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STUDENTS  -  click here to Manage your Meal Plan, SuperFlex, Flex, and Golden Choice Accounts 

Authorized parents and 3rd party users  -  click here to add funds to a students SuperFlex, Flex, and Golden Choice Accounts

2008-2009 MEAL PLAN PROGRAM & RATES

    Meals     Bonus Bucks     Bonus Meals     Price/semester
Plan 1 19/week  $75 15 $2,080.00
Plan 2 14/week $100 10 $1,945.00
Plan 3 10/week $225 8 $1,735.00
Plan 4 75/Semester $500 5 $1,315.00

Meal Plan Policy
First semester freshmen residing in Bosch, Frisch, or Dugan residence halls are required to participate in Meal Plan 1 or 2. Second semester freshmen residing in those residence halls may choose Meal Plan 1, 2, or 3.

Sophomore, junior, or senior students residing in Bosch, Frisch, or Dugan residence halls are required to contract either Meal Plan 1, 2, 3, or 4. 

All other resident and commuter students may choose any of the Meal Plans.

Use your college ID card to make meal purchases at any of the four Chartwells dining service locations on campus; the Economou Dining Hall, Old Main Snack Bar, Upper Deck and Street Side Cafe.  Meal Plans cannot be accessed without your ID card.  Lost or damaged ID cards may be replaced at the Public Safety Office.  Please report lost cards immediately at the the link at the top of this page or by calling Public Safety at 888-2330.  A replacement fee may apply. Meal Plans are non-transferable to other students.

Meal Plan Enrollment and Making Meal Plan Changes

Meal Plan Enrollment - you can enroll in Meal Plan 1, 2, 3 or 4, using the link at the top of this page, without pre-paying, through the first two weeks of each semester.  You can also call or come into our office.  Your meal plan choice will be added to your tuition bill.  Your fall meal plan choice will also be automatically added to your spring tuition bill, unless changed.

Changes to Meal Plans - after enrolling in Meal Plan 1, 2, 3 or 4, you can change your meal plan, using the link at the top of this page, without pre-paying, through the first two weeks of each semester.  You can also call or come into our office.  Your new meal plan choice will be added to your fall tuition bill, and then will also be automatically added to your spring tution bill, unless changed.

ADDING a Meal Plan after the first two weeks of school - you can ADD a meal plan by calling or coming to our office, on a pre-paid basis only.

Meal Plan Schedule

The dining week runs from Friday morning through Thursday night.  Meal Plans 1, 2 and 3 are replenished to their full balance each Friday morning.  Unused meals do not carry over to the next week or semester.  Meal Plan 4 can be used anytime throughout the entire semester, there is not a weekly allotment, but unused meals at the end of the semester do not carry over to the next semester.

Chartwells serves breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday.  Brunch and dinner are served Saturday and Sunday.  A meal plan entitles you to meals only when classes are in session.  Students who are required to remain on campus during extended breaks (Christmas, Easter) may purchase meals using Flex, SuperFlex, Golden Choice or cash.  If you withdraw from the college during the semster, a refund will be granted on a weekly prorated basis.  There are no meal plans available in the summer.  (Visit www.dineoncampus.com/canisius for food service hours of operation )

Bonus Bucks and Bonus Meals

Bonus Bucks are provided with all Meal Plans each semester.  Bonus Bucks can be used throughout the fall semester and any remaining at the end of fall, carry over to the spring semester.  Any unused Bonus Bucks remaining at the end of the spring semester are forfeited.  Food purchases in excess of the meal plan cash equivalence can be paid for with Bonus Bucks. 

Bonus Meals are also provided with all Meal Plans.  Bonus Meals can be used throughout the fall semester, but any remaining at the end of fall are forfeited.  Bonus Meals can be used for an extra meal during a meal period or to bring a guest to a meal.  Bonus Meals are redeemable at any dining location during meal plan hours. 

All-You-Care-To-Eat Meals in the Economou Dining Hall

The Economou Dining Hall in the Richared E. Winter '42 Student Center features the following all-you-care-to-eat meals:

Type of Meal     Days of Week          Price Meal Plan 1/2/3/4     Price Bonus Bucks or SuperFlex      Price for Flex, Golden Choice or cash
Breakfast   Mon - Fri   Swipe 1 meal   $5.50   $6.25
Brunch   Sat & Sun   Swipe 1 meal   $6.50   $7.25
Dinner   7 days/week   Swipe 1 meal   $8.25   $8.95

Meal Plan Exchange/Cash Equivalences

To provide you with flexibility and help you meet your dining needs, you can exchange your all-you-care-to-eat meals into a cash equivalence. 

If you choose to dine at:
  • Street Side Cafe for breakfast OR 
  • Economou Dining Hall for lunch OR
  • Upper Deck for dinner OR
  • Old Main Snack Bar for any meal    
the Cash Equivalence price is:
  • Breakfast     $4.25
  • Lunch          $5.75
  • Dinner          $6.75
Purchases made in excess of the cash equivalence may be paid for with Bonus Bucks, Flex, SuperFlex, Golden Choice or cash.

FLEX FUND & SUPERFLEX FUND ACCOUNTS
Designed for resident and commuter students, the Flex Fund and SuperFlex are debit accounts that allow you to use your college ID card to make FOOD purchases at any of the four dining service locations on campus.   

Quick Facts
  • used for meal purchases only.
  • meal purchases are non-taxable.
  • deposits are non-refundable.
  • are available in the fall and spring semesters only.
  • unused funds remaining at the end of the fall semester carry over to the spring semester, but are forfeited at the end of the spring semester if not used.
Enrollment Prices and Policy

Flex Fund:
  • Enrollment requires a $25 minimum deposit 
  • Additions can be made as needed with $25 minimum deposit
  • Deposits are non-refundable.
SuperFlex:
  • Enrollment requires a $600 minimum deposit
  • Enrollment for $600 SuperFlex will be listed on your fall tuition bill, and then will also be automatically billed to your spring semester bill, unless changed.
  • Changes to your SuperFlex can be made through the first two weeks of each semester by using the link at the top of this page or by calling or coming into our office. 
  • Additions to SuperFlex - can be made as needed with $25 minimum deposit, only after enrolling in SuperFlex each semester.
  • Deposits are non-refundable.
If you DO NOT WANT TO PRE-PAY to enroll in or add to FLEX FUND:
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can call or come into our office, only through the first two weeks of each semester.
  • These unpaid Flex Fund deposits will be added to your tuition bill.
If you WANT TO PRE-PAY to enroll in or add to FLEX FUND:
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can use the link at the top of this page to go on-line, whenever needed, and pay by checking account, savings account, MasterCard, VISA or Discover.  
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can call or come into our office, whenever needed, and pay by cash, check or MasterCard, VISA or Discover. 
  • These pre-paid Flex Fund deposits will not be listed on your student bill.
If you DO NOT WANT TO PRE-PAY to enroll in or add to SuperFlex:
  • ENROLL ONLY (not add)  - you can use the link at the top of this page to go on-line, only through the first two weeks of each semester.
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can call or come into our office, only through the first two weeks of each semester.
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  • These unpaid SuperFlex deposits will be listed on your student bill.
If you WANT TO PRE-PAY to enroll in or add to SuperFlex:
  • ADD (not enroll) - you can use the link at the top of this page to go on-line, whenever needed to ADD to your $600 SuperFlex, and pay by checking account, savings account, MasterCard, VISA or Discover.  
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can call or come into our office, whenever needed, and pay by cash, check or MasterCard, VISA or Discover. 
  • The pre-paid $600 SuperFlex deposits will be listed on your student bill, but the pre-paid SuperFlex additons will not be listed on your student bill.
 
GOLDEN CHOICE
Designed for resident and commuter students alike, the Golden Choice account is a debit account similar to the Flex Fund and SuperFlex that allows you to use your college ID card to make purchases on campus in the four dining service locations.  However, you can also use the Golden Choice account to make purchases in the vending machines, bookstore and copy machines.   

Quick Facts
  • can be used for meal purchases
  • can also be used in the vending machines, bookstore and copiers.
  • purchases are taxable
  • available throughout the entire year
Enrollment Prices and Policy
  • Enrollment requires a $25 minimum deposit
  • Additions can be made as needed with a $25 minimum deposit
  • Must always be pre-paid, cannot be billed to your tuition bill.
  • Deposits are refundable, only if the account is closed in full in our office.
  • Deposits may be transfered to Flex Fund account at any time by calling or coming to our office
How to PRE-PAY to enroll in or add to Golden Choice:
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can use the link at the top of this page to go on-line, whenever needed, and pay by checking account, savings account, MasterCard, VISA or Discover.  
  • ENROLL or ADD - you can call or come to our office, whenever needed, and pay by cash, check, MasterCard, VISA or Discover.