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Students can request a meal replacement by filling out an order form from the front desk. Instructions: Complete form (use a seperate form for each meal needed-limit one meal at pick up time). Give form to our cashier at the front desk of the Brooks Dining Hall. Please allow 2 hours ahead of time for pick up. If picking up before noon, please put in the order the night before. Students can pay for the meal using either a regular meal or guest meal swipe.
Simple Servings is our resident dining option that provides safe and appetizing food choices for our customers with food allergies or gluten intolerance. The Simple Servings station will not offer foods made with the FDA most-common allergens of peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, milk products, and eggs. All foods offered will be made without gluten-containing ingredients. Fish dishes will be included in the varied menu options as a healthy protein choice, along with beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and vegetarian options. The menu will change with every lunch and dinner. Our kitchen prepares many foods with gluten and the other listed allergens. Simple Servings staff members are carefully trained to avoid cross-contamination of their menu items. Although we take precautions, the possibility of cross-contact with other foods does exist.While the Simple Servings program is designed to allow customers to have an easy way to avoid gluten and allergens, our chef and dietitian still want to meet all of our customers with special food needs. Knowing about customer preferences and limitations allows us to plan our menu to best meet everyone's needs. Please introduce yourself to dining hall staff.
Students should inform their RA of any food allergies so appropriate accommodations can be made.
Dining Services
Students requesting dietary accommodations should follow the following procedure. Step 1: Students must first meet with the Dining Services General Manager, Tadd Stone to discuss their needs and determine whether dining service can meet their needs. This meeting will be documented and used as a reference tool. Step 2: If, at the conclusion of this meeting, Dining Services determines that the student’s dietary needs cannot be met, then a student may apply for a meal plan exemption. This process requires students complete a request form and provide appropriate medical documentation from a licensed health care pracitioner. The documentation should be current (within the last year) and on professional letterhead or provided via submission of the USM Functional Limitations Form. Forms should be submitted to Heather Dilios via email or faxed to her attention at (207) 780-4403. Step 3: An exemption request will be reviewed by the Dining Services Manager, the Director of Campus Life, and the Disability Services Center Director. The student will be notified in writing of the outcome and, if applicable, provided instructions for how a student’s account will be credited. Please note that if an exemption is approved, it will not be automatically renewed each academic year. Students must reapply each year. Students who feel that they been unfairly denied a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office of Equity and Compliance at 780-4709. Questions or concerns related to these guidelines should be addressed to the Disability Services Center office at dsc-usm@maine.edu or 207-780-4706 or the Office of Residential Life at usm.reslife@maine.edu or 207-780-5240.