Each meal plan offers a variety of meal options satisfying varied dietary requirements, personal tastes and individual schedules. Each plan provides at least ten meals per week throughout the academic year - so you can be certain that you will always have food available to you; and each plan provides unlimited seconds for all meals taken in the Commons. [ show/hide food options ]
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Center of the Plate
Our Chefs offer traditional menu selections with plenty of options and balance.
The Deli Case
Check our variety of deli offerings at every lunch and dinner meal. Build your own unforgettable deli sandwich featuring a selection of meats, cheese, and sandwich salad items, served on a variety of special breads. Transfer your deli delight into a frilled sensation with our Panini machine.
Farmers Market
Create your own salad at lunch and dinner...featuring all the traditional salad makings, plus seasonal specials and offerings, as well as bulk salads. We always offer two soups; one vegetarian and one meat choice at lunch and dinner.
Hot Off The Grill
We are waiting for your order. For breakfast, let us fix your favorite omelet. For lunch and dinner, enjoy our famous charbroiled Crossroads burger, topped with leaf lettuce, red onions, American cheese, and our famous special sauce on a toasted sesame seed bun. We feature David Berg hot dogs daily. There are always fries and cheese sauce to compliment your choices.
ETC, ETC, ETC
Our chefs come to you preparing a variety of tempting treats before your eyes. Some of the favorites are chicken caesar wraps, coconut vegetables with saffron rice, kung pau chicken, shrimp scampi, and bruchetta tomatoes with basil and pasta. Our chefs tempting treats change daily.
Tossed Around Pizza
A variety of Fresh Hot Pizza, along with Garlic Bread Sticks, are available at every lunch and dinner meal.
Flash in the Pan
Just the right compliment to top off your favorite salad or pasta is our sizzling salad. Our special seasoned steak, chicken, seafood and tofu present a healthy choice featuring high protein and low fat items.
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Tossed Around Pasta
Come join us daily to experience our freshly prepared pasta and a variety of sauces. Don't forget to try our featured casserette delights, including pasta primavera, cheese tortellini, enchiladas, lasagna, cheese ravioli, as well as our homemade vegetable, beef, or chicken pot pies.
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Whole Fresh Fruit
Every meal features as assortment of whole fresh fruit and selected seasonal favorites.
On the Rise Bake Shop
Craving fresh baked offerings? You will love our sensational sweet breads, donuts and cookies.
Belgian Waffles and Fruit Juice
Enjoy our waffle bar and fruit juice at every breakfast meal. This feature is available to all plan participants throughout the week.
Just Dessert
Our bakery chef prepares an unending supply of pies, cakes, cookies, and other temptations to satisfy your sweet tooth. You can top these off with our soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurts, of just top off the ice cream with our delicious toppings.
Pace Changers and Taste Changers
Okay. so we haven't thought of everything! With Pace Changers and Taste Changers, we've left room, to innovate...to follow the trends...and to set a few of our own! Each week our specials offer a variety of ethnic and seasonal favorites.
Healthy Choices
We encourage all students to establish healthy dietary patterns, but we recognize that needs vary frdom person to person. Accordingly, we seek to provide a range of choices, including choices low in fat and low in calories. Nutritional information for each entree is posted at the entrance to the commons. The choice is up to you.
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It's your choice! Following is a summary of the meal plan options available to you. Choose the plan that best suits your needs.
Basic Plans | Plus Plans | Super Plus Plans | Munch Money
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Basic Plans
- Plan I: 19 meals per week
Designed for the student who would find the unlimited seconds policy most attractive. This individual recognizes the savings one realizes if you prefer to attend all or most of your dining opportunities. Many new students elect this plan until they have established more demanding work or social patterns which limit them from participating at every meal.
- Plan II: Any 14 meals per week plus $80 per semester Munch Money & $14 May Term Munch Money
This plan is recommended for the student who plans to eat out occasionally, but plans to frequent our dining facility for a majority of the meals. This plan provides 14 meals per week out of 19 opportunities and the added feature of $160 per year in discretionary funds available for the purchases of guest meals or purchases in our snack bar.
- Plan III: Any 10 meals per week plus $120 per semester Munch Money & $20 May Term Munch Money
This plan is designed for the student who will dine on campus less frequently. The plan provides 10 meals per week out of 19 opportunities and the added feature of $240 per year in discretionary funds available for the purchase of guest meals or snack bar purchases.
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Plus Plans
- Plan IV: 19 meals per week plus $75 per semester Munch Money
This is the same as Plan I with $150 per year Munch Money.
- Plan V: 14 meals per week plus $155 per semester Munch money & $14 May Term Munch Money
This is the same as Plan II with $150 per year added Munch Money.
- Plan VI: 10 meals per week plus $195 per semester Munch Money & $20 May Term Munch Money
This is the same as Plan III with $150 per year added Munch Money.
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Super Plus Plans
- Plan VII: 19 meals per week, plus $150 per semester Munch Money
This is the same as Plan I with $300 per year added Munch Money.
- Plan VIII: 14 meals per week, plus $230 per semester Munch Money & $14 May Term Munch Money
This is the same as Plan II with $300 per year added Munch Money.
- Plan IX: 10 meals per week, plus $270 per semester Munch Money & $20 May Term Munch Money
This is the same as Plan III with $300 per year added Munch Money.
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Munch Money
Got the munchies for late night snacks? Off-hour treats? We've got just the answer:
Munch Money is a cash allowance within your traditional board plans that allows you to satisfy your snack attacks in the Dugout Snack Bar or at our own Starbucks at any open hour. You can also use Munch Money to purchase guest meals in the Commons. Munch Money provided as part of your meal plan is forfeited if unused at the end of the academic year.
Additional Munch Money
If you wish to have more Munch Money than your plan provides, you may go to the Food Service Office and give them a check payable to IWU for the amount of Munch Money you wish to add. Unlike the Plan Munch Money provided as part of your meal plan, Additional Munch Money which you add on does not expire if unused at the end of the academic year.
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Costs The basic plans cost $2,700.00 for the 2007-2008 academic year. The plus plans cost $2,800.00. The super plus plans cost $2,900.00.An average missed meal factor based on past experience is taken into account in determining plan cost. Even with the 19-meal plan, it is assumed that the average student will not attend all meals.
Flexibility
New for the 2007-2008 School Year, is the option to use your meal plans in campus retail dinning service outlets during certain hours, 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM, as a meal exchange. You will be credited up to $4.70 in retail value if you choose to use one of your meals in the Dugout, Sub-Connection, or Tommy's Grille in the Hansen Center. As always Munch Money may be used at all locations at all times.
Your Cooperation, Please
Our goal is to provide you with the food you want at a fair price. The plan is priced to include your meals (less a missed meal factor) and your Munch Money, if any. It is not priced to cover your snacks between meals or food for a friend (except through the Munch Money). We therefore ask that you refrain from taking food from the dining hall. It's not fair to the other students. Your cooperation on this and on other items such as minimizing wasted food helps us give you the best value for your money!
Change of Meal Plan
If you decide that your selected meal plan will not suit your needs, please go to the Office of Residential Life (Shaw Hall) to change plans. All meal plan changes must be in writing. For fall semester, 2007, ALL CHANGES must be made by August 30th. For spring semester, 2008, ALL CHANGES must be made by DECEMBER 14, 2007 ( Reading Day). Please note that you may not change between a plus plan and a basic plan once classes begin for the academic year.
Access to dining areas requires presenting a valid "University card" ID. Replacement cards can be obtained at the Business Office for a nominal handling charge. Your Commons and Munch Money "accounts" are maintained through this card.
Box Lunches
Should you find it necessary to obtain a box lunch due to class conflict or work schedules, please contact the Food Service Office (556-3167) to obtain assistance.
In Case of Illness
You may arrange for a friend to deliver your tray of food if you are ill and unable to eat in the dining hall. Call the Health Service (556-3107) to arrange this.
Special Diets
If you are on a special diet by doctor's orders or due to religious reasons, arrangement can be made to provide for your needs through the Health Service (556-3107) in coordination with Michael Welsh, Campus Education Services.
Carry Out Picnics
Want to plan a picnic with your dining meal? Arrangements can be coordinated through the Food Service Office (556-3167).
The Last Word
You, the customer, always get the last word. Tell one of the Campus managers if something isn't right. We'll do our best to make it right. And tell us if something is very right-it helps make our day when we know you are happy!
We are proud to provide you with these services and we wish each of you many successes and a rewarding experience in the year ahead! |