Food Services
Dickinson State University provides food service through Sodexho, a professional company that specializes in school and college food service management. While the University is in session, food service is provided at the Student Center through either the cafeteria or the snack bar.
Students living in campus residence halls (excluding those renting as students with families in North Campus Apartments) are required to participate in a campus board plan. Student living in the three traditional residence halls must choose from one of three options for a five-day per week or seven-day per week meal plan; students living in the apartments (Main, Miller, Altringer, or North Campus) may also select a fourth meal plan option providing 65 meals per semester.
Students living off campus are welcome to purchase meals with cash at either the cafeteria or snack bar, but purchasing a meal plan may be a more economical alternative. Students living off campus may purchase special meal plans through the University’s Office of Business Affairs.
Board rates for the 2006/07 academic year are shown below. One half of the rate is billed per semester.
Type of plan |
2006/07 rate |
Monday-Friday (5 days) 10 meals/week w/$100 flex per semester* |
$2,292 |
Monday-Friday (5 days) 15 meals/week w/no flex $ |
$2,292 |
Monday-Sunday (7 days) 19 meals/week w/no flex $** |
$2,492 |
65 meals/semester w/$50 flex per semester |
$736 |
* Flex dollars may be used for purchases in the snack bar.
** Two meals, brunch and dinner, are served on Saturday and Sunday.