{"103871":{"#nid":"103871","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Meal Plans Engineered to Your Student\u0027s Taste","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAndrea Preininger\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMarketing Manager, GT Dining\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s time to purchase a student meal plan! While there are a variety of meal plans offered, the traditional plan with the most value is the Unlimited Plus 5.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Unlimited Plus 5 delivers by far the most value for the money. This meal plan also offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of where a student can eat on campus - they are no longer limited to eating only at the dining halls,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Dori Martin, district marketing manager, GT Dining. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents enrolled in the Unlimited Plus 5 meal plan can select from the Student Center Food Court, the Student Center Commons, Quad Caf\u00c3\u00a9, Jazzman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, H2O, the convenience stores, WestSide and EastSide Markets, as well as the traditional dining halls. Students are given unlimited meals at both Woodruff and Brittain Dining Halls plus five meals, up to $7 each, at other GT Dining locations per week. For just $200 more than the Unlimited plan, students receive more than $600 in retail dining during the semester.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther great meal plans to consider for commuters, upperclassmen and graduate students are the Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 400 and Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 200. As a student purchases meals throughout the semester, the dollar amount on these plans decline. Plus, students don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t pay the 8 percent sales tax on the meal purchases and receive a $75 and $25 gift card, respectively; increasing one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s buying power by 30 percent. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00e2\u0080\u009cWe have found that many of our graduate students use the Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 400 and Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 200 meal plans to budget for how much food they allow themselves to purchase on campus per semester. Once the money is gone, they either chose not to spend any more, or they buy another Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 plan.  Unlike other traditional meal plan these can be purchased until the middle of March,\u00e2\u0080\u009d says Martin. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe encourage you and your students to review all rules, regulations and details in regards to each meal plan to select the one that best fits your students\u00e2\u0080\u0099 needs. Meal plans offered for next semester are as follows:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnlimited Plus 5\u003C\/strong\u003E - unlimited meals in the dining halls plus five extra meals a week in other GT Dining locations (no meal period limitations)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnlimited\u003C\/strong\u003E - unlimited meals in the dining halls (no meal period limitations)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EClassic 14\u003C\/strong\u003E - 14 meals a week at dining halls (meal period limitations)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBasic 10 \u003C\/strong\u003E - 10 meals a week at dining halls (meal period limitations)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESocial 75\u003C\/strong\u003E - 75 meals a semester at dining halls (no meal period limitations)\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERamblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 400\u003C\/strong\u003E - a declining balance meal plan with $475 purchase value\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERamblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 200\u003C\/strong\u003E - a declining balance meal plan with $225 purchase value\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMeal plan registration and changes can be made on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/oscar.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOscar website\u003C\/a\u003E. Upon login, proceed to \u0022Campus Services\u0022 and then click on \u0022Meal Plan Sign-Up\u0022 to make your selection. All meal plan charges will post to your student\u0027s Bursar\u0027s account. BuzzCard account funds will be automatically credited to your student\u0027s BuzzCard account no later than the day following your meal plan sign-up.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on meal plans, go to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatechdining.com\/\u0022\u003Ewww.gatechdining.com\u003C\/a\u003E and click the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmeal plan\u00e2\u0080\u009d option on the left hand side of the screen. The last day to make changes at no charge is January 6, 2011. The last day to change or purchase a meal plan with a $30 penalty is January 26, 2011. Please note that this does not apply to the Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 400 and Ramblin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 200.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s time to purchase a student meal plan! While there are a variety of meal plans offered, the traditional plan with the most value is the Unlimited Plus 5.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"GT Dining offers a variety of meal plan options."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2010-12-03 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:25","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-12-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"21961","name":"building trust"},{"id":"21951","name":"diavolo"},{"id":"4366","name":"GT1000"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003ERachael Pocklington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParents Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rpocklington3\u0022\u003EContact Rachael Pocklington\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-3920\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rachael.pocklington@vpss.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}