Campus Catering & Food Services

As outlined on their website Campus Catering stands ready to accommodate your needs, providing full-service catering to all University locations. Campus Catering has developed the following policies to help ensure your event is successful and memorable. Prior to making contact, we encourage you to review the Syracuse University Catering Policies. Of critical importance is the 30-day notice for all events requiring alcohol."

• https://foodservices.syr.edu/catering/campus-catering/
• https://foodservices.syr.edu/catering/student-groups-and-organizations/
• campuscatering@syr.edu or call 315.443.3605

Effective January 2025, Campus Catering launched their new online ordering system (Cater Trax).  All users will need to register for an account to place or manage orders via the Cater Trax link Start Your SU Campus Catering Order.  When registering for a new account, please be sure to enter yes for tax-exempt and enter the Syracuse University tax ID number. 

After you set up your account, go to Account, View All Account Options to add and save lawbudget@syr.edu to your Distribution List for Law Budget to receive event order notifications.  At payment checkout, you will need to select Law Budget from your saved Distribution List after you confirm payment method for each order.   

Important things to note when placing your online Campus Catering order:

1. All requests that do not include alcohol must be submitted 12 business days in advance of the event.
2. It is up to the individual placing the order to manage their account which includes, printing the initial event request, reprint of event request when changes are made, and printing the final invoice.
3. If you do not see the event was assigned to a catering sales representative or do not receive an event confirmation, contact Campus Catering immediately at 315.443.3605
4. There is no field for an ID number. The system will automatically assign an event number which will be the same number for the final invoice.
5. The chart string field allows for up to 34 characters. If entering a mycode, do not include dashes to separate fund, department, program, etc.
6. A COL employee must place catering orders for students and external groups.

Once you enter and save your online order, follow the steps below for the internal approval process required by the College of Law:

1. Complete the College of Law Campus Catering Event Request form and merge with a pdf of the catering event paperwork.
2. At payment checkout, select Law Budget from the CC Distribution List notification before placing the order.
3. Enter the Invoice # from the event paperwork at the top of the ID form.  This is the same number assigned when you place your original order and is considered the final invoice number 
4. Sign the contract as the department contact and merge with any supporting emails or posters to support the event 
1. Do not sign as the authorized signer, this must be completed by Budget with an official authorized signer
5. The ID is needed to support the business purpose (who, what when, where and why) as well as to verify funding availability
6. Email the ID & event paperwork as one document to lawbudget@syr.edu for budget approval
7. Budget will provide the authorized signature and send it back to finalize the online order
8. Steps to follow once your event takes place:
1. Ensure the final invoice is accurate based on the original event order
2. You have up to 7 days after the event to request an adjustment
3. Print the invoice from CaterTrax and email to lawbudget@syr.edu to ensure we are all on the same page and budget has a copy for reconciliation.