Academic year-2024-25

What is ISU Dining?

  • 3 dining centers
    • Friley Windows-all-you-care-to-dine
    • UDM-all-you-care-to-dine
    • Seasons Marketplace-all-you-care-to-dine
  • 5 GET & Go locations
    • Uses a meal swipe
    • Variety of menu items to choose from
    • Meal plan holders can use it for up to 2 meals per day
    • Hours vary by location – check the website for current hours
    • Located in Conversations in Oak-Elm, East Side Market in MWL Commons, West Side Market in UDCC, Lance & Ellie’s in the MU (breakfast only), and Whirlybird’s in State Gym
    • Visit the webpage for more information
  • 8 cafes
  • 6 fast-casual restaurants
  • 2 markets
  • Central Bakery
  • Central receiving
  • Vending machines-locations here
  • Catering

Who do we employ?

  • 60 P&S Staff-includes a Registered Dietitian and 10 culinarians
  • 150 full-time employees-includes cooks, drivers, and storekeepers
  • 1,500+ student employees-This equates to over 500 full-time employees!

RA Plans Living in the Residence Halls: 215 Total Meals Per Semester

  • 135 Dining Center Meals, allows one entry for meal plan holder into any of our dining centers.
  • Can also be used up to 2 times per day for a GET & Go meal.
  • 80 Flex Meals, allows for $12.50 usage in any Retail location for purchase of any products within that location.
    • Can also be used to allow guest entry into a dining center.
    • If not used as Flex Meal or for guests, can be used by meal plan holder as dining center entry.
  • No Dining Dollars

RAs Assigned to Frederiksen Court or SUV

  • Apartment RAs do not receive a meal plan in their compensation package, but can choose to purchase any meal plan or Dining Dollars.

First Year On-Campus Meal Plans Options 2024-2025

Cardinal(Default Plan)

  • Unlimited access to any dining center
  • 5 Guest meals per semester to bring a guest into a dining center
  • Dining swipes can be used at our GET & Go locations-up to 2 times per day
  • Dining Dollars spend like cash

Gold

  • 210 meals at any dining center
  • Dining swipe can be used at our Get & Go Locations-up to 2 times per day
  • Dining Dollars spend like cash

Returning On-Campus Meal Plans Options 2024-2025

Students returning to live in meal plan required housing or those in a non-required area may select from any of the above plans or select from an additional plan.

Campanile

  • 135 meals per semester
  • All meals are Flex Meals that can be used in a dining center or retail location ($12.50 retail value)
  • $250 Dining Dollars per semester

What is a Flex Meal?

Click here to learn more

Dining Dollars

Click here to learn more

GET Mobile App

Click to learn more

What is GET & GO?

  • Uses a dining center swipe
  • Order on the GET Mobile app
  • Variety of options
  • Meal plan holders can use it up to 2 times per day
  • Locations – Conversations in Oak-Elm, East Side Market in MWL Commons, West Side Market in UDCC, Lance & Ellie’s in the MU (breakfast only), and Whirlybird’s in State Gym
  • Hours of Operation
  • How to order using the GET App video

Check Meal Balances

Nutrition

  • For dietary consultation, email: diningrd@iastate.edu
  • Please fill out this form to get connected
  • Instagram @isudiningrd
  • Special Diet Kitchen located in Union Drive Marketplace
  • Please fill out these forms to apply to use the Special Diet Kitchen
  • Food labels in dining centers (preferred diets and allergens) – Scan QR code on label for more information
  • Video-How to check ISU Dining Website for nutritional information
  • Searchable ISU Dining Website Menu- Watch video how to use

Employment

  • $13 per hour starting wage
  • Free meal with each 3 hour shift
  • Work around students’ schedules
  • On-campus locations
  • Advancement opportunities
  • Great resume builder

Sustainability

  • Composting-over 285 tons a year
  • Unused food goes to Food at First (local organization feeding those in need)
  • Local food purchases
  • Recycling
  • More information about sustainability click here

Rules of Dining-click here