Meal plans will each include a set amount of declining balance Dining Dollars that a student can use not only during breakfast and lunch in The Commons, but throughout campus. All of our locations will accept the declining balance Dining Dollars, including Espresso stands, Kelley Cafe, Tahoma Bakery & Cafe and The Old Main Market.
Each of the meal plans includes seven all-you-care-to-eat meals per week in addition to varying amounts of declining balance Dining Dollars. Please click here to sign up for a meal plan
This is the cost per each semester
Meal Plan |
Cost |
Dining Dollars |
The Lute
Choice |
$1912 |
$741 |
The Light |
$1842 |
$671 |
The Mini |
$1582 |
$411 |
The Mega
|
$2012 |
$841 |
This is the cost for J-Term
Meal Plan
|
Cost
|
Dining
Dollars
|
The Lute
Choice
|
$426
|
$207
|
The Light
|
$405
|
$186
|
The Mini
|
$335
|
$116
|
The Mega
|
$453
|
$234
|
10 Unlimited access all-you-care-to-eat meals
Available to Commuter Students, Kreidler Residents & South Hall Residents—purchase as many blocks as you need throughout the year.
The Lute Choice is designed for the student who eats most of their meals on campus. This plan is the default plan for students with a housing assignment other than South Hall. You will be signed up for this plan if you do not choose to opt into one of the other plans.
The Light is sufficient for many students who might be termed "middle of the road" eaters. Someone who likes to come in for unlimited all-you-care-to-eat meals, and doesn’t eat every breakfast and lunch on campus.
The Mini is designed for the light eater who consumes smaller quantities or who may eat less than three meals per day.
The Mega is intended for the student that will spend the majority of their time on campus. Great for students who like three meals a day or who are heavier eaters.
The Block Plan is available to commuter students and students in South Hall or Kreidler Hall only. A Block gives you access to ten offered all-you-care-to-eat meals. You can take advantage of the ability to add Dining Dollars to your account here.
The seven all-you-care-to-eat meals are
• Sunday Brunch and Sunday-Friday dinners
All other meal times are operated on an a la carte basis—Saturday is a la carte for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
The Mega, The Lute Choice, The Light, and The Mini each include seven unlimited all-you-care-to-eat meals for every week throughout the term. The Block Plan offers 10 all-you-care-to-eat meals.
The all-you-care-to-eat meal portion of your meal plan is for your own use only*. You may purchase meals for guests with your declining balance Dining Dollars or LuteBuck$.
During the all-you-care-to-eat meal times you have unlimited access, meaning that you can come into the Main Dining Hall as many times as you'd like during each period.
*See "Guest Meals" below.
Declining balance Dining Dollars may be used during all a la carte meals, to purchase an all-you-care-to-eat meal for guests, and at all Dining Services locations:
• The Commons
• Old Main Market
• Kelley Café
• Tahoma Bakery & Café
• Espresso Stands
During retail meals, items are priced individually so you are only charged for those items you select.
Don’t worry about losing Dining Dollars during the academic year because they carry over from term to term and do not expire until the last day of the spring term (May 22, 2009 at 10pm).
**You may add Dining Dollars in $25 increments throughout the year until April 30, 2009.
All Dining Services locations also accept LuteBuck$, so if you run out of Dining Dollars—no problem! Your LuteCard is your campus debit card, so deposit money to your LuteBuck$ account and keep the convenience of using your card. LuteBuck$ can be added online at LuteWorld and in person or over the phone at the Concierge. You won't lose LuteBuck$—they stay on your account as long as you're in school, but you can't withdraw them until you officially leave the university.
Each student purchasing one of the following plans will receive 3 guest meals in Fall Term and 3 guest meals in Spring term for use in the Commons during the all-you-care-to-eat meal periods:
• The Lute Choice
• The Light
• The Mini
• The Mega
We encourage you to use your declining balance Dining Dollars and LuteBuck$ to purchase meals for your guests.
With the execption of Kreidler and South Hall residents, students living on campus must enroll in one of the following three plans: The Mega, The Lute Choice, The Light, or The Mini. Kreidler Hall residents must enroll in one of the plans: The Mega, The Lute Choice, The Light, or The Mini or The Block Plan. South Hall residents are not required to purchase a meal plan, but are encouraged to participate in any of the 5 plans.