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The Commons is an all-you-care-to-eat dine-in facility and you must eat your meals in the dining hall.
Meals cannot be taken from The Commons.
The Commons will close in-between each Meal Period.
Anyone with special dietary needs should contact IIT Dining Services at dining@iit.edu to discuss how the dining on campus can work for you.
Meal Service for the Fall 2013 semester is provided between August 14, 2013 to December 7, 2013.
Meal Service for the Spring 2014 semester is provided from January 13, 2014 to May 10, 2014.
Bonus Points expire on May 11, 2013.
Commons Lunch Blox will expire after lunch on Friday, May 9, 2014.
Anytime Blox willl expire after dinner on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Meal plan changes are allowed during the first two weeks of school without prior approval. After the first two weeks of school changes will require approval. Fees and prorating may apply.
Meal Plans reset every Sunday morning before breakfast.
Bonus Points offered with meal plans roll over from Fall to Spring semester but expire at the end of the Spring semester. Summer Meal Plan Bonus Points expire weekly.
Winter Break housing does not include meal privileges, but Bonus Points and TechCash may be used at any available retail venue.
The Commons operates on a brunch and dinner schedule during Fall Break and Spring Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Labor Day and during the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The first and last weeks of each semester may contain less than 19 meals.
To see how many meals you have left or how many Bonus Points are remaining on your card, visit managemyid.com.
To change your Meal Plan or convert
CYO Meals to Bonus Points, visit myroom.iit.edu.
CYO meal conversion is available during the first nine weeks of school only.
Any Meal Plan participant needing assistance with arranging meals during Ramadan should contact our Marketing Manager, Eddie Skidmore at skidmore@iit.edu.
Bonus Points
Bonus Points are included with the 19 Plus and 14 Plus meal plans. Create Your Own meal Plan participants must convert individual meals into Bonus Points if they would like them.
Bonus Points are spent like dollars at the following locations: Center Court, Pritzker Club, Global Grounds, Einstein's, The Bog and 10west. One Bonus Point equals one dollar. Bonus Points give you flexibility and convenient access to meals or snacks during all hours of operation, whereas Meal Plan meals must be used during designated meal periods (Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch and Dinner) in The Commons. Bonus Points may be only used at any IIT Dining Services outlet. Meals and Bonus Points are not transferable and can only be used by the owner of the Meal Plan/HawkCard.
Students on the 19 Plus, 14 Plus, CYO, Residential 5 or Commuter 5 can purchase additional Bonus Points. Please see the cashier in The Commons for the current offer
TechCash
TechCash can be also be used to purchase food from any dining location on campus. TechCash can be added to your HawkCard through the ACaPS Office (Access, Card, and Parking Services). There's no need for students to carry cash when their HawkCard provides meals via their Meal Plan and spending money via TechCash. TechCash does not require a meal plan. Commuters are strongly advised to add TechCash to their HawkCard. If you loose your wallet, you do not loose your TechCash. Simply replace your HawkCard and all remaining TechCash will be on your new card and ready to spend on campus. TechCash is also required for doing laundry on campus and can be used at the campus bookstore. Visit http://techcash.iit.edu/ for more information.
Meal Plans
Summer 2013 Meal Plans
Meal Plans are available on a week by week basis (14, 10 or 8 meals a week) for students living on and off campus during the summer. Please visit the Residence and Greek Life Summer Housing page for more information about Summer Meal Plans.
Summer Lunch Blox 2013
The Summer Lunch Blox Meal Plans provide you with an easy and convenient way to have a nutritious and all-you-care-to-eat lunch on campus. No need to carry cash or to pack your lunch everyday. Anyone not on a Summer Meal Plan can purchase Summer Lunch Blox.
Good for Lunch ONLY, Monday - Friday in The Commons.
Lunch Blox meals are on your IIT ID/HawkCard.
Purchase 5, 10, or 25 lunches at a time at $7.35 per lunch purchase.
Bring a friend by using one of your Lunch Blox meals.
Unused Summer Lunch Blox meals will expire on August 2, 2013.
Summer Lunch Blox will soon be available for purchase online at hawkcard.iit.edu.
Summer Anytime Blox 2013
The Anytime Blox Meal Plans provide you with an easy and convenient way to have a nutritious and all-you-care-to-eat meal on campus - ANY meal we serve in The Commons. No need to carry cash or to pack your lunch or dinner everyday. Anyone not on a Summer Meal Plan can purchase Summer Anytime Blox.
Good for ANY meal served in The Commons.
Anytime Blox meals are on your IIT ID/HawkCard.
Purchase 10, 25 or 50 lunches at a time at $8.50 per meal.
Bring a friend by using one of your Anytime Meals.
Unused Summer Anytime Blox meals will expire in August 2, 2013.
Summer Anytime Blox will soon be available for purchase online
at hawkcard.iit.edu.
NOTE: You cannot combine Summer Lunch Blox with Summer Anytime Blox or a Summer Meal Plan.
2013 - 2014 Meal Plan Overview
Meal Plans are designed to provide access to all-you-care-to-eat meals in The Commons Cafeteria located in the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC). The Meal Plan you choose will provide you with a predetermined number of meals each week during meal period hours on Meal Plan days in The Commons. With key pieces of information, you will be able to get the greatest value out of your Meal Plan.
You must present your HawkCard to the cashier to use your Meal Plan, Blox Plan or Bonus Points.
Keep track of how many meals you have available at all times and budget wisely.
Know how many Bonus Points you have available and where/how you can use them.
While dining in The Commons, mix and match items from different stations to create the
'perfect plate'
for your taste.
Meals can only be used during Meal Hours.
A Supervisor or Manager is always on duty and willing to help if you need assistance.
Create Your Own, Commons Lunch Blox and Anytime Blox are the only Meal Plans that allow you to use a meal swipe to bring in a guest.
Students living in MSV or SSV are required to participate in a traditional Meal Plan (19-Plus, 14-Plus, CYO). Graduate students in MSV Graduate Hall must have the Residential 5. For more information visit housing.iit.edu.
Meal Plan contracts are administered by the Office of Residence and Greek Life and pricing for traditional Meal Plans can be found here.
Meal Plan Changes
Meal Plan changes will only be honored during the first two weeks of each semester. Residents, please complete the on line form to submit your change request.
All standard Meal Plans can be purchased by Commuters, Faculty and Staff. Please contact IIT Dining Services at dining@iit.edu if you have any questions regarding Meal Plans.
Provides students 19 all-you-care-to-eat meals per week in
The Commons
during preset meal periods with $75 Bonus Points
per semester for use in the
retail dining locations on campus.
Unused meals expire weekly. The 19 Plus provides access to every
meal served in The Commons plus the flexibility of Bonus Points to use
in the IIT Dining Services retail locations on campus.
14 Plus
Provides students 14 all-you-care-to-eat meals per week in The Commons
during preset meal periods with $175 Bonus Points per semester for use in the
retail dining locations on campus. Unused meals expire weekly. 14 Plus is the most recommended Meal Plan. It provides guaranteed meals each week with a flexible dining experience. We recommend joining us for 2 meals a day then use Bonus Points to cover the third meal of the day.
Create Your Own
Provides students 175 all-you-care-to-eat meals each semester in The Commons during preset meal periods. This works out to be approximately 10 meals a week. Students will be allowed to convert meals to Bonus Points with and exchange rate of $7.00 per meal converted. Bonus Points can be used to dine in any of the IIT Dining Service retail dining locations on campus. We recommend this Meal Plan only to students that have lived on campus for a while and have had a chance to learn their eating habits and class requirements. You may bring in guests using the Meals from the Create Your Own meal plan. Unused meals and unused Bonus Points will roll over from the Fall to Spring semesters provided that the user remains on the Create Your Own Meal Plan.
Create Your Own Meal Plan Meal Conversion Dates
You can convert meals to Bonus Points during the first 9 weeks of each semester.
Convert meals at myroom.iit.edu
Additional Bonus Points
Students on the 19 Plus, 14 Plus and CYO Meal Plans can purchase additional Bonus Points. Please see the cashier in The Commons for the current offer.
Faculty, Staff, Commuters
and Students living in campus housing
that does not require a Meal Plan.
Commons Lunch Blox
The Commons Lunch Blox Meal Plans provide Faculty, Staff and Commuters with an easy and convenient way to have a nutritious and all-you-care-to-eat lunch on campus. No need to carry cash or to pack your lunch everyday. Anyone not on another Meal Plan can purchase Commons Lunch Blox.
Good for Lunch ONLY, Monday - Friday in The Commons.
Lunch Blox meals are on your IIT ID/HawkCard.
Purchase 5, 10 and 25 lunches at a time. (Cost per lunhc TBD)
Bring a friend by using one of your Lunch Blox meals.
Unused Lunch Blox meals will expire in May 2014.
Commons Lunch Blox will be available for purchase online at hawkcard.iit.edu.
Anytime Blox
The Anytime Blox Meal Plans provide Faculty, Staff and Commuters with an easy and convenient way to have a nutritious and all-you-care-to-eat meal on campus - ANY meal we serve in The Commons. No need to carry cash or to pack your lunch or dinner everyday. Anyone not on a another Meal Plan can purchase Anytime Blox.
Good for ANY meal served in The Commons.
Anytime Blox meals are on your IIT ID/HawkCard.
Purchase 5, 10 and 25 meals at a time. (Cost per meal TBD)
Bring a friend by using one of your Anytime Meals.
Unused Anytime Blox meals will expire in May 2014.
Anytime Blox will be available for purchase online
at hawkcard.iit.edu.
NOTE: You cannot combine Commons Lunch Blox with Anytime Blox.
You must chose one plan or the other.
