05/16/2024

Dear faculty and staff colleagues,

We are fast approaching the end of the semester and the start of a very busy Summer conference season. You will be seeing groups of adults and youth around campus beginning on May 19 through August 11, as we host 30 conference events this summer. We will house conference attendees in residence halls, feed them in the Diner and in catered spaces, and provide indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for their meetings and events.

Conference student staff will be available in the Wheelock Student Center Lobby daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. while our guests are on campus. If you should encounter a guest who is lost or has a question, please direct them there for assistance.

Summer conference events bring value to Puget Sound in many ways, including the following:

  • The Diner and Diversions Café are open to the campus community throughout the summer; without conference activity, it would not be cost-effective to keep them open.
  • Conference events provide additional earnings opportunities for our wonderful Dining staff who are interested in working beyond the academic year.
  • Hundreds of youth get exposure to the university, which helps build awareness of Puget Sound and what it has to offer.

Auxiliary revenue is generated through the use of residence halls, gathering spaces, and dining facilities that would otherwise be underutilized during summer months.

We appreciate and look forward to seeing all of you in the Diner and Diversions Café this summer, and we offer the information below to help you avoid crowds. The following chart lists the number of conference attendees scheduled to have lunch in the Diner each day throughout the conference season. On the days we have 500 or more for lunch, we recommend you dine with us before 11:30 a.m. or after 1 p.m.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
           

19 May

100

20 May

100

21 May

100

22 May

100

23 May

 

24 May

-

25 May

CLOSED

26 May

CLOSED

27 May

CLOSED

28 May

-

29 May

-

30 May

-

31 May

-

1 Jun

CLOSED

2 Jun

CLOSED

3 Jun

60

4 Jun

60

5 Jun

60

6 Jun

60

7 Jun

60

8 Jun

CLOSED

9 Jun

CLOSED

10 Jun

60

11 Jun

100

12 Jun

100

13 Jun

115

14 Jun

300

15 Jun

300

16 Jun

300

17 Jun

40

18 Jun

40

19 Jun

40

20 Jun

40

21 Jun

40

22 Jun

CLOSED

23 Jun

90

24 Jun

775

25 Jun

775

26 Jun

830

27 Jun

750

28 Jun

565

29 Jun

100

30 Jun

490

1 Jul

935

2 Jul

1,000

3 Jul

800

4 Jul

655

5 Jul

715

6 Jul

180

7 Jul

210

8 Jul

810

9 Jul

885

10 Jul

1,050

11 Jul

950

12 Jul

795

13 Jul

180

14 Jul

220

15 Jul

665

16 Jul

725

17 Jul

725

18 Jul

855

19 Jul

715

20 Jul

180

21 Jul

210

22 Jul

1,005

23 Jul

1,065

24 Jul

1,065

25 Jul

980

26 Jul

715

27 Jul

450

28 Jul

450

29 Jul

450

30 Jul

425

31 Jul

150

1 Aug

150

2 Aug

350

3 Aug

350

4 Aug

200

5 Aug

140

6 Aug

140

7 Aug

140

8 Aug

140

9 Aug

165

10 Aug

15

11 Aug

15
             

Thank you for your support of our conference program and please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Aaron Shook, CPCE | Director of Auxiliary and Business Services
(he/him)