Dining Services

Dining Centers


  • Dining Centers

    Blair-Shannon Dining Center

  • Dining Centers

    Food Gall at Garst Dining Center

  • Dining Centers

    Heitz Dining Center

  • Dining Centers

    Our culinary team creates flavorful food options to fit individual dietary needs with a sustainable dining experience. 

  • Dining Centers

    Our culinary team creates flavorful food options to fit individual dietary needs with a sustainable dining experience. 

  • Dining Centers

    Our culinary team creates flavorful food options to fit individual dietary needs with a sustainable dining experience. 

All-You-Care-To-Eat Dining Centers

Blair-Shannon Dining Center, located in Blair-Shannon House, and Heitz Dining Center, located in Heitz House, are all-you-can eat dining centers. One meals-per-week swipe gets you into the dining center where you are able to eat as much as you'd like in the facility. There are several different stations that offer various cuisine:

  • The Kitchen serves American classics or international cuisine
  • Delicious Without serves allergen-friendly menu options that avoid the top nine allergens
  • The Grill served grilled favorites
  • A pizza and pasta station
  • A soup, sandwich and salad bar

The Food Hall at Garst Dining Center

The Food Hall at Garst Dining Center is connected to Hammons and Hutchens House. With one meals-per-week swipe, you get a ticket for one meal from the concept of your choice, and can even take it to-go! There is also an Extra Extra station that offers fruit and veggie sups, cereal and desserts available for you to add more sides as a bonus to your meal. Concepts offered include:

  • Absurd Bird offers fried chicken and fries. A breakfast menu is offered until 10:30 a.m.
  • Smoked offers classic barbecue favorites
  • La Mesa offers Latin dishes like burritos, bowls and nachos
  • Harrison Street Subs offers made-to-order sandwiches and salads
  • Delicious Without offers an allergen-friendly menu options that avoid the top nine allergens
  • Student's Choice station offers rotating menus throughout the year voted on by residents

A Focus on Options and Dietary Needs

  • We clearly label food with pertinent allergy and health information to help you manage allergies and dietary restrictions to maintain a balanced diet. Look for these labels in our dining halls:
    • AG - Avoiding Gluten
    • VG - Vegan
    • V - Vegetarian
    • P - Contains Pork
    • PR - Good Source of Protein
    • CF - Climate Friendly
  • We can accommodate dietary needs, and our chef is always available to have a conversation about your personal needs. 
  • Our menus rotate daily, so there is always something new to try and you never get bored. 

Retail Dining

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You can use your Dining Dollars at various retail dining locations around campus, like Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Subway, Freddy's, Panda Express, Einstein Bros Bagels and more.

Rates for meal plan packages are for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Meal Plan Packages

A complete Meal Plan package consists of both Meals-Per-Week and Dining Dollars. A Meal Plan package is required when living in room-style or suite-style housing, but optional for students living in Sunvilla and Monroe.

Meals-Per-Week

Meals-Per-Week plans can be used at any of our three dining centers: Blair-Shannon, Garst, and Heitz. Each time a student visits, a meal is deducted from their weekly balance using their BearPass Student ID. The weekly swipes reset every Monday morning before breakfast. Meals-Per-Week plans can be lowered during the first three weeks of each semester, and increased at any time.

Meals-Per-Week Semester Rate
Unlimited meals/week $1,655
19-Meals/week $1,546
14-Meals/week $1,519
10-Meals/week $1,499

Dining Dollars

Dining Dollars are a declining balance plan, similar to a debit account, loaded on a student's account once at the beginning of each semester. Each time a purchase is made, those dollars are subtracted from the balance on their BearPass Student ID. Dining Dollars are accepted at dining centers and retail dining locations on campus and carry over from summer to fall and from fall to spring. Each plan below comes with a set amount of dining center bonus meals to use for friends or family that visit! Unused bonus meals also roll over from summer to fall and fall to spring. All Dining Dollars and bonus meals expire at the end of the academic year in May.

Total Dollars Dining Center Bonus Meals
$300 12
$250 10
$200 8

Dine On Campus

Find hours, daily menus, detailed nutritional information and more on the Chartwells website.