2007-2008 Meal Plans
So I have come out of retirement fairly early BUT today was a big day at meal hall.
While looking at the plans for Wheelock Dinning Hall next year I was pondered about the meal plans. If Chartwells does keep a fixed number of meals per week plan, I have a couple suggestions.
The first is to give all students with 10, 15, 19, or next years’ equivalent plans a system of 10 “bonus” meals a semester. With these bonus meals they would have more privileges and flexibility. Some privileges could include swiping someone into Wheelock Dinning Hall, or if they run out of meals at the end of the week they would have a couple extra. Other options might be using it as an extra meal exchange in a certain time period.
It would be convenient to not have to pay extra for these, but to have them built into the meal plan. The way that Chartwells could justify giving these to students by looking at them as meals that students have missed out on. It would also be a good way to promote dining at Wheelock to off campus students.
My other suggestion is to give guests of students with a meal plan some kind of discount. It could be 25% on each meal, or make dinners the same price as lunch. There are many ways to discount, but it would be nice for guests to be able to dine at Wheelock for a reasonable fee.
I hope Chartwells is considering giving YOU a free meal pass next year in return for the hundreds of hours you’ve put into your blog. I calculate that if you had billed them for the feedback, auditing, promotion, recommendations and publicity you’ve given them, they’d be looking at about $50,000.