Food 4 Thought Pantry
Our Food 4 Thought Pantry assists students with food and/or housing insecurity by providing a private and confidential opportunity to obtain food and toiletries.
RIC's multiple dining options provide students with choices, flexibility, and convenience.
Whether you want to:
you'll find what you're looking for at our on-campus dining facilities.
At our main dining facility, recently rated a 4 Star Certified Green Restaurant, you are welcome to enjoy a hot or cold meal indoors or on our patio. If you don't have time to sit, we'll package up your meal for you. We also offer express items to grab when you have even less time.
Our 4 Star Certification and Campus Sustainability
The Beestro is our dining facility that proudly features sustainable products from our campus garden, our campus apiaries, and local vendors. For breakfast, enjoy fresh bakery items, breakfast sandwiches, and our broad coffee bar offerings. At lunch and dinner, choose from personal pizzas and flatbreads, gourmet deli sandwiches, personal-sized baked pastas, and desserts.
The Beestro also has a recreation area where students can relax, spend time together, and enjoy entertainment such as video games and air hockey.
“The administration is always looking for ways to improve the student experience at RIC, and one of these initiatives was to create an additional space for students to hang out."
– Student Community Government Deputy Speaker Frank Castello, on The Beestro
College Dining Services is known for providing seamless dining experiences rooted in ease, variety, quality, sustainability, and cost-savings. We recognize that you have individual food needs, and we're here to assist. Take a look at our varied meal plans, meal times, and costs – and start planning to live and dine right here on the RIC campus.
We offer meal plans that aim to suit all types of students during different times of the year, and with different needs and wants. Here are details on our most popular plans and the wide variety of times students can enjoy meals each day.
Undergraduate residents choose one of these plans:
Plans | Meals | Flex Meal Points | Cost Per Semester |
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A | 17 Per Week | $400 Per Semester | $3,281 |
B | 15 Per Week | $300 Per Semester | $3,090 |
C | 13 Per Week | $250 Per Semester | $2,926 |
All Residents are initially placed in Meal Plan A when their housing deposit is received, but with the free GET App you can easily change your meal plan option, monitor meal and flex point numbers, and order ahead. The app can also be used to order a convenience meal or food service should health concerns arise.
Graduate Residents are required to choose either the Graduate plan or one of our three Undergraduate Resident Meal Plans (A, B, or C). Graduate Residents are initially placed on meal plan A when their Housing Deposit is received, but have the option to change their meal plan by emailing Dining Services.
Plan | Meals | Flex Meal Points | Cost Per Semester |
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Graduate | 11 per Week at Donovan Dining Center | $200 Per Semester | $2,428 |
Commuting students are welcome to visit and purchase food or beverages in Donovan Dining Center, The Beestro, or at on-campus vending machines. While commuters are not required to purchase a meal plan, we strongly encourage them to purchase the Commuter Meal Plan:
Plan | Meals | Flex Meal Points | Cost Per Semester |
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Commuter | 3 Per Week | $50 for Semester | $557 |
This plan is prorated and can be included on your billing or paid for by credit card (with a 2.75% credit card processing fee).
Day & Meal | Meal Periods | Meal Allotment |
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Mon–Fri (Breakfast) | 7–11 am | $11 |
Mon–Fri (Lunch) | 11 am–2:30 pm | $11 |
Mon–Fri (Late Lunch) | 2:30–4 pm | $11 |
Mon–Fri (Dinner) | 4–8 pm | $11 |
Saturday (Breakfast / Lunch) | 10 am–4 pm | $11 |
Saturday (Dinner) | 4–6 pm | $11 |
Sunday (Breakfast / Lunch) | 10 am–4 pm | $11 |
Sunday (Dinner) | 4–8 pm | $11 |
We care about providing food security and nutrition education for all RIC students.
Our Food 4 Thought Pantry assists students with food and/or housing insecurity by providing a private and confidential opportunity to obtain food and toiletries.
The services of a Licensed, Registered Dietitian are available to students wanting information on general nutrition, weight management, food allergies, or specific therapeutic diets. Dining tours, group classes, and taste demos are also provided.
We provide residential and retail food services, catering, vending, and meeting space.