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Vol. 108, No. 18
College selects new food provider Collegian Staff
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Parkhurst Dining will be taking over the food service on campus.
Starting this fall, Grove City College students will be served a new menu as the college has contracted with Parkhurst Dining to provide on-campus dining services. President Paul J. McNulty ’80 announced the food service transition from Bon Appetit to Parkhurst in an email to the campus community Tuesday afternoon. “The selection process was highly competitive and extremely thorough,” he wrote. Beginning July 1, Parkhurst will provide student cafeteria service in Hicks and MAP cafes, on-campus catering and banquet services, as well as operate the new Chick-fil-A restaurant opening this fall in the Breen Student Union,
as per its five-year agreement with the college. The new provider promises an exciting food culture for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Homestead, Pa.-based Parkhurst Dining is part of the beloved regional restaurant chain, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. “We’re excited to partner with Parkhurst to provide the college community with an outstanding dining experience. Parkhurst has a great track record of providing delicious and healthy options across the spectrum of campus dining options. Beginning next fall, our students will experience some remarkable innovations that will enhance life at Grove City College,” McNulty said. Student meal plan costs
will not change as a result of the new dining service provider, and Parkhurst plans to retain current dining hall employees. Parkhurst serves clients in 15 states in the Midwest and Northeast, including Mercyhurst University, Robert Morris University, Duquesne University and Chatham University. Students expressed their anticipation regarding the change this coming fall. “While Bon Appetit food was good, I think the change to Parkhurst could be a pleasantly refreshing food experience,” junior Tyler James said. “I don’t know a lot of indepth information about FOOD SERVICE 2
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originally came from his doctoral dissertation. “I asked myself, ‘What would it take to turn this work into something a human being would actually want to read?’ The answer, it turned out, was quite a bit of overhaul,” said Mayo. “I revised and revised and revised until the final product was roughly 70 percent new material. Needless to say, I
Alumna Karen (Semler ‘92) Hanlon, executive vice president and COO of Highmark Health, and Rev. Dr. D. Dean Weaver ’86, will be coming to campus to deliver the commencement address and baccalaureate service, respectively, to the class of 2023 during the May 19-20 graduation ceremonies. Hanlon was recognized as one of Pittsburgh’s top women in business and one of the college’s HANLON leading alumni. She oversees a $21 billion national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. “Grove City College is blessed to have an alum such as Karen who is an extraordinary leader, accomplished professional WEAVER and ideal role model for our graduating class,” President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said. Hanlon majored in accounting during her time at the college, crediting the school with preparing her for professional life. Weaver, who recently served as interim Dean of Chapel from 2018 to 2020, is the Stated Clerk of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, which represents more than 600 local churches around the world. “Dean was the beloved ‘Chaplain Weaver’ when our graduating seniors were freshmen in 2019-20. He helped them through the disappointment of leaving campus because of COVID in March 2020. His return to
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Keynote speaker Abby Johnson speaks at the Institute for Faith and Freedom’s Post-Roe Conference in Crawford Auditorium.
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Conference discusses pro-life related topics Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
The Institute for Faith and Freedom (IFF) hosted a twoday conference titled “PostRoe America” last Thursday and Friday. IFF brought together a lineup of Grove City professors and others to speak on a variety of topics relating to the theme of the conference.
Dr. Paul Kengor, senior director of IFF and political science professor, opened the event last Thursday morning with a welcome speech. Followed by an educational conglomeration on the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case, its recent overruling and where the country goes from here. The event featured several guest speakers from across
the pro-life movement, including Brad Lingo ’00, Grove City College alumnus and dean of Regent University’s School of Law; Elisha Krauss, conservative commentator, writer and podcaster; Alexandra DeSanctis, author and writer for the National Review; and keynote speaker Abby Johnson, author and former Planned Parenthood clinic director.
Dr. Peter Frank ’95, provost and vice president of academic affairs, spoke at the conference on “The Economic and Cultural Impact of Family Breakdown.” His presentation focused on how social policy, namely divorce law, has catalyzed family breakdown and how this has had profound ecoPOST-ROE 3
Mayo’s book offers chance to read Shakespeare anew Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
Dr. Joshua Mayo, an English professor at the college, spoke in the Henry Buhl Library yesterday afternoon for the latest Faculty Book Talk on his newest book, “Good in Everything: Meditations on Shakespeare.” According to the Henry Buhl Library’s Twitter page, “Mayo suggests reading the plays not only as academic
subjects or scholarly artifacts, but as quarries of wisdom. Along the way, readers will discover insights into subjects close to the heart of classical education.” MAYO Google Books describes the text as: “A series of reflections on several of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays, ‘Good in Everything’ seeks
to pursue the simple pleasure of thinking with Shakespeare, a form of reading that has its roots in what used to be called ‘meditatio,’ to contemplate important life questions through the eyes of a wise author. This is literary meditation for anyone who loves Shakespeare.” “Good in Everything” builds on a number of themes consisting of imagination, education, art or the good life. Mayo said this text