I’m going to throw a couple of off-the-wall ideas out there:
- Emerson (MA) was a 2020 Community Choice nominee at food allergies. It’s in Boston (which she seems to like) and creative majors dominate. It doesn’t have tons of more traditional majors, but it is known for speech pathology and offers an undergrad major in Communication Sciences and Disorders. But there are other communication type majors and business majors, etc. It may not be the right fit at all, but I thought it was at least worth a mention in your last personal (not oversharing with your D) search of possibilities.
- Moravian (PA ): Received an Honorable Mention for Best Campus Dining Award from the foodallergy.org website and seems like a more traditional college. Like Lehigh, it’s in Bethlehem, PA. It also has about twice the percentage of students majoring in the arts as at Lehigh (5% vs 2%), so perhaps an even higher proportion of artsy folk. And I suspect this would be a safety for admissions. The FARE website said:
Moravian University prides themselves in providing a safe and welcoming space for students managing food allergies, celiac disease and other dietary restrictions. Moravian recently renovated their main dining hall, The Star Campus Restaurant, with an eye toward serving this student population. They have added a Simple Servings station, which is free of 7 of the top 8 allergens, a MyZone area, which is a pantry offering a variety of gluten-free options, and a full online menu that is filterable by ingredients. This array of options helps students better navigate the dining hall and ensure they have plenty of menu options.
Moravian University is also the very first FARECheck Gold Certified university! Their commitment to their students with dietary restrictions shines through in everything they do.
- Has she thought about Shenandoah? It scored pretty well on the FARE guide, has a significant arts community, and should also be a safety.
On the food allergy college search website there are four areas visible at a glance. Those areas are 1) Ingredient Info Available Online, 2) Cross-Contact Procedures in Made-to-Order Areas, 3) Accommodations for roommate assignments, 4) Stock, undesignated epinephrine for emergencies. If you select a specific university or use the compare tool then there are 14 different categories listed.
Colleges that seemed to score well (3+) on the food allergy site in regions you seem interested in include:
- Centenary (NJ) – 3
- Columbia (NY) – 3
- Cornell (NY) – 4
- Fairfield (CT) – 4
- Franklin & Marshall (PA ) – 4
- George Mason (VA) – 3.5
- King’s College (PA ) – 3
- Lehigh (PA ) – 3
- Loyola Maryland – 3.5
- Marist (NY) – 3
- Montclair State (NJ) – 3
- Moravian (PA ) – 4
- Nazareth (NY) – 3
- Penn State - 3
- Pennsylvania College of Technology (4)
- Rensselaer (RPI, NY) – 4
- Shenandoah (VA) – 3.5
- Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) – 4
- SUNY Oswego – 3
- The Ohio State - 3
- U. at Albany (NY) – 4
- U. at Buffalo (NY) – 3
- U. of Dayton (OH) – 3.5
- U. of Mount Union (OH) – 3
- U. of Saint Joseph (CT) – 3
- U. of Virginia – 3
- Washington & Lee (VA) – 3
- Wesleyan (CT) – 3
- Westminster (PA ) – 4
- William & Mary (VA) – 4