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Meal/Dining Plan Access

Meal Plan

Students Living On-Campus

Because eating is important, Meal Plans are required for students living in Thompson, Corbin-Olson and Lincoln-Washington-Grote Halls. Your meal plan dollars are automatically loaded onto your ID card at the start of each semester once you are registered for classes and checked in to your residence hall assignment.

Students Living Off-Campus

Off-campus and commuting students have the option of purchasing a Non-Residential Meal Plan via STARS. A minimum first time buy-in of $100 each year is required. You can use this money at any dining location and it will be billed to your student account. The convenience of charging your meals to your student account makes this option for off-campus and commuting students worth every cent.

Log-on to STARS and select "Meal Plan Money and Rocky Dollars" from the Housing/Dining drop-down menu.

What are Rocky Dollars?

Your Rocky Dollars account is different from your Meal Plan account. While Rocky Dollars can be used at dining locations, they are most commonly used at other locations such as vending, and the bookstore. Meal Plan money can only be used for purchasing food at a dining location - Meal Plan money cannot be used for vending or bookstore type purchases.

Access to Services

Students requesting service(s) that require proper identification (i.e. Meal Plan, Student Recreation Center, entrance to an athletic event, etc) must present a valid Western Illinois University ID in order to access desired service(s). Access and/or service may be denied if a valid University ID is not presented. Additionally, lending your ID card to anyone or failing to present it upon request is a violation of University regulations and subjects the holder to disciplinary action.

Adding to your Meal Plan

Adding money to your meal plan is easy and is automatically billed to your University Account. 

  1. Log-in to STARS
  2. Select "UHDS: Add Meal Plan Money and Rocky Dollars" from the drop-down menu
  3. Choose an amount between $10 and $100 to add.
  4. Money will be available 20 minutes after your purchase for use on your meal plan.
  5. **Parents/Guests can add money via STARS only after a student authorizes access.