Meals for the week begin on Sunday and end on Saturday. Dining dollars are not carried from one semester to another and must be used by the end of the semester they are issued. Dining dollars may not be used for the purchase of gift cards. Meals are served to resident students upon presentation of a valid identification card.
The cost of meals is included in the College’s comprehensive fee for residential students.
Meal Plans
All freshman students living in the residence halls will be opted into Meal Plan B. Should a freshman student wish to make a change to their meal plan, they may do so in the spring semester.
Commuter students may place money on their Ferrum I.D. card for meals and residential students may add additional dining dollars. Please call Student Accounts at (540) 365-4239 or visit John Wesley Hall (room 6 or 8) to complete these transactions.
Meal Plan A includes 19 meals per week in our Dining Hall and $125.00 in dining dollars to be used in the Dining Hall and Retail Venues plus 3 guest meals per semester.
Students requesting to change from Meal Plan B to Meal Plan A may do so by contacting Student Accounts at stacctm@ferrum.edu two weeks prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Meal plan change requests are for fall and spring semesters. Requests after the deadline will not be approved and the student will have to wait until the following semester to make a meal plan change..
Meal Plan B includes 15 meals per week in our Dining Hall and $260.00 in dining dollars to be used in the Dining Hall and Retail Venues plus 3 guest meals per semester.
Resident students approved to live in Hillcrest will be assigned Meal Plan M. This meal plan includes 10 meals per week in our Dining Hall and $260 in dining dollars to be used in the Dining Hall and Retail Venues plus 3 guest meals per semester.
These students may request Meal Plan A or Meal Plan B by contacting Student Accounts at stacctm@ferrum.edu two weeks prior to the beginning of the fall semester. There is an additional charge per semester which must be paid through Student Accounts (540-365-4239) located in John Wesley before Meal Plan A or B can be issued.
PantherGo
PantherGo is an opt-in program providing to-go containers for dining on the go. It works with all meal plans, but no meal plan is required. PantherGo is designed to help reduce waste and support Ferrum College’s efforts to provide a more sustainable and eco-friendly experience.
To participate, purchase a reusable To-Go kit (reusable container and cup) for a one-time fee of $10, then bring your kit to Franklin Dining Hall to get your meal to-go.
After purchasing the kit, dining services will be notified. Participants will then need to visit the dining services office (Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 2:30 PM) to receive their first to-go kit and a numbered hologram placed on their ID card.
Participants are only allowed to use the To-Go kit if they are taking food to go from the Franklin Dining Hall. All food must fit within the approved containers. No additional containers will be given.
Bring your rinsed containers to the Dining Hall the next you would like to get your meal to-go. Dining Services staff will exchange the container for one that has been washed and sanitized.
If you fail to follow the To-Go procedures and policies, Ferrum College and/or Aladdin reserves the right to revoke your participation. No refund will be given if participation is revoked.
Replacement containers and/or cups may be purchased at a cost of $7 each.