Dining Services
All students living in CWU residence halls are required to select a meal plan. There are five to choose from, and all are set up as a prepaid dining debit account, which allows for purchase of meals or snacks at any campus dining location. Students living off-campus may also purchase a meal plan for the convenience of dining and buying beverages and snacks on campus.
Dining Services’ staff is dedicated to your dining satisfaction. Its mission is to provide exceptional food service and customer service to the campus community. This is evident in fresh, appetizing, and nutritionally balanced menus along with the hospitality offered at each of its distinctly different dining locations on campus. These include:
- Central Market Place, located in the SURC, offers a la carte service in six restaurants: Taglianno’s Pizza and Pasta, Totally Tossed Salads, Lion’s Rock Broiler, El Gato Loco, Pan Asia, and Wrap and Roll Deli Bar
- Holmes Dining Room, located in the SURC, offers an all-you-can-eat service for brunch/lunch and dinner
- North Village Café, located in Green Hall on the north side of campus, offers a la carte service for meals and snacks throughout the day
- Wellington’s, a casual waited service open for lunch on the south side of campus in Tunstall Hall. It offers organic options and supports local growers.
You may also use your meal plan at any of CWU Dining Services’ espresso bars or convenience stores:
- Backstage Coffee House located on the second floor of the Milo Smith Tower Theatre
- Cat Trax East Espresso and Smoothie Bar, Cat Trax West Espresso, and Cat’s Convenience Store in the SURC
- Coach’s Coffee House in the Wendel Hill Hall
- NVC Espresso Bar and NVC Store in the North Village Café and Store
Dining services are available on campus for breakfast, lunch, dinner, late-night meal service on weekdays, and for brunch and dinner on weekends.
If you have questions about the dining options available at CWU Dining Services, call 509-963-1591, or contact us via its web page at www.cwu.edu/~dining. Dining also has a Facebook page and can be found on Twitter.
Nutritious Foundations
Dining Services offers nutritious menu selections, based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food pyramid, to support your healthy lifestyle. You’re encouraged to adopt a diet rich in balance, variety, and moderation by exploring the nutrition foundation that Dining Services provides in all dining arenas.
Special Events
Several special dining events are offered quarterly to enrich your dining experience. Some of these events include the Octoberfest, a holiday season buffet, a seafood buffet extravaganza, theme and ethnic dinners, Cinco De Mayo, the Student Appreciation BBQ, and the commencement luncheon.
Employment Opportunities
Dining Services is the largest employer on campus, hiring between 250-350 students annually for part-time work. Consider joining the team where you will meet new friends and earn money.
Dining Services is a member of the National Association of College and University Food Services, and an active supporter of the academic mission of the university through participation in many out-of-classroom events and activities held throughout campus.
Honor Societies
Central Washington University maintains memberships in several national honor society chapters. Here is a list of those memberships.
Alpha Epsilon Rho: This is the national honor society for broadcasting. Founded in 1943 for the purpose of emphasizing superior scholarship and creative participation in telecommunication production and activity, it prepares its members for roles as responsible telecommunicators. Membership in Alpha Epsilon Rho is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are making electronic media studies one of their major academic interests and who meet high standards of scholarship.
Alpha Eta Rho: (AHP) This International Professional Collegiate Aviation fraternity acts as a bridge between aviation colleges and the aviation industry. AHP was established in 1929 by Earl W. Hill, an aviation instructor at the University of Southern California and, with help from students and faculty, was founded on April 10, 1929. It is the oldest professional aviation fraternity in history. AHP members serve the aviation industry in fields such as: Aviation Captains, NASA Engineers, Flight Attendants, Aircraft Mechanics, Aerospace Engineers, Corporate Pilots, and many more.
Alpha Kappa Delta: This is an international sociology honor society. Founded in 1920 and an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies, Alpha Kappa Delta is a non-secret, democratic, international society of scholars dedicated to the philosophy of Athropon Katamanthanein Diakonesein or “to investigate humanity for the purpose of service.” AKD seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities that will lead to the improvement of the human condition.
Alpha Phi Sigma: This is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences. The society recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as graduate students of criminal justice. The honor society is open to students who have a declared law and justice major or minor, who maintain a minimum of 3.0 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale, and a 3.2 GPA, on a 4.0 scale, in law and justice courses. The student must also rank in the top 35 percent of their classes and have completed a minimum of four courses within the law and justice curriculum.
Alpha Sigma Lambda: This national honor society, established in 1946, provides the opportunity to recognize the special achievements of adult students. Alpha Sigma Lambda acknowledges adult students who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of family, work, and community. Members must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. The CWU chapter of ASL is Psi Delta Omega and is advised by the Center for Student Empowerment. Invitations to join Psi Delta Omega are sent out at the beginning of each academic year, and induction ceremonies are held both at the Ellensburg campus and at one of the Puget Sound- area centers.
Delta Pi Epsilon: This is a post-baccalaureate honor society for business educators. Its objectives are to improve business education through research, recognize exceptional research achievements, and publicize research in business education. Membership is open to business educators who meet scholastic criteria and exhibit a commitment to research in business education.
Eta Sigma Gamma: Since its inception in 1967, Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Health Education Honorary, has had a rich history of contributions to the profession of health education and health promotion. It was through the commitment of a group of dedicated professors and students at Ball State University that the first chapter of the honorary was established. Today, there are over 80 chapters representing thousands of students in colleges and universities around the United States.
Eta Zeta: This is the Department of Geological Science’s chapter in the Earth Sciences national honor society, Sigma Gamma Epsilon. The purpose of the honor society is to recognize exceptional scholarship and professionalism among our geological science majors, and to foster student scholastic, scientific, and professional advancement. To become a member, a student must have completed at least 15 quarter hours in Earth Sciences courses, have a minimum 3.0 GPA in Earth Sciences courses, and have a minimum GPA of 2.67 in all university courses.
Kappa Delta Pi: The honor society in education, Kappa Delta Pi, encourages high professional, intellectual, and personal standards, and recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in the study of education. Membership is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty by invitation. New members are inducted quarterly.
Lambda Alpha: The Lambda Alpha National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology was founded on March 15, 1968 at Wichita State University in Kansas. To date there are over 170 chapters nationwide. Lambda Alpha (derived from the Greek Logos Anthropou, meaning “the Study of Man”) was established for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating scholarship and research among students, faculty and others engaged in the study of anthropology. Lambda Alpha provides scholarships opportunities to student members (undergraduate and graduate).
Lambda Pi Eta: This is the national honorary society for undergraduates in communication. As an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) has an active chapter at CWU’s Department of Communication. LPH represents what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (lambda) meaning logic, pathos (pi) relating to emotion and ethos (eta) defined as character credibility and ethics. Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline.
Omicron Delta Kappa: The only National Leadership Honor Society was founded in 1914. Membership is based on exemplary character, responsible leadership and service in campus or community life, superior scholarship, genuine fellowship, and consecration to democratic ideals. Membership in Omicron Delta Kappa is awarded to undergraduate junior and senior students, to students of graduate and professional schools and colleges of the institution, to members of the faculty and administration, and to alumni. Election to membership is on the basis of merit, is irrespective of a person’s affiliation with other organizations, and is without solicitation or propaganda, such as rushing or social pressure, to insure acceptance of the invitation to membership. Membership is as much an obligation and responsibility in citizenship as it is a mark of highest distinction and honor.
Omicron Gamma: This is the CWU chapter of Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta). The TriBeta is a society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific research. Since its founding in 1922, more than 200,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 553 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Pi Sigma Alpha: (Mu Lambda chapter) This is CWU’s honor society for students of political science. This is a national honorary, first organized in 1920, with more than 300 chapters throughout the country. Membership is based upon scholastic achievement and a genuine interest in the understanding of politics and political issues.
Phi Kappa Phi: The national honor society of Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines. Membership is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members by invitation, with election based on superior scholarship. New members are inducted each spring.
Phi Sigma Tau: This is the international honor society in philosophy. Its purpose is to recognize and encourage excellence in philosophic scholarship among students and faculty. Central’s local chapter (Washington Alpha) meets periodically to discuss philosophic issues. Membership is based on scholastic attainments.
Psi Chi: This is the national honor society in psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining scholarship in, and advancing the science of, psychology. Membership is open to graduates and undergraduates who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the minimum qualifications. Psi Chi is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Sigma Lambda Chi: The fundamental purpose of Sigma Lambda Chi is to provide recognition to outstanding students in construction curricula. Sigma Lambda Chi is the society that offers students the opportunity to be recognized locally and internationally for their academic accomplishments as a construction major.
Sigma Pi Sigma: This is the national physics honor society. It was founded in 1921 and now has over 400 chapters nationwide. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is affiliated with the American Institute of Physics and with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members. Students elected to membership must maintain high standards of general scholarship and outstanding achievement in physics. Besides providing an incentive for all physics students to rise to excellence, the society also encourages physics interest and science literacy in the general public.
Tau Iota: This is Central’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international honor society in history. Membership is composed of students and professors who have been elected upon the basis of excellence in the study and writing of history. The society’s objective is the promotion of the study of history by the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and thought among historians.
Theta Alpha Kappa: This is the national honor society for religious studies. Central Washington University was granted a Theta Alpha Kappa charter in 2007. Its overall purpose is to provide local and national recognition to students with high scholarship and an academic interest in the field of religious studies. It also, promotes student interest in research and advanced study in the field, provides opportunities for the publication of student research papers of merit through the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, encourages a professional spirit and friendship among those who have demonstrated an aptitude for excellence within the field, and popularizes interest in religious studies among the general collegiate and local community.
Wildcat Shop
The Wildcat Shop has everything you need right here on campus and its selling prices on textbooks are lower than 96 percent of all college stores in the country. It carries:
- Textbooks
- General reading and reference books
- Magazines
- Computer software
- Computer hardware
- Electronics
- Clothing and gifts
- School and art supplies
- Greeting cards
- Novelty gifts
- Health and beauty aids
- Stamps
- Snack foods and more
It also provides laminating, binding, copying (color or black and white), mat board cutting, DVD and CD recording, Apple computer repair, and fax services.
Special order any book, computer, or electronic product, or supply, at no additional cost. For your convenience the Wildcat Shop buys back textbooks throughout the quarter. Contact the Wildcat Shop at 509-963-1311, 800-280-1186, or at www.cwubookstore.collegestoreonline.com. |