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Campus Dining
Drexel Campus Dining provides students with dining plan options, retail dining locations and catering services. Forms and applications can be found at www.drexel.edu/dining.
Retail Management
RetailManagement@drexel.edu
1049 MacAlister
215.895.6187
Dining Plan Offerings
The University offers an array of dining plans to all our students. All first year resident students (including transfers) are required to purchase one of the three traditional plans (Platinum, Gold, Blue), but can also add on any of the Meal Pass Plans or Dining Dollar Plans. Commuters and upperclassmen have the choice to purchase any of the dining plans offered.
Platinum Plan
12 meals + 550 Dining Dollars + 5 Meal Passes + Surprise Pack
Customers on this plan may visit the Handschumacher Dining Center up to 12 times per week (Friday through Thursday) during all operating hours. Customers also receive $550 dining dollars per term for purchases at any of the Drexel Campus Dining locations. Dining Dollars roll over if a traditional plan is purchased for the consecutive term. Dining Dollars expire at the end of the Spring Term. The Platinum Plan also provides 5 meal passes that can be used to bring guests in the Handschumacher Dining Center. This plan also comes with a Surprise Pack.
Gold Plan
Unlimited Meals + 200 Dining Dollars
Customers on this plan may make unlimited visits to the Handschumacher Dining Center (Friday through Thursday). Customers also receive $200 dining dollars per term for purchases at any of the Drexel Campus Dining locations. Dining Dollars roll over if a traditional plan is purchased for the consecutive term. Dining Dollars expire at the end of the Spring Term.
Blue Plan
12 meals + 475 Dining Dollars
Customers on this plan may visit the Handschumacher Dining Center up to 12 times per week (Friday through Thursday) during all operating hours. Customers also receive $475 dining dollars per term for purchases at any of the Drexel Campus Dining locations. Dining Dollars roll over if a traditional plan is purchased for the consecutive term. Dining Dollars expire at the end of the Spring Term.
NEW!!! Design Your Own Plan!
Choose a Meal Pass Plan and/or a Dining Dollar Plan to create a package that fits your needs.
100 Meal Pass Plan
Customers on this dining plan may access the Handschumacher Dining Center up to 100 times per term. Meal Pass plans allow guests to be swiped in. All Meal Passes must be used within the given term.
75 Meal Pass Plan
Customers on this dining plan may access the Handschumacher Dining Center up to 75 times per term. Meal Pass plans allow guests to be swiped in. All Meal Passes must be used within the given term.
25 Meal Pass Plan
Customers on this dining plan may access the Handschumacher Dining Center up to 25 times per term. Meal Pass plans allow guests to be swiped in. All Meal Passes must be used within the given term.
Dining Dollar Plan/750
750 Dining Dollars + 7 Meal Passes
Customers on this dining plan receive $750 Dining Dollars per term to use at the Drexel Campus Dining locations as well as 7 meal passes to access the Handschumacher Dining Center (per term). All Dining Dollars and Passes must be used within the given term.
Dining Dollar Plan/500
$500 + 5 Meal Passes
Customers on this dining plan receive $500 Dining Dollars per term to use at the Drexel Campus Dining locations as well as 5 meal passes to access the Handschumacher Dining Center (per term). All Dining Dollars and Passes must be used within the given term.
Dining Dollar Plan/150
$150 + 2 Meal Passes
Customers on this dining plan receive $150 Dining Dollars per term to use at the Drexel Campus Dining locations as well as 2 meal passes to access the Handschumacher Dining Center(per term). All Dining Dollars and Passes must be used within the given term.
Kosher Option
The Kosher Option is an add on plan that can be purchased for Passover Week. Kosher lunch and dinner meals will be provided as well as Seder Dinner.
Retail Dining Locations
There are 10 retail dining locations on-campus. These locations accept the Dining Dollars associated with a Dining Plan, Dragon Dollars, cash and credit. These retail locations are as follows:
Intech Creese Café at the Creese Student Center
Taco Bell Express at the Hagerty Library
ThirtyOne41 at the Main Building
Northside Dining Terrace featuring:
Subway, Currito, Chick-fil-A, Sushi and Market at 34th and Race Streets
Starbucks at the Pearlstein Business Learning Center
Seasons at the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building
Dining Plan Policies
Meals associated with the Platinum, Gold, and Blue Plans are not transferable and cannot be used by anyone other than the dining plan participant. Dining Dollars and meal passes can be used to bring guests to the Handschumacher Dining Center, so long as the participant accompanies them. The DragonCard is used to access the meals and dining dollars. The dining plan participant must present their DragonCard to the cashier each time they access the Dining Center or make a purchase at a retail dining location.
The Platinum, Gold, or Blue Plan is required for all first year students (including transfers) living in the residence halls on the University City Main Campus for their first three terms. Students have up until the first two weeks of each term to change between the Platinum, Gold and Blue Plans. Resident students who keep a strict kosher diet and wish to be released from the mandatory dining plan must contact Retail Management at 215.895.6187 prior to the beginning of the term. Students who have a medical condition and are requesting accommodation must contact Disability Services at 215.895.1401.
Upperclassmen and Commuters have up until the first two weeks of each term to change or cancel a dining plan by completing the appropriate form available in the Retail Management Office or online at www.drexel.edu/dining. Dining plan charges for mandatory and voluntary participants are billed to the student’s account with the University. Cancellations that are granted after the term begins will have pro-rated charges based on the last day used, dining dollar usage and official cancellation date as determined by the University.
For information on hours of operation, menu selections, and new locations please visit the Drexel Campus Dining website at www.drexel.edu/dining or call 215.895.6187.
Where can I get food?
There are various on-campus locations to grab something to eat. The Handschumacher Dining Hall in the Creese Student Center Complex is a cafeteria style dining option. Students can eat on a per meal basis or they can sign-up for a meal plan. Options geared toward commuter students are available.
Also in the Creese Student Complex are the INTECH Creese Café. The North Side Market, located on the north side of campus in Kelly Hall, also offers a quick stop option for students. The Ross Commons on the north end of campus has three food station locations ranging from coffee to grill items.
Various food trucks are around campus, with a large number located next to the Main Building.
30th Street train station, which is just 2 blocks from campus, has a food court. Offerings include Au Bon Pain, McDonalds, local eateries, and more.
For more information about on-campus dining options, stop into the DragonCard office in Creese 124, visit http://www.drexel.edu/dragoncard/, or call 215-895-6095.
Visit http://www.drexel.edu/dining/ to learn more about the University offered dining options
