The Meal Plan

The Summer Sessions Residence Halls contract includes room and board.  The contract may not be purchased without the meal plan.  Meal plan “points” are the currency with which residents use their meal plan.  Unused points cannot be refunded, cancelled or transferred to another session/semester. 

Students will receive the following points:

Meals at Crossroads are debited as follows:

Retail points have a purchasing power of $1.00 each (calculated to the 1/100th).  For example, a purchase of $2.01 would cost 2.01 points.

There are no daily minimums or maximums.  You can buy when you want.  You may also use your points for as many guests as you want.

Additional points can be added up to one week prior to the end of the session to which you are enrolled.  Points can be added in $50.00 increments.  $50.00 would purchase 55 additional points.  Unused additional points cannot be refunded, cancelled or transferred to another session/semester. 

Crossroads, Five On-Campus Retail Locations and One Residential Retail Location

Summer Sessions residents will eat at the Crossroads dining facility at Channing Way and Bowditch Street near campus.  This is the primary dining facility for your meal plan.  Our residence hall dining service is buffet style and provides unlimited portions.  A maximum of 21 meals per week will be served at Crossroads each week:  3 meals per day, Monday through Sunday except on May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day) and July 4, 2008 when only brunch and dinner will be served.  Meals are not available at Clark Kerr, Foothill or Café 3.

Five on-campus retail locations offer a variety of grab-and-go and hot meal options.  These locations include Golden Bear, Pat Brown’s Grille, Ramona’s Café, Terrace Café and The Pro Shop.

The Den, our residential retail location featuring Peet’s Coffee & Tea, will be open for Summer Sessions.

The operating hours for Crossroads and the six retail locations will be provided at check-in.  In addition, a campus map indicating the location of Crossroads and the retail locations will be provided.

The University may change the hours and/or locations of service within the University’s reasonable discretion.  Hours and menus may vary throughout the summer, but will be posted at Crossroads and the retail locations.

Meals will be provided as follows:

The Cal 1 Card is the campus identification card and will be magnetically encoded to allow access to the residence halls and your summer meal plan.  There is also a debit account available on your Cal 1 Card that will allow you to add funds on-line and use those funds at various campus and off-campus locations, including all Cal Dining locations, Free Speech Movement Café, the campus bookstore, residence hall laundry facilities and various vending machines.  For additional vendor locations visit:  http://cal1card.berkeley.edu.  NO MEAL SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHOUT PRESENTATION OF A VALID CAL 1 CARD OR CASH.  THE CAL 1 CARDS ARE NONTRANSFERABLE.

If your card is damaged or demagnetized you should replace or have your card re-magnetized before entering the dining areas.  You can obtain or replace your Cal 1 Card at the Cal 1 Card Office located at 180 Cesar Chavez Center, Lower Sproul Hall, Berkeley CA.  The Cal 1 Card Office is open Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.  There is a $25.00 non-refundable replacement fee for lost cards.  There is no replacement fee for damaged cards.  In order to avoid paying the replacement fee you must present and exchange the damaged card at the time of service.

Please note:  To obtain your Cal 1 Card you will need to know or have your CalNet ID (student ID) number and an alternate form of identification (a current state ID, Driver’s License or passport).

The residence hall dining facilities provide a variety of meal options, including vegetarian and vegan selections.  Although not guaranteed, special diets may be accommodated within our regular offerings.  Residents can arrange a meeting with our chef and dietitian to discuss any special dietary concerns or food allergies by e-mailing dining@berkeley.edu.

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