Dining at Winthrop

Winthrop Dining Services offers diverse dining options to the campus community, including a chef-driven residential dining program and exciting retail concepts, including allergen-safe selections. Menus are available on the website and on the free Bite by Sodexo app, making it easy to plan ahead, track nutrition, and dine mindfully on campus. Winthrop Dining also proudly offers an exceptional tiered Catering program, and Winthrop Athletics Concessions.

We encourage you to explore daily menus and all of the options, including special promotions and events, available in Thomson Cafeteria, Markley's in the DiGiorgio Campus Center, and Dinkins Hall at winthrop.sodexomyway.com.

Meal Plans

Dining on campus is a critical part of the student experience. Some of life's best relationships are nurtured around the table, sharing a great meal. While resident students (except Roddey) are required to enroll in a meal plan, commuters, Roddey Hall residents, graduate students, faculty, and staff are strongly encouraged to participate.

Benefits

•  Confidence
•  Affordability
•  Campus engagement and relationships
•  Track nutrition and plan ahead

Purchasing a Meal Plan and Cafe Cash

 

What's in a Meal Plan?

	Meals	Eagle Meals	Cafe Cash	Eagle Bucks
What is it?	Thomson Cafeteria meal swipe	Meal combinations offered as meal swipes in Markley's, Chick-fil-A, Einstein, Subway.	Declining balance tied to a meal plan purchased. Also includes CY Flex Plan. Used at any dining location on campus	Declining balance dollars purchased separately from meal plans. Loaded on Winthrop University ID Card. Used at any dining location on campus
How to Purchase	Included with a meal plan. Resident students sign up for meal plans through the housing application process. Commuter students (and Roddey residents) can purchase a meal plan through Marketplace.	Included with a meal plan. Resident students sign up for meal plans through the housing application process. Commuter students (and Roddy residents) can purchase a meal plan through Marketplace.	Included with a meal plan. Resident students sign up for a meal plans through the housing application process. Commuter students (and Roddey residents) can purchase a meal plan through Marketplace.	Purchase separately on Marketplace.
When to Purchase	When meal plan is purchased	When meal plan is purchased.	When meal plan is purchased.	Anytime on Marketplace.
When Does it Expire?	End of each semester.	End of each semester.	Carries over from Fall Semester to Spring Semester, expires end of Spring semester	Never

 

Meal Plan Options:

To view the rates of meal plans please visit the Residence Life Room and Meal Plan Rates page

All Access:
      Unlimited access to Thomson Cafeteria, 80 Eagle Meals, $100 Cafe Cash

All Access Plus:
      Unlimited access to Thomson Cafeteria, 80 Eagle Meals, $200 Cafe Cash

Block 200:
      200 meals/semester (approximately 12 meals per week) including Eagle Meals, $200 Cafe Cash

Block 100:
       100 meals/semester (approximately 6 meals per week) including Eagle Meals, $600 Cafe Cash

Courtyard Flex Meal Plan (Courtyard Residents Only)
      Cafe Cash (Amount reflects rate)

Commuter 25 (Commuter students and Roddey residents only)
      25 meals in Thomson Cafeteria (or Eagle Meals), $150 Cafe Cash

Commuter 50 (Commuter Students and Roddey residents only)
      50 meals in Thomson Cafeteria (or Eagle Meals), $250 Cafe Cash

How can I purchase a meal plan?:

Resident Students (except Roddey)

If you are a Resident student, you have already selected a meal plan when you applied for housing.

If you would like to purchase Eagle Bucks, you may do so using a credit or debit card at the Winthrop Marketplace.

Roddey Residents (ONLY):

• Meal plans may be purchased with a credit card. Please go to the Winthrop Marketplace.
• If you want to purchase Eagle Bucks (credit card only), please go to the Winthrop Marketplace.
• All purchases are final.

Commuter Students (ONLY):

• Meal plans may be purchased with a credit card. Please go to the Winthrop Marketplace.
• If you want to purchase Eagle Bucks (credit card only), please go to the Winthrop Marketplace.
• All purchases are final.

Faculty/Staff Meal Plans:

• If you want to purchase Eagle Bucks using a credit card, please go the Winthrop Marketplace.
• If you want to purchase a meal plan using your credit card, please securely log into Winthrop Marketplace through the link provided.

Dining Services Commuter Student/Marketplace Refund Policy

All Eagle Bucks purchases are non-refundable.

Faculty/Staff Meal Plan purchases are non-refundable.

All Marketplace student meal plan purchases are considered non-refundable, with the following exceptions:

• Students who withdraw from Winthrop University before the last day of add/drop will be eligible for a 100% refund of the unused amounts of their plan.
• Students who withdraw from Winthrop University after the last day of add/drop and before the end of the 2nd  week of classes will be eligible for a 75% refund of the unused amounts of their meal plan and, less a $25 administrative fee.
• Students who withdraw from Winthrop University after the last day of the 2nd week of classes and before the end of the 3rd week of classes will be eligible for a 50% refund of the unused amounts of their meal plan, less a $25 administrative fee.
• Students who withdraw from Winthrop University after the 3rd week of classes are not eligible for any refunds.

Students who withdraw due to active duty orders will have 100% of any unused portion of the meal plan and/or cafe cash regardless of date.

 Students who are eligible for a refund may contact marketplace@winthrop.edu to request their refund. All refunds will be credit back to the credit card used for the initial purchase.