Students made up the majority. About 162 of those who took the survey are on-campus residents and a majority are on the meal plan. Although those who took the survey comprise a very small portion of the Shepherd College population, and not all questions were answered by every participant, the results do give administrators a closer look at the students opinions of the dining services. The Shepherd College Dining Hall has undergone some changes both this past fall semester, as well as this current spring semester. As of this past fall, the dining hall bought new tables and chairs, and this spring semester students came back to find new seating arrangements.
Shepherd students are pretty much in agreement as to what they want in their dining services.
One of the ways Dining Services has begun looking at improving is by bringing in a consultant group. An on-line survey, produced by H. David Porter and Associates, was conducted earlier this semester. Those who took the survey were asked questions concerning their eating habits and preferences, their major reasons for eating off campus, their perceptions of current food service, reasons for not participating in a meal plan and their thoughts about the future of dining facilities on campus. The Ram s Den received higher ratings from those who took the survey than did the Dining Hall. Ram s Den are fine.