by Cory Woodroof | Aug 21, 2013 | News Slider
Editor’s Note: The following was an email sent to the student body by Lipscomb Dining. Good Afternoon, we wanted to provide you with some additional information in regards to Bison Bucks. Please review our FAQ’s and let us know if you have any questions! What are Bison Bucks? The Bison Bucks program was created for Lipscomb University Students, Faculty and Staff to be the ultimate complement to the university dining experience. These funds are a supplement to all meal plans (with exception of the Village Plan) and can be added by you, your friends and family online 24/7! Your campus ID card can now be used off campus at select locations as well as all dining locations on campus, and the Lipscomb University Bookstore! Now your campus ID gives you the utmost flexibility, variety and value you deserve! How can I add Bison Bucks? To use Bison Bucks, you must first purchase them! You can add Bison Bucks online. If you are a new user, please follow this link: https://www.ocdn.com/OCSCardHolder/lipscomb/signUpAction.do If you are a returning user, please follow this link: https://www.ocdn.com/OCSCardHolder/lipscomb/loginAction.do You can choose to pay with a credit or debit cards and savings or checking accounts. Is there a wait time to use Bison Bucks after adding them? *If you purchase Bison Bucks with a debit or credit card through the web site, your Bison Bucks will be loaded instantly. *If you purchase Bison Bucks with a checking or savings account through the web site, your Bison Bucks will take approximately 48 hours to load on to your card. *Though you can purchase Bison Bucks through Campus Life, there may be up to...
by Cory Woodroof | Aug 2, 2013 | News Slider
The first list of off-campus dining locations was revealed Friday afternoon by Lipscomb Dining via their Twitter account (@LipscombUDining). The list included the Subway on Granny White Pike, the Sweet Cece’s on Hillsboro Pike, the Copper Kettle on Granny White Pike, The Well Coffeehouse on Richard Jones Rd., the Pizza Perfect on Granny White Pike, the Which Wich on Richard Jones Rd., the Kalamata’s on Portland Ave., the Sunset Grill on Belcourt Ave., the Nomzilla Sushi on Villa Pl. and the Jam Coffeehouse on Wedgewood Ave. It was indicated that more restaurants and locations will be added soon . Check out some of the Off Campus Dining Locations where you can use the new Lipscomb ID http://t.co/HMKGQU7Diw — Lipscomb Dining (@LipscombUDining) August 2, 2013 The LU Dining Twitter account also hinted that new IDs are going to be issued to the student body as soon as the school year commences. FYI. Does everyone know that Lipscomb is getting NEW IDs this Fall. Make sure you get yours early. — Lipscomb Dining (@LipscombUDining) August 2, 2013 Read more about other dining developments here. Continue to follow Lumination as we update you on all dining...
by Nick Glende | Jul 5, 2013 | News Slider
Lipscomb Dining has cooked up a few new offerings for the fall, including the addition of an off-campus mean option and extra hours for dinner. General Manager Wolcott Fary revealed that the dining hall will be adding extra hours to the schedule, meeting the request of many late-dining students. “Extending hours in the dining room: it hasn’t happened yet, but it will happen this fall,” Fary said. “The dining room will stay open an extra 30 minutes and will now be open every Saturday.” The dining room will now be open 7 days a week, and normal hours of operation will be from 7:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The long-talked about off-campus dining option is also now a reality, with the first wave of restaurants being commissioned for the fall. “Starting this fall, you’ll be able to use your Bison Bucks at certain local restaurants within a five-mile radius of the school,” Fary said. “The off-campus solutions team with Sodexo are in the process right now of going to more than 35 local restaurants to contract with them each individually to see if they want to become a part of the program. Each contract will be different, and there’s some outlay for the restaurants to become part of the program. Each restaurant will have to decide on its own whether it feels like it can get enough business to support the cost of maintaining the program.” No restaurants can be absolutely confirmed at this time, but Fary disclosed a few of the restaurants on the list, including Copper Kettle, Subway, The Cheesecake Factory and Nero’s Grill. Food-to-go in planning stages, dietary options...
by Cory Woodroof | May 2, 2013 | News Slider
We’re happy to introduce a new weekly feature on Lumination specifically designed for the summer months. Any bit of campus news that get passed along through email or other Lipscomb outlets will be gathered here every Thursday so that you can stay in the loop while you’re away. From the Lipscomb Bookstore: We’re buying books back this week!!!!! Have a graphing calculator? We’ll buy that back too!! Rented your books this year? Rentals are due back by the end of the day Friday. From Jeff Wilson, director of Campus Plant and Retail Operations: It has come to our attention that some members of the Lipscomb community have planned to fill the pond located on the south side of campus with detergent and soap as an end-of-the-year prank. While the prank may seem harmless, those substances are deadly for the animals that live in and on the pond as well as the vegetation surrounding it. It also costs thousands of dollars to repair the equipment and replace the plants and animals that could be damaged or lost. In addition, the pond drains into Brown’s Creek, which could cause harmful effects for quite a distance downstream. Our campus has zero tolerance for harmful and destructive behavior, and we ask that you honor the spirit of respect for our community and our physical campus. Thank you for helping us keep this area one that is safe for our community as well as the plants and animals that call it home. From Karen Morgan: The parking lots on the north side of campus, with entrance off Belmont behind McFarland, will be restricted beginning May 6...
by Kyrsten Turner | Apr 3, 2013 | News Slider
Walk into the front door of The Well Coffeehouse and your attention might be drawn to the wall just left of the cashier. The thin wood shelving holds numerous bags of brightly colored coffee with names of foreign countries in bold across the label. The coffee is Just Love Coffee, and it’s packaged right here in Tennessee. Just Love Coffee Roasters is headquartered in Murfreesboro, but the company ships its products all over the nation. The local coffeehouse was started in 2009 by Lipscomb alumni Rob and Emily Webb. The Webb’s had just adopted two little girls from Ethiopia and had witnessed first hand the growing orphan crisis. Webb wanted to find a way to help other families through the adoption process, therefore, Just Love Coffee was born. Families who are adopting can set up a fundraising storefront through Just Love and receive a proceed of the items purchased through that storefront. Over the past few years, Just Love has expanded the fundraising program to help non-profits and other mission groups, giving over $250,000 to families and organizations across the United States. The hand-roasted artisan coffee is considered fair and sustainable. Fair, because the coffee farmers are paid a wage for their work, and sustainable because the coffee beans are harvested in such a way that protects the environment. But, you don’t always have to buy Just Love Coffee in a bag. The Well Coffeehouse, located right off of Richard Jones in Green Hills, brews Just Love Coffee in house. With a wide variety of roasts, from Cinnamon and American, to Full City and French, the blend of flavors...
