All Access Plan offers flexibility for all students

Students will have a new option for their dining plan next semester with the addition of the All Access Plan, regardless of whether they live in the residence halls.

The All Access Plan will be a supplement to students’ I-BUCKS meal plan, however this plan allows them to spend their meal points at a wider range of locations, said Steve Gooley, associate director of Document Service Centers.

“This could give the plan a little bit more distance,” Gooley said. “A resident living in the residence halls could dine completely across campus or even off campus, rather than be limited to the I-BUCKS plan that has been traditional.”    

The All Access Plan is linked with students’ official CampusAccess identification card. This plan is different because students subscribe to the service in advance of the semester and money is billed by the Office of the Bursar to the student, Gooley said.

“This option is thought to be a convenience to families in terms of their ability to budget for their expenditures,” Gooley said. “The All Access Plan is set up on the RPS website like other RPS elements, allowing deposits to be made before the start of the semester and be billed later.”

Money from the All Access Plan can be spent at all locations that accept CampusAccess, including dining facilities throughout campus, local restaurants, bookstores and other service providers in the area.

“Some students that participated in the plan found it very convenient to anticipate using those All Access monies for book purchases, school supplies and so forth,” Gooley said. “And they would be billed for that on their bursar bill.”

This plan went through a trial program of about 100 students during the fall semester and 90 percent or more said they would be willing to participate again, Gooley said.

“With that result, the decision was taken to extend the All Access Plan to all students because it is not necessarily something that would just benefit students that are living in the residence halls,” he said.

The plan is in collaboration with Residential Programs and Services, the Indiana Memorial Union, Bloomington campus Office of the Bursar and Campus Card Services.

To access the plan for next semester, students should visit http://go.iu.edu/uR by early August.