Updated March 30, 2021
MEAL PLAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SUMMER 2021
1. Costs
a. You agree to pay the mea l plan rate determined by t he Board of Regents. Your rate is d etermined by the meal pla n you select.
b. The Board of Re gents reserves the r ight to change the approve d contract rates duri ng the term of the contrac t by giving a
30-d ay advance notice.
2. Eligibility
a. Stude nts, faculty, and staf f living off campus may pu rchase a meal plan online .
b. All stude nts living in summer ho using are required to have a mea l plan:
i. 200 Meal Blo ck: $1,513.00
ii. 150 Meal Blo ck: $1,214.00
iii. 100 Meal Block : $894.00
iv. 50 Me al Block: $463.00
c. If you do not sel ect a meal plan online, yo u will be assigned the 100 me al block plan.
3. Dates
a. Meal plans b egin at May 17, 2021 and continue un til August 6, 2021.
b. Meals are ser ved seven (7) days a week a t Hillcrest Hall. Hour s may be found online: htt p://dining.uiowa.edu /.
4. Usage
a. You must presen t your Iowa OneCard (Un iversity of Iowa ID) to the cashi er to use your meal plan.
b. Summer m eal plans do not carry ove r from one semester to the nex t.
c. Herky Bo oster Pack meal balances car ry over from summer to fall to spring and do not ex pire until the end of the spring semes ter.
d. Unused me als are forfeited and non -refundable.
5. HealthandSafety
a. As in any com munity dining estab lishment, dining on c ampus brings many indi viduals such as stude nts, staff, faculty a nd
communi ty members in conta ct with one another. Unive rsity Housing and Di ning will implement re asonable public healt h
and safety m easures regarding infec tious disease as recomm ended by the applicab le public health autho rities. Universit y
Housing and D ining strongly enco urages all individua ls to follow the recommend ed public health guide lines, but it cannot
control the b ehavior of any particu lar individual. As a resu lt, the University of I owa is not and will not be liable fo r any public
health thre at to which a student or vis itor may be exposed, incl uding but not limited to th e transmission of any infec tious
disease such a s COVID-19.
b. Studen ts and dining guests are s trongly encourag ed to practice responsi ble hygiene habits and oth er health-rela ted practices
as recomme nded by the Centers for Di sease Control and other a pplicable public he alth authorities.
c. Universi ty Housing and Dinin g does not assume any liabili ty for adverse reactio ns to food/drink consumed , the presence of a
foreign bod y in food/drink, or items w ith which one may come into c ontact while eating /drinking or p urchasing items at any
UI dining lo cation, convenienc e store, or retail locati on.
6. DietaryNeedsandRestrictions
a. Menus in th e market places satisfy n utritional needs for th e majority of medical d ietary requirem ents and religious/li festyle
practice s. Students with foo d allergies or special di ets should work with a Un iversity Housing an d Dining nutrition spe cialist
or a location m anager regarding the ir specific needs. A Di etary Needs Requ est must be submitte d with documentati on.
b. Universi ty Housing and Dining can not guarantee the accur acy of food safety and nutritio n information. Food items are la beled
with commo n allergen s based on ingre dient information provid ed by manufacturers. Nu trition and ingredien t information may
vary due to pr oduct substituti ons and formulation by th e manufacturer prio r to being purchased by the u niversity.
c. Universi ty Housing and Dinin g will implement reason able health and safety m easures, but is not and wi ll not be liable for any
cross- contact or cross -contamination t hat may occur.
