What is a Meal Plan?
Meal Swipes
Meal Swipes give you full access to our all-you-care-to-eat dining location, The Commons Fresh Food Company.
Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars may be used at any University of Hartford Dining location. Visit our locations page for location information, including dining hall menus and hours of operation. Unused dining dollars roll over between fall and spring semesters, but not academic years. Students must have an active meal plan in order to use those rolled over dollars.
Meal Equivalency
A Meal Equivalency is a meal option that is offered in our retail operations (you can use a swipe from your weekly or unlimited plans). All retail operations will have meal equivalency options to choose from with the exception of the Village Market. Starbucks meal equivalency is limited to the Premium 7 day all access meal plan. Meal equivalencies can be used once per meal period per day. The meal period hours are: Breakfast 7am - 10:30am, Lunch 11am - 4pm, and Dinner 4pm - 10pm. And one last thing, dining weeks are weird, they begin on Thursday and end on Wednesday so remember that when you are scheduling your meal equivalencies.
Meal Plan Benefits
With your meal plan, you receive many benefits and perks, including:
- Quality food made fresh by our culinary team, with a variety of menu options personalized the way you like.
- Healthy choices available all across campus.
- Special events with themed meals and exclusive offers for meal plan members.
- Casual atmosphere with TVs, music and lounge-style seating—perfect for studying or hanging out with friends.
- Dedicated Allergen Friendly Pantry at the Commons
Managing Your Plan
There are three ways you can check your Meal Swipes and Dining Dollars balance:
- Visit the Hawk Card site to register and sign in to check balances.
- Visit the ID office Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM and on Friday from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
- At any dining cash register, a balance will show up after your card is swiped or you can ask the cashier to execute a balance inquiry.
Dining Dollars running low? No problem! Add more anytime.
