How does the meal plan work?
Each meal plan includes 7 all-you-care-to-eat meals a week and a range of declining balance dollar amount. New students will automatically be assigned the standard meal plan for the first semester. Sodexo is the food service provider and students may use their meal cards in Dillin Hall (the main dining hall), O’Riley’s (a coffee shop on campus), and The Observatory Store (an on-campus convenience store).
All meal plans have two distinct parts. Debit dollars encoded on the student I.D. card are used for breakfast, lunch, weekend brunch, snacks, and maybe a Friday or Saturday dinner. Each student is responsible for how much or how little to spend each day. In the real world, this is called living on a budget. Sunday through Thursday evenings you are welcome to all-you-care-to-eat dinner service–outstanding food from soup to dessert, and nobody cares if you have seconds.
First-year students will automatically be assigned to Platinum Plan A when enrolling in housing. This Meal Plan entitles you to unlimited access to an all-you-care-to-eat format at Dining at Dobbs located in the Dobbs University Center (DUC). Students are also entitled to a Meal Exchange at other resident dining locations. In addition to unlimited access to Dining at Dobbs, Plan A has $150 Dooley Dollars that can be spent at any retail dining location on campus. You may choose Plan K instead if you have Kosher or Halal dietary needs. Transfer Students are also eligible for a number of Dining Plans. Cox Hall Food Court is the main retail dining location featuring national brands like Chick-fil-a, Burger King, Freshens and Pizza Hut; as well as Emory community favorites like comfort foods from Emory Market, made-to-order deli sandwiches with premium Boars Head meats at the Sandwich Shop, and Sushi made fresh daily. In addition to Cox Hall are 14 retail dining locations around campus. For
A. The meal plan is in connection with Off-Campus Dining Networks (www.ocdn.com). Each resident will get a meal card. The meal plan money is divided into a specific amount per week. Money will be deposited onto the meal card on either a weekly or monthly basis. When the meal card has been activated the resident will be able to use the meal card in the Campus Center (Building “J”) on-campus according to the cafeteria’s hours of operation. The cafeteria’s hours of operation may change without notice and are based on customer traffic. Residents are also able to use the meal card at certain restaurants off-campus. The list of restaurants is available at www.ocdn.com/sierra. It is the resident’s responsibility to budget the meal plan money accordingly.
