Meal Plans

Residential Meal Plans: 2024-2025

Unlimited Plan - $2825/ Semester

Required for all first-year students in South and Cook Halls, but available for everyone. This plan allows students unlimited all-you-can-eat access to the Dining Hall during hours of operation. It includes $75 dining dollars that may be used at the HUB or the Panther Den.

19 Week Plan -$2744/Semester

The 19 week meal plan is an option for all first-year students living in South Hall and Cook Hall. This plan allows students with three meals Monday-Friday and two meals Saturday & Sunday. It includes $75 dining dollars that may be used at the HUB or the Panther Den.

Returning Students in Cook Hall & Meijer Hall

Students living in cook Hall & Meijer Hall can choose between three different meal plans. This allows students to choose the meal plan that best suits their needs.

5 meals per week with 300 dining dollars- $1334/Semester

7 meals per week with 150 dining dollars- $1334/Semester

14 meals per week with 75 dining dollars- $2218/Semester

Dining Dollars (YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE THEM)

MEAL PLANS COME WITH DINING DOLLARS. DINING DOLLARS CAN BE USED IN THE PANTHER DEN, HUB, AND THE DINING HALL.

Declining Balance

A DECLINING BALANCE IS MONEY YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR EATABLE APP AND SPEND IN OUR DINING LOCATIONS. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE THROUGH THE DINING OFFICE LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE SNEDEN CENTER BY THE MAILROOM OR YOU CAN CALL US AT (616) 871-6752

Panther Ridge and Panther Woods Meal Plan Options

All the meal plans are an option for students living in Panther Ridge and Panther Woods, but none are required. You may add a meal plan by contacting Dining Services or stop by the dining services office located by the mailroom on the Lower Level of the Sneden building.

Meal Plan Appeals

Our form will be open from August 1 until the 2nd week of September for the fall. Winter semester the form will open December 1 and close the 2nd week of January. We have a committee that will meet and discuss the appeals and we will send a written response within 11-14 business days of the closing of the form.

Pro-rated Dining Rates

If you have to cancel your Housing contract for any reason and have a meal plan, this is the pro-rated schedule we will follow for any refunds to the student's account. This also goes with any cancellations on just meal plans.

Time	Refund Amount
On or Before the 1st day of classes	100%
During Week 1	90%
During Week 2	80%
During Weeks 3 & 4	70%
During Weeks 5 & 6	60%
During Week 7	50%
After Week 7	0%

ADD/CHANGE A MEAL PLAN FORM

Commuter Meal Plans

ANY REGISTERED STUDENT, STAFF, OR FACULTY MEMBER MAY PURCHASE A MEAL PLAN OR BLOCK. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT TO PURCHASE A MEAL PLAN. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A MEAL PLAN YOU CAN DO IT IN PERSON AT THE PANTHER DEN, DINING HALL, OR DINING SERVICES OFFICE.

YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE THEM OVER THE PHONE BY CALL 616-871-6752 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AM & 4 PM.

50 Block - $515 for 50 Meals

This is a declining balance plan that you can use as many meals per day as you would like for yourself and your guests, but once the balance reaches zero, you will need to purchase additional meals. These meals can be used anytime the Dining Hall is open.

Lunch Blocks

We have created additional special lunch-only meal blocks for commuters and staff who will only be on campus during lunch. These blocks are available for use from 11 am to 2 pm in the Dining Hall. The bigger the block you purchase the bigger the discount off the door price.

50 LUNCH BLOCK - $389
30 LUNCH BLOCK - $243
20 LUNCH BLOCK - $167
10 LUNCH BLOCK - $93