All options below are voluntary. Meal plans are not needed to purchase food on campus but some plans can offer a discounted price vs. just paying with a debit/credit card. Debit/credit cards are accepted at all our locations including dining halls. All Dining Services locations are cashless (except the Dairy Bar). Dining halls accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Amex. If you want to use points, Husky Bucks, or debit/credit card in the dining halls, the price for meals are located at the bottom of this page.
MEAL PLAN OPTIONS FOR UCONN EMPLOYEES:
- Community Plan – open year-round/roll over
- Community Meal Plan + Points – open year-round/roll over
- Community Meal Plan + Husky Bucks – open year-round/roll over
- Residential Meal Plan - per semester - any remaining flex passes or points do not roll over
- Cash Points Account – open year-round/roll over
See more info about each plan below.
PLAN DESCRIPTIONS
COMMUNITY MEAL PLAN
A Community Meal Plan is a block of 25 meal swipes to use in any of our 8 residential dining halls.
- More than one block of meal swipes can be purchased.
- You can purchase this block of meal swipes at any time.
- This plan stays open year-round.
- There is no limit to the number of meal swipes you can use each day.
- You may bring a guest(s). For each guest, one meal will be debited from your account.
- Any unused meals will roll over to the next semester.
- If you have meals left over when you graduate or leave the University you can contact us to request a refund. Refund is based on the original value they were purchased at.
Community Meal Plan Price: $298.00 (price valid through 7/31/24)
What is the benefit of paying for a dining hall meal with a Community Meal Plan (CMP) swipe vs. Husky Bucks/Points?
Each meal only costs $11.92 with CMP vs. paying the meal guest rate; a dinner guest rate using points/Husky Bucks would be $17.35 vs. that same dinner with a CMP swipe-$11.92
Purchasing a Community Meal Plan: Use our online store (for employees only) to purchase a block of 25 or 50 meals. If you are a full-time, permanent employee and would like to pay for this meal plan by payroll deduction, a minimum purchase of 50 meals is required. Please call our office at 860-486-3128 to set up payroll deduction.
Enhance Your Community Meal Plan With Add-On's
Community Meal Plan + Points
Adding points allows you to purchase food at participating retail operations owned by Dining Services. Points may be purchased separately in any dollar increment: 1 point=$1 dollar. Any remaining meals and points at the end of the semester roll over to the next semester and are refundable only when you leave the university (at the value they were originally purchased). Click here to purchase points. Click here to learn more about how and where you can use points around campus.
Community Meal Plan + Husky Bucks
Husky Bucks combined with a valid Community Meal Plan offers a discount. When you have a Community Meal Plan and make food purchases in our retail operations with Husky Bucks, you will receive a 5% discount on each purchase. Please note that this discount is applied only to purchases in Union Street Market, and our UC Café coffee shops. Off-campus locations are not included in this offer. Husky Bucks can be purchased separately through the One Card Office or online at www.onecard.uconn.edu.
CASH POINTS ACCOUNT (declining balance)
Cash points can be used to purchase meals at all dining halls and participating retail operations owned by Dining Services.
Points have a dollar-for-dollar spending power. 1 point =$1
If you have points left over at the end of the semester they will roll over to the next semester.
Click here to learn more about how and where you can use points around campus.
All cash point accounts that are inactive for a whole semester will be closed. Requested refunds are issued only if the student is graduating or leaving the University.
Use our online store (for employees only) to purchase cash points.
VOLUNTARY RESIDENTIAL MEAL PLAN
The residential plans (ultimate, value, custom) CAN be purchased voluntarily by employees. For more details on the ultimate, value, and custom meal plans, visit the section on this page for "Residential Students." Residential Meal Plans are semester-based and any flex passes or points still on the plan at the end of the semester will not roll over. Employees need to call our office to sign up for a voluntary residential meal plan.
MEAL PRICES IN THE DINING HALLS
Breakfast$8.80 ($6.15 children under 12)
Brunch$16.60 ($11.95 children under 12)
Lunch$13.85 ($9.95 children under 12)
Dinner$17.35 ($12.25 children under 12)
Dining Halls are Cashless:Mastercard, Visa, AmEx, Discover accepted.
Prices effective through8/31/2024(prices do not include tax).
Sales tax is 7.35% - tax is exempt for any individual with a UConn ID.
Questions? Check our FAQ page, call us at 860-486-3128 or use our contact form.
