Benefits of Purchasing a Dining Plan
Purchasing a dining plan as a student at Georgia Southern University is a smart investment that goes beyond mere convenience. It offers a variety of nutritious meal options that cater to diverse dietary needs, ensuring that students have access to balanced and healthy food choices essential for maintaining their energy and focus throughout their academic journey. Additionally, a dining plan provides the flexibility to eat at multiple on-campus locations, fostering a sense of community and making it easier to connect with peers during meal times. This convenience allows students to save time and money, eliminating the need to shop for groceries and cook, thereby enabling them to dedicate more time to their studies and campus activities.
Having a Dining Plan…
- Eliminates the stress of grocery shopping, meal-prepping, or rushed meals. With meal access to Dining Commons and Lakeside Dining Commons on the Statesboro Campus and The Galley on the Armstrong Campus, students capable of enjoying healthy meals at their convenience.
- Access+ Dining Plans allow students to enjoy Eagle Dining residential locations as well as retail brands such as Starbucks or Chick-fil-A and convenience stores like our many GUS Marts. This provides options and variety for every dining plan!
- No hassle, no fuss. Everything is connected to your Eagle Card or Eagle Card Mobile ID, so you don’t have to worry about keeping up additional cards.
Why Get a Dining Plan?
Less Spending
re: fuel’s “College Explorer ’12” study indicates that 32% of students surveyed have increased their spending on groceries since last year, up from 29% who indicated an increase in 2011. SOURCE
Stay on Campus and Focused
“Nine in 10 college students (90%) visit a grocery store at least once a month; on average, students grocery shop 4.7 times each month.”
More Convenient
With an dining plan, students can make fewer trips to the grocery store and spend less! Swipe in and have a quick meal and save time.
Establish New Campus Traditions
On-campus dining offers an opportunity to create new traditions in dining halls that students can look forward to year after year. This will encourage students to purchase meal plans, even when they move off campus, and will generate excitement within the student community.
Last updated: 5/28/2024