UNO Food Policies

General UNO Food Policies

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All food served on campus must be furnished by UNO Dining Services and Catering due to health safety concerns. Exception(s) to this policy must have the approval of the Director of Auxiliary Services - Milo Bail Student Center, or their designee.

Catering orders should be placed as soon as your event space has been reserved and more than 10 days before your event, with the option to update your final numbers 5 days in advance.

To place a catering order please go to the online platform, https://unomaha.catertrax.com to view menus, set up an account and order on-line.

If an order needs to be placed within 10 days of an event, reach out directly to Catering via email or phone to check availability and options. There is no guarantee that Catering will be able to provide food and beverage service in these situations. If Catering cannot provide services due to notice requirements, the event may have to occur without food and beverage.

This policy relates to the entire campus with the exceptions of the following UNO locations due to other contractual agreements or other exemptions:

• Scott Conference Center
• Scott Residence Hall
• Scott Village
• Scott Court
• Scott Crossing
• Scott Cafe Express
• Maverick Landing
• Baxter Arena
• Maverick Park
• Thompson Alumni Center
• University Village
• Maverick Village
• Stedman's Cafe
• Maverick Food Pantry

The following locations on the Scott Campus have retail dining cafes managed by other on-campus partners, and therefore, UNO Dining Services shares catering services rights with other on-campus partners for these locations:

• Mammel Hall
• Peter Kiewit Institute

Bringing in snacks, food, and/or beverages, from any outside source, for gatherings, events, and meetings (including potlucks) is prohibited. It is not the intent of such a policy to prohibit anyone from “brown bagging” for personal consumption. This policy prohibits the sale or giveaway of food items (with the exception of approved Bake Sales) on campus.

Approval to use off-campus food providers will not be permitted unless the on-campus caterers are at capacity for services.

Serving Alcoholic Beverages Policy

Scope

Campuswide, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Policy Statement

The consumption of alcohol on campus is authorized and governed by Regent policy and the Nebraska Liquor Control Act and subject to the procedures listed below.

Reason for Policy

This policy provides campus-wide procedures for the University of Nebraska at Omaha to ensure compliance with the University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents Policy, RP-2.1.5, Standards of Conduct for Employees and Students Regarding Alcohol and Drugs

Procedures

1. The Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance and their designee must authorize the serving of alcoholic beverages.
2. Requests for Serving Alcohol Beverages must be made to UNO Dining Services 21 days prior to an event.
3. Hours of service are from 5:00 p.m. to midnight from Sunday to Friday, and 3:00 p.m. to midnight on Saturdays. No beverages will be dispensed after 11:30 p.m. and no consumption allowed after midnight.
4. Alcoholic beverages may only be served in association with a food service (a food service is defined as either a meal or hors d’oeuvres). A minimum food service must accompany alcoholic beverage service.
5. Alcoholic beverages will be available only at events for which there are invited guests.
6. All alcoholic beverages will be purchased and served by the University's contracted vendor partner, UNO Dining Services provided by Sodexo or authorized designee. Determination of the services provided will be decided by the sponsoring group and the General Manager of Dining Services or designee. All details, such as type of beverage served, hours of service, etc. must be finalized with UNO Dining Services 21 days in advance and will not be changed after the deadline. Events held in buildings other than the Milo Bail Student Center require a special designated license which will require more than 21 days notice to obtain from the state.
7. It is the responsibility of the sponsoring group to comply with these procedures, which are based on Regent policy, including the determination of legal age of anyone requesting liquor service. Alcoholic beverages may not be served to anyone under 21 years of age.
8. The General Manager of UNO Dining Services may assign persons to check identification.
9. UNO Dining Services may grant permission for a non-profit organization to bring a licensed caterer with a special designated permit to sell alcohol.
10. Alcohol cannot be sold at any catered event. The cost of alcohol must be included in the cost of any meal that the host is providing. There cannot be any separate exclusive charges for alcohol.
11. Exceptions to the above procedures must be approved by the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance or their designee.
12. University cost centers can not be used as payment for alcohol services.

Forms

Application for Serving Alcohol

Related Information

University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents Policy, RP-2.1.5, Standards of Conduct for Employees and Students Regarding Alcohol and Drugs

History

The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Alcohol Policy is currently in place.

UNO Bake Sale Policy

Bake Sales may be held on the UNO campus by RSOs to raise funds in support of organizational activities. The following guidelines apply:

• Bake sales which include homemade food will not be allowed. RSOs wanting to have a bake sale will need to purchase commercially produced baked goods.
• All Baked goods will need to be individually pre-packaged via commercial methods or by the approved food vendor.
• Individuals from the RSO will not be allowed to prepare and package the food/beverages themselves.
• Food that is not time/temperature control for food safety such as:

• • Baked goods –rolls, breads, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, pies (non-dairy base filling), homemade granola product, etc.
  • Dairy based baked goods containing custard, creams, meringues or cheesecakes are not allowed.
  • Canned soda/pop must be Coca Cola products and/or brands distributed by the Coca Cola bottling company. This includes bottled water.
  • Commercially packaged snack items, such as candy bars and chips

• Items must be displayed and stored off of the floor/ground.
• The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act requires that food labels must clearly identify the food source names of any ingredients that are one of the major food allergens or contain any protein derived from a major food allergen. The eight foods identified by law are: milk, eggs, fish (e.g., bass, flounder, cod), crustacean shellfish (e.g., crab, lobster, shrimp), tree nuts (e.g., almonds, walnuts, pecans), peanuts, wheat and soybeans. These items should be clearly marked on products. It is particularly important to review ingredients when using boxed mixes where trace ingredients may be hidden.
• An approval for the event needs to be given by the Office of Student Leadership, Involvement, and Inclusion.
• It is recommended that certain organizational representative(s) who are present throughout the bake sale be designated to only handle the food items taking the necessary precautions to sanitize beforehand.
• Groups conducting bake sales must agree to hold UNO harmless in the event of any legal action resulting from the bake sale.

If a University RSO or its individual members do not follow the regulations and guidelines listed in this policy, their event can be immediately cancelled or shut down. In addition, all Fundraisers will not be allowed and will be cancelled if they conflict with any contractual agreements of the University.

Bake Sale/Fundraiser Online Application for Exception (Registered Student Organizations only): Complete this application to receive approval for a bake sale.