Dining Services

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Dining Services
蜜桃社区 Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5409 USA
(269) 387-4844

Residence Hall Meal Plans

Students living in residence halls (Valleys, 蜜桃社区 Heights and Henry) are required to have a meal plan unless their Housing contract is for a room in Britton/Hadley (Valley 1). Students choose their meal plan when they select their room in the , which is typically in June for incoming students. Please review the Residence Hall and Dining Services contract before signing up for Housing.

Current Students

Fall meal plans become active on Sunday, August 25, 2024.

Meal Plan Choices

Bronco Gold Plus meal plan

Bronco Gold Plus

Unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $100 Dining Dollars and 8 Guest Passes per semester
Bronco Gold Meal Plan - includes $50 Dining Dollars and 4 Guest Passes

Bronco Gold

Unlimited meal swipes to the dining centers, along with $50 Dining Dollars and 4 Guest Passes per semester
Bronco 14 comes with 14 meal swipes per week into dining locations for meals.

Bronco 14

14 meal swipes per week (not a daily limit) into dining locations for meals. Unused meals expire on Sunday nights.

Meal Plan Components

Meal swipes

are the foundation of your meal plan and are used to access the dining centers, grab'n go, late-night and meal exchange. These meal swipes cannot be shared with others. 

Dining Locations

Dining Dollars

are a debit balance loaded onto your Bronco Card. Use Dining Dollars at Campus Cafes, Mi-Pi, Fuego Verde, Re-Fresh Market or Dining Centers to pay the door rate. 

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Guest Passes

may be used to bring family or friends into the dining center with you for meals.

Academic Year Contract Dates: 

Fall: Sunday, Aug. 25 through Friday, Dec. 13, 2024
Spring: Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, April 25, 2025
 
Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
Meal Plan
Cost per semester
Cost for academic year
Bronco Gold Plus
$3,010.00
$6,020
Bronco Gold
$2,947.50
$5,895
Bronco 14
$2,701.00
$5,402

Summer Contract Dates: 

Summer I: Monday, May 5 through Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Summer II: Thursday, June 26 through Friday, Aug. 15, 2025
Summer I and II 2025
Meal Plan
Cost per session
Cost for both summer sessions
Bronco 14
$1,295.00
$2,590

Housing and Dining rates were approved by the 蜜桃社区 Board of Trustees on 6/27/2024.

Residence Hall Meal Plans

Residence hall students may change meal plans once per semester at the beginning of the semester or session at the following times:

Fall 2024: Thursday, August 1 - Friday, September 27 at 5 p.m.

Spring 2025: Monday, December 2, 2024 - Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Summer I 2025: Monday April 28 - Monday, May 19 at 5 p.m.

Summer II 2025: Wednesday, June 18 - Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m.

To change your meal plan, go to Go蜜桃社区 and under the My Self Service section on the left, choose the link "Residence Life Housing." For further instructions, visit Choosing Your Room.

  1. Dining centers are dine-in, all-you-care-to-eat locations. Removing food from the dining center in carryout containers, dishes or wrapped in other material is prohibited. 
  2. DASH Grab'n Go, Late-Night Carryout, and Meal Exchange at select Campus Cafes may be used once per meal period using a meal plan swipe. Meal periods include: Breakfast: 8 - 11 a.m.; Lunch: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Snack: 2 - 5 p.m.; Dinner: 5 - 8 p.m.; Late-Night: 8 - 11 p.m.
  3. Anyone entering the dining center must pay the door rate, use a meal ticket, or use a meal swipe/MorphoWave to enter. 
  4. Meal swipes from Meal Plans or Meal Bundles may not be shared with others. Your Bronco Card will be confiscated, and a misuse fee will be charged if your meal swipes are used for another person鈥檚 meal.
  5. Guests may accompany a meal plan holder into a dining center by using a Guest Pass, or paying at the door using Dining Dollars, cash or credit. 
  6. Food from another location is not allowed to be brought into the dining center.
  7. Return uneaten food, used dishes and utensils, and any other waste from your meal to the Dish Return. 
  8. Service Animals are the only type of animal allowed in the Dining Center. Please ensure that your Animal is taken care of before entering; you may not give any beverages, food, containers or utensils from the Dining Center for your Service Animal to use or consume.