While we appreciate the meal plans and food that Franciscan University has to offer, many students would like to have the option either of cheaper and smaller meal plans or to entirely remove themselves from the meal plans at our own discretion. We think that as responsible and hardworking adults, we should have the option to manage our own money in regards to the food we buy at college. Thus, we would like to request that the University give us the option remove ourselves from the meal plan system, or else provide us with smaller meal plans with a variety of prices.
1. The University should allow students of any credit level to remove themselves from the meal plan system at their discretion.
2. Smaller, less expensive meal plans should be made available to full-time students (for example, $800 for a 75-meal plan with meal exchanges and points, or a similar arrangement).
We would greatly appreciate the willingness of the University to work with us to make the changes needed to provide its students with the food services that are most in line with their needs and desires.
COST ANALYSIS
19-Meal Plan:
$1675 per semester ($3350 per year)
Approx. $7.05 per meal
Kroger Costs:*
$962.50 per semester ($1925 per year)
Approx. $4.05 per meal
Example Grocery List (for one week)**
1 box Cheerios ($3)
1 tub Greek yogurt ($4)
1 loaf bread ($3)
3 sweet potatoes ($2)
1 bag fresh spinach ($3)
5 bananas ($3)
3 apples ($3)
1 jar peanut butter ($4)
6 frozen chicken breasts ($6)
2 boxes pasta ($7)
1 jar pasta sauce ($3)
1 bottle salad dressing ($2)
1 frozen pizza ($5)
1 tub ice cream ($4)
10 Clif bars ($10)
1 quart milk ($3)
1 2lb. bag brown rice ($6)
Assorted seasonings ($6)
*based on Example Grocery List estimated costs
**costs and food consumption per week are approximated. I added more things than the average person would consume in a week to allow room in the calculations for occasional more expensive purchases. Notice that there is no Ramen in sight and yet the cost is still almost half of what the meal plan charges!
Updates
July 4, 2015
The administration is still silent regarding our proposal for flexible meal plans. Go to the student life office and demand a meeting to discuss these costs today.
July 4, 2015
The administration is finally acknowledging the scale of this push because of the energy you brought to campus. Send an email to the Office of Student Life today to demand a meeting about these meal plan alternatives. Keep the pressure steady until we see real changes to our dining options.
11 Comments
i agree wholeheartedly! I just graduated but I know so many people will benefit from this
As the parent paying for this education, 1 of 7, I would much rather the expense of food be applied to education. I raised my children to be good stewards of their money as well as good cooks. There should be an option to cook for your self and use the money for school costs instead.
I'm barely making my way through the semester, financial-wise, one of my biggest wastes being the meal plan because I don't eat much. If there was a smaller and/or cheaper meal plan, I would absolutely do it.
I'd like to have the option to opt out or choose a smaller meal plan. I don't eat a lot and I hardly use points until the end of the year when I spend them all just because I don't want money to go down the drain. Basically, I don't like being wasteful. In fact, Pope Francis' new encyclical specifically talks about how we as a human society need to be less wasteful. That's why I'd like an option to opt out or choose a smaller meal plan even though I live in campus. Because it's just money down the drain at the end of the year because I just don't eat as much as the smallest plan, and that's something a college student needs less of in this day and age. Thanks, God bless!
I think this is a much-needed change. I rarely used my meal plan last semester, and was frustrated at the amount of money I was obligated to spend on food that I did not eat.
Great idea!
Completely agree with this!
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While we appreciate the meal plans and food that Franciscan University has to offer, many students would like to have the option either of cheaper and smaller meal plans or to entirely remove themselves from the meal plans at our own discretion. We think that as responsible and hardworking adults, we should have the option to manage our own money in regards to the food we buy at college. Thus, we would like to request that the University give us the option remove ourselves from the meal plan system, or else provide us with smaller meal plans with a variety of prices.
1. The University should allow students of any credit level to remove themselves from the meal plan system at their discretion.
2. Smaller, less expensive meal plans should be made available to full-time students (for example, $800 for a 75-meal plan with meal exchanges and points, or a similar arrangement).
We would greatly appreciate the willingness of the University to work with us to make the changes needed to provide its students with the food services that are most in line with their needs and desires.
COST ANALYSIS
19-Meal Plan:
$1675 per semester ($3350 per year)
Approx. $7.05 per meal
Kroger Costs:*
$962.50 per semester ($1925 per year)
Approx. $4.05 per meal
Example Grocery List (for one week)**
1 box Cheerios ($3)
1 tub Greek yogurt ($4)
1 loaf bread ($3)
3 sweet potatoes ($2)
1 bag fresh spinach ($3)
5 bananas ($3)
3 apples ($3)
1 jar peanut butter ($4)
6 frozen chicken breasts ($6)
2 boxes pasta ($7)
1 jar pasta sauce ($3)
1 bottle salad dressing ($2)
1 frozen pizza ($5)
1 tub ice cream ($4)
10 Clif bars ($10)
1 quart milk ($3)
1 2lb. bag brown rice ($6)
Assorted seasonings ($6)
*based on Example Grocery List estimated costs
**costs and food consumption per week are approximated. I added more things than the average person would consume in a week to allow room in the calculations for occasional more expensive purchases. Notice that there is no Ramen in sight and yet the cost is still almost half of what the meal plan charges!
Updates
July 4, 2015
The administration is still silent regarding our proposal for flexible meal plans. Go to the student life office and demand a meeting to discuss these costs today.
July 4, 2015
The administration is finally acknowledging the scale of this push because of the energy you brought to campus. Send an email to the Office of Student Life today to demand a meeting about these meal plan alternatives. Keep the pressure steady until we see real changes to our dining options.
11 Comments
One thing that might help your petition go further is including/having a proposal of what the new meal plans would be. It would give people a clearer idea of what you're thinking about. :-)
i agree wholeheartedly! I just graduated but I know so many people will benefit from this
As the parent paying for this education, 1 of 7, I would much rather the expense of food be applied to education. I raised my children to be good stewards of their money as well as good cooks. There should be an option to cook for your self and use the money for school costs instead.
I'm barely making my way through the semester, financial-wise, one of my biggest wastes being the meal plan because I don't eat much. If there was a smaller and/or cheaper meal plan, I would absolutely do it.
I'd like to have the option to opt out or choose a smaller meal plan. I don't eat a lot and I hardly use points until the end of the year when I spend them all just because I don't want money to go down the drain. Basically, I don't like being wasteful. In fact, Pope Francis' new encyclical specifically talks about how we as a human society need to be less wasteful. That's why I'd like an option to opt out or choose a smaller meal plan even though I live in campus. Because it's just money down the drain at the end of the year because I just don't eat as much as the smallest plan, and that's something a college student needs less of in this day and age. Thanks, God bless!
I think this is a much-needed change. I rarely used my meal plan last semester, and was frustrated at the amount of money I was obligated to spend on food that I did not eat.
Great idea!
Completely agree with this!
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One thing that might help your petition go further is including/having a proposal of what the new meal plans would be. It would give people a clearer idea of what you're thinking about. :-)