About Eagle Dining Services

Welcome to Georgia Southern University, Eagles! 

Michael Murphy, Director of Campus Services and Dining

Get ready to soar with an unforgettable dining experience! At Eagle Dining Services, we know that exceptional food is at the heart of your college journey. We are committed to fueling your success with nutritious, delicious meals served with a smile. Our mission is to provide a dining atmosphere where Every Eagle feels right at home.

Our website is the ultimate guide to exploring our world of next-level cuisine, flexible meal plans that meet your needs, and dining locations supporting student life throughout each campus. Discover all the incredible services we offer to make your mealtime truly special.

From gourmet feasts to quick bites, our diverse culinary offerings and convenient venues will keep you energized and ready to conquer your day. Let’s make every meal an adventure and every moment a memory at Georgia Southern University. Get ready to Feed the Eagle in You

Our Mission: Eagle Dining services strives to foster a community with nutritious food, education, and resources as we build relations, innovate and evolve with our students, faculty, and staff.

Our Vision: We aim to cultivate a thriving community where every individual flourishes through access to nourishing food, comprehensive education, and abundant resources.

Our Objectives:

  • Offer the best dining experience possible on all campuses of Georgia Southern University
  • Educate our community in the latest dining trends, innovations and cuisines
  • Produce experienced, capable dining professionals

Meet Our Team

Eagle Dining Services employs more than 30 Georgia Southern University graduates who are committed to creating an exceptional dining program for students, faculty/staff, and visitors to our campuses.

Join our team and make a difference—one meal, one student, one experience at a time

Group Dining

Need a place to dine while your group is visiting Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro or Armstrong campuses? Our residential dining locations (Dining Commons, Lakeside and The Galley) are open to groups of all sizes and make the perfect place for you to experience our campus communities. With a variety of items, you can’t go wrong as you Feed the Eagle In You!

Food Truck Vendors

Please be aware that Eagle Dining is the exclusive on-campus dining provider for Georgia Southern University, and Blue Tie Catering is the exclusive on-campus catering provider. Only on-campus departments can bring an external food truck or mobile vendor to campus. Student organizations are not permitted to book food trucks directly and must have their event sponsored by a university department to follow the proper approval process.

Sustainability Initiatives

At Eagle Dining, we aim to continually reduce our carbon footprint. To further our commitment of creating a more environmentally-friendly dining environment, we implement sustainable methods to keep with our environmental awareness and responsibility policies. 

Reusable plates, bowls, utensils and to-go boxes

  • Reduces the total volume of waste generated that ends up in landfills
  • Reduces greenhouse gas emissions (single-use items have to continuously be manufactured and shipped)
  • Reduces water usage (water used in production of single-use items is higher that water used to clean a reusable item)
  • Reduces cost of goods

Impact of the ReusePass To-Go Containers Program

Daily habits of our ReusePass members add up to create real environmental change. Our participating campuses made a HUGE impact Fall 2023 – Spring 2024:

  • Diverting nearly 1.3 million containers from landfills
  • Saved 123,411 lbs of waste
  • Saved 824,716 gallons of water
  • Saved 857,480 lbs GHG Co2e
Learn About the ReusePass To-Go Containers Program

Trayless Dining

  • Reduces likelihood of overconsumption and food waste
  • Reduces water usage in dish room
  • Reduces labor costs for our dish room

Pulping Waste

(SOMAT ® Model SPC-75S HT high tank, close-coupled pulpers / small disposals / mini-pulpers)

  • Reduces the total volume of waste generated that ends up in landfills
  • Aids in the conservation of water
  • Provides better sanitation
  • Reduces labor costs for our dish room

Recycling cooking oil and grease

Premiere Grease takes our waste oil and grease, repurposing it into biodiesel