Dining at WWU
Dining Services
Dining at Western is a campus wide experience supporting active healthy lifestyles, sustainability, social responsibility and community development. We understand the importance of a healthy diet, and we strive to meet the needs of students, faculty, staff and visitors through nutritious and satisfying fare.
To reach the Dining at WWU team, please visit Dine On Campus or text dining questions to 360-230-6866.
For important dining dates and deadlines, visit Housing Calendar.
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Dine On Campus
Whether you are looking for a place to eat, curious about health and wellness, or in search of a job with Dining Services, Dine On Campus has you covered.
Your Western ID works like a debit card. When tapped, the meals or Dining Dollars are deducted. To add more funds or check your balance, use Transact or download the Transact mobile app.
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Dining Dollars
Dining Dollars are included in all meal plans. Loaded onto a student’s Western card, Dining Dollars work like a debit card at dining locations and markets. Unused Dining Dollars roll over quarter to quarter, but will expire at the end of Spring quarter.
Check Balance and Add Funds
Meals and Dining Dollars and are loaded onto your Western card. To check your balance and add Recharge Dining Dollars* use Transact eAccounts. *Recharge Dining Dollars are nonrefundable and will expire at the end of spring quarter.
Please note: every meal plan has a specific number of guest meal swipes included in their balance. These guest meal swipes are taken out of your total plan balance and put in a separate box in Transact. You will see two meal swipe balances: one for guest meals and one for regular swipes. You are welcome to use the guest swipes for yourself.
Meal Plans
Meal plans are required for students living in residence halls and optional for apartment living and off-campus boarders. Visit Dine On Campus for meal plan options.
Change Your Required Meal Plan
Visit Meal Manager in MyHousing at the start of the quarter.
For all other meal plan inquiries, please email housing.business@wwu.edu.
Financial Information
For financial information, view Room and Board Rates.
Cancel Your Optional Meal Plan
If you are a Birnam Wood resident or off-campus student, you can cancel your optional meal plan by emailing housing.business@wwu.edu.
If you do not write to cancel your meal plan, it will automatically renew the following quarter. All meal plans for the academic year will end the last day of spring quarter unless you write to cancel.
Residential Dining Commons
Your meal plan gives you access to any of the three all-you-care-to-eat dining halls across campus. Try a location across campus, or eat at the commons closest to your home.
- Food Hall at Viking Commons (North Campus)
- The Eatery at Ridgeway Commons (The Ridge)
- Planet Eats at Fairhaven Commons (South Campus)
Note: you don't have to be a resident to enjoy our dining commons!
Campus Cafés and Markets
Choose from a full range of retail dining locations to suit your taste, budget and schedule. All cafés and markets on campus accept Dining Dollars and credit cards.
Please note: our dining locations do not accept cash, but there is a Reverse ATM outside of Viking Union Market to exchange cash onto a Visa card (can be used both on and off campus).
