Welcome to Part two of our three-part series on housing! Find Part one here.

While we’re not Burger King, you can still have it your way! There are amazing dining options across campus with a variety of offerings. Here’s a breakdown of…

Market Places

Our traditional dining option, the market places, are located in Hillcrest Hall, Catlett Hall, and Burge Hall. These cafeteria-style dining halls offer an incredible variety of food options. You’ll find everything from Mediterranean to Asian cuisine, burger stations to self-serve soft-serve. Menus change daily and each market place offers slightly different specialties.

Retail Locations

In addition to our market places, you’ll find seven retail locations: Clinton Street Market, Grand Avenue Market, River Room Cafe, Union Station, Food for Thought Cafe, Pat’s Diner, and Mayflower Market. These dining locations offer fixed menus with easy access throughout campus. A unique aspect of these locations is the ability to use flex swipes. Flex swipes are additional meal swipes that can be used outside of the market places.

Now that we’ve talked about some of the places you can eat on campus, let’s talk about meal plans.

There are two primary meal plan options for students living on campus: the Gold meal plan and the Black meal plan. The key difference between these two plans is the amount of meal swipes. The Gold meal plan offers unlimited swipes, while the Black has a certain number of swipes for the semester.

For students living in Mayflower Hall or Parklawn Hall, you also have a third option: the Hawkeye meal plan. As these residence halls offer kitchens, you may not need as extensive of a meal plan, though you can always choose a Gold or Black meal plan!

For more information on what’s included in our various meal plans, check out our Dining website. You’ll also find information on special diets, nutrition, and more.