Dining Dollars are flexible, debit card-like funds that accompany a Weekly Meal Plan, MyMeals or are a stand-alone Meal Plan in the form of the Full Dining Dollar Plan. You must be enrolled in a meal plan to be eligible for Dining Dollars.
Students can use Dining Dollars to buy extra meals or upgrade their meal, snacks, beverages, or food from any of the campus dining halls or dining locations during all hours of operation. Food purchases using Dining Dollars, can be used for yourself and your guests.
Using your Dining Dollars saves you money!
Locations |
Savings with Dining Dollars |
Drumlin Dining Hall |
15% |
Drumlin Sandwich Shop |
15% |
Esker Dining Hall |
15% |
Esker Dining Hall – Prairie Street Market |
15% |
10% |
|
UW-W Rock County – Rockin’ Grill |
10% |
Add-on Dining Dollars (as part of the Weekly Meal Plan)
Dining Dollars are a required part of your Weekly Meal Plan and provide additional flexibility for your campus dining food purchases. You will start with your choice of $50 or $100 for the semester.
Students have the opportunity to choose the Full Dining Dollar Plan if they want greater flexibility for their meals.
The Full Dining Dollar Plan is not recommended for first year students.
Meal Plan | Price Per Semester | Redemption Value Per Semester | Avg. Weekly Redemption | Average Meals Per Week |
---|---|---|---|---|
Full Dining Dollar Plan | $1,508 | $935 | $58.44 | 6-7 |
Proposed plans and prices pending approval from the UW System Board of Regents
The difference is an overhead charge that is incorporated into all dining plans including the traditional Weekly Meal Plans. This charge covers bonds, utilities, maintenance and custodial services for the residence dining program in Esker Hall and Drumlin Hall. The charge is more apparent in these plans because they are dollar for dollar.
Meal plans offer students the option of selecting the number of meals they wish to eat each week or over the course of an entire semester.
Dining Dollars are accepted during all hours of operation at all campus dining locations, including the Rockin’ Grill at UW-W Rock County. For more information click here.
When you want to use your Dining Dollars, just tell the cashier “Dining Dollars” when handing your HawkCard to them for payment.
Each student or staff member must be enrolled in a meal plan in order to have Dining Dollars. If a student or staff member has used all of their MyMeals, they must purchase more MyMeals before purchasing Dining Dollars.
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