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University Auxiliary ServicesDining Services
 
Dining on Campus

Residential Dining
  • Students living in traditional housing
    (Indian, State, Colonial, Dutch and Alumni Quads) are required by the University to purchase a meal plan
  • Incoming students living in traditional housing are pre-assigned to the Weekly 15 Block Plan (changing your meal plan)
  • All meal plans include two components:
    Meals & Munch Money
  • Your SUNYCard will provide access to meals and Munch Money at any of the residence hall dining locations and at the Campus Center retail locations
Residential Dining - Colonial Quad

 

Meals

The meals component allows you to enjoy up to a specific number of guaranteed meals each week or semester, depending on which meal plan you choose. You
may use your meals to treat a guest, dine more than once during a meal period,
or for selected meal trades at Campus Center dining locations.

Meal Trades are meal combinations available at the Campus Center dining locations. When you swipe your card for a meal trade, a meal is deducted from your meal plan balance. For a list of times and locations where meal trades are offered, check our Meal Trade page!


Munch Money

Campus Center Dining
  • Munch Money is a declining balance (debit) account that is built into your meal plan.
  • Munch Money can be used to buy additional meals, snacks and beverages in Campus Center dining locations, The Patroon Room, Nano Cafe, Downtown Cafe, Commons Cafe or East Campus Cafe; in vending machines during specific evening hours; and in the residence dining halls.
  • Each time you make a purchase,
    the amount is subtracted from your
    Munch Money balance.
Sbarro - Campus Center
Dining

 




Additional Meal Plan Information
  • Off-Campus & University Apartment students can sign up for any meal
    plan, including meal plans for residential students. More Information may be found on our Meal Plan pages.
  • Plans are active when Residential Halls open for occupancy in the fall and in
    the spring.
  • Meals Swipes start fresh each semester and unused meals do not carry over
    to the next semester
    .
  • The weekly block plans re-set each week with 15 or 19 meals for the week (depending on your plan) each Friday morning.
  • Munch Money balances carry over from semester to semester as long as you are an enrolled student and have purchased a meal plan each semester. If you do not sign up for a meal plan each semester, the balance will be forfeited and there are no refunds.
  • Meal plans end on the last day of exams each semester.
  • Students are billed for the initial amount of the meal plan contract, and meal plans may be covered by Financial Aid.

Changing Your Meal Plan

Meal Plans can be changed up until the 5th day following the start of Meal Plans for the semester. For the Spring 2009 semester, the last day to change your meal plan is Friday, January 23rd.

Students living in residence halls make changes:

Students living on Freedom Quad or Empire Commons and commuter students may make changes or add a meal plan:

  • In person in the SUNYCard Office - Campus Center B52
  • By email - send your full name, UAlbany ID#, current Meal Plan and the Meal Plan that you want to change to

Where To Eat

Dining Rooms

Dining rooms are located in residence quads & Indian at the Commons and feature:

  • Made-To-Order Sandwich Stations
  • Vegetarian & Vegan Options
  • Grilled Hamburgers & Chicken
  • Hand Tossed Pizzas
  • Homemade Soups & Desserts
  • In addition, salad bars provide a variey of fresh vegetables, deli meats, cheeses
    and fresh fruit.

The Kosher Meat Kitchen is located at Dutch Quad
The Kosher Dairy Kitchen
is located at Dreidel's in the Campus Center

Menus, hours of operation & meal trade information are also available at: www.dineoncampus.com/albany

Quad Take-Out Locations

Items are available for Meal Trades check out the times on the Meal Trade page!

Location
Hours
Cravings - Indian Quad (Montauk)
Monday-Friday 8a-Noon
Monday-Thursday 7p-11p
Wheatstreets - State Quad
Monday-Thursday 8p-11p
Outtakes Express - Colonial Quad
Monday-Thursday 8p-11p
Take Out - Dutch Quad
Monday-Thursday 8p-11p
Take Out - Alumni Quad
Monday-Thursday 8p-11p
Sunday 7p - 9p



Campus Center Food Court

The Campus Center Food Court offers a variety of dining options in the heart of campus
  • Wendy's
  • Sbarro
  • Freshens Frozen Treats
  • Au Bon Pain
  • Zepps Sub Shoppe
  • Indian at the Commons
  • Outtakes Store (Convenience Store)
  • Corner Cafe & Deli
  • Outtakes Quick Cuisine (Take Out)
  • Dreidel's Kosher Kafe
  • Olo Sushi Bar

Also in the Campus Center, second floor: The Patroon Room (Buffet Restaurant) Open Monday - Friday for lunch

Additional Dining Locations
  • The Downtown Cafe - on the Downtown Campus
  • The East Campus Cafe - on the East Campus in Rensselaer
  • The Nano Cafe - located in the NanoFab Building on Fuller Road
  • The Commons Cafe - located in Empire Commons on the Uptown Campus



    Dining Services at the University at Albany are provided by

    Chartwells

    Chartwells shares the UAS commitment to customer satisfaction and wellbeing.

    In addition, the Chartwells staff is committed to providing quality food and excellent service.

 

 

 

 


Please send questions or comments to: uas@albany.edu

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