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UH DINING: AN EVALUATION OF MEAL PLAN POLICIES SH AN E SM I T H & TAN Z EEM CH OWDH U RY 1. The Concerns 2. Comparison 3. The Fix THE CONCERNS Current meal plans discourage living on campus Meal plans are

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UH DINING:

AN EVALUATION OF MEAL PLAN POLICIES

SH AN E SM I T H & TAN Z EEM CH OWDH U RY

  • 1. The Concerns 2. Comparison 3. The Fix
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THE CONCERNS

  • Current meal plans discourage

living on campus

  • Meal plans are especially unfriendly

to low-income students

  • The Cougar 160 plan is a poor value
  • Students often have unused meals
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COMPARISON

  • Compared to 17 peer institutions

identified by UH (125+ meal plans)

  • 13 out of the 17 offer a lower-cost
  • ption to mandated students
  • 6 of 17 mandate fewer groups of

students to purchase a meal plan

  • 8 of 17 have meal exchange

programs or only flex-cash plans

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THE FIX (WELL, IMPROVEMENT)

  • 1. Offer smaller, lower-cost meal

plans

  • 2. Discount Cougar 160 plan
  • 3. Consider exchange program
  • 4. Review meal plan pricing
  • 5. Establish donation program
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THE PROGRESS

  • SGA Legislation: UB52006
  • Meal-plan subcommittee meeting
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CONTACT

Shane Smith: SaSmith19@uh.edu Tanzeem Chowdhury: SGAVP@central.uh.edu