A Meal Plan is linked to
accommodations. If you stay on campus you must sign up for the
meal package. If you choose off campus accommodations you can still
sign up for the “Commuter” meal
plan. Day registrants can sign up for meals by the WWU
deadline of June 21st.
Dining with a
view!!!
Viking Union Cafeteria
sits on the west side of Sehome Hill overlooking Bellingham Bay and
the picturesque Canadian Costal Range. Your conference meal plan swipe
card “buys” you all you can eat, foods of your choosing at each and
every meal. The foods are fresh, wholesome and plentiful.
I’ve eaten “School” food before!
Western Washington University takes pride in its food service and is
well known for the quality and variety of their food! Dining services
continually get rave reviews from Summer Conference Guests.
What if I don’t like what’s offered?
The
cafeteria is set up in “Scramble Stations” with multiple offerings not
a single line. You choose your own menu from the many
station choices offered which means you’ll get to customize your
meals.
Foods offered
during each meal include:
Breakfast:
Several hot breakfast entrees, fresh fruit,
yogurt, variety of cold breakfast cereals, pastries,
breads, bagels, coffee, tea, milk, and lots of
juice. Some of you will be thrilled to know that peanut butter is
always available at breakfast (and every meal for that matter!)
Lunch
and Dinner:
Always provided are a salad bar station, one soup,
several different entrees, a grill station, an
international pasta station and a pizza station. For
dessert there is hard and soft ice cream in addition to the
dessert station and fresh fruit that is in season. A
variety of beverages are offered at every meal. For lunch
there is also a build your own sandwich station.
The problem may be
overeating, but you’re on your own for that!
I got there toward the end of
mealtime last year and they’d run out of food.
Western is used to feeding hungry 20 year olds, need we say more?
I
have special dietary needs, most of the time the alternatives they
offer leave a lot to be desired?
The 2 dietitians on staff at Western
Washington University are ready to accommodate your special dietary
needs, as long as they are notified in advance. Please note
special needs notification box on your
WWU registration form (page 2).
Alternative
eateries
can be found on
campus, but they have limited hours Mon- Fri. Viking Union
Market, only open for lunch from 11am –2pm, offers a variety of
options including grilled items, pizza and wraps as well as
pre-packaged salads and sandwiches. In Addition Market Café in
Viking Union is open 7:30a.m.-5p.m., and two smaller food vendors in
Miller Hall and Arntzen Atrium are open 7:30a.m.-3:15p.m. NOTE:
Currently there are no food vendors open on the weekends during
summer. Only the VU dining hall offering the meal plan is open on
the Weekends.
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