How do Granville meal plans work?
The Agora is our on-site eatery, and a meal plan is included with the rent and cannot be excluded from your lease. The Agora operates as an all-you-care to eat facility which means that once a resident or customer comes in, they are welcome to visit as many food stations as they would like and return for unlimited seconds. Therefore, you should consider a “meal” an entry into the Agora, rather than referencing a specific quantity of food.
Meal plans are not interchangeable with campus dining facilities. The Granville Towers meal plan gives students access to the Agora only. Food at dining facilities on campus must be purchased a la carte or with Carolina Dining Services.
- Unlimited Meal Plan: This entitles the resident to enter the Agora as many times as they would like throughout the semester.
- Block Plans: Block meals reference the number of entrances into the Agora that a resident has throughout the course of the semester. The block plan offers flexibility as a student may use more meals during one week over another or even towards the beginning of the semester as opposed to the end. However, it is a set amount that needs to be budgeted over the course of the semester.
- 100 meals per semester/approximately 6 meals per week (assuming a 16 week semester)
- 160 meals per semester/approximately 10 meals per week (assuming a 16 week semester)
How do I change my meal plan?
You may change your meal plan until June 24, 2022. Those requests can be made through the Community Portal. To request a meal plan change, log into the Community Portal using the same email address and password you used to submit your application. Click on the “Leases” icon, and then click “Request a Change to My Lease.” Next, a pop-up box will open.
You may not decrease your meal plan for the Fall semester after this June 24 deadline, but you can decrease your meal plan for the Spring semester.
Requests to increase the Fall meal plan after the June 24 change deadline may be submitted after September 6.
If a resident does not wish to upgrade from the 100 block to the 160 block because they only need a small number of meals, a 10-block reload can be purchased for $90 in the Business Office, and the meals will expire at the end of the semester, just like their initial block meals.
What hours is the Agora open?
The Agora, our on-site dining facility, is open the following days and times:
- Monday-Friday 7am-8pm (7:30pm on Fridays)
- Saturday-Sunday 10am-7:30 pm
- Late Night Grill (Sunday-Thursday) 8:30pm-11pm.
Do Granville residents typically purchase a meal plan on campus in addition to their Granville meal plan?
We do not have data regarding purchases of meal plans through Carolina Dining Services, but we generally advise to hold off on buying another meal plan until your student has settled into their regular routine after the first couple of weeks into the semester.
Can non-residents buy a meal plan?
Yes! Please click here to review our current pricing.