Dining Plan Program '09 -'10

Declining Balance Accounts (DBA)

Effective June 2009, Dartmouth College will offer the following Declining Balance Accounts for purchases at DDS dining facilities and at Topside:

Plan	Amount
Off Campus Plan	$750 (Available only if not residing in "College Housing")
Mini Green Plan	$1150
Green Plan	$1330
Big Green Plan	$1620

• For each term that any Dartmouth student is either enrolled in classes (in Hanover) or living in Dartmouth-managed housing, he or she must purchase one of the above DBA plans.
• No surcharges and no "extra DBA dollars" are attached to any of the four DBA plans.
• Each dining plan consists of two components: For each plan, $200 will be deposited in a Topside Convenience Store account (Topside DBA), and the remaining amount will be set aside for food purchases at DDS dining facilities (Dining DBA). For example, the $1150 Mini Green Plan consists of a $950 Dining DBA account for food purchases at DDS dining facilities plus a $200 Topside DBA account for use at the Topside convenience store.
• Dining DBA can never be used in Topside, but Topside DBA may always be used in DDS dining facilities anytime the student customer requests to do so. If a student customer has already spent all of his or her Dining DBA dollars, additional food purchases in DDS dining facilities will automatically be applied against any remaining Topside DBA dollars the student may have. Charging (or "going negative") for food purchases at DDS dining facilities will only begin after all of the amount of pre-deposited DBA has been spent.
• Topside DBA can be used in Topside or in DDS dining facilities anytime the student customer requests to do so. If a student customer has already spent all of his or her Topside DBA dollars, additional Topside purchases will not automatically be applied against any remaining Dining DBA dollars the student may have. Charging (or "going negative") for Topside purchases will begin as soon as the pre-set $200 amount of Topside DBA has been spent.
• Once the entire amount of pre-deposited DBA has been spent, all purchases will automatically be applied to the student’s "charging" plan. Charging has no upper limit, and all outstanding charge balances will be transferred to the student’s college bill at the end of each calendar month.
• As described below, all unspent amounts of Dining DBA will be "rolled over" from term-to-term until Commencement Day 2010, at which time all remaining unspent amounts will expire. All unspent amounts of Topside DBA will expire at the end of the term for which the associated DBA plan was purchased.
  

  Rollover of Unused Dining Dollars (Dining DBA)

  
  At the end of Summer, Fall, and Winter terms, all unspent amounts of Dining DBA will be "rolled over" (added) to the student customer’s DBA for the next succeeding term(s).
  
  
• Any Dining DBA amounts that have been "rolled over" will remain active and will be able to be used for food purchases at any DDS dining facility (a) that remains open between terms (interim dining), and (b) during the next succeeding term(s). At the end of spring term (Commencement Day 2010) all dining plans will end, and all unspent amounts of Dining DBA will be forfeited.
• "Rolled over" DBA balances will NOT be refunded under any circumstances. Students should keep in mind the "roll over" feature of Dining DBA amounts when choosing their dining plan for the subsequent term(s) and Commencement Day expiration date for all Dining DBA amounts.
• "Roll over" applies to unspent Dining DBA account balances only. Unspent Topside DBA Account balances will NEVER "roll over" to a succeeding term.
  

  Big Green Plan

  
  Student’s selecting the Big Green Plan will receive a 10% discount on food purchases made at any DDS dining facility. No discount will apply to purchases at Topside.
  
  
• The 10% discount will be taken at the cash register and will be applied to food purchases made with Dining DBA, Dash Discretionary dollars, by charging, and with Topside DBA, provided that the purchase was for food in a DDS dining facility.
• The 10% discount will apply to all food purchases made during the "academic term" for which the student customer purchased a Big Green Plan. The "academic term" will begin at noon on the first business day before classes begin and will end at 4:00 pm on the last day of exams.
• While all "rolled over" Dining DBA dollars will be active for purchases between "academic terms" has ended, Big Green Plan holders will not receive a 10% discount on food purchases during these interim periods.
• Any Big Green Plan customer wishing to change to a different dining plan must do so before the "academic term" has started and discounting has begun. Any customer wishing to move to the Big Green Plan may do so within the first 5 business days of any term, but the 10% discount will apply only to purchases made after the plan change has been processed.

DDS "Terms" Calendar for Pre-Valued Dining DBA and Topside DBA

Summer Term – Summer term plans will become active on the Monday before Summer Term begins. Prior to that day, students can still "charge" food and Topside purchases or pay with DA$H Discretionary dollars.

Fall Term - Fall term plans will become active on or about 10 days prior to the start of of the term depending on the business calendar.

Winter Term - Winter Term plans will begin the first day residence halls open or the last business day before the opening.

Spring Term - Spring term plans will become active three or more days before the beginning of classes – depending on the business calendar.

During the interim periods between "academic terms", DDS will provide limited dining services. "Rolled over" Dining DBA may be used for food purchases in DDS dining facilities during these interim periods.