The retail restaurants across campus have certain meal times where you can use meal equivalency. This is like using a card swipe to get into a cafeteria, and it can take $4.35 to $4.85 off your meal. Check out https://dining.utk.edu/meal-plans/meal-equivalency/ for information on what times each restaurant accepts meal equivalency and when!
What is meal equivalency and how does it work?
However, built into the meal plan is something called “meal equivalency”. This essentially allows you to substitute a meal swipe at either of the dining halls (Stokley or PCB) to eat at any of the other dining locations on campus (i.e. Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Subway, Panda Express, etc.).
Is the UT 7 day access meal plan worth it?
All in all, the 7 day access meal plan is a decent meal plan for UT freshman that offer some choices when deciding what to eat for any meal. Whether or not it’s actually worth $2,000 a semester? ?
How does meal equivalency work at Chick-fil-A?
For example, if you want to go to Chick-fil-A and not have to pay full price for your food, you can use meal equivalency during the “Dinner” time (4:30pm-8:30pm) for the amount of $4.85. In English, this means that you can visit Chick-fil-A during this time and use a “meal swipe” at no charge, that you would’ve used at the dining halls.
How are course equivalencies maintained and updated?
Note: Course equivalencies are maintained by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Center and change frequently as courses are deleted or course content changes.
Where can I use a meal swipe UTK?
You can use meal swipes during breakfast, lunch, or dinner at any dining hall or use the special meal equivalency feature at dining locations on campus, increasing your options.
Are meal plans required at UTK?
The revised plan required that all first-year undergraduates who live on campus purchase a meal plan and that non-first-year students enrolled in at least six credit hours purchase $300 in Dining Dollars.
Do dining dollars carry over UTK?
Students with leftover Flex dollars at the end of the fall semester can either use the extra Flex in the spring, request a refund of unused dollars or move the Flex money to their VolCard account. However, after the spring semester, unused Flex dollars cannot roll over into the next semester.
What takes dining dollars UTK?
VolCard Accounts and Where to Use ThemLocationDining DollarsVolCard DebitCampus Vending MachinesYESUniversity Operated Dining FacilitiesYESYESOn-Campus Convenience StoresYESYESThompson-Boling Arena and Neyland StadiumYESYES5 more rows
How does meal plan work at UTK?
Meal Equivalency is a special feature for students with a Dining Plan! It gives students the opportunity to add variety by exchanging one residential (PCB Café, Fresh Food Company or Southern Kitchen) Meal Swipe, for a meal of equal value at a retail location or convenience store.
What is the Flex plan at UTK?
Flex Plan dollars, which students will access through an account on their VolCard, can be used at all Volunteer Dining locations on campus. Students may begin using their Flex Plan dollars on August 11.
How does the Vol card work?
The VolCard account is a debit account that may be used to purchase food at all campus dining facilities, goods and services from participating off-campus merchants, snack and beverages from selected soft drink and vending machines located in university housing and various campus locations, VolPrint, as well as make …
How do I get my VolCard?
You do not have to bring anything up on your device. The phone will bring the VolCard up automatically from your Apple Wallet or Google Pay App when you hold the phone to the reader. Androids must have their phone screen on and then hold the back of the phone to the reader for it to activate.
Where can I use flex dollars at UTK?
The VolCard Account can be used on campus in all dining facilities, as well as VolShop, VolTech, Neyland Stadium, and vending machines just to name a few. Also, participating off-campus merchants accept the VolCard Account as payment at their locations.
Does Brenz take VolCard?
The list of participating merchants that accept VolCard are; Black Horse Pub & Brewery, Brenz Pizza Company, Chipotle, Cool Beans Bar & Grill, Cru Bistro & Wine Bar, Dead End BBQ, El Charro Mexican Restaurant, FieldHouse Social, Firehouse Subs, Food City, The Fresh Market #011, Gus’s Fried Chicken, I Love Juice Bar, …
How much are dorms at UTK?
Residence hall room that is designed to house one resident….2022-2023 Fall and Spring Semester Rates.Residence HallRoom TypeSemester Rate Per PersonGeier (formerly Orange)Quad Private Apartment$4,300Laurel HallDouble Shared$3,525Triple Private$4,740Triple Shared$3,67510 more rows
How do I cancel my meal plan UTK?
Students select their meal plan (or no meal plan) when they contract for housing. This contract is binding, and meal plans cannot be canceled. However, they can be changed up to three times up to the 26th day of the semester (fall/spring). PSCC does not offer meal plans.
What are the dining halls at UTK?
Stokely Dining Hall. Stokely Dining Hall. … Rocky Top Dining Hall. Rocky Top Dining Hall. … Southern Kitchen. Southern Kitchen. … Vol Bakery. Vol Bakery. … Arena Dining Café Arena Dining Café … Mabel’s @ McCord Hall. Mabel’s @ McCord Hall. … Subway @ Fred Brown Hall. Subway @ Fred Brown Hall. … Subway @ Student Union. Subway @ Student Union.More items…
What time do Utk dining halls open?
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
1. Familiarize yourself with food options CLOSEST to your residence hall
Below is the map of all the dining options on campus for students. Make special notes of “The Fresh Food Company” and “PCB Cafe” because these are the two locations on campus that you ultimately have unlimited access to when choosing where to eat.
2. Keep track of the hours of operation of all dining locations on campus
While you are a soon to be college student who will essentially be living “on your own”, the convenience of some things on campus is not relatable to real life situations. The dining options on campus do not have hours of operation as convenient as an actual city would.
3. Become REAL good friends with the dining halls
Referring back to the campus dining map mentioned above, UT has two “dining halls” on campus. These are titled, “The Fresh Food Company” (located in Stokley Residence Hall) and the “PCB Cafe” (located between Brown Residence Hall and North/South Carrick Residence Hall but in VERY close proximity to Morrill Residence Hall).
4. Understand the beauty of meal equivalency
So as explained in the previous section, you can go to the dining halls (Stokley and PCB) anytime during their hours of operation and eat buffet style. However, built into the meal plan is something called “meal equivalency”.
5. Learn, live and love dining dollars
If you read into the contents of the 7 day access meal plan, you will see that $300 dining dollars is included each semester. This is essentially money on your VolCard that is only allowed to be used to pay for dining expenses- hence the name, dining dollars.
What does everyone predict will happen this semester due to covid?
I’m scared it will end up being a repeat of last year… the way the numbers are climbing now are pointing at a larger problem once the school open back up. The rules on campus were hardly enforced at the peak of the pandemic. I can’t imagine how lax they’ll be now…
ROUGHLY 1 WEEK TILL SCHOOL STARTS BESTIES!!!!
Check your emails, lots of RAs are sending out emails right now. The university has sent out a “plan” for how they’re gonna be dealing with the Covid situation, make sure you’ve read it.
Start of Semester Kahoot? (With Prizes and Guests)
All classes I teach at UT are streamed live on YouTube. Since I am currently a few states over, the events I can do are limited. I was thinking of something fun/exciting to start the semester and the idea came to me:
What does everyone predict will happen this semester due to covid?
I’m scared it will end up being a repeat of last year… the way the numbers are climbing now are pointing at a larger problem once the school open back up. The rules on campus were hardly enforced at the peak of the pandemic. I can’t imagine how lax they’ll be now…
ROUGHLY 1 WEEK TILL SCHOOL STARTS BESTIES!!!!
Check your emails, lots of RAs are sending out emails right now. The university has sent out a “plan” for how they’re gonna be dealing with the Covid situation, make sure you’ve read it.
Getting Internet in the Residence Halls
I’ve gotten a lot questions from people moving in about how to connect to the internet so I thought I’d make a brief guide here.
Anyone wanna hang out and party with me ?
I’m a senior this fall and basically the end of my sophomore year + my whole junior year was ruined by COVID. I haven’t made any friends and i really want to go out during welcome back week. I live on Laurel avenue, so if anyone wants to be my friend and go out with me send me a PM!
Yo freshman. drop the location of all the free food stuff
I know freshman get invites to all sorts of stuff with free food and swag and stuff. I can never mint he location of them now. Let us know!
