NORTH EAST
Meal Plan Options 2013-2014
ANYTIME MEAL PLANS
DINING DOLLARS
NORTH EAST PLAN Unlimited access to North East Dining Hall seven days a week $2196 per semester
BLOCK MEAL PLAN OPTION FOR TOWNHOUSES, RESIDENCE HALLS & COMMUTERS All block meal plans for use in North East Dining Hall. 225 BLOCK Any 225 meals per semester $1836 per semester
185 BLOCK Any 185 meals per semester $1511 per semester
150 BLOCK Any 150 meals per semester $1268 per semester
105 BLOCK Any 105 meals per semester $910 per semester
* All Resident students must select a meal plan. Neumann and Redemptorist Hall students must select the NE Anytime meal plan. Townhouse students can select the NE Anytime plan or a Block meal plan. * Block meals expire at the end of each semester and do not roll over. Dining Dollars that are purchased roll over from semester to semester and year to year, but have no cash value. Meal plans can be changed up to the last day to drop/add classes each semester. Meal plans are then closed until the next semester. Dining Dollars are available for purchase anytime to enhance your meal plan. Please see the One Card Portal for complete meal plan rules.
Additional Dining Dollars are available for purchase at the North East Student Financial Services for those who want to add dining dollars to their meal plans.
MEAL PLAN CALENDAR The first board meal is dinner on Sat 8/31/13 The last board meal is Fri 5/09/14 Meal plans are not accepted during the following breaks: Thanksgiving - Thurs 11/28/13 and reopens for dinner Sun 12/01/13 Christmas - Sat 12/21/13 and reopens for dinner Sun 1/12/14 Spring Break - Sat 3/15/14 and reopens for dinner Sun 3/23/14 Easter Break - Thurs 4/17/14 and reopens for dinner Mon 4/21/14
HOURS OF OPERATION North East Dining Hall • Monday - Friday Continuous Dining: 7am - 7:30pm Breakfast: 7am - 10am Continental Breakfast: 10am - 11am Lunch: 11am - 2pm Afternoon (Featuring Deli, Salad Bar & Grill): 2pm - 4:30pm Dinner: 4:30pm - 7:30pm (Friday ends at 7pm) • Saturday Brunch: 10am - 1:30pm Dinner: 4:30pm - 6:30pm • Sunday Brunch: 11am - 1:30pm Dinner: 4pm - 8pm Ridge Coffee Bar • Monday - Friday 8am - 3pm • Tuesday - Thursday 4:30pm - 7:30pm • Saturday - Sunday Closed * Hours of operation are subject to change
To enroll in a North East meal plan, sign up when filling out your housing contract or stop in at the Front Office and fill out an enrollment form.
GOOD FOOD STARTS WITH THE FINEST INGREDIENTS. • Fresh vegetables, grown locally, both in hot foods and in our salad bar everyday • At least five different kinds of fresh fruit available every day • A commitment to using high-quality, locally-grown produce • Meat that is USDA Choice or better • Hamburger that is fresh, not frozen • Real mashed potatoes … never instant • Real cheese and whole roasted turkey … never processed • Real bacon bits … never imitation • Soups made from stock not bases, and MSG free
Our commitment to quality extends to the way we prepare our food: • • • • • •
No microwave cooking Small batches to ensure freshness Soups and pizza dough that are made from-scratch in our kitchen Cage-Free eggs that are cooked to-order every morning Fish that is hand-breaded Cooking oil that is transfat-free
FOOD FOR SPECIAL NEEDS Do you have specific dietary requirements? We can help you get what you need and avoid what you don’t. Offered daily in all our dining locations: • • • • •
Sugar-free ingredients Organic ingredients Allergy items spotlighted Vegetarian or Vegan selections Gluten-friendly foods
program supports local farmers within 125 miles of North East, including the Mercyhurst Farm offering fresh produce from farm to table in less than 24 hours. • Dairy – produced without the use of rBST and purchased locally from Turner Dairy Farms • Meat – purchased from regional farms when available, and cage-free eggs as a daily standard • Eggs – Cage free eggs cooked to order daily
SUSTAINABILITY • • • • • • • • • •
Our spent fryer oil is converted into bio-diesel oil recycled locally through Bio-diesel Fuel, Inc. Campus kitchens provide food scraps daily for the campus compost programs We partner with Seafood Watch to increase our use of sustainable seafood Electronic social media reduces the need for paper in many of our marketing materials Our napkins are made from recycled paper Mercyhurst Dining Halls offer trayless service to guests for a tremendous savings of water, electricity, and labor daily We use washable, reusable service ware and utensils in Egan and North East Dining Halls We offer Fair Trade, Starbucks, Eat’n Park and local Bay City Gourmet Coffee We use recyclable containers in our “on-the-go!” program, eliminating all Styrofoam on campus Students and all guests use reusable TO GO containers in the Dining Hall eliminating 25% of the waste generated from plastic containers
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