Several options are available to campus departments looking to purchase meals, dining credits, or coupons for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. If you have any questions about what option is best for you and your office, please contact groupdining@syr.edu.
Item-specific coupons
These one-time-use coupons can be purchased by a department using a journal entry transaction. Complete an online order form to identify which of three coupons you would like (for Dunkin’ coffee, Starbucks coffee, or an Otto’s Juice Box smoothie) and the quantity. The hard-copy coupons will be available for pick up from the Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services office within five* business days of the form’s submission. Otto’s Juice Box coupons expire on May 10 and Starbucks/Dunkin coupons expire on June 30 within the fiscal year they were purchased. Unused and expired coupons are non-refundable.
*Large order requests may take additional processing time.
Dining Dollars Credits
Dining Dollars Credits can be purchased by a department using a journal entry transaction to be used by any current student, faculty, or staff. To do so, departments must complete the online order form, providing the SUID numbers of the intended recipients.
Dining Dollars must be requested two to three business days before they are needed, and the requester must have the recipients’ SUID numbers when submitting the request.
Dining Dollars are non-refundable and must be used by the end of the semester to which they are applied. Requests received after December 1 will be applied to the upcoming spring semester. Spring semester requests close on May 1. The amount of Dining Dollar Credits purchased for an individual cannot exceed $50.
We understand that departments may wish to provide Dining Dollars to students related to their attendance at a specific event and may not know the students’ SUID numbers in advance. In these situations, staff should collect the attendees’ information at the event and submit the request once all student information is known. The Dining Dollars will then be available for use within two business days of the form’s submission.
Meal Vouchers
Departments can purchase meal vouchers for use at one of the five dining centers. Users of these vouchers primarily include current and prospective students, visiting scholars, and campus partners – most of whom do not have an SUID. Vouchers can be purchased by a department via a journal entry transaction using this online order form. Vouchers are only available for dining centers and cannot be requested for the Schine or Goldstein Student Centers or the various cafés on campus. The Meal Vouchers will be available for pick up from the Housing, Meal Plan, and I.D. Card Services office within five* business days of the form’s submission.
Admissions Tour Group Passes
Visiting groups who register their tours with the Admissions Office have the ability to indicate interest in purchasing lunch for their group during the registration process. Group leaders will receive a digital meal pass via email, which they will present to the checker at the designated dining center.