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THE ECHO IS AN AWARD-WINNING STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATION
Olivet College
SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF OLIVET SINCE 1888
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center (KC) is the main on campus dining option for Olivet College, to serve the local community as well as it’s staff and students. It is located at 320 S Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076. Students are able to use their meal plan and enter the KC with their meal swipes provided each semester.
People in the Olivet community are welcome to enjoy the Kirk Center’s meals for students. Staff can be found enjoying the meals provided as well as the local Olivetians.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
"The Kirk Center (KC), located on Main Street, is the primary dining option on campus and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Healthy options and fan favorites are served buffet-style at several stations.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
Taylor Wilsey, junior, said, “I work in the Kirk Center as their marketing intern. I am responsible for creating and setting up events, taking photos, running social media, ordering banners, and creating flyers.” She also opted to avoid photography at this time.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
“Fresh and homemade options rotate at stations, including world foods and American classics. If you have specific dietary needs, the KC staff will happily work with you to meet your needs.” (olivetcollege.edu)
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
One of the locations, in view daily, in the back of the Kirk Center where the chefs prepare and cook the meals they provide multiple times daily to all who come through.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
Rich Ball, the executive chef, said, “My job is to make sure we have a full crew and staff and foods and menus and make sure we have everything that the students need.” He works behind the scenes in the Kirk Center but asked to not be photographed.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
On Wednesdays, after students have their seminar class, which ends at 12:10, they will attend the Kirk Center for lunch, making Wednesday’s lunchtime full of hungry adults.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
Meal times in the Kirk Center provides periods of time in the day between classes and sports practices for friends to get together and bond over conversation and food.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
Dining Hours
Monday-Friday
Breakfast: 7-9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (bagels, cereal, and coffee): 9:30-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Soup, Salad, and Deli: 1:45-3 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6 p.m.
Sunday
Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m.
The Kirk Center
by Julia Mellinger
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”
Bo Brandt, Sophomore (pictured center of interest in green) said, “The KC is a great place to have great food with amazing people you meet on campus.”