Purdue Dining & Culinary

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MISSION STATEMENT: WE DESIGN CULINARY EXPERIENCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PURDUE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. BY CRAFTING A RESIDENTIAL DINING EXPERIENCE AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY BUILDING, WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS WITH COMPASSION THAT GOES BEYOND THE MEAL.

We champion each step Boilermakers take on their academic journey and impact the student experience through service, quality, and care for every individual.

MEAL PLANS

Beginning students can choose a traditional plan that includes 8, 13, or 21 meal swipes each week. The meal plans run Monday through Sunday each week of the semester. All meal plans reset Sunday night for the following week, and unused meals will be forfeited. Visit meal plans to view available meal plans options.

Eating on campus is easy with any Purdue Dining & Culinary 21-, 13-, and 8-Track Meal Plan. We have five dining courts, four On-the-Go locations, and three Quick Bite locations. In addition, Aramark (Purdue Food Co.) offers over 30 retail locations and a Chick-Fil-A. Once you have a meal plan, your student I.D. works like a debit card. Swipe your card, and the meal swipe, retail meal deal, or Dining Dollars are automatically deducted from your account. There are three components to our meal plans: Meal Allowance, Meal Exchange, and Dining Dollars.

Meal Allowance = Meal swipe This is the number of meal swipes that you can use each week based on the Track Plan (21,13, or 8) in any Purdue Dining & Culinary locations. Five dining courts: • Hillenbrand dining court • Earhart dining court • Windsor dining court • Wiley dining court • Ford dining court Four On-the-Go locations: • Earhart On-the-Go • Windsor On-the-Go • Ford On-the-Go • Lawson On-the-Go

Three Quick Bite locations: • 1 Bowl • Sushi Boss • Pete’s Za @ Meredith Hall

The cashier will deduct one meal from your plan upon entering these locations. You can also take your Meal to Go from our five dining courts, just informing the cashier when you enter the dining court. Meal Exchange = Retail Meal Deal This feature allows you to exchange one meal swipe for a combo meal at ChickFil-A and select Aramark retail locations. Retail meal deals may only be used once per meal period and are deducted from your total weekly meal swipes. (See locations and times retail meal deal is available).

Dining Dollars This feature is accepted at all five dining courts, Lawson On-the-Go, Chick-Fil-A, and Aramark locations. Dining Dollars work like a debit card; each time you purchase, the total is subtracted from the balance in your account. Dining Dollars for all meal plans are distributed by semester, half in the fall and half in the spring. Unused Dining Dollars will carry over from fall to spring semester and will expire when the meal contract ends after finals week in May.

eACCOUNTS

The Purdue eAccounts portal lets your student manage their campus card account.

Through eAccounts, students can: • View their online statements, meal transactions and Dining Dollars balance • Add funds to their BoilerExpress account • Activate or deactivate their accounts

Families can also make guest deposits using eAccounts. You just need your student’s first name, last name and Purdue email address.

BOILEREXPRESS DEBIT ACCOUNT

purdue.edu/card BoilerExpress is a debit account that gives your student on-campus buying power for food, laundry and much more. It offers the convenient option of preloading funds to an online debit account that can be accessed with the swipe of their Purdue ID card at over 30 retail locations across campus.

Each time your student uses their BoilerExpress account, the amount of their purchase will be automatically deducted from their account. The BoilerExpress account will roll with your student from semester to semester and from year to year. The balance stays with them until they graduate or terminate all affiliations with Purdue.