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Meal Plans For Students
All residential students must purchase a meal plan each semester. Each meal plan is designed to give students flexibility between dining in the Bruder Life Center Dining Hall or Knight’s Café. Residential students will select a Residential Meal Plan when completing their Housing Application. Resident students will automatically be enrolled in the meal plan they selected in the fall for the spring semester. Meal plans may be changed through the first Friday of each semester.
At the end of the fall semester, all unused Dining Dollars and Neumann Points will carry over to the spring semester. Unused Block Meals and guest passes will expire at the end of each semester and do not rollover. All unused Dining Dollars expire at the conclusion of the Spring Semester. Block Meals and Guest Passes must be used in the Bruder Life Center Dining Hall. Dining Dollars and Neumann Points can be used in the Bruder Life Center Dining Hall or the Knights Café. ONLY Neumann Points can be used at Sora Luna Lounge, campus vending machines, Knights Shoppe Campus Bookstore, or participating off-campus sites. Students can add Neumann Points to their ID cards anytime during the semester. Neumann Points never expire and roll over from year to year. Specific details regarding the cost of meal plans are available on the University's Tuition and Fees page.
Meal Plan Options:
Resident Dining Plans
All residential are required to select one of the Residential Meal Plan options each semester they reside in campus housing. If a resident student does not indicate their meal plan choice, they will be automatically assigned the 125-Block plan, as outlined below. Residential students living in an apartment-style community may select the 60-Block Meal Plan.
- Unlimited* Block Meals
- w/$200 Dining Dollars, 4 guest passes, and $50 Neumann Points.
- 150 Block Meals
- w/$400 Dining Dollars, 4 guest passes, and $50 Neumann Points.
- 125 Block Meals
- w/$600 Dining Dollars, 4 guest passes, and $50 Neumann Points.
- 60 Block Meals**
- w/$250 Dining Dollars and $25 Neumann Points. Cost/semester
*Unlimited Block Plan is limited to 10 Meal exchanges per week in Knights Café. No restrictions on other plans.
**Only students in apartment-style housing are eligible for the 60-Block Meal Plan.Neumann Points
Every $100 of Neumann Points added to your NU ID Card earns you 4 free block meals for use in the Bruder Dining Center. Neumann Points never expire and roll over from year to year. Unused balances can be refunded upon graduation or departure from Neumann.
Bruder Dining Center
The Bruder Dining Center is an all-you-care-to-eat dining venue located in the Bruder Life Center. Often called “Bruder” by students, this dining location features full fresh salad bar, grill, deli, pizza, and a rotating hot entrée. Plus, a “My Zone” area offers gluten, nut, and tree nut free options.
Knights Café
Located conveniently in the Bachmann Main Building, the Knights Café is a great place to get a cup of Starbucks coffee between classes or take a long study break. Order a sandwich from Sammie’s, grilled chicken from Grill 155, or a delicious salad or sushi from our Simply to Go area to keep you full the entire day.
BITE U APP MOBILE ORDERING
Download the BITE U app by SODEXO on your phone to place a mobile order for pick up at either Bruder Dining Center or Knights Café.
LATE KNIGHT DINING
Bruder Dining Center will be open late throughout the week to accommodate late-night cravings. Watch our social media for the posted hours and specials that run throughout the week for a late-night bite.
ELITE EVENTS
Dining halls are great, but every now and then we like to do something special. Elite Event pop-up restaurants transform dining locations into high-end restaurants serving a variety of cuisines. From steak to seafood to a create-your-own dessert bar, your love all of our Elite Event options.
Where can I use my Block Meal Plan?
You can swipe your ID card and use your Block Meals at Bruder Dining Center or through the “Meal Exchange” program in Knights Café.
How do I use the “Meal Exchange” program in Knights’ Café?
There is a menu of selected items eligible for the “Meal Exchange” program posted in the café that you can choose from. Once you select your items from the menu of eligible items, head to the cashier to check-out and just let them to “use a meal” when you swipe your card.
How do Dining Dollars work?
Bruder Dining Center, Knights Café, or twelve at the RAB accept Dining Dollars. They work like cash in these locations. Just tell the cashier “use my Dining Dollars” when you check-out. Since Dining Dollars expire at the end of the academic year, use them before you use your Neumann Points.
Where can I use Neumann Points?
Neumann Points are accepted at all campus dining locations, campus vending machines, at the Knight's Shoppe Campus Bookstore, and at several vendors off-campus. In addition, they will soon be accepted at the Sora Luna Lounge in Flynn Hall once that student-run café opens for business. Neumann Points never expire and rollover from year to year. Unused balances can be refunded upon graduation or departure from Neumann.
When do my Block Meals expire?
Use your Block Meals before the end of each semester. Block Meals expire upon the conclusion of exam-week at the end of each semester.
How can I check the balance of my Meal Plan?
You can check your balance by downloading the Everyday App and linking it to your Neumann account.
When do my Dining Dollars expire?
Use your Dining Dollars throughout the semester. Unused balances from the Fall Semester rollover to be used in the Spring Semester. However, all unused Dining Dollar balances at the conclusion of the spring semester will expire. Unlike Neumann Points which never expire, it’s recommended that you use your Dining Dollars fully each semester.
When do my Neuman Points expire?
Neumann Points never expire and rollover from year to year. Unused balances can be refunded upon graduation or departure from Neumann.
Why don’t my unused Block Meals rollover from semester to semester?
Students are encouraged to budget their meals appropriately throughout the semester. Block Meals do not rollover from semester to semester. The pricing for Block Meal plans is based upon usage for a specific semester. In large part, this is so that we can accurately plan menus, food purchasing, and staffing of our dining locations to best serve our students.
How do I sign up for a meal plan?
All residential students are required to maintain a meal plan. Resident students select their meal plan choice on their Housing Application.
How can I change my meal plan?
Meal plan adjustments can only be made up until the first Friday of the semester. You can change your meal plan selection by completing the Meal Plan Change Form through the Business Office.
Do I have to purchase a meal plan each semester?
All residential students must maintain a meal plan each semester they reside in campus housing.
I’m a commuter student, do I need a meal plan?
All first-year commuter and transfer students are required to enroll in a meal plan during their first year at Neumann.
What if I have dietary restrictions, will Campus Dining be able to accommodate me?
Our trained culinary staff take seriously dietary needs and restrictions of our community. Reach out directly to the Director of Dining Services, Ms. Rita Webster, at WEBSTERR@neumann.edu to learn how your food allergies or dietary restrictions can be accommodated while at Neumann.
How can I explore receiving an exemption from participating in a meal plan?
Requests for meal plan exemption due to a medical or disability can be communicated to Dr. Jennier Labowitz, Director of Accessibility Services at labowitj@neumann.edu. Requests for a meal plan exemption due to a religious reason should be emailed to reslife@neumann.edu.
How do I share my opinion about dining or get more involved?
Join Culinary Council! Culinary Council is made up of a group of 10-15 students who meet monthly over a meal to learn about new initiatives and programs underway in dining and provide their feedback on what they love or what they want changed. In addition, Culinary Council members take on secret-shopper assignments between meetings where they provide feedback to our Dining Services team in order to improve the student experience across all our dining locations. They are among first students to taste new products and to hear what new in dining. More information is available at the Involvement Fair at the start of each semester.
I’m a parent and I have a question about meal plans, who can I contact?
Parents can always reach out to Neumann via email at PARENTS@neumann.edu with any questions throughout the year.
