Plan Options
2022 - 2023 Meal Plans
Resident and Commuter students can enjoy the convenience of dining on campus with a meal plan. Meal swipes provide you with access to our all-you-care-to-eat style dining located in McGovern Dining Commons. Dining Dollars can be used in Jay's Nest. Meal plan holders receive complimentary enrollment into our WasteWatch Reuse to-go program. Please review the FAQ section for full terms of your meal plan.
To purchase a meal plan please contact Student Card services: cardservices@usj.edu | Phone: 860-231-5629 | Office: McGovern 203
- Gold Meal Plan - $2891/semester
All students living in a traditional residence hall are required to enroll in this meal plan. Students living in suites have the option to select the Gold or Bronze Meal Plan.
Plan includes:
- 19 meals per week in McGovern Dining Commons
- $100 Dining Dollars per semester - Bronze Meal Plan - $2679/semester
Available to students living in suite style residence halls.
Plan includes:
- 10 meals per week in McGovern Dining Commons
- $100 Dining Dollars per semester
- 20 Block Plus $200 Dining Dollars - $433
- 20 meals per semester
- $200 Dining Dollars per semester - 40 Block Plus $100 Dining Dollars - $553
- 40 meals per semester
- $100 Dining Dollars per semester - 20 Block Plan - $233
20 meals per semester, approximately 1 meal per week. - 40 Block Plan - $453
40 meals per semester, approximately 2 meals per week.
- 60 Block Plan - $657
60 meals per semester, approximately 4 meals per week.
- 20 Block Plus $200 Dining Dollars - $433
- 20 meals per semester
- $200 Dining Dollars per semester - 40 Block Plus $100 Dining Dollars - $553
- 40 meals per semester
- $100 Dining Dollars per semester - 20 Block Plan - $233
20 meals per semester, approximately 1 meal per week. - 40 Block Plan - $453
40 meals per semester, approximately 2 meals per week.
- 60 Block Plan - $657
60 meals per semester, approximately 4 meals per week.
Frequently Asked Questions
In McGovern Dining Commons we offer Simple Servings which is our allergen-safe, dining option for our customers with food allergies or gluten intolerance. This station offers food free from peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, wheat, soy, milk products, eggs, sesame and gluten-containing ingredients. We also offer dairy alternatives and certain gluten free products throughout McGovern, Jay's Nest, and McDonough Cafe. If you need help locating any of these items please ask, we're happy to help!
We encourage anyone with food allergies, dietary restrictions, or any other concern to contact General Manager, David Hebert at david.hebert@sodexo.com so our team can work with you to ensure your needs are met.
If you have any specific dietary concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our Registered Dietitian, Samantha Zajac, MS, RDN, CDN at 203-479-4827 or Samantha.Zajac@sodexo.com.
Resident students are enrolled in a meal plan based on their housing assignment. Commuter students can visit card services on myUSJ to enroll or, email cardservices@usj.edu for more information. Faculty & staff, please contact cardservices@usj.edu.
- Weekly meal swipes run on a Sunday - Saturday schedule and reset on Sundays at midnight.
- Commuters may purchase additional plans within the same semester if needed.
- Unused meals do not transfer over to the next semester.
- All meal plans are non-transferable.
- If someone presents the ID of another student, we reserve the right to confiscate the ID and report the incident to Student Affairs.
All students living on campus are required to have a meal plan.
- Students living in a traditional residence hall are required to maintain the Gold Meal Plan.
- Students living in suites have the option of selecting the Gold or Bronze Meal Plan.