Meal plan money to be taken soon
Students will soon fork over their unused meal plan money to St. Edward’s University and Bon Appétit.
As of the morning of April 26, students had a cumulative estimated total of $492,000 remaining on their meal plans.
Director of Auxiliary Services Mike Stone said that he expects that number to decrease to between $350,000 and $325,000 when the remaining balances are collected.
Students have until June 30 to spend their remaining meal plan balances at Bon Appétit or Texenza, but the vast majority of students will have left campus by May 8.
Meal plan balances no longer roll over from year to year for the first time in several years. The rollover policy was ended as part of a contract with Bon Appétit, university officials said.
But Stone said that students have spent more money as a result of the change.
“Since the announcement 18 months ago, students have utilized a higher proportion of their meal plans and have reduced the balance considerably,” Stone said. “Of course, with the end of the rollover policy, the balance at the end of future years will likely be much smaller than this year’s balance.”
Next year, all students will be required to purchase at least a minimum $100 per-semester meal plan. All other meal plan amounts are set to increase as well.
