Dining Services Myths

• It's your money for 32 weeks: Your balance remains the same after breaks or time away.
• No need to track swipes: Meal plan money rolls over from first to second semester, and Flex Bucks roll over to the next year.
• Extended hours: Our dining halls aren't just open around meal time. You can enjoy extended hours through late night at two locations.
• Unlimited guest meals: You can buy meals for visiting friends, siblings, or parents.
• Food to go: You have the flexibility to take your meals to go. All meals are available for take out.
• Collaborative space: There's no need to swipe to gain access. You can always access the dining halls during open hours to study, meet with friends, or work collaboratively.

Over the past few years, there's been a historic rise in food costs, due to supply chain ripple effects, paper costs, and the rise in hospitality wages post-pandemic. 

BC Dining strives to achieve a break-even bottom line. We don't receive any money from tuition and we are responsible for rent, utilities, food labor, and benefit costs. Of 15,000 people on-campus, 5,200 are on a required meal plan, while 6,000 others choose to be. 

Our team is always looking for new dishes that represent the rich world flavors and traditions of our community. We regularly collaborate with groups like:

• Asian Caucus
• Chinese Students Association
• Haitian Club
• Armenian Club

We incorporate special dishes inspired by student groups, seek out local restaurants for inspiration, and host pop-ups to try new things.

We are committed to ensuring access to balanced, nutritious, and delicious meals. We offer a variety of food options in our campus eateries for vegan/vegeterian diets and meal accommodations for students with food allergies, celiac disease, other medical nutritional needs, or cultural or religious needs.

If you still have concerns, schedule an appointment with our on-campus dietician, Christina Karalolas, MS, RD, LDN to figure out what’s best for you.

We support sustainability and are committed to sourcing food from producers who share our Jesuit values of integrity, care, and earth stewardship.

These are some of the sustainability initiatives we invest in:

• Green2Go
• Choose2Reuse
• eBC & Leanpath
• FRESH events
• Farmers Market

Every day, we offer daily deals, combo meals, add-ons, and extras, including $12.50 dinner specials every day at all main dining halls. 

Check out our online menu to find out what meal deals are available today. Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on promotions.

There's always something new going on at our dining locations. These are just some of the recent updates to our locations, menus, dishes, promotions, and events:

• Renovated Eagle’s Nest, Carney, and Stuart dining halls 
• New recipes at all locations
• Expanded menu at The Market, including smoothies and pizzas
• Reusable mug program at Tully and The Market
• Grubhub specials and exclusives
• More pop-ups and events
  

There is no surcharge built into the dining plan to account for theft.