Learn how to get approval for student organization events that include food, beverages, and alcohol.
If you are planning to serve food at your event, download and complete a Temporary Food Service Permit Application from Temporary Food Facilities Requirements before entering your info in TAP.
If your group is planning to serve alcohol or malt beverages at a group function, read the online policy and guidelines, then complete the Use of Alcoholic and/or Malt Beverages form. Bring the completed form to your student organizations Advisor.
If you need to rent a grill, you can reserve them through Price Center Reservations. The cost is $40 per day and is due prior to the event. If you need a grill for another part of campus, you can rent them from Facilities Management. See the rate information and enter it in TAP.
Food is not allowed in classrooms (Center Hall, Peterson, H&SS, etc.) without special approval from the Registrar’s Office.
If you are planning to serve food or beverages at your event, make sure that it is permitted by the facility. If your organization is preparing the food or serving food at your event, a principal member must complete a Temporary Food Service Permit on TAP fourteen (14) or more days prior to the event date.
If your food will be prepared by a restaurant or caterer not located on the UCSD campus, you must obtain a Certificate of Liability Insurance from the vendor for at least $1,000,000 coverage naming the Regents of the University of California as Additional Insured. The Certificate of Liability Insurance must be submitted to your advisor/ event manager at least 14 days prior to the event date.
Internal potlucks that are not advertised to the public, and are open to org members only, are allowed. Price Center allows potlucks only in its meeting and conference room locations.
Student organizations are encouraged to use UCSD Catering (858) 534-3688 for their catering needs. They are located on the Revelle campus in the Housing, Dining and Hospitality building. When placing your catering order online at http://hdh.ucsd.edu/diningservices/hospitality.asp, enter 'RSO' in the index field to indicate you are using funds listed on a TAP page.
UCSD Catering and other UCSD restaurants (such as Subway, Bombay Coast, Homeplate, Hi Thai, etc.) are approved food service establishments located on UCSD property and are not required to submit a separate Certificate of Liability Insurance. They can also be the fastest, easiest, and (often) cheapest way to go.
Organizations may also choose to use other vendors that follow food, health and safety regulations set by the State of California. These vendors must submit a current Certificate of Liability Insurance naming the Regents of the University of California as Additional Insured for no less than $1,000,000 coverage, and this must be turned in to your CSI advisor.