Food Service Information

Sodexo, Earlham's food service provider, offers a variety of menu options to meet your nutritional and snacking needs.

Earlham students are required to be on one of the College’s five Meal Plans to establish a financial base for this service and to reinforce the College’s residential community. Students may choose a 10, 14 or 19-meal plan, as well as the Quaker 90 or 150 block meal plan.

Meals may be eaten in the Earlham Hall Dining Commons or used for Meal Deals in the Coffee Shop Snack Bar. Students may eat only one meal per meal period (one breakfast, lunch and dinner). Meal plans are not transferable and may not be shared with another student. A meal week begins on Sunday thru Saturday; unused meals are forfeited at the end of the week for the 19, 14, and 10-meal plans.

First-year students are required to be on the 19-meal plan their first semester but may change to a 14-meal plan, 150-meal plan or the 90-meal plan for the second semester.

Quaker Dollars are bonus dollars for use in the Coffee Shop, Jazzman’s Café, and the Dining Commons. They may be spent to purchase snacks, meals or to treat a friend to dinner. Quaker Dollars balance will carry over from first semester to second semester. Dollars not used during the second semester are forfeited at the end of the academic year.

Meal Plans for 2010-2011

EC Community Meal Plan – 20 or 40 Meal Plan + $20 Quaker Dollars

  • Meal Plan for students living in campus houses or off-campus exempt students.
  • Meals may be utilized in the same way as the traditional meal plans.
  • Meal plan is not transferable and may not be shared with another student.
  • Unused meals are forfeited at the end of the semester.

19 Meal Plan + $90 Quaker Dollars

This plan offers every meal served in a dining week, approximately 295 meals per semester. First-year students are required to be on the 19-meal plan their first semester.

14 Meal Plan + $110 Quaker Dollars

This plan offers any 14 meals during a week, approximately 217 meals per semester.

150 Meal Plan + $175 Quaker Dollars

This plan offers 150 meals per semester. Meals may be utilized to treat a friend as long as the meal plan owner is present.

90 Meal Plan + $225 Quaker Dollars

This plan offers 90 meals per semester. Meals may be utilized to treat a friend as long as the meal plan owner is present.

10 Meal Plan + $110 Quaker Dollars

This plan offers any 10 meals during a week, approximately 160 meals per semester.

Additional Services

Meal Exchange Program – Meal Deals: Monday – Friday, students may utilize their meal plans in the Coffee Shop for pre-selected menu items during the following hours:

Breakfast:   10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lunch:      1 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Dinner:      4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Monday - Friday only)
           7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

To Go Program: Students on the go may take advantage of the To Go Program. Authorized take-out containers may be obtained in the Dining Services Office along with more information on how the program works.

Eats To Go Program: Students may pre-order bag meals for pickup at a designated time. Contact the Dining Services Office for more information.

For more information, contact General Manager of Dining Services at 983-1329.