Chartwells has made a commitment to support students seeking a more healthful lifestyle and to promote a more healthful school environment. Balance Choices for a healthy lifestyle is our solution and our focus is on moderation and variety. By providing a healthy variety of food choices and education about those choices we help promote wise food decisions. The Balanced Choices program shows our commitment to using nutritious products and healthy cooking methods in our kitchens. The many menu options in our venues will be labeled either FIT, VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, ORGANIC, CARB CONTROL, & SUGAR FREE to feed your mind before you feed your body.

Nourishing your students is more than our business. Whether you call it a mission, a philosophy, or a passion, it's hard to sum up in a word. So we used three.

At Chartwells, we believe in our motto that dining services is not necessarily about feeding students as much as it is nourishing students' bodies, minds and souls.  It is this belief that has allowed us to adopt a cage-free shell egg policy, a sustainable seafood policy that avoid' purchasing species from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch list and a policy to discontinuing all use of Trans fat oils.

We also have a number of social responsible initiatives that include agricultural sustainability, supporting local farms, and reducing the use of antibiotics in animal production. With these programs in place, Chartwells will help you make healthier lifestyle choices.

We're committed to a promise. A promise of providing quality and nutritious food with exceptional service to not only students, but also the communities we serve. If you don't see what you want, or have a question or concern, please don't hesitate to let us know.

We hope you have a prosperous and rewarding year at Southern Connecticut State University.  

Sincerely,