Mandatory Meal Plans | Voluntary Meal Plans | Faculty/Staff Meal Plans | Payment Options
Changing Meal Plans | Terms and Conditions | Important Dates

Types of Meal Plans:

Unlimited
The Unlimited Plan allows you to enjoy an unlimited number of meals per week with unlimited access to the continuous Monarch Dining facilities (Rogers and Whitehurst), as often as you would like. And it will allow you to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Cafe 1201 located in the Webb Center. This plan also includes $100 in Flex Points that can be used for visiting family and friends or for purchases in our a la carte locations such as the Food Court, Quiznos, Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.

Best suited for:

• Athletic students
• Students who live in the residence halls
• "Grazing" students
• Students with a sporadic schedule

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Weekly Plans

Weekly meal plans offer a number of all-you-care-to-eat meals per week for use in our continuous Monarch Dining facilities (Rogers and Whitehurst), breakfast, lunch and dinner in Café 1201. Additionally, these plans include a certain number of Flex Points that can be used for purchases in our a la carte locations such as the Food Court, Quiznos, Starbucks and Chick-fil-A. These plans also include three guest meals per semester than can be used for visiting family and friends.

Best suited for:

• Traditional students on campus 7 days a week
• Eat meals during traditional meal periods (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Have a regular class and social schedule

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Block Plans

Block meal plans offer you a pre-determined amount of all-you-care-to-eat meals for use in our continuous Monarch Dining facilities (Rogers and Whitehurst), breakfast and lunch in Café 1201. Additionally, these plans include a certain number of Flex Points that can be used for purchases in our a la carte locations such as the Food Court, Quiznos, Starbucks and Chick-fil-A.

Best suited for:

• Students with an active schedule
• Skip meal periods
• Eats meals later in the day
• "Grazing" students

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How meal plans work:

Meals are used in the all-you-care-to-eat continuous Monarch Dining facilities (Rogers and Whitehurst), breakfast and lunch in Café 1201 at the Webb Center.  Your card is swiped at the entrance of the dining facility and a meal is automatically deducted from your plan.

*Flex Points are considered “Dining Dollars” that can be used to make purchases in any of the Monarch Dining facilities on campus. 

$1 Flex Point = $1 Cash

Voluntary Meal Plans:

Those students living in the University Village and off campus are considered commuter students and meal plans are optional. 

 Plans to choose from for the Fall 2009/Spring 2010: 

• Commuter meal plans must be purchased on a semester by semester basis.
• Meals do not transfer from semester to semester. Flex point balances will carry over from Fall semester to Spring semester if a meal plan is purchased each semester.
• Flex points will not carry over from semester to semester if a meal plan is purchased for only one semester.
• Plans will be turned off at the end of semester exams.
• Block meals can be used to allow your guests to dine with you.
  
  

Faculty Staff Meal Plans

You asked for it and we heard you. Monarch Dining is pleased to introduce Faculty/Staff Meal Plans. With the Faculty/Staff Meal Plan, eating on campus has never been easier. Just walk into one of our residential dining restaurants; Rogers, Whitehurst, Cafe 1201 or the Faculty/Staff Dining Room located in Webb Center, swipe your ID card, and the meal is automatically deducted from your balance, no cash required. It's that easy. Choose from:

Bronze Plan – 25 Meals

1. A savings of 16% off the door price of Café 1201, Rogers and Whitehurst
2. A savings of 4% off the door price of F/S Dining

Silver Plan – 50 Meals

1. A savings of 19% off the door price of Café 1201, Rogers and Whitehurst
2. A savings of 8% off the door price of F/S Dining

Gold Plan – 75 Meals

1. A savings of 23% off the door price of Café 1201, Rogers and Whitehurst
2. A savings of 12% off the door price of F/S Dining
   

Faculty/Staff are eligible to purchase the meal plans listed below:

**All Faculty/Staff meal plans for 08-09 will expire on August 7, 2009.
**All Faculty/Staff meal plans for 09-10 will expire on August 6, 2010.

These new meal plans are not just convenient; they are also a cost savings. That's right; you can save up to 23% off the current door price by purchasing a Faculty/Staff Meal Plan. Simple, easy, convenient, and a cost savings! What more could you ask for? So stop by the Card Center in Webb Center to sign up today or visit www.odu.edu/monarchdining for more information.

Download the forms here and drop the completed form at the Card Center.

Payroll Deduction | Monarch Plus | Meal Plans

Paying for Meal Plans:

Resident Students
Resident students are those students who live on campus and are required to be on a meal plan. These students will have their meal plans included in their housing charges. You will see these charges on your student bill in Leo Online.

Commuter students
Commuter Students have the option of purchasing a meal plan but it is not a requirement. If a commuter student would like to purchase a meal plan, they must contact the University card center directly to purchase a meal plan. You must pay for the meal plan when you sign up. We accept cash, check, Mastercard and Visa or Online

We cannot place a charge on your student account for the meal plans nor can the meal plan be incorporated in the payment plan.

Financial Aid
If you are expecting Financial Aid and would like to use these funds to purchase a meal plan, you will need to wait until you receive your balance of aid check. You may then cash that check and use those funds to purchase the meal plan. If your aid is expected to be delayed or you have extenuating circumstances, please contact your financial aid advisor.

Changing Meal Plans :
Resident and Commuter Students can change their meal plan at the beginning of each semester. The student must complete the form online. The deadline for changing meal plan changes each semester but the exact dates can found under the important dates below.

** Please note: There are certain meal plan requirements based on your housing location. Please refer to the meal plan chart to see the requirements.

Click the link below to change your meal plan

Meal Plan Online Change Form

Important Dates:

Spring 09
First meal - Dinner, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
Last meal - Lunch, Friday, May 8, 2009

Fall 09
Meals start breakfast, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
Meals end at lunch, Friday, December 18th with points being accepted through end of business day.

Spring 10
Meals start at dinner, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010
Meals end at lunch, Thursday, May 6th with points being accepted through end of business day

Meal Plan Change Dates - ** New format**

Meal plan changes are only accepted during certain time period
Fall 09 : August 24 – September 13, 2009
Spring 10 : January 4 – January 24, 2010

• This is a meal plan and can only be used for meals in on-campus dining locations. If you would like to use your card in the vending machines, the University Bookstore or laundry facilities, you can open a Monarch Plus account.
• The cardholder is responsible for the immediate reporting of a lost or stolen card, to the Card Center at 683-3508 or Campus Police at 683-4000, for deactivation of the card.
• The university is not responsible for loss of funds due to failure to report a lost or stolen card. There are no refunds or changes to meal plans after the drop/add date of the semester.
• Meals do not transfer from semester to semester.
• If a resident student moves off-campus, it is the student's responsibility to contact housing to cancel their meal plan if so desired. If the student does not contact housing, the meal plan will remain active for the remainder of the smester and theyw ill be charged the full price of the plan.