What should I do if I lose my Tulane Card or if it isn't working?If it is damaged or lost, contact Card Services, (504) 865-5629 or visit them in 102 Bruff Commons as soon as possible to get a replacement. You cannot enter the Bruff Commons Dining Room without your Tulane Card. If the problem with your card only occurs with meal plan usage, contact the Dining & Vending Services Office at (504) 865-5712 or visit us at 111 Butler House.
How often do your menus change? Within Bruff Commons Dining Room, menus change on a four week cycle, as well as seasonally to make the most of our local produce and seafood. At our retail locations, menus are very consistent with branded concepts, such as Taco Bell, Einstein Bros. Bagels, WOW Café & Wingery, Quizno’s Subs, Byblos, Sushi Nori, Energy Zone and Panda Express.
Do Greenbuck$, Wavebuck$, and Pelicanbuck$ roll over from fall to spring?Greenbuck$ and Wavebuck$ roll over from fall to spring if a meal plan is purchased in the spring semester. If you choose not to purchase a plan in the spring, all Greenbuck$ and Wavebuck$ will expire at the end of fall. Pelicanbuck$ will roll over to the spring semester without having to purchase a spring meal plan. All Greenbuck$, Wavebuck$ and Pelicanbuck$ expire at the end of each spring semester.
What are Pelicanbuck$?Pelicanbuck$ are dollars that are associated with our Pelican meal plan for off-campus students. Students are able to add Pelicanbuck$ in $100 increments throughout the fall and spring semesters. They also receive a $2 discount off the door price at the Bruff Commons Dining Room.
What is the most popular meal plan option?The most popular meal plan is the Caret Blanche + 400. This option offers the most flexibility with unlimited access to Bruff Commons Dining Room a well as Greenbuck$ to dine outside the Dining Room at retail locations around campus.
How are Greenbuck$ different from Wavebuck$?Greenbuck$ are a part of the Carte Blanche meal plans, while Wavebuck$ are connected to the Wavebuck$ meal plan. If a student is on a Carte Blanche meal plan and runs out of Greenbuck$, the student may upgrade to the next Carte Blanche meal plan in order to capture additional Greenbuck$ or retail dollars. If a student is on a Wavebuck$ plan, the student can add Wavebuck$ in $100 increments.
What are Greenbuck$ and how do I use them? Greenbuck$ are actually retail dollars built into the various meal plans. For example, if you purchase the Carte Blanche plus 400 meal plan, your card is credited with 400 dollars per semester at any Tulane University Dining Services retail locations, such as the Lavin-Bernick Center Food Court, the Drawing Board, Le Gourmet, Der Rathskeller, and Reily Smoothie Bar.
I have special dietary needs. Do you have anything I can eat? Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan, observe kosher dietary laws, or have other health-related issues, Tulane University Dining Services can help make sure you always have something to eat. If you require special assistance, please stop by Dining and Vending Services in 111 Butler House and we will be happy to coordinate a meeting with the Bruff Commons management team and the Student Health Center to support your dietary needs.
Who's required to buy a meal plan?All first and second year students are required to participate in a Meal Plan
for the entire academic year. All first-year students living in University
Residence Halls are required to take a Carte Blanche meal plan. All second-
year students living in University Residence Halls are required to enroll
in a Wavebuck$ or Carte Blanche meal plan. All first-year and second-year
off-campus students are required to take, at minimum, the Pelican
meal plan.
How do Meal Plans work? The meal plan at Tulane is one of the most flexible plans available. It is a Carte Blanche plus Greenbuck$ system that allows contract students to treat Bruff Commons Dining Room (Bruff) as their refrigerator. With this option, students may eat as much and as often as they wish during the hours Bruff is open. Your Tulane Card serves as your meal card.
There is one exception, when selecting the Simply to Go option, the student will not be allowed to enter the dining room for a two hour window.