Derby Dining Center

Derby Dining Center
Derby Dining Center
Alternative names	The Derb
General information
Type	Academic Building
Architectural style	Standard limestone
Address	Manhattan Ave. and Old Claflin Rd.
Town or city	Manhattan, Kansas
Country	United States
Coordinates	39°11′39.29″N 96°34′39.64″W / 39.1942472°N 96.5776778°W / 39.1942472; -96.5776778
Technical details
Floor count	2
Website
	Derby Derby Map

Derby Dining Center, named after reference librarian Grace Derby, is the largest dining facility at Kansas State University's campus and serves approximately 2,000 students living in Ford, Haymaker, Moore and West Residence Halls. Home to the Wildcat Training Table, The Derb’ (Derby) is on the East side of campus. T•H•E Bakery, a retail bakery, is located on the ground floor of Derby Dining.^[1]

Architecture

This building consists of two floors. The bottom floor houses many of the noteworthy resources available for students. The upper floor functions as the main dining location with various food lines as well as seating for students, staff, and guests.

The outside of the building is stylized with the same historic looking limestone fascia that is predominant of many buildings throughout campus.

Further notable elements of this building include the tunnels that connect each of the four residence halls (Ford, Haymaker, Moore and West) within the Derby complex to the dining center.

Noteworthy Resources

There are a number of additional resources that can be found within Derby.

ResNet Help Desk

The ResNet Help Desk - Provides technical support for students living in the residence halls and Jardine Apartments at K-State. They assist with network registration, connection issues, and general technical support for computers, mobile devices, printers, or gaming devices.

ARH/NRHH

The primary office location for the NRHH is housed within the basement floor of Derby.^[2]

References

^ "About Derby". Kansas State University. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
^ "About Derby". College Town Profile. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-09-12.

[aboutderby-1] "About Derby". Kansas State University. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-12.

[aboutderby1-2] "About Derby". College Town Profile. Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-09-12.

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