Fac Shack Goes Global, and Fourth Floor Dining Opens in Faculty House

This spring, enjoy a world tour of flavors at Fac Shack or use your swipe to dine inside at Faculty House 4th Floor, where the Fac Shack menu will be served buffet-style. 

January 15, 2026

More Variety: Fac Shack World Tour 

You asked for more variety at Fac Shack, and we hear you. This spring semester, Fac Shack will embark on a culinary World Tour, featuring a new global cuisine each week! Beginning January 20, the rotating menu will spotlight dishes from around the world, giving students something new to look forward to every time they stop by. 

Students will be asked to rate the featured cuisine for a chance to win limited edition Fac Shack swag. These ratings will help the Fac Shack team gauge favorites and inform future menu rotations at the truck. Look for a QR code inside the to-go bag and complete the short survey for a chance to enter the drawing. 

The Fac Shack World Tour was inspired directly by student feedback from the fall Dining survey, where many students shared a desire for more menu variety. In response, the Fac Shack team designed a 10-week rotation that highlights a different cuisine each week, starting with Thai cuisine. Throughout the semester, menus will feature culinary favorites from Spain, the Caribbean, Italy, Greece, France, Japan, India, and more. 

As the semester wraps up, Fac Shack will bring back the most popular cuisines for the final weeks, as determined by student feedback. Stop by each week, try them all, and help decide which global flavors deserve a permanent place on the menu. Thanks to everyone who made their voices heard – we hope to see you on tour. 

While we're mixing it up, Sundays will be a different kind of sauce this semester. Our Sunday Sauce menu from last semester will transition into a steaming hot bowl of ramen for students to enjoy. Be sure to stop by the truck on Sundays to give it a try. 

More Seating Options: Faculty House 4th Floor Skyline Room Opens for Student Dining 

To give students more indoor dining options, the fourth floor Skyline Room of Faculty House will open for student dining.  

The all-you-care-to-eat buffet-style service will feature the Fac Shack World Tour menu, with some minor modifications. Students will swipe in (or pay by Dining Dollars or Flex) at the entrance to the 4th floor.  

The Skyline Room will be open Monday - Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. It may close periodically for private events, so check the Columbia Dining website to stay up to date.