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. Billing for the Full Meal Plan and Partial Meal Plan is included with the tuition bill and is handled by Eastern University's billing office.

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 $42 in Flex Dollars. Flex Dollars are points stored on a student's ID card that can be spent in any dining location on campus.

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 $154 in Flex Dollars. The Partial Meal Plan is only available to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

There are many benefits to adding extra eagle dollars

• The funds never expire as long as your student remains with Eastern.
• 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 (fastest): 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.

SOME COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT RESIDENT MEAL PLANS

1. What is the difference between Flex Dollars and Eagle Dollars? 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 are are linked to that resident meal plan; at end of the resident meal plan the Flex Dollars expire. Eagle Dollars can be purchased seperately 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. They carry over if the customer studies abroad, takes a semester off, or even graduates. All of the registers on campus are programmed to automatically use Flex Dollars (which expire) before they use Eagle Dollars. Both Eagle Dollars and Flex Dollars are non-refundable and non-transferable.

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? Customers can check their balance anytime at any register by asking the cashier and providing their E-Card. In addtion, a customer's balance will print on their receipt with any purchase. We also mail letters to parents of residents periodically during the semester if their student's account is low. Parents may also e-mail Sodexo and ask for a balance check.

5. The online payment website 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.

Online Payment Help

The online payment website 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.