Important Info

Lost or stolen Meal Cards can be replaced. Should this happen to you contact the Student Development Office and Dining Services immediately. In order to protect your funds and ensure that no one accesses your ID privileges, your lost ID will be deactivated. In the event that a student loses his or her ID Card and does not report the loss to appropriate officials, Dining Services will not be responsible for any losses incurred during that time.

Do you have particular dietary needs? Please let us know! Our Campus Dining Services Program can accommodate your special dietary requirements. For more information, please contact Chuck Waterbury, Dining Services Director, at 219-866-6178.

One of our main goals is to provide a pleasant, clean, comfortable and satisfying dining experience. In order to meet this goal, we ask for your assistance with the following procedures:

Please bus your dishes and disposables from your table when you have finished dining
Please refrain from taking food, dishes or utensils from the dining area.
Remember that Meal Cards are non-transferable. Meal cards cannot be used by anyone but the purchaser.

Campus Dining Meal Plans

In order to meet your campus dining needs, we have designed the following meal plans for the current academic year. If you need to purchase a meal plan, or if you would like to make a change to the plan you have already selected, simply contact the business office.

Meal Plan A

19 meals a week and $50 Puma Points per
semester. This plan is recommended for athletes
and other students who want a guaranteed 19
meals per week without worrying about tracking
meals used.

Meal Plan B

155 meals and $75 worth of Puma Points per semester. This
plan is best for the student who doesn't always eat breakfast
and likes to occasionally eat in the HUB.

Meal Plan C

125 meals and $150 worth of Puma Points per semester. This plan is best for the student who likes to go home on weekends and frequently eat in the HUB.

Meal Plan D

100 meals and $200 worth of Puma Points per semester. This plan is perfect for that student who travels home after their last class of the week and frequents the HUB on a regular basis.

Meal Plan F

14 meals a week plus $75 worth of Puma Points per semester and 10 block meals per semester

Commuter Meal plan

5 meals a week plus 100 puma points - $825.00

Students can also purchase a block of 10 meals for $58.

Puma Points

Puma Points are the dollar amounts associated with your dining plan and accessible with your Student ID Card. Your ID Card works like a banking debit card and allows you to purchase entire meals in the cafeteria or a variety of a la carte items from The HUB for yourself and/or your guest. Your ID is encoded with the balance, so you don't have to carry cash. Your Puma Points balance may be used from the first day of fall classes through the last day of spring finals.

NOTE: Please plan to spend all Puma Points during this time frame, since we are unable to offer refunds on unused balances.

Sick Trays

If something more than the sniffles sends you scampering to the Student Health and Wellness Center, you may be able to receive a special box meal consisting of water, ginger ale, crackers, gelatin, a cup of soup, and hot tea. Under these special circumstances, you may authorize a friend to pick up your special box meal by giving them your ID. Your ID needs to be presented to the Cashier at the Cafeteria, and they will forward your request to the Manager on duty.

Box Meals

Students sometimes find themselves juggling busy class and work schedules during meal times. We are pleased to offer several box-meal alternatives to accommodate such busy schedules. With a quick phone call to a Dining Services Director or visit to the HUB Supervisor 24 hours in advance, your box meal will be waiting for you. For more information regarding box meals, please contact Chuck Waterbury, Dining Services Director, at 219-866-6178 or Alice McKay, HUB Manager, at 219-866-3535.

When Parents Visit

We encourage parents of students to join us for meals so that they can see the quality and variety of meals offered at SJC everyday. When on campus, we would like to invite parents to dine with us at no charge (exceptions include special College events, such as Homecoming and Parents' Weekend). Parents need only to go to the Cafeteria with their student(s) and let our Cashier know that they are "visiting parents."

Parents: Feel free to speak to one of the Managers and let us know how we are doing.