions were announced that will have a significant impact in the lives of LSC students for the next 5-10+ years.
The first of those decisions was the choice to select Sodexo as the food service provider for all of the Vermont State Colleges. The VSC has been with Aramark for over 25 years. As one of the student representatives who served on the food service selection committee, I can say with a fair degree of confidence that the switch to Sodexo will be a positive one for the VSC as a whole.
At the end of the day, however, I believe that the food services at LSC will only be as good as the students make it. In other words, if students have a problem with the food services, they will need to be the ones who approach the food service director and share their concerns or ideas with him or her. Food service directors cannot read student’s minds.
If you are only talking to your friends about how good or bad the food service is, you are essentially doing nothing to fix the problem. (Just like any other issue on campus). Join the SGA food services committee, because we are more than willing to listen.
The second of those decisions was the selection of Dr. Joe Bertolino as the next President of LSC. I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Bertolino several times when he was on campus for meetings and interviews, and I am very excited about what his leadership will bring to this college.
He is not a conventional administrator, and his background in student affairs will serve him well on our student-focused campus. Among the topics he talked about when visiting the campus was the importance of “putting Lyndon’s name on the map,” which I could not agree with more.
With the decisions to select Sodexo and Dr. Joe Bertolino, Lyndon is poised for exciting things in the coming years. It’s time for our students to rise to the challenge and turn this opportunity into reality.