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Susquehanna 150
 

Q & A Five Questions With:

Tina Landis -- Dining Hall Supervisor

Sweeping renovations to Evert Dining Hall over the summer of 2005 have redefined the culinary experience for Susquehanna students. Tina Landis, a 30-year veteran at the university, serves as a lead supervisor in the ARAMARK-run facility. Landis shares her thoughts about the current operations, her family, and her connections with alumni.

1

Question: What are some ways the food service has changed since the renovation?
Tina Landis: They gave us more room out in the serving area. The bakery's ovens are now in the serving area. You get the smell of cookies and breads baking as you enter the dining room. And the Mongolian Grill is new. Made-to-order stir fry is usually available. There are different salad items, including made-to-order entrée salads. Sushi just started. I never tried it -- I don't know if I'd like it -- but it's very popular.

2

Q: Do you cook at home?
TL: Yes I do. In fact, I am making pork and sauerkraut tonight for dinner and I have it in my slow cooker right now. I also make homemade pot pie. It's my mom's recipe. My kids love pot pie.

3

Q: How many children do you have?
TL: Two -- Tony is nine and Katie is seven. Tony wrestles and Katie is involved in cheerleading. In fact, after getting married in 1991, my husband and I wanted to have children but could not; a student, Amanda Hancock ('97 Hummel), gave me the number for Children and Youth Services. In 1999, we began the process to adopt both Tony and Katie.

4

Q: What do you enjoy most about your job?
TL: I enjoy being around students and faculty and meeting new students. I still keep in touch with some alumni though letters and Christmas cards. There's one woman that I can't get in contact with. Her name is Stacey Jerrold ('85); I remember one year, she wasn't going to go home for Christmas, so she stayed with my family.

5

Q: What's your favorite campus event?
TL: I cannot wait for Homecoming Reunion Weekend. I am always excited to see who actually attends. Some alumni were back for their 25th reunion, and they said, "We hope to see you in another 25 years." So, I'm hoping to be here for their 50th reunion.


Bonus Question:

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Q: Some alumni know you as Blanche. How did that nickname come about?
TL: I don't even really know how I got the nickname. In the early '80s, some students just gave me that name. The nickname only lasted a few years, but when alumni from those years come back to campus for reunions, I hear, "Blanche!" a lot.

Responsibilities
Menu

1974-1976part-time snack bar worker
1976-1980pot washer, dish room worker
1980-1988food service worker, grill
1988-2003food service worker, line server
2003-presentlead supervisor

Chicken Pot Pie
     from the kitchen of Tina Landis

  • 1 whole chicken, cooked
  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 2 Tbsp parsley
  • Dough:
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 2 eggs
    • 2-3 Tbsp water

Cover chicken in large pot. Cook chicken until done. Remove chicken. Add potatoes and parsley to broth. To make pot pie, make a well in flour and add salt and eggs. Worth together. If too dry to roll, add water. Roll out dough and cut into squares and drop into boiling broth. Cook about 1/2 hour or until dough is tender and potatoes are soft. Have your broth boiling when you add the dough. Keep enough broth in your pot so your dough does not stick to bottom of pot. Serve chicken with dough and potatoes.

Tips: Have your broth boiling when you add the dough. Keep enough broth in your pot so your dough does not stick to bottom of pot.

Blast Back to the Past

Tina Landis

Tina Landis second from right, and other food-service workers pose in Evert Dining Hall during the early '80s.


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