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Faculty and Staff Guide to Fine Dining

What is a Faculty and Staff Meal Plan?
The dining program available to Faculty and Staff is a declining balance plan. Simply stated, the faculty or staff member starts with a specific amount in his/her account as selected from the available meal plan options, and every time a food purchase is made, the purchase is deducted from their balance. The remaining balance may be checked at your convenience at the cash register or at the balance readers located in the Dining commons servery or the Holy Cross Dining Room.

How do I spend the money in my account?
All Faculty and Staff members receive a magnetically encoded I.D. card. Once a meal plan is set-up, present the I.D. card to the cashier when purchasing food at the participating locations. The card is encoded with your account number as well as the total amount available. Whenever the card is used to make a food purchase, the amount of the sale will be deducted from the balance of the account on the card.

Which dining locations participate in the Faculty and Staff Meal Plan?
All dining locations are available for faculty and staff meal plan use. The Dining Commons, Holy Cross Dining Room, and The Hill. You may also use your card for catered events.

What Faculty and Staff Meal Plans are available?
Faculty and Staff Meal Plans are available for the 2006-2007 academic year.
Plan A:  $100 or more; receives 25% Bonus Dollars
Plan B:  $Less than $100; receives no bonus

What options are available when the money within the Faculty and Staff Meal Plan Account is used up?
The faculty or staff member has two options when the balance in the account reaches zero (0).

1. To again take advantage of the BONUS dollars, he or she can add money to the Faculty and Staff Meal Plan account.
2. You may pay cash at any of the campus dining locations.

Where can the initial deposit - or additional payments into the - be made?
Deposits can be made in person at the Dining Services Office within the Dining Commons.

What happens if there is money left in the Faculty and Staff Meal Plan account at the end of the semester or at the end of the year?
Any money remaining within a Faculty and Staff Meal Plan account at the end of the semester or at the end of the academic school year will be carried over. In addition, any balance at the end of the academic year can be refunded. Please note that these refunds are ONLY available at the end of the academic year and NOT any other time. A service charge of $5.00 will be deducted.

Where do I call if I have any questions about the Faculty and Staff Meal Plan program?
Any questions regarding a Faculty and Staff Meal Plans can be directed to the Dining Services Office located in the Dining Commons. In addition, feel free to contact Dining services at 508-565-1888.

What is the difference between the Faculty and Staff Meal Plans and the Stonehill CA$HCARD?
These are two very different programs. The Faculty and Staff Meal Plans are dining programs exclusively and are designed to provide commuter students with nutritious choices at a discount within the various cafeteria and dining venues. The Stonehill CA$HCARD - although not providing any discounts - does provide a safe and convenient way for faculty and staff to purchase a variety of products and services on campus without having to carry cash.
Participating locations for the Stonehill CA$HCARD include:

The difference between the two programs is simply that the Faculty and Staff Meal Plans are exclusively for food at a discount, while the Stonehill CA$HCARD - although not providing a discount - does provide a convenient "debit account" for many on campus purchases. 

Please note that Faculty and Staff Meal Plan policy is subject to change without notice.