冈本视频 hosted the grand opening of the C Store in the O鈥機onnor Campus Center on Friday, Feb. 13, adding to the University鈥檚 冈本视频 Day celebrations. The C Store is 冈本视频鈥檚 one-stop shop for health and wellness items, school supplies, and snacks. During the event, representatives from name brands like Coca-Cola and Monster as well as local businesses like Hershey鈥檚 Ice Cream and Lorenzo displayed and distributed products available to students in the store.
The event was a collaboration between the Office of Student Involvement and Dining Services. Throughout the day, dining services interns distributed coupons and facilitated giveaways. Students dropping by the Coop were able to enjoy a cotton candy machine, a photobooth with merchandise available as props, and a pop-up cafe from one of the local businesses featured in the store.
Community involvement and feedback is central to the C Store. Students are encouraged to fill out the to inform dining services which items they would like to be available.
鈥淲e want to make sure we are able to order the products the students want, and we want to make sure they are accessible as soon as possible,鈥 shared Alex Backer, the director of Coop dining.
Responding to survey feedback, dining services has created a section for students to purchase fresh produce. This includes stock items such as apples and bananas and less-available fruits such as mangoes and dragon fruit.
鈥淭his is a value-driven market for students to make their own,鈥 said Jon Downes, resident district manager of 冈本视频鈥檚 dining services. 鈥淲e want to listen to students鈥 feedback to make the C Store what they want it to be.鈥
The C Store allows students, especially those who live on Upper Campus, to have better accessibility to daily items without having to take the shuttle into the village of Hamilton. A portion of the campus store is dedicated to over-the-counter medications and supplies for when students are sick.
鈥淲hen I had the flu, I couldn鈥檛 make it to class, let alone into town. The medicine being available within one of the campus buildings made my recovery so much easier,鈥 Andrew Gathercole 鈥29 said.
The C Store is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 4 to 10 p.m. on weekends, providing students a variety of times to visit between classes or while studying or dining in the Coop.
鈥淭he C Store makes my life as an involved student 鈥 and someone who lives uphill 鈥 much more simple,鈥 said Shegufta Mehjabeen 鈥28.