
The goal of building a Dining Café and introducing meal plans to CSUSM students is to provide students with a safe and comfortable extension of their home to get healthy, affordable, well balanced meals. Campus dining fosters community growth, enhances the quality of campus life and contributes to the social components by providing additional space for meetings with faculty and other students. Studies show that students who live and eat on campus are more likely to stay on campus for other events and use university services than those who commute.
Meal Plans will only be required for students living in the North Commons community. Residents of the UVA and the QUAD will not be required to purchase a meal plan, however, if they would like to, they can.
Sodexo, CSUSM's dining partner will be operating the new dining café and has notified CSUSM that they do not have any prison contracts in the United States.
North Commons residents who are unable to eat in the new dining café due to medical reasons will be able to apply for a Meal Plan Exemption. Please reach out to dining@csusm.edu for more information on this process.
North Commons residents who are receiving CalFresh benefits will be eligible for a CalFresh meal plan which has been designed so that it will not impact student's ability to continue to receive the CalFresh benefits. Please reach out to dining@csusm.edu for more information on this process.
CSUSM Corporation and Sodexo continue to work with CSUSM students on all campus dining matters. CSUSM Corporation has a Student Housing and DIning Advisory committee and has invited student leaders from ASI, Residence Hall Council and other student groups to join the committee.