Weekend Dining Options to Change for Fall

Based on usage data, Sodexo will offer breakfast, brunch and dinner on Saturdays and Sundays. Concentrating services in one residence dining hall on weekends will allow Sodexo to keep costs reasonable without passing on a financial burden to students with meal plans.

“Operating costs for Sodexo have increased substantially in the past year, and while the price of meal plans will increase some, we do not want to simply pass on that expense to students,” said John Stewart, director of dining services. “Based on how much the dining halls are used on the weekends, we feel this option is the most cost-effective way to provide hot meals to students who want them.”

Weekend dining options in the Student Union Building will include Chick-fil-A from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, with Tres Habaneros and Mein Bowl open on Sundays from 3-9 p.m. and 3-8:30 p.m. respectively. Sodexo is also exploring additional dining options in campus C-stores. Missouri Hall dining will reopen in the fall and be available for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday.

The decision to consolidate weekend residential dining is being announced early to accommodate any students who may want to take it into consideration for their on-campus housing and dining plans for next year.

Returning students have until March 21 to self-select an on-campus room or apartment and their meal plan for next year. After March 21, students applying for on-campus housing will be manually assigned a room based on their room preferences. Any student who has already signed up for on-campus housing and selected a meal plan for next year has the opportunity to change their meal plan by contacting Residence Life at reslife@truman.edu. There are no costs associated with changing 2022-23 meal plans if it is done before the start of the fall semester.