Meal Plan Options

Download a PDF of the 2013 -14 Meal Plan Options.

Residence Halls.

All students living in Ashton, Hill, Emerson, and Moyer Halls are required to choose a quarterly meal plan, either the Unlimited or a Weekly Block Plan. Each plan combines access to the main dining hall (Gwinn Commons) with SPU Points to spend at any dining location (see “Understanding Points” below). The more access you have to Gwinn, the fewer points you’ll need to supplement your meal plan.

The Unlimited Plan allows you unlimited access to Gwinn during their service hours -- you can enter for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and even stop in for a snack or two during the day (please note: all food must be consumed in the dining hall).

If your class, work, or social schedule varies, you may want to choose a Weekly Block Plan, which allows you a certain number of entrances into Gwinn per week to use at your discretion. For example, let's say you are on the Weekly Block 14. On Sunday, you eat breakfast and lunch at Gwinn. That evening, you choose to use your SPU points to pick up a Subway sandwich for a study group with friends. Your two entrances into Gwinn would be taken off of your balance of 14, leaving you with 12 to use for the remainder of the week. The cost of your Subway sandwich would be deducted from your point balance (see "Understanding Points" below). Block and point balances are available from the cashier and via the Campus Card web site.

Campus Apartments.

Although not required, students living in campus apartments may choose any plan, including a Block 25 (25 entrances into Gwinn), Block 50 (50 entrances into Gwinn), or Advantage Points (see below).

Understanding Points

SPU Points.

Unlimited and Weekly Block plans come with SPU Points, which are worth a penny a point and save you sales tax. For example, let’s say you have an Unlimited Plan, which includes 7,500 points ($75). You want to purchase a latte at Academic Perks for $2.55. The cashier will deduct 255 points from your balance, leaving you with 7,245 ($72.45) to use the remainder of the quarter. Unused SPU Points will roll from quarter to quarter, but not year to year. If you deplete your SPU points before the end of the quarter, you may purchase Advantage Points.

Advantage Points.

These points are used in the same manner as SPU Points but are not linked to a quarterly meal plan. Unused Advantage Points will roll from quarter to quarter and year to year until no activity is recorded for three consecutve quarters. Additional points may be purchased as needed.