Meal Plans Features
Meal Swipes
Meal Swipes give student's access into the two all-you-care-to-eat dining halls. A cashier will simply swipe a student's FLASHcard when entering Eastway Dining or the DI Dining: Eat-In and they are good to go! Students with All-Access meal plans will have an unlimited number of swipes into Eastway Dining or the DI Dining: Eat-In, while students with Block meal plans will have a set number of swipes per semester. Meal swipes should be used by the specific meal plan holder.
Declining Balance
Declining Balance are the dollars included with a Meal Plan and are used like a debit plan. Grab Starbucks, a meal in The HUB or some quick snacks in any campus market! These dollars go directly onto your FLASHcard and can only be used at on-campus dining retail locations. Declining balance dollars rollover from semester to semester, until the student graduates or leaves Kent State University. Bonus dollars do not rollover from semester to semester.
Guest Meals
Guest Meals offer flexibility to treat friends or family to a meal in Eastway Dining or the DI Dining: Eat-In! Each All-Access meal plan comes with a specific number of guest meals each semester that are loaded directly on your FLASHcard. Guest meals can be used for any additional individuals the meal plan holder would like to use them on.
Meal Exchange
Meal Exchange gives variety and maximum flexibility to our All-Access and Block meal plans. Students can redeem one meal swipe per meal period for a meal at nine locations on-campus, including Rosie’s Diner, Metropolitian Deli, George T. Simon III Cafe, and more!
Meal Plan Options
All-Access Meal Plan Options
All-Access Meal Plans are required for residential first-year & sophomore students
The Gold Plan
- Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway or the DI Dining: Eat-In
- $550 Declining Balance and 15 Guest Meals
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
The Kent Plan
- Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway or DI Dining: Eat-In
- $300 Declining Balance and 15 Guest Meals
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
The Blue Plan
- Unlimited meal swipes in Eastway or DI Dining: Eat-In
- $100 Declining Balance and 10 Guest Meals
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
Block Meal Plan Options
Block and Flex Meal Plans are suggested for upperclassmen and commuter students.
Flash 100 Block
- 100 meal swipes at Eastway or DI Dining: Eat-In
- $500 Declining Balance and 10 Guest Meals
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
Flash 50 Block
- 50 meal swipes at Eastway or DI Dining: Eat-In
- $350 Declining Balance
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
Flash 30 Block
- 30 meal swipes at Eastway or DI Dining: Eat-In
- $250 Declining Balance
- Meal Exchange at various locations on campus
Declining Balance Meal Plan Option
The Flex Plan
- $800 Declining Balance
Please note: Meal plans are only able to be redeemed by the meal plan holder.