Campus Dining Providence
You’ll find dining options across the Providence Campus, with menus that change throughout the week and choices for a range of diets and preferences. Whatever you’re hungry for, there’s something for you.
Campus Dining Venues
There are several options for students dining on the Providence Campus including all-you-care-to-eat dining halls to Starbucks and grab-and-go delis. Sit down for a full meal, pick up a sandwich between classes or get coffee before an early lab.
Meal Plans
There are meal plan options for students, staff and faculty; student options depend on where students choose to live on campus. First-year students are required to have a meal plan.
Care Packages
Send your Wildcat gift baskets and care packages for any occasion. These can include snacks for study cram sessions, essential items for living on campus or even a birthday cake.
Sustainability
Sustainability is considered in every aspect of Campus Dining services. Our initiatives include reducing food waste, sourcing food locally and educating students on how they can make a difference.
There are seven different venues that offer a variety of unique food stations across our two campuses, serving options such as grilled food, Starbucks, sushi and homestyle favorites.
Flex dollars are just like cash. It is accepted at all our campus dining locations. You can even use your flex dollars at any of the vending machines on campus! Flex dollars are good throughout the whole semester, but do not roll over.
Meal swipes are available at all dining locations. One swipe gives you access to our “all-you-care-to-eat” locations. All other locations have meal swipe options varied by menu and choices.
Unlike the traditional meal plan where meals are apportioned on a weekly basis, Wildcat Meals are valid for one academic year. You can also use Wildcat Meals for a guest.
Please stop at ID Services to get a replacement as soon as you can. We won’t turn you away though – make sure you have a valid photo ID & a copy of your class schedule. Both are needed to get a meal. Please be aware that you cannot use another person’s ID.
If you are a resident student who want to change the meal plan selection BEFORE the year starts, contact Residential Life.
Yes, you can use Wildcat meals, flex dollars, cash or credit to pay for a guest to eat in any of our dining locations.
All locations allow for takeout options. In the “all-you-care-to-eat” locations; you can choose to dine in or take out. If you would like to do both, two meal swipes are required.
Our Instagram (@jwupvdcampusdining) posts the weekly menus for our “all-you-care-to-eat” locations. Check out the highlights section! You can also access them through the JWU App/jwuLink. Willie’s and Clocktower Deli’s menus are also available online.
Yes, all our dining locations accept cash, credit and flex dollars. All dining locations have meal swipe options as well.
Yes, and you should also download it! Transact E Accounts allows you to see in real time the balance of meal swipes and flex dollars. There is also the ability to add money onto the student’s account. On the Transact Mobile Ordering App you can also view dining venue information such as hours of operation and order from Willie’s and Clocktower.
Of course we do! Follow us on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram! Use our hashtag: #JWUEats
Dining hall location hours of operation all vary. Please refer to the directory or website to find a specific location’s hours.
Please contact our office at 401-598-4383 or email us at pvdcampusdining@jwu.edu.
Flex dollars reload at the start of each semester.
Weekly meal swipes do not roll over week to week, but Wildcat Meal Blocks purchased are good for the entire academic year.
Yes, feel free to add money onto your flex at any point. You can do so by going online to dining.jwu.edu, using the Transact E Accounts App or contacting ID Services. Please note that it could take up to 48 hours to load onto your account.
You can use up to 4 swipes per day and unlimited flex dollars.
If you run out of meal swipes, you can use flex dollars, cash or credit to pay for meals. You can also purchase an additional block of meals to use for the year. If you run out of flex dollars, you can add more using the Transact E Accounts App, online at dining.jwu.edu or by contacting ID Services. Please note that it could take up to 48 hours to load onto your account.
A traditional meal plan includes meals allocated on a weekly basis, from Sunday morning breakfast through Saturday evening dinner. Weekly meals will be reset before Sunday breakfast each week.
Your student can access their account balance on the Transact E Account App. Students can use the app to monitor their meal plan so that they can stay on track with how they use their swipes and flex dollars.