COD To Close Starbucks, Reopen As We Proudly Serve Starbucks Cafe
COD will close its on-campus Starbucks and open a temporary coffee house until a grand opening of a We Proudly Serve Starbucks Cafe in the Fall.
May 12, 2022
Starting on May 31, coffee drinkers at COD will have to get their fix somewhere other than the popular version of Starbucks they’ve become accustomed to at the college. The announcement came in an email to employees from Magdalena Ogrodny, director of Business Services. “During the summer, COD Dining will convert the current Starbucks venue to a We Proudly Serve Starbucks café,” said the announcement.
Starting on May 31 the college will open a temporary coffeehouse called Summer Brew in the Student Resource Center café.
The We Proudly Serve Starbucks Café will have a grand opening in Fall 2022.
Update May, 19 2022: College of DuPage declined requests from the Courier for an interview.
This is an on-going story. Updates will follow as more details are uncovered.
Martha Biggus • May 13, 2022 at 11:08 am
I just want to say kudos to the current COD Starbucks crew first of all. This is one of the best crews they have had. I really like all the staff from morning to the closers. Thank you, thank you.
Staff – 10/10 – Drinks 10/10
My issue and concerns revolving around this change…include Sodexo. I fear a drastic dip in quality, not the staff, but the food and drinks. As a result, I also fear an increase in pricing. Anyone with any affiliation with Sodexo knows money first and quality last. I am shocked Sodexo doesn’t charge a cover fee to enter the cafeteria honestly. We shall see. I hope the staff hang on longer.
N. • May 13, 2022 at 12:50 am
Too bad we couldn’t at least get a Dunkin in place of it, at least. It does seem that there have been many iterations of a cafe, one being in the library, closing, then moving to current Starbucks. I’m wondering what the constant change in a cafe is about. The one nice thing was being able to use the Starbucks app and being able to use gift cards for Starbucks.
Owen Wallace • May 12, 2022 at 11:55 am
This news article is only half completed. Where is the why? How does the college, staff and student body benefit? What is the difference between the what is there and what is coming? What was the driving factor to make the change?
Need to do better in news reporting.
Adviser • May 12, 2022 at 4:05 pm
Hi, Owen
Thanks for commenting. This is a Breaking News piece. You can read more about what that means in the Trusting Our Journalism section of the website. But as we note in the article, it’s a situation we are currently seeking more information about. That includes the answers to the questions you are asking. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more information.