In the Sycamore and Lincoln Resident Dining Halls, each meal has an "admission" price.

• Breakfast cost 6 credits
• Lunch cost 8 credits
• Dinner cost 11 credits

Present your ID to the checker and your food account is reduced by the number of credits for that meal. Once you're in, the format is "Seconds Please" (all you care to eat).

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Commons Cash can be spent in any food format on campus. Your favorite restaurants in the Commons (such as Burger King, and Taco Bell) take Commons Cash. The Sycamore and Lincoln Dining Halls also take Commons Cash, as do Coffee Shops all over campus.

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Indiana State University created Blue Bucks to be the ultimate complement to your university experience. Blue Bucks is a declining balance account tied to your ISU Student ID Card and will now also be accepted both on and off campus. Your Blue Bucks account will now give you the utmost flexibility, variety, and value you deserve. Simply visit isubluebucks.com to learn more. Enroll by calling the ISU Dining Main Office at 237-4138.

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All checkers and cashiers have the ability to do an "inquiry," and check your balance. Just ask! You may also call extension 4138, and we will get your balance for you over the phone. Or you can find your balance by logging onto ManageMyId.com

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Please visit dining services for all you need to know about food at ISU.

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Did you know you can stop by the Dining Services Office and add more credits if you have an existing meal plan that uses credits? Resident students can purchase extra credits at $ .20 each. Commuter students can purchase extra credits for $ .35 each. In addition to adding credits, we will be more than happy to add Commons Cash on a dollar to dollar basis. We accept cash, check, and credit cards in the office and credit cards over the phone at extension 4138. Credits cannot be added by ManageMyId.com

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When you sign up for the Statesman, Sycamore, or Blue Plan, your University account will be charged at the beginning of the semester. When you add credits or Commons Cash during the year, you pay by cash, check or credit card.

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Yes, you may convert all of your excess credits (those above the "budgeted" amount for your meal plan) to Commons Cash. However, it's not a good deal to do this. Commons Cash cannot be converted to credits.

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The formats that are operated by outside vendors don't contribute to the fixed costs of the Resident Dining operation on campus. The dollars that would be siphoned off if they took credits would cause a significant increase in the cost of your meal plan.

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The Commons would be overcrowded if all resident students ate lunch during the week at their favorite format. We need cash customers to eat in the Commons to help offset some of the fixed costs. Lunch is the best time to attract cash customers. First year students are restricted fall semester only.

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The key to rolling over your balance is to continue to reside in University residence halls. You must complete and submit to the University, prior to the last day of spring finals, the Spring Housing Survey and the Residence Hall Contract Addendum, indicating your intent to reside in University residence halls during the following fall semester. When you return to campus in the fall, your credit balance from the previous year will have been converted to Commons Cash and added to your account. Your Commons Cash balance will also be added to your account.

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If you are returning to the residence halls in the fall, you DO NOT NEED TO CONVERT your credits unless you want extra Commons Cash this semester. If you will be living off campus in the fall, do not plan to buy a Sycamore or Super Sycamore Meal Plan, and you have extra credits, it may benefit you to convert them to Commons Cash and spend it before the end of the semester.

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It's important to report lost or stolen ID cards as soon as possible. Please contact the Dining Services Office at extension 4138 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. If the Dining Services Office is closed, call the Campus Cupboard at 237-3869, and ask for the supervisor. Your lost ID card will be coded as lost so that it cannot be used. A temporary meal pass will be given to you for a limited number of meals. If you find your lost card, you will need to go to the Dining Services Office during regular business hours so that your card can be reactivated. You will need to do this so that we can verify your identity. If you fail to find your card, a new one can be issued from Public Safety for a fee of $15.00.

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