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KU Dining Services

KU Dining Services
Welcome to KU Cuisine
KU Cuisine are the official meal plans of KU. Many options are available, including options allowing you to eat at any dining center on campus! See Frequently Asked Questions Here.
The Official KU Meal Plans
KU Cuisine is based on a ¨customers first¨ philosophy and we´re confident we can meet your needs - every meal, every day. Offering maximum flexibility in numerous campus locations - including residence hall (all-you-care-to-eat) dining centers, retail cafés in the KU Memorial Unions and convenient Hawk Food Stops (snack bars) - KU Cuisine has the plan for you.

KU Cuisine has grown in response to customer interest and every year just keeps getting better. We're all about service, convenience and a commitment to meeting your needs at KU.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, we have adjusted the Dining Center Meals and KU Cuisine Cash to accomodate changing customer needs. Having this added KU Cuisine Cash will provide you with greater flexibility when dining at our on-campus locations.

2009-2010 Academic Year Meal Plans
For the 2009-2010 academic year, five KU Cuisine meal plans will be offered, so we know there's an option for you. Five KU Cuisine plans offer a combination of all-you-care-to-eat meals in any Student Housing dining center plus "KU Cuisine Cash" on your KU Card (similar to a dining debit card) so you can pick up a meal or snacks.

KU Cuisine cash will be on your active KU Card. Your KU Card will be required for each transaction.

Check out the comparison chart for details:

Meal Plan Name

 2009-2010 Single Rate 2009-2010 2-year Tuition Compact No. of Dining Center meals per academic year (semester) Approx. no. of Dining Center meals available per week Amount of KU Cuisine Cash per academic year (semester) No. of guest passes per academic year (semester)

480/220 Plan

 $3,660 $3,750 480

(240 per semester)

15 meals per week

$220

($110 per semester)

10

(5 per semester)

390/280 Plan

$3,248

$3,330

390

(195 per semester)

12 meals per week

$280

($140 per semester)

8

(4 per semester)

320/320 Plan

$2,860

$2,930

320

(160 per semester)

9 meals per week

$320

($160 per semester)

6

(3 per semester)

220/420 Plan

$2,248

$2,300

220

(110 per semester)

6 meals per week

$420

($210 per semester)

4

(2 per semester)

100/500 Plan: For Towers Res

$1,420

$1,450

100

(50 per semester)

3 meals per week

$500

($250 per semester)

2

(1 per semester)

  • *All plans are also available to off-campus students, faculty, and staff.*
  • The 480/220, 390/280, 320/320, and 220/420 Meal Plans are available to all students residing in University residence halls.
  • Half of the Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes are available at the beginning of Fall semester. The Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes not used at the end of the Fall semester are forfeited. At the beginning of Spring semester the other half of the Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes are available.
  • Half of the Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes are available at the beginning of Fall semester. The Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes not used at the end of the Fall semester are forfeited. At the beginning of Spring semester, the other half of the Dining Center Meals and Guest Passes become available.
  • Half of the KU Cuisine Cash is available at the beginning of Fall semester and the balance that remains at the end of Fall semester will rollover to Spring semester with an active Spring semester KU Cuisine Meal Plan. The other half of the KU Cuisine Cash will be added to the account at the beginning of Spring semester.
  • Example: A Housing contract student with a 480/220 Plan will get: 240 meals, $110 and 5 guest passes for the Fall semester. The student´s account would reset at 240 meals, $110 and 5 guest passes for the Spring semester. Any KU Cuisine Cash left over from the Fall semester would roll over to the Spring semester. The student's account balances for meals, KU Cuisine Cash and guest passes will be reset to "zero" at the end of the academic year.
To help clarify the KU Cuisine Meal Plan components, please read the following:

"Dining Center Meals" can be used at any of the Residence Hall All-You-Care-To-Eat Dining Centers: Ekdahl Dining Commons (Mrs. E´s), Oliver Dining Center and/or GSP Dining Center. Half of the Dining Center Meals are available per semester and must be used by the end of the semester. The meals WILL NOT roll over to the next semester. There is no limit to the number of times the Dining Center Meals can be used in one day. The KU Card is non-transferable; so Dining Center Meals cannot be shared. Please use Guest Passes or KU Cuisine Cash when hosting a guest.

"KU Cuisine Cash" is value added to the magnetic stripe on your KU Card and is used like a dining debit card. Half of the KU Cuisine Cash is available at the beginning of Fall semester and the balance that remains at the end of Fall semester will rollover to Spring semester. The other half of the KU Cuisine Cash will be added to the account at the beginning of Spring semester.

"Guest Passes" are assigned to the KU Card and can be used at the all-you-care-to-eat Dining Centers to host friends or family. Half of the Guest Passes are available per semester and must be used by the end of each semester. Guest passes do not deduct from the total Dining Center Meals. Please inform the cashier that you wish to use a Guest Pass before your KU Card is run through at the register.

¨Two-Year Tuition Compact¨ Rate is a budgeting plan for parents and students. The price of the meal plan will remain as stated through the next two academic years. This will help in financial planning instead of wondering if the meal plans will increase the next year. If a student does not require a meal plan for the second year, there is no penalty or refund.

How to Choose a Meal Plan
Questions to consider when choosing a meal plan:

  • Do you typically eat three meals daily (with snacks)?
  • Will you be away from campus most weekends?
  • Will you be involved in extracurricular activities (sorority/fraternity, sports, or band)?
  • Will you have a job that provides meals?

Your responses determine the quantity of meals you would want through the year/semester. If you typically eat three meals a day and live too far from home to leave on weekends, then the 480/220 plan is your best value. If you plan to join a sorority/fraternity that also provides meals, you may want to select one of the lower plans.

How to Change Your Meal Plan
You may change your meal plan choice at the Department of Student Housing in Corbin Hall or by sending an email to housing@ku.edu with your name, KU ID number and what meal you want. Fall semester deadline is September 4, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Spring semester deadline is January 29, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
How to Add Meals to an Existing Plan
Blocks of 10 meals can be purchased as well any time during each semester for anyone who already has an active KU Cuisine Meal Plan. You can print a form to add meals here or you may email housing@ku.edu. Please include your name, student ID number and specifically what you want (example: 10 meals for $74 or 30 meals for $222). Your university account will then be billed for the meals.
How to Add Money to Your KU Card
You may add cash to your KU Card, Beak Em Bucks account, via the KYou Portal through the "Finances" tab or at a cash-to-card machine located in the Kansas Union, Watson Library, or Anschutz Library. Beak 'Em Bucks can be used for food purchases, printing, photocopying and laundry.

"Beak 'Em Bucks" is a declining balance account that is automatically set up for you when the KU Card is issued. In order to use Beak 'Em Bucks, you need to add to the account. There are several options available: (1) on-line via the Kyou Portal at www.ku.edu/kyou under the "Finances" tab, (2) selecting it through Optional Campus Fees at www.ku.edu/~options, or (3) at a campus cash-to-card machine. Beak 'Em Bucks can be used for food purchases, printing, photocopying and laundry. For additional information, please contact the KU Card Center at (785) 864-5845 or kucard@ku.edu.

Guest Prices at Dining Center Locations: Breakfast $8.50, Lunch/Brunch $9.50, Dinner $9.50

KU Cuisine Cash and Beak 'Em Bucks are accepted at the following campus locations:

Retail Cafés:
The Market (3rd floor of the Kansas Union)
The Underground (Wescoe Hall)   
Crimson Café (Burge Union)   
The Studio (Hashinger Hall)
O'Zone (Oliver Hall)		 Coffee shops:
Pulse (4th floor Kansas Union)
Pulse (Wescoe Hall)
Pulse (The Studio, Hashinger Hall)
Pulse (Burge Union, Opening August 2008)
Milton´s Coffee (1st floor of Kansas Union)

Hawk Food Stops
(snack bars):
JRP Hawk Food Stop
Visual Arts Hawk Food Stop
Murphy Hall Hawk Food Stop
Anshutz Library Hawk Food Stop
Spahr Engineering Library Hawk Food Stop
Watson Library Hawk Food Stop
Strong Hall Hawk Food Stop
Hawk Shop
Convenience Stores:
Kansas Union Hawk Shop Convenience Store (4th floor Kansas Union)
The Underground Hawk Shop Convenience Store (Wescoe Hall)
Residential Dining:   
Ekdahl Dining Commons (Mrs. E's)
Oliver Dining Center
GSP Dining Center		 Restaurants:
Impromptu Cafe (3rd floor of the Kansas Union)

Signing Up for a Meal Plan
Students that will be living in the residence halls will sign up through their Housing contract.

Jayhawker Towers students who choose to have a meal plan will also sign-up through their Housing contract.

Faculty, staff, and off-campus students can sign up at:

  • Department of Student Housing (Corbin Residence Hall)
  • Dining Administration Office (Kansas Union, 3rd Floor)
Links
Meal Plans: Frequently Asked Questions
Academic Year 2009-2010 Meal Plans Printable Sign-up form
KU Dining Services
KU Memorial Unions