Purpose

The policy reviews how employees can purchase and leverage an Employee Meal Plan at on-campus dining halls.

Scope

This policy applies to all faculty, staff, and adjunct instructors.

Policy

All faculty, staff, and adjunct instructors can purchase Employee Meals Plans to be used at all Sodexo dining halls, convenience stores, and vending machines that accept dining dollars. These locations include Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Qdoba, Pizza Hut, and the Lion’s Pride Market. There are two meal plan options available to employees.

• Option 1 – Cost $250
  • Includes $250 in dining dollars to be used at any Sodexo location plus 16 bonus meals that can be used at Evan Commons

• Option 2 – Cost $100
  • Includes $100 in dining dollars to be used at any Sodexo location plus 5 bonus meals that can be used at Evan Commons

Employees interested in purchasing a meal plan will need to submit a request within Workday. From the search bar, employees can type in Create Request and then select Lindenwood Employee Meal Plan for the request type. All meal plans purchased are non-refundable and the total cost will be deducted from the employee’s next paycheck. Once the request is submitted, the transaction is considered final, and the employee is responsible for the cost of the meal plan. Meal plans are also not reimbursable. Should an employee leave the University, they will have until their last day worked to use all available dining dollars. Employees can only purchase one employee meal plan at a time, however, multiple meal plans can be purchased throughout the year.

Employees will be notified of their meal plan within 2-4 business days of submitting the Lindenwood Employee Meal Plan request. Dining dollars in the amount purchased will be loaded by the IT department to the employee’s ID allowing them to use their ID to purchase food and beverages. Employees can view their dining dollars and keep track of their balance by logging into their eAccount.

Dining Dollars can be used to purchase meals or beverages throughout the academic semester. Specifically for the fall semester, this means dining dollars can be used from the first day of the fall semester through to the Friday of finals week in December and then again from the first day of the spring semester through to the Friday of finals week in May. All dining dollars purchased with a meal plan must be used prior to the end of the academic year. Any remaining balance at the conclusion of the spring semester will be removed from the employee’s account.

Dining dollars purchased through meal plans are different and separate from the free meal provided weekly to all faculty, staff, and adjunct instructors. Employees do not need to purchase a meal plan in order to leverage the free meal benefit.