Dining Services Policies

  1. Dining halls open in the fall on the approved students’ arrival date. Dining halls are closed during Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring vacations.

  2. Residence hall students are required to hold the Unlimited Meal Plan.

  3. Apartment and/or off-campus students may select any meal plan option offered.

  4. Students unable to present his/her College identification card at mealtime may pay the guest meal rate and receive a refund in the Skidmore Card Office upon presenting a validated college identification card.

  5. Students are responsible for following all Dining Services policies. Also, please see the Skidmore College Student Handbook for more details.

  6. Please note: Dining hall hours are subject to change.

  7. Students who dine in Skidmore Dining Services facilities are held to the same student conduct standards that exist through all aspects of College life. The following constitute violations of Skidmore Dining Services Policies which may occur in any Dining Services facility:

  • Our “all you care to eat” policy provides you with plenty to eat while you are dining in the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. The food students select must be consumed in the dining hall; they may not take anything out except for a piece of hand fruit, an ice cream cone, or a cookie per meal.

  • Theft of any utensils, dishware, glasses, or any other supplies or equipment from any Dining Services facility or catered event.

  • The consumption of food or drink in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall without a valid meal plan and/or paying cash at the door.

  • Skidmore College ID cards are non-transferable. Meal plans are non-transferable and meant for the sole use of the student to whom it was issued. ID card misuse is strictly prohibited, including but not limited to lending, borrowing, or misrepresentation of any kind.

  • Entering, or attempting to enter, the dining hall through an unauthorized entrance.

The list below summarizes the range of possible sanctions for violations of the Dining Services Policies. The College generally interprets more than three violations of these policies as indication that the student is unwilling to abide by College regulations:

1st offense:
Meeting with a Dining Services Administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if applicable, and warning.

2nd offense:
Meeting with a Dining Services Administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if applicable, written warning, and a $25 fine.

3rd offense:
Meeting with a College Administrator, cost of meal and/or restitution if applicable, written warning, and a $50 fine.

4th offense:
Referral to the Integrity Board or for administrative discipline.

Other sanctions may be levied as a response to more serious violations.