Meal Plan and Food Service Provider
UM-St. Louis current food service provider is Chartwells. The company was founded by Bill Preston Chartwells III in 1963. It operates through a number of companies such as Chartwells Educational Foodservices Inc. and Chartwells Educational Dining Services, all subsidiaries of international foodservice conglomerate Compass Group.
UM-St. Louis requires that each student living in the Residence Life and Housing’s communities must have a meal plan. The meal plan can be used at a variety of locations on both the North and South sides of campus. On North campus, the following options (located in the Millennium Student Center) are available: the Nosh (main cafeteria), Aroma’s Bakery, and the C-Store. Places to use your meal plan on South campus are the U-Mart (located next to the entrance of University Meadows), the Provincial House Dining Hall, and the O-C (Oak Café on Oak 2nd Floor).
Each community (Oak Hall vs. Mansion Hill) has a different meal plan option. The mandatory Oak Hall meal plan is “Option 1” for the academic year. For Oak Hall, each of the 9 options includes both a meal swipe/equivalency and declining balance to be used at your discretion. Whereas the Mansion Hill meal plan is a $200 declining balance. See below for information regarding each aspect of your meal plan.
*Meal Swipe/Equivalency:
Monday and Thursday, students may use one meal equivalency from 11 AM – 2 PM at the Nosh Food Court or at La Cantina Loca in the Millennium Student Center. The value of the swipe is $5.50. If the amount is exceeded, the cashiers will be happy to take cash, credit card or declining balance for the remaining balance. The Provincial House Dining Hall is also open from 11 AM to 2 PM on South Campus.
During the weekend (Friday through Sunday), students may use their meal swipe at the Provincial House Dining Hall during the meal times listed below. One meal swipe is good for any food item(s) while dining in the Provincial House Dining Hall.
If the number of swipes (per week) purchased are not used, the student loses those meals. The swipes do not accrue from one week to the next and Chartwells charges Residential Life and Housing by the total meals purchased, even if they are not used.
Declining Balance Dollars:
The declining balance dollars can be used to purchase any food item(s) at any of the following locations: The Nosh, Aroma’s, The C-Store, La Cantina Loca, Oak Café and the U-Mart. Additional declining balance funds may be purchased through the Office of Residential Life and Housing.
The declining balance dollars are transferable from the Fall semester to the Winter semester. But do not transfer into the next academic year. Typically, the dollars are cleared from the student's ID card by the end of June. To purchase additional declining balance dollars, please go to the Residential Life and Housing's main office.
Listed below are the main cafeterias for the entire campus.
Provincial House Dining Hall, South Campus (Meal Swipe Deduction and Declining Balance)
Lunch (Monday-Sunday): 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Dinner (Monday-Sunday): 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The Nosh, North Campus (Declining Balance and Equivalency)
Monday-Thursday: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
