Meal Plan Sign-Up & Administration

Fall 2025-26 On-Campus Meal Plan Sign-Up & Change Information (New & Returning Students)

All students living in a residence hall must have an on-campus meal plan each semester and can choose from either the Gold Flex, Blu or Loyalty Dining Dollars plan.  Students living in Aspenson Mogensen, Chancellors, Haymarket Landing and The Priory are exempt from this policy but may purchase one of these plans for convenience, if desired.

New and returning students living in a residence hall that requires an on-campus meal plan will automatically be assigned the Gold Flex plan when their room assignments are made.  Students living in Aspenson Mogensen, Chancellors, Haymarket Landing and The Priory who want to purchase a meal plan chan make their selection in the Housing Portal.

Any student wanting to change their plan can do so in the Housing Portal starting on June 9.  The deadline to make changes in the Housing Portal is 10:00 pm on August 4.

Starting on September 2, students can change their male plan by coming to the Blugold Card Office (located on the 1st floor of Davies Center) to fill out a Meal Plan Change Form.  In-person changes will be accepted until 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 9.  No changes to meal plans will be allowed after 4:00 pm on September 9.

On-Campus Meal Plan Additional Information

All students who live in a residence hall must have an on-campus meal plan each semester and can choose from either the Gold Flex, Blu or Loyalty Dining plans. The location of a student’s residence hall does not determine or suggest which plan they should choose. Students living in Aspenson Mogensen Hall, Chancellors Hall, Haymarket Landing and The Priory are exempt from this policy but may purchase a meal plan if they would like.

Students living in campus housing that requires an on-campus meal plan will be assigned the Gold Flex plan when their housing assignment is made.  If a student wants either the Blu or Loyalty Dining Dollars plan, it is their responsibility to initiate the change within the parameters of the meal plan change period as explained above.

Meal Plan Dollars can be used at any campus dining location during each semester. They are used as cash equivalent to make dining purchases and have no cash value.

Meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of the first semester will roll over to second semester only if a student has an active on-campus meal plan both semesters. All on-campus meal plan dollars remaining at the end of the academic year will expire. Meal plan dollars have no cash value.

Meal Plans 2025-26

Board Days for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Fall Semester

August 30, 2025-November 25, 2025

November 30, 2025-December 20, 2025 (breakfast only)

Spring Semester

January 24, 2026-March 13, 2026

March 22, 2026-May 16, 2025 (breakfast only)

Off-Campus Meal Plan Sign-Up

Off-Campus students are not required to have a meal plan.  However, we have two meal plans geared towards students living off-campus, in Aspenson Mogensen Hall, Chancellors Hall, Haymarket Landing or The Priory: Diner's Club and the Flex 50 Meal Plan. Both plans can be purchased on-line through eAccounts.

(Please note that the Flex 50 Meal Plan is available for purchase between July 1 - February 28.  The Flex 50 Plan expires at the end of the academic year. No refunds on unused dollars or blocks will be issued.  Balances may not be transferred at any time.)

Meal Plan Options 2025-26

Have questions?

Blugold Card Services administers the sign-up process and meal plan accounts for all students, faculty and staff. If you have difficulties signing up for a meal plan, or if you have questions regarding the billing process, visit Blugold Card Services in Davies Center. You can also contact us via e-mail at BlugoldCard@uwec.edu or call 715-836-4070.

If you need help determining which plan is the best fit for you, please contact Blugold Dining at dining@uwec.edu or 715-836-5261.

Form information on meal plan accommodations, please contact the Head of Dining Experiences, John Arnold at arnoldjp@uwec.edu

Additional Information

• As part of campus-wide sustainability efforts, each student will participate in our BLUBOX re-usable container program.  All students will be given a token for a BLUBOX container to use when dining in Marketplace and Riverview locations. When the container is returned, the student will get their token back so they can use it for their next meal. There is no cost for the first token. $7 will be charged for each additional token in the event the BLUBOX container is not returned.
• All Meal Plans, except Diner’s Club, Blugold accounts and the Flex 50 meal plans, include a $290 non-refundable administrative fee which covers utilities, operational upkeep, food service equipment and supplies, furniture, cleaning and administrative salaries for all dining facilities.
• Meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of first semester will roll over to second semester only if a student has an active on-campus meal plan both semesters.  All on-campus meal plan dollar balances remaining at the end of the academic year will expire.  Meal plan dollars have no cash value.
• Additional Diner’s Club deposits, Blugold Account deposits and Flex 50 Meal Plan purchases can be made online through eAccounts at any time.  (No Flex 50 purchases will be accepted after February 28.)
• Refund Policy for Blugold and Diner's Club balances:  Account balances are refunded only when a customer's relationship with the university ends and there is an account balance of $25 or more. Refunds must be requested from the Blugold Card Office within one month of the relationship with the university ending. A $15 processing fee is assessed for all account refunds.
• UW-Eau Claire reserves the right to change meal plan rates should costs increase more than anticipated at the time the original rates were established.