HOW YOUR RESIDENT MEAL PLAN WORKS

How does the meal plan at Stony Brook work?

Your Stony Brook ID card works as a debit card. Each time you make a purchase the total cost of your meal is subtracted from the dollar balance on your account.

How are the funds split on my meal plan?

There are two different tenders loaded onto students’ ID cards. Campus Points can be used at all dining locations except for Jasmine Food Court in the Wang Center. Flex Credits can be used at Jasmine. When you exhaust all of your campus points, your flex credits become flexible and can be used at any dining location. Student meal plans cannot be used at the Admin or Life Sciences Carts.

How much is a campus point or flex credit worth?

Campus points and flex credits are equal to $1.

What is the Campus Dining Operating Expense?

The Campus Dining Operating Expense is the once-per-semester $523 flat fee paid by resident students for the expenses to keep our dining facilities open and serving you. Resident students on the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Meal Plans have an operating expense included in their meal plan for the construction, renovation and operation of a diverse range of dining facilities. All other customers pay 3% additional on their purchases at the register.

What does the Campus Dining Operating Expense pay for?

It helps to fund the following:

Extensive hours of service at the Kelly Dining Center and the Stony Brook Union open until 3am, 7 days a week

Starbucks, Wendy's, California Pizza Kitchen, Dunkin' Donuts and other major brands

Healthy food options including salad bars and the new Kelly Fish Market

Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Vegetarian and other special dietary needs

Environmental friendly practices, including local sourcing of foods and operation of an on-campus food waste composting program

Special activities events including Strawberry Fest, Autumn Fest, Food Fairs, and Midnight Breakfasts

Back-up equipment and staffing for continuous dining operations, including during all-weather emergencies

Renovation and expansion of Student Activities Center Food Court in 2011

Renovation and expansion of Kelly Dining Center (in progress)

Construction of New Center Campus Dining Facility (to be completed by 2014)

Resident meal plans that include the facilities fee receive a 3% discount on purchases, in addition to a waiver of State sales tax, at the following Campus Dining facilities: SAC Food Court, Roth Food Court (including Wendy's and California Pizza Kitchen) Stony Brook Union, including Starbucks, Deli, Delancey Street and Union Commons, Kelly Dining Center, including Kelly Coffee and Tea House, Tabler Café, Stadium Concessions and Jasmine.