All resident students at the Eastern University St. Davids campus are required to carry and pay for a meal plan. First-Year students are automatically assigned a Full Meal Plan when they turn in their housing contract. Returning Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors choose either the Full Meal Plan or the Partial Meal Plan during Housing Selection Night in the spring semester. Meal Plan change requests must be sent to the housing office in writing or via your Eastern e-mail account at least 20 days before the start of each semester. Billing for the Full Meal Plan and Partial Meal Plan is included with the tuition bill and is handled by Eastern University's Housing Office.

Resident Meal Plans
All resident students at Eastern University are enrolled in a meal plan automatically. Freshmen are enrolled in the Full Meal Plan when they register for on campus housing. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors choose either the Full Meal Plan or the Partial Meal Plan during Housing Selection Night in the spring semester.

The Full Meal Plan
The Full Meal Plan includes access to 20 meals served in the Dining Commons during the week, as well as access to the Breezeway during lunch. The Full Meal Plan also includes about $46 in a flexible spending account. This flex account puts extra flexibility into the meal plan, allowing for snacks and drinks between classes, or eating meals at non-traditional times.

The Partial Meal Plan
The Partial Meal Plan includes access to any 12 meals served in the Dining Commons during the week, as well as access to the Breezeway during lunch. The Partial Meal Plan also includes about $167 in a flexible spending account. This flex account puts extra flexibility into the meal plan, allowing for snacks and drinks between classes, or eating meals at non-traditional times. The Partial Meal Plan is only available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Most students will use their entire flex account during the semester, and we recommend everyone consider increasing their flex balance by purchasing Eagle Dollars.

There are many benefits to adding extra eagle dollars

• The funds never expire as long as your student remains with Eastern. They rollover semester to semester and year to year, even if the student studies abroad, takes a semester off, or graduates.
• Your student will not have to carry cash, since they use their Student ID as a debit card.
• It saves money! Bonus dollars are added to the funds that you send.
  - 50.00 gives your student $ 52.50
  - 100.00 gives your student $110.00 Best Values
  - 150.00 gives your student $162.50 Best Values
  

How to Add Additional Funds
Online: Visit our secured online payment site here.
By Mail: Print out the Resident Mail-In Payment Form to pay by personal check or credit card. [Mail in Payment Form]

In Person: Stop by the Dining Commons anytime during normal business hours to pay with a personal check, cash, or credit card.

By Phone: Call our office at 610.225.5053 to pay with any major credit card.

Deposits are usually available within 2 business days.

[Online Payment Help]

SOME COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT RESIDENT MEAL PLANS

1. What is the difference between Flex Dollars and Eagle Dollars? Do they expire at the end of the semester? Flex Dollars and Eagle Dollars are very similar; both are points stored on a student ID that work at all of the cafes and dining rooms on the St. Davids campus of Eastern University.

Flex Dollars are included with resident meal plans and are linked to that resident meal plan; at end of the resident meal plan or at the end of a semester, Flex Dollars expire. Flex Dollars are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Eagle Dollars can be purchased separately by anyone, and they never expire as long as the customer remains affiliated with Eastern University. Eagle Dollars carry over from semester to semester and year to year - even if the student studies abroad, takes a semester off, or graduates. Eagle Dollars are also non-refundable and non-transferable.

All of the registers on campus are programmed to automatically use Flex Dollars (which expire) before they use Eagle Dollars.

2. Do I get more Flex Dollars next semester? If you continue to be a resident student, yes. At the beginning of every semester, every resident student is given a new meal plan which includes more Flex Dollars.

3. How do I change my meal plan? All decisions concerning switching meal plans are made by Eastern University's Student Housing department, not by Sodexo. Generally, Student Housing does not allow students to change their meal plan in the middle of a semester, and all first-year students are required to be on the Full Meal Plan. Upperclassmen who want to switch to a Partial Meal Plan between the fall and spring semesters should contact the Student Housing department for details. During Housing Selection Night in the the spring semester, upperclassmen are given a chance to switch to a Partial Meal Plan for the fall semester.

4. How do I check my Flex Dollar or Eagle Dollar account balance? There are several ways to check your balance.
   1. You can check your balance anytime at either of our self service kiosks in the Breezeway and Jammin Java, or by asking any cashier at any location.
   2. Your balance prints automatically on your receipt anytime you use your E-Card.
   3. Or you can e-mail sodexo@eastern.edu.

5. Are Eagle Dollars mandatory? No. All resident students automatically enrolled in a meal plan when they register for classes. The price of this meal plan is included on the tuition bill. This meal plan is the core of the student's eating on campus, Eagle Dollars are an optional way of adding extra convenience and flexibility.

Online Payment Help

• The online payment web site will not let me type in my student's name! After you login, there will be a blue oval that says, "Manage my account" on the right hand side of the screen below the meal plans. Click on this and you be given the ability to type in a student name and ID number. Make sure to click on the red disk icon to save that student to your account. Now click "proceed" and you will be taken back to the main screen.

• After I select the student's name, and push the little red button nothing happens! When you click the little red button, your purchase is added to your shopping cart. You will need to click on a big red button to approve all of the purchases in your shopping cart and move on. On some computers, you may have to scroll down to see the big red button. After you click on the big red button, the website will ask for your payment information.

• I forgot my username or password! If you forgot your password, there is a blue oval underneath the login screen that says, "Lost Password?" Click on this, and it will prompt you to type in your username (usually your e-mail address). Type in your e-mail address and it will e-mail you your password. If you prefer, you can create a new login with a new username. Local dining services management at Eastern University do not have access to your login information or credit card data.

• I do not know my student's ID number! Usually this is not a problem since we rarely have two students with the same name on campus, and we will look up your student's ID number when we recieve your payment. You can fill in the box by typing in a telephone number, or any other number you like. (Please do not use a Social Security number; Dining Services does not have access to student Social Security numbers.) If there is a problem, we will contact you via e-mail.

• How long does it take for my online deposit to appear in the student's account? 1-2 business days.