Dining Services Frequently Asked Questions

Dining Dollars are food dollars attached to each of the meal plan options. One meal point is equal to one dollar of buying power and Dining Dollars are only to be used during the current semester.

Dining Dollars carry over from the fall to spring semester, provided the student is enrolled in a meal plan for both semesters. Additional Dining Dollars can be added anytime during the semester. Additional Dining Dollars purchased throughout the semester carry over from fall to spring semester, but are forfeited at the end of the spring semester.

You may find out how many Dining Dollars you have remaining from the cashier at any point of sale or by logging in to Campus Services and clicking the Meal Plan & Mountain Cat Cash Balances button.

Adding Dining Dollars is as simple as logging into the Johnstown Campus Housing & Dining Services task center on the Pitt Portal and clicking on the "add dining dollars" link. 

Please note that the Meal Plan Office is now located in the Office of Housing and Dining Services in the Student Union.

Because we need your signature for all changes, we cannot change your meal plan over the phone.  To change your plan, visit the Johnstown Campus Housing & Dining Services task center on the Pitt Portal (my.pitt.edu)

Changing the size of your meal plan: You can change your meal plan from the day you sign your contract until the end of the third day of the semester by completing a Meal Plan Account Transaction form available at the Office of Housing and Dining Services located in the Student Union. Sorry, we cannot decrease your meal plan after the third day of the semester.

If you use all of your meals before the end of the term: You may buy a supplemental meal plan and/or additional Dining Dollars to finish the semester.

We are able to accommodate special dietary needs including those related to faith-based and health reasons.  Click here for additional information. 

Just ask the cashier at any point of sale, or log on to Campus Services and click the Meal Plan Balances button. We also can help you at the Office of Housing and Dining Services located in the Student Union.

The "menu" section of Dine on Campus provides a complete list of ingredients for every item served in PJ's. If you are unsure about an ingredient, don't hesitate to contact any of our culinarians!

Provide us with a recipe and we’ll try to provide as close as mom makes. We encourage you to give Food Service your input by completing Comment Cards - available at all dining areas. 

Sorry, unused meals expire at the end of each week. You should consider your normal dining habits when choosing a meal plan. You can inquire about meal and dining dollar balances at any food venue register or by logging into Campus Services and clicking on the Meal Plan Balances button.

Yes there is. Contact a member of the dining staff to request your breakfast, lunch or dinner to go because you cannot be on campus during regular dining hours. The staff will help you choose your meal and will schedule a time when you can pick it up each day.

You can also use a to-go box in the Dining Hall- available at each register.

• After you contract for a meal plan, you may reduce or cancel your meal plan until the end of the third day of the semester.
• Dining Dollars may be used to purchase food in any of our dining facilities.
• Remaining DINING DOLLARS will carry over from the fall to spring semester for students who are enrolled in a meal plan for the spring.  They will expire at the end of the spring semester.
• Remaining MEALS DO NOT carry over from week-to-week.
• You may change your meal plan for the spring semester starting in late November by visiting the Johnstown Campus Housing & Dining Services task center in the Pitt Portal (my.pitt.edu). If you do not want to change your meal plan, you will automatically be assigned the same meal plan from the fall semester.