Frequently Asked Questions

Meal Plan Period Times

THE MARKETPLACE

Breakfast: Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 11:00am Saturday & Sunday: 8:00am to 11:00am

Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 4:30pm

Dinner: Monday - Friday (4:30pm - 9:00pm) Saturday & Sunday (4:30pm - 8:00pm)

FOOD ON DEMAND (FOD)

Breakfast: Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 10:30am

Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 10:30am - 2:30pm

Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 4:30pm - 8:00pm

Signing Up for a Meal Plan

Meal plans are available to all students.

(Charger Pride is required for all freshman first-year students who live on campus)

Students who live on campuscan choose from Charger Pride, Charger Gold, Charger Blue, or the Senior Plan. Students can sign up or change their meal plan via myHousing during the room selection process. All first year freshman students who reside on campus must posses Charger Pride. For more information about dining options, please contact the Office of Residential Life at ResLife@newhaven.edu.

Note: Resident students at the commencement of every semester, are granted a one-week grace period to login and modify their plan once.

Students who live off Campuscan sign up for any of the meal plans listed on this page by clicking HERE. Please allow 24 hours for the plan to be added to your Charger Card. The charge for the plan will be added to your student account prior to the next billing date, those who do elect to purchase a meal plan must re-enroll for each semester that they want a meal plan. For more information about commuter student meal plans, please contact the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership and Orientation office at Chargerscommute@newhaven.edu

Simply click HERE to visit our meal plans page where you can find detailed descriptions of each plan.

Discover the locations of our dining halls and retail spots on campus with the help of this dining map.

Dine map

Explore the Meal Plan 101 GUIDE for a comprehensive understanding of how the meal plan operates and what you need to know.

You have the option to preload money onto your Charger ID Card, also referred to as Charger Cash. This can be utilized for purchasing meals on campus or for transactions at the Campus Convenience Store.

The eAccounts page allows students to check their meal plan, Dining Dollars, Charger Cash and printing balance, as well as add Charger Cash to their account. eAccounts also allows students to view their transaction history and deactivate lost Campus Cards.

https://newhaven-sp.transactcampus.com/eAccounts/AnonymousHome.aspx

You can easily add money to your ID card, known as Charger Cash. This way, you can conveniently use the preloaded funds to buy food and drinks at various retail spots across the campus and use at our dining halls.

Every meal plan includes Dining Dollars loaded onto your Charger ID Card for use at dining halls, coffee shops, and the convenience store on campus. The amount of Dining Dollars varies based on your chosen meal plan.

You get an extra $50 in Dine PLUS Dollars every semester to spend exclusively at the Food Trucks. This is on top of the two meal swipes you can use at the Food Trucks each week. Please keep in mind, that Dining Dollars and Dine PLUS Dollars are not the same.

Dining Halls:

The Marketplace

Food on Demand

Retail Locations:

Jazzman's Cafe

Bucknall Cafe

Moe's

Wow (World of Wings)

Smooth Haven

C-Store (Recharge Convenience Mart)

Carelane Cafe

Any leftover dining dollars from the fall semester to the spring semester will automatically roll over. Any Dining Dollars at the end of the academic year will be forfeited.

Meal Equivalency

Meal equivalency allows you to convert a meal swipe into a dollar credit, which can then be used to make purchases at select retail locations within our network.

Who accepts meal equivalency?

Moe's Southwest GrillWorld of Wings - Meal swipes are accepted:

• Monday – Thursday: 4:30pm - 9:00pm
• Friday: 4:30pm - 8:00pm
• Saturday & Sunday: 4:00pm - 8:00pm

1 meal swipe = a $7.50 meal equivalency. If the student's total amount owed is greater than $7.50, students can use their available dining dollars to pay the remaining balance (Dining Dollars vary according to meal plans). If dining dollars are not available, credit card and cash are accepted.

If you wish to use the meal equivlancy credit, you must select it from the "Meal Equivalency" menu.

Food Truck Swipes

Your meal plan includes 2 food truck swipes weekly plus an additional $50 dining plus dollars to be used at food trucks every semester. Your 2 food truck swipes begin on a Friday and end on Thursday of the following week. You can always check your food truck swipe balance on the transact E accounts app

Unleash the potential of your food trucks swipes by trying them out at these exciting dining locations:

Food Trucks (Celentano Patio): Monday - Friday, Lunch: 11:00am to 3:00pm/ Dinner: 4:00pm to 8:00pm

Moe's Southwest Grill, World of Wings, Sushi-DO, Cappetta's: Monday - Friday, Lunch: 11:00am to 3:00pm

(Please make sure to select the Food Truck Exchange menu when ordering)

No additions, cannot use dining dollars for the Food Truck Exchange Menus, Delivery not offered. Grub Hub orders for pickup only.

Moe's Southwest Grill

World of Wings

Bucknall Family Café

Jazzman's Café

C-Store

Sushi-DO

Cappetta's

Smooth Haven

Grub Hub orders are for pickup only.

Simple Servings - Allergen Safe Dining Option - Located in Marketplace

Simple Servings is an award-winning, open-to-all, dining platforms that offers fresh, flavorful meals prepared without the most common allergens, which account for 90% of all food allergy reactions. Dishes at Simple Servings are prepared without milk, eggs, wheat, soy, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, and gluten.

Simple Servings acts as a bridge to help students transition from the safety of home, where all allergens are strictly excluded, to dining on their own in an environment that requires careful attention to the choices they make. In addition, knowledgeable and attentive staff members are available to discuss ingredients and answer questions. Menus are labeled accurately and made available online and through mobile applications. By providing these enhanced resources, we want to ultimately help students learn to advocate for themselves and obtain the information they need.

Simple Zone

Simple Zone is an enclosed pantry where food items can be housed with precautions against cross-contact. This space is reserved for students with food allergies/intolerances/sensitivities or Celiac disease and includes foods prepared without gluten, peanuts, and tree nuts. Simple Zone features a dedicated refrigerator, freezer, toaster, toaster oven, microwave and more. To access the closed Simple Zone area, you must have authorized access added to your Charger ID card. Click here to learn more about Simple Zone.

Students can also have a one on one consultation with our campus Dietitian Samantha Zajac-Standish