Some students turn in five-page papers for their final exam, some take five-page tests.
Sara Holmberg will put on on a five-course dinner. The class that requires this delicious final exam is "Food Production Management," a mandatory class for all dietetics majors at Minnesota State. In fact, this class is the accumulation of everything dietetics majors learned in two previous classes. The semester began with lectures, and this meal is the major project and final test, bringing together everything from inventory to sanitation.
"We put a great amount of work into these dinners," said Holmberg. "They're a lot of fun, and [there's] great food."
Holmberg's meal isn't the only one. Other classmates put on a dinner last Thursday. In fact, there will be a dinner every Thursday from now until the end of the semester, and each meal will be based on a different country's cuisine. Holmberg's theme is Greek food.
Each student in the class must manage a dinner. Working in groups of two or three, the students are in charge of everything from creating recipes and drafting a budget to creating and selling tickets.
Besides managing a dinner, they are also required to help out at the other dinners as either cooks, waiters or cleanup crew. Students' grades are derived from how many people attend the event, how much food is eaten and profits made.
Profits made from the dinners will go to the university dining services.
"The cultural dinners are a fun experience to see and taste how different areas of the world eat," said Lyndsay Engstrom, an MSU student who went to the first dinner. "The food was great, as well as the service."
Holmberg's dinner is March 25. The first dinner had about thirty guests but Holmberg is shooting for fifty to attend hers.
Tickets cost $15 and it is recommended that students interested in attending buy their tickets in advance at the family consumer science office. The dinner itself will be held in the Centennial Student Union Heritage Room at 6 p.m.
The menu will feature everything from appetizers to entrées to desserts. Holmberg explained that since this is a dietetics class, they are very conscious of healthiness and calories.
The dinner is formal, but the clothing doesn't have to be. There will be free parking in the pay lot for anyone attending.
Grace Webb is a Reporter staff writer
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