Starting this January, all University of Utah faculty and staff members can register to purchase dining plans via payroll deduction, over a maximum of 14 pay periods.

Interested employees must fill out a form in CIS under the “Faculty” or “Staff” section by selecting the “Dining Plans Payroll Deduction” tile. Once the process is completed, employees will pay for the plans twice per month via a direct payroll deduction on the 7th and 22nd of each month. A familiar process to anyone utilizing a parking payroll deduction.

The initiative is one of the changes Housing & Dining Programs (HDP) is implementing to improve access to food on campus.

“A crucial part of the College Town Magic vision is our faculty and staff, who serve our students daily,” said Sean Grube, associate vice president for Housing & Dining Programs. “With these two new plans, all employees will have the opportunity to access affordable healthy dining options on campus, using payroll deduction throughout the year.”

Dining plans available for faculty and staff

$500 Crimson Dining Plan ($9.50 discount from regular door rate)

• 25 meal taps
• Can be used at All-You-Care-To-Eat locations (Peterson Heritage Center on upper campus, and Kahlert Village on lower campus) and in all University of Utah Dining retail locations for an $8.75 credit toward any food purchase (meal combos available at all locations)
• $250 dining dollars + $15 bonus dining dollars

$250 Wasatch Dining Plan ($7.00 discount from regular door rate)

• 12 meal taps
• Can be used at our All-You-Care-To-Eat locations (Peterson Heritage Center on upper campus, and Kahlert Village on lower campus) and in all U dining retail locations for an $8.75 credit toward any food purchase (meal combos available at all locations)
• $100 dining dollars + $10 bonus dining dollars 

Understanding the plans

Taps (or swipes) are all-you-care-to-eat meal experiences in dining halls.

• Dining dollars are funds that can be used just like a debit card at any U dining location.
• Transfers are taps with an equivalent of $8.75 to purchase items at retail locations across campus (meal combos available at all locations).
• Unlike students’ dining plans, faculty and staff dining dollars never expire, unless left unused for six months.

How to purchase the plans on or after Jan. 2

1. Log in to the University of Utah CIS with your uNID and password.
2. Select the “Dining Plans Payroll Deduction” tile under the “Faculty” or “Staff” section.
3. Fill out the form.
4. Receive an email confirmation.
5. Housing & Dining Programs will contact you to finalize the purchase.

Affordable and fresh options

There are more than 20 dining locations on campus that accept dining plans, including the dine-in Crimson View, located on the fourth floor of the Student Union, and two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls, located in Kahlert Village (lower campus) and in the Peterson Heritage Center (upper campus).

Dining concepts on campus include Iron Waffle and Cupbop at Gardner Commons, Seagull Sunrise all-day breakfast destination at the Christensen Center (CRCC), two Shake Smart locations at the Union and the Student Life Center and City Edge Café, the largest coffee shop on campus, offering a wide selection of coffee, teas, boba, pastries and locally made bagels.

The U portfolio of dining retail locations includes markets in Lassonde Studios, Marriott Honors Community, Impact & Prosperity Epicenter, Peterson Heritage Center and Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Building.