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Dining on Campus

Chartwells welcomes you to Saint Xavier University! We understand that student life can be hectic. So, Chartwells at Saint Xavier University offers a great variety of dining options to help you eat well and choose meals that satisfy your individual tastes. Enjoy a delicious selection of your favorite brands such as Starbucks and Krispy Kreme, or try a few new ones like Ritazza Gourmet Coffees. Our meal plans and services are designed to give you access to an extremely satisfying dining experience. Chartwells at Saint Xavier is committed to serving everyone’s needs on campus. Our emphasis on menu diversity allows you to sample international cuisine or grab a quick sandwich between classes. All of our choices are offered at convenient times, locations and at reasonable prices.

Saint Xavier University provides three different meal plans for resident students. The following is a summary of Meal Plan #1, the most popular meal plan among our residents, and the required meal plan for residents of Regina and Pacelli Halls. The cost per individual is $1,592 per semester and is required for residence on campus. The following are highlights of this plan:

• The balance of $1,592 is used like a debit system. Only the dollar amount spent at the time of a purchase is deducted from the total. (Example: if a student purchases a can of soda $.85 is deducted, or if an entire meal is purchased, the exact cost of the meal is deducted). This debit system allows students unlimited access to food service, up to the total dollar amount available on their food card.
• The meal plan is a very good value. The plan is budgeted at just $12.50 per day for food.
• The meal plan is designed with the student’s health in mind, assuming that it is important for students to eat regular, healthy meals. We recommend that students eat wisely so that they can perform well both in and outside of the classroom.
• The meal plan rate is necessary for the University to cover the costs of operating the food service. Our dining service costs – staff, utilities, maintenance, etc. – remain constant whether or not students choose to eat all of the meals allotted them. In other words, we must prepare food for those who are expected to eat, and we are unable to recover our money from vendors if students choose not to eat.

Our students are allowed to use their meal plan dollars to transfer to their meal plan transfer account. Each semester, a maximum of $300 can be transferred and used for purchases in the SXU Bookstore (excluding books), Subway at 10319 S. Pulaski, to do laundry in the residence halls, make copies on any copier on campus, print items in a computer lab, or purchase items from vending machines on campus until the last day of the semester.

Meal plan cards may be used at Cougar Pause, the snack bar in the Convocation and Athletic Center.Cougar Pause is open most days from 7:00 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., and is the perfect place for a mid-evening snack. Students can also uses their meal cards in the new Morris Hall Cyber Café, Cougar Bytes.Cougar Bytes is open convenient hours for those late night study groups and late night cravings; open from 11:00 a.m. - midnight daily. Coffee Cats, located outside of the Byrne Memorial Library in the Warde Academic Center is open from 11:00 a.m.- midnight where students can take a break for their studies and grab a bite to eat. Gilhooley's Grande Saloon will accept meal plan dollars for meals (excluding alcohol). Visit the Gilhooley's web site for hours and menu information.

Students should be aware that they deplete their accounts faster if they allow others to use their meal cards. We advise students to protect their meal cards.

Once again, the University does not reimburse students for unused meal plan balances at the end of the semester under any circumstances. So please budget your meals and plan to spend your entire balance.

Upon reviewing this information, we hope you will agree that Chartwells and Saint Xavier University together offer you and your resident student an affordable, healthy, and student-centered package.