The following survey was posted on the A-State Student app. Eight students responded: Brianna Kiplinger, a junior special education major from Jonesboro who lives in Northpark Quads; Destiny Taylor, a freshman zoology major from Little Elm, Texas who lives in Kays Hall; Noah Sanders, a sophomore mechanical engineering major from Sherwood who lives in the Honors/ROTC/STEM area; Bethany Plumb, a supersenior exercise science major from Poplar Bluff who lives in The Village; Kelley Fiesser, a junior English major from Warm Springs, Arkansas who lives in Red Wolf Den; Johnathan Hall, a junior computer science major from Little Rock who lives in Northpark Quads; Robyne Richards, a junior theatre major from Beebe who lives in Northpark Quads; and Laci McLemore, a clinical laboratory science major from Marmaduke, Arkansas who lives in Arkansas Hall.
How easy or hard would you say it is to have food delivered to you on campus, on a scale of one (very easy) to five (very hard)?
One Student – One
One Student – Two
Three Students – Three
One Student – Four
One Student – Five
When you order food to a dorm on campus, how often does your delivery driver make it to your dorm unassisted?
One Student – Every time
Two Students – Most of the time
One Student – Half the time
Zero Students – Sometimes
Four Students – Never
Have you ever had to leave your dorm area and go to another part of campus to pick up a delivery order?
Four Students – Yes
Four Students – No
Have you ever had a delivery driver call you and say they had arrived to drop off your order, but they were at a completely different location from campus?
Six Students – Yes
Two Students – No
Are gated areas ever an issue when ordering food to campus?
Five Students – Yes (These students live in Northpark Quads, Red Wolf Den, Kays Hall and The Village)
Three Students – No
Have you ever had food delivered to a building on campus that wasn’t a dorm? (i.e. the Student Union, the Business Building)
Seven Students – No
One Student – Yes (This student indicated it was because they were in said building at the time.)
Do you think there should be a centralized space on campus for people to order food to?
Seven Students – Yes
One Student – No
How important do you think it is to be able to have food delivered to campus, on a scale of one (not important) to five (extremely important)?
Zero Students – One, Two or Four
One Student – Three
Seven Students – Five
Do you have any horror/notable stories from ordering food on campus?
Brianna Kiplinger – I had to walk a mile to get my food.
Noah Sanders – It just takes a long time.
How do you think the food ordering experience on campus could be improved?
J. Hall – A localized area or have addresses more easily accessible for delivery drivers.
Robyne Richards – Having a designated place to have food delivery placed could be helpful.
Laci McLemore – My food is always cold but other than that it’s fine.
Destiny Taylor – The idea of a centralized place sounds awesome.
Kelly Fiesser – The addresses could definitely be clearer.
Brianna Kiplinger – An area to pick up food.
Noah Sanders – Speed.
Why do you think delivery drivers might struggle to deliver food to campus?
Kelley Fiesser – There are so many buildings with limited access, and they aren’t labeled very well. Not everyone knows the layout of campus.
Destiny Taylor – They can’t really differentiate between the places on campus to be honest. Most of the time they get confused.
Laci McLemore – It’s a big campus and they can’t get in the buildings.
Robyne Richards – Gated places can cause panic if not thought out first.
J. Hall – Finding the address to the building.
Brianna Kiplinger – Clearer addresses. Gated areas.
Noah Sanders – Addresses are difficult to get.
Any other thoughts?
Kelley Fiesser – Maybe they could have metered parking right outside the residence halls specifically for delivery drivers?
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