Meal Plan Options

What are my options?
An Average Week

Meal plans have always been a smart and convenient way for you to save money. That's because on average an on-campus meal costs less and, along with larger, unlimited portions, has on average more variety than a meal you might buy almost anywhere else. The design of the meal plan options are an opportunity to help budget your food dollars.

SJU meal options are a combination of declining meal counts and Dining Bucks. The meals and Dining Bucks are managed and tracked through a computer based access system. This gives you maximum flexibility to use your meal plan when it is most convenient for you.

How to Choose!

When choosing a meal plan option estimate how many meals per week you normally eat. Be sure to consider your weekend eating habits. If you are involved in athletics, extracurricular activities or have off campus employment these will affect the number of meals per week you will need.

Meal Option Changes

During the first two weeks of the Fall and Spring semester, students are allowed to adjust their meal plans at any time to meet their needs. After this two week period, options may only be upgraded. Changes and upgrades may be done in the Dining Service Office during regular business hours.

Running Low on DINING BUCKS?

Additional funds may be added to your food account throughout the semester. Value may be increased at the SJU Dining Service Office during regular business hours. Dining Bucks may be purchased by either paying cash or charging the amount to your SJU personal account. One Dining Buck equals one dollar, so to add 50 Dining Bucks you need to pay $50. By using Dinig Bucks, you eliminate the need to carry cash and reduce the risk of theft.

Initially, Dining bucks are added to each participating student's food account at the beginning of each semester. Any Dining bucks remaining in their food account at the end of the semester are non-refundable.

Special Packages

We cannot replace your caring about and missing your son. However, we can help you show him you love him and are thinking about him while he is away at college. The SJU Dining Services offers various Special Packages designed for birthdays and day brighteners. It is a way of sending a little bit of home to campus, by saying "someone's thinking of you." Some packages are birthday cakes, pizza certificates or gourmet cookies & milk.

Also included with these packages is a form for "Home Sweet Home"...a special tribute to home cooking. Send in your son's favorite recipe. The SJU Dining Service will have a special day in May featuring the chosen recipes and adapting them to feed our large college family. Your son will be so excited to see his favorite dish being served in our Main Dining Room!

Every year we do a mailing to all parents' homes with the information regarding the various packages we offer and "Home Sweet Home". If you do not receive a mailing by the end of August or need more forms, please feel free to contact our office at (320) 363-2240 and we will be glad to send you the information.