Block Plans
Block Plans include a set number of meals per term without any limitations on
the number of meals a student can eat each day or week. There are a total of
twenty-six meals offered during a standard serving week. Transfer options are
available at designated retail venues during lunch, dinner and late night. Block plans
allow students to exchange the value of one meal ($6.00) for one approved catered meal per term.
Meals not used at the end of the term cannot be redeemed.
Continuous Dining
Our program offers continuous dining, allowing participants to dine in
Riverside Commons
from the moment it opens to the moment it closes. Your meal plan selection
will determine the limitations on the number of meals you can eat each meal period
and week.
Catered Meal Exchange
You can use one meal from your meal plan to pay for one approved catered meal per
term. Catered meals shall be decided one year in advance. Meals approved for
the Catered Meal Exchange will be determined by the Dining Services Advisory
Committee (DSAC) prior to the beginning of the Academic year.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars are included with each meal plan, but cannot be purchased separately.
Students are allowed to use Dining Dollars to purchase food, snacks, and beverages
during all regular serving hours. You will receive a 10% discount on any food items
purchased at University Center dining venues.
Sales tax is not charged on purchases. Dining Dollars do not carry over to the next
term. When Dining Dollars are gone,
Falcon Dollars can be purchased.
Guest Meals
Specified meal plans include 5 guest meal passes per term. These may only be used in
Riverside Commons in the company with the meal plan participant. Guest meals may not be
used for Premium/Theme or Special Event meals, including within Riverside Commons. Guest
meals may be used at all-campus picnics where the events serve as the primary dining option
for meal plan participants. Guests meals expire at the end of each term.
Late Night Transfer
All meal plans include the opportunity to use Late Night Transfer which allows you to purchase food using
meal credits when standard dining hours have passed!
Mandatory Meal Plan Policy
All students residing in the residence halls (with the exception of South
Fork Suites residents) are required to select
a meal plan as a part of their room and board. Students may choose from any of the meals plans offered,
with the exception of the 60+ Block Plan which is restricted to students who have earned 60 or more
credits and commuter students. There are a few exceptions
to this policy. More information about meal plans can be found in the University Dining Services contract
If you are a commuter, you are not required to be on a meal plan. However, many commuters find
our meal plans appealing.
Meal Plan Exemptions
Meal Plan Exemption Requests may be submitted to the Director of University
Dining Services in the
University Center as outlined in the Dining Contract.
Exemptions to the mandatory meal plan policy will not be granted for employment reasons, class
schedule conflicts, or for financial reasons. Exemptions will be considered for medical reasons
only.
Exemption request forms must be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to the
beginning of the term. Exemption Request Forms are available at the
University Dining Services Office in the University Center. We anticipate that
our extensive hours of operation and variety of services will accommodate your
schedule and dietary needs.
Meal Period
The time frame for specific meal service for those on a meal plan. Weekly meal plans allow one meal
to be eaten during a meal period. Block plans do not limit the number of meals you can eat each day
or week. Meal periods include breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night on Monday – Thursday, breakfast,
lunch, and dinner on Friday, and brunch, dinner and late night on Saturday – Sunday.
Meal Plan Change Period
You will have the option of changing from one meal plan to another one time during each term. This
Meal Plan Change Period
is advertised with the term calendar. All meal plan changes will be prorated
at the time of this change.
Meal Plan Week
The meal plan week applies to weekly plans. The meal plan week runs Sunday morning through Saturday evening.
Retail Venues
Retail venues offer dining to any UWRF student, faculty, staff or guest. There are several dining venues to
choose from. All student meal plans provide a variety of “transfer opportunities” at retail dining venues.
Riverside Commons
The primary residential dining facility is at Riverside Commons which offers an all-you-care-to-eat environment
and continuous dining. All food must be consumed in Riverside Commons. At Riverside Commons you can look forward
to special theme meals in celebration of holidays, special events, picnics, including a student favorite – the
Chancellor’s Late Night Breakfast.
Sack Meals
Sack meals may be arranged when meal times conflict with your class schedule, work, or other campus activities.
To participate in the sack meal program, you are required to complete the Sack Meal Request Form. The form must
be submitted no later than the day prior to the intended missed meal. Sack meals will be discontinued if you fail
to pick up the meal two consecutive times without proper notification. Sack meal request forms are also available
at the University Dining Services Office in the University Center.
Sick Trays
If you are ill, you may arrange a sick tray with the approval of your Hall Manager and/or the Health Nurse. To
obtain a sick tray, a Sick Tray Request Form (accompanied by your student ID) must be completed and delivered to
a Dining Services Manager in University Center at least one hour before the serving time ends for a particular
meal period. The Dining Service personnel are not responsible for delivery of your sick tray. Therefore, you
should make arrangements for someone to deliver your meal.
Transfer Meals
Instead of eating at Riverside Commons, several retail dining venues offer transfer meals for your convenience
and variety. Transfer meals are only available during designated
transfer hours and are limited to the identified
daily specials. A transfer meal will pay for $6.00 in food. Additional items may be purchased, however you must
cover the difference with a seperate form of tender.
Weekly Plans
Weekly meal plans include a set number of meals per week that allows one meal to be eaten during a meal period. Meal
periods include breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night on Monday through Friday,
and brunch, dinner and late night on Saturday and Sunday. Weekly plans run Sunday morning through Saturday evening and
you can choose any of the twenty-six meals offered up to the selected meal plan limit. Transfer options are available
daily at designated retail venues during lunch and late night. Weekly plans allow students to exchange the value of one meal ($6.00) for one
approved catered meal per term. Weekly plans include 5 guest meals per term. Unused meals do not carry over to future weeks.
