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Campus Dining manages over 30 operations on campus, covering a wide variety of tastes
and styles. There are 5 all-you-care-to-eat dining commons on campus, plus a variety of
convenience stores and eateries in the commons buildings. In addition, retail operations
are available in the HUB, as well as several academic buildings. Our professional chefs
deliver quality food to students, staff, and visitors every day from early morning breakfast
to late-night munchies. Trust me, your student will NOT go hungry on campus!
Nutritional information is provided on the website as well as in the cafeteria. Campus
Dining is proud to serve healthy options in all of our operations. There are even programs
offered to assist students with creating a healthy eating and lifestyle. Vegetarian and
vegan dishes are also available on campus. Professional staff is available to consult
with your student if there is any concern regarding allergies or dietary guidelines.
They will work with your student to review menus and help determine what is appropriate
to purchase and what items to avoid.
All students residing on campus must purchase the Campus Meal Plan as part of the Housing
Contract. On the screen, you can see the different meal plan levels for the 2012-2013 academic
year. The most common question we get is “What is the Base Cost?”. All students with the
meal plan will pay the base cost up front. The base cost is used to cover food services’
utilities, maintenance, overhead, and to make the actual food purchases with. The remaining
balance is the dining dollars available to your student to actually make purchases with.
Dining dollars balances will carry over from summer to fall, from fall to spring, but at
the end of spring semester, any remaining dining dollars will be forfeited. To help
your student maintain the meal plan level that is most desirable, they have the ability
to increase or decrease the meal plan level throughout the semester, at any time up until
7 days before the end of the semester. This gives your student complete control of their
meal plan level, so that they manage it appropriately.
What are Dining Dollars? Dining Dollars are the funds that your student will use to make
purchases on campus. Your student will pay a price, depending upon where they eat their
meals at.
So for the dining commons, which are our all-you-care-to-eat facilities, your student will pay a set meal
price for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If your student decides to go to a Residential
Retail Operation, such as the Big Onion or The Mix, they will receive a 65% discount
off of items that are made by our food service staff. If they would purchase anything that
is retail or branded items, such as a bottled beverage or packaged item, no discount is
given. Other operations include our Retail Operations in the HUB, such as Burger King,
Sbarro’s, and Starbucks, where no discount is given on any purchases. Also in the HUB
we have in-house operations, such as Joegies and Piccalillis’, where a 10% discount is
given on items that are made by our staff. Again, no discount is given on branded or
retail items. Your student can also use their meal plan at other operations on campus such
as The Creamery, Bryce Jordan Center and Beaver Stadium concessions. No discount is given
on purchases there.
So your student best value on campus is to eat in the dining commons. If they would call
you later in the semester and say that they are out of dining dollars, you need to ask
“where are you eating?!” you need to make conscious decisions about where they are eating
their meals at, as their best value is in the dining commons. And remember, your student
has the ability to increase/decrease their meal plan level throughout the semester, up
until 7 days before the semester ends.