Meal Plans 101

Meal Swipes

A meal swipe occurs when a student with a residential or commuter meal plan uses their ID card to pay at Washburn Dining Commons for an all-you-care-to-enjoy meal; when the ID is scanned, a meal is charged to the students' chosen meal plan. For students on the All-Access meal plan, meals are unlimited. Resident students on the Block or Weekly plan and Commuters on a Block plan will have one meal deducted from their block or weekly allowance. Weekly plans replenished every Friday morning.

Dining Dollars

Dining Dollars may be used at any Lesley University Dining location. Visit our locations page for information, including dining hall menus and hours of operation. Unused Dining Dollars expire at the end of each semester.

Café Service

Any a la carte food items purchased at one of the cafés may be paid for with Dining Dollars, CashLynx, cash or credit/debit card.

Retail Cafes

Retail Cafes include Ava's Kitchen, Porter Café and Sherrill Café. Use a meal swipe to purchase a Meal Exchange selection or purchase any a la carte food item using Dining Dollars, cash, cc/debit or CashLynx.

CashLynx are funds that may be added to a student, faculty or staff ID card and used to purchase food on campus or at designated area stores. For more information, see https://lesleycard.com/.

All-You-Care-To-Eat (AYCTE)

A student who uses a meal swipe or pays the door price for a meal at Washburn Commons can go back to any of the food stations as often as they like during that meal period, so long as they do not leave the location; students need to re-swipe their cards each time they enter.

Meal Exchange

A Meal Swipe can be converted to a Meal Exchange for a pre-determined meal in one of our Retail Cafe Dining locations. Additional items may be purchased with Dining Dollars, CashLynx, cash or credit/debit card.