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JULY FEATURES: 
NACUFS SPECIAL This month's issue includes a look at the history of the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary with this year's national conference from July 9-12 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Also in the issue are a map of the showcase floor, a listing of all the exhibitors and details of all of the interest sessions to make your pre-show planning easier. Outgoing President's Perspective
“It really has been an exciting year,” he said. “I've had the opportunity to travel and really get to meet people in all of the different regions, and it's been very educational for me.” Incoming President's Perspective
Like his predecessor as president, David Annis, Kraner will focus on the future of the organization during his term. “We are celebrating the 50th anniversary and looking at where we go from here as we continue to build on the base of what the founders did,” said Kraner. “They wanted to provide education to their members. I think NACUFS is doing that today but will continue to do that tomorrow in even more ways than they have in the past.” 
Pre-Conference Workshops Before the national conference formally opens, there will be a myriad of opportunities for networking and professional advancement, thanks to three informative pre-conference workshops taking place from July 8-9. The three workshops being held over the two days are: FROZEN DESSERTS & COOL TREATS These treats are sure to cool your customers off as the temperature rises.
NRA WRAP-UP College and university foodservice professionals who attended the 89th National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in May came away with a wealth of knowledge, plenty of new contacts and an eagerness for the upcoming NACUFS national conference. The NACUFS educational session at the NRA show entitled “Lean, Green, & Clean: Environmental Practices in Collegiate Foodservice,” gave attendees a sampling of what college and university foodservice operations are doing in their effort to be sustainable/green/organic, with a common goal of preserving the environment. 
RENOVATION
“We had this somewhat antiquated food court that had not been renovated since 1982, with all of its infrastructure challenges; it was time we did something with that,” said Gary Goldberg, director of Dining Services at the Purdue Memorial Union. “We are also in a highly competitive area of town, and when you walk out our door you have every possible fast-food and fast-casual restaurant available to mankind.” Overview When the founders of the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) first established the organization in 1958, we are sure they had no idea that 50 years later the nature of college food service would have changed so much. C/STORES ON CAMPUS
Product Mix/Variety: Business of C/Stores: In a continuing series of articles, C/Stores On Campus is following the building of the new Harper Center for Student Life and Learning on the campus of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., from conceptualization to its scheduled opening on July 1, 2008. “We're getting closer, we're getting more excited,” said Rowland Hughes, director of the Skutt Student and Harper Centers, a new title for him. “I think we've got things pretty much under control, but that generally, there will be some surprises when we get in the building, as it is with any new facility.”
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For Dave Annis, outgoing president of NACUFS and the executive director of Food Service at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, this has been a year of looking at the past and looking at the future. 
Mark Kraner, incoming NACUFS president and assistant vice president of University Services at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has been involved with the association for more than 21 years. 
Purdue Housing and Food Services in West Lafayette, Ind., recently completed a $7 million renovation of the 25-year-old cafeteria-style eatery in the basement of the student union into a modern “streetscape” of restaurants.
This issue of C/Store on Campus features profiles of the NACUFS Best in the Business competition.JULY ADVERTISERS PREVIEW Click on the logos below to visit this month's advertisers. | ||||
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