Choosing a Meal Plan
Your eating habits as well as the type of food you like can help you determine the best plan for you.
If you plan to eat most meals in Foster Residential Dining Hall, an all-you-care-to-eat dining facility, the AF (any 19 meals/week plus $100 Flex), B (any 14 meals/week), or BF (any 14 meals/week plus $150 Flex) plans are your best choices.
If you prefer to eat in a facility such as Folger and the HUB, where items are more “grab’n go,” your best choice is one of our block plans. Block plans allow you to eat a different amount of meals per week depending on your schedule—this way you are not losing meals if you are extremely busy. Our block plans are CF (any 165 meals/semester plus $150 Flex) or KF (any125 meals/semester plus $200 Flex). These plans provide the most flexibility.
Flex
In all cases, Flex Dollars expand your dining options especially if you plan to use the retail operations. Flex is a declining balance account that is separate from meal plan—it’s easier than carrying cash or another card. You can open a separate Flex plan with a $50 minimum deposit and you may add to that plan, or to your existing Flex plan, at any time during the semester.
Guest Passes
Each of our meal plans includes five free Guest Passes to be used for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner at Foster Residential Dining Hall. As always, you may also use your Flex to treat a family member or friend at any time.
Spring 2008 Meal Plans Are Ready—Buy One NOW!
Meal plans are geared specifically to make your life simpler! They're easy, economical, and designed to best meet the needs of your busy campus lifestyle.
We are proud to offer one of the tastiest programs around! Our quality, variety, convenience, and flexibility all help make your meal plan unique. Where can you use your meal plan? Anywhere on campus!
Our all-you-care-to-eat residential restaurant at Foster Hall accepts your meal plan, Flex Dollars, cash, and credit/debit. The HUB Rock II, featuring Chick-fil-A, Tuscan Market, Grille Works, Zoca, Bagel Works, and Folger Food Court—featuring Jump Asian, Quiznos, HomeZone, FirePlace Pizza, and Starbucks—accepts meal cash credit, Flex, cash, and credit/debit cards*. Java City at Stapleton Library, Java City at the Co-Op, and Java City at Foster Hall accept Flex, cash, and credit/debit. The Eberly Cafe in the lobby of the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology accepts Flex and cash, so basically you can use your meal plan at all of our IUP campus venues.
*Note: Not all stations accept meal plans, meal cash credit, or Flex Dollars.
PLEASE review the Meal Plan Agreement before signing up for a meal plan.
Meal plans can be purchased any time by visiting the Office of Housing and Residence Life in Clark Hall or by e-mailing Campus Dining at iup-dining@iup.edu. Meal plans may be changed at Housing and Residence Life no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Friday following the start of classes. All change or cancellation requests must be submitted in writing to Housing and Residence Life.
