Orientation Dining
August 24th, Pre-O arrival
The Pre-O meal plan includes one meal swipe per meal period that can be used at either of our two campus dining centers – Fresh at Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie. Students may bring up to two family members to eat free of charge for breakfast or lunch. Students are required to use their Tufts ID to enter the dining centers and must accompany their guests. MasterCard/Visa/Discover, cash, or JumboCash may be used for additional family members or friends.
Fresh at Carmichael Dining Center
- Breakfast 7am – 10am
- Lunch 11am – 3pm
- Dinner 5pm – 8pm
Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center
- Breakfast 7am – 10am
- Lunch 11am – 3pm
- Dinner 5pm – 8pm
Hotung Café in the Mayer Campus Center will be open 8am – 3pm accepting MasterCard/Visa/Discover, cash, or JumboCash. Hotung Café offers specialty Starbucks coffee and tea drinks, acai bowls, breakfast sandwiches, avocado toast, bagels, craft pizza and more.
August 29th, Orientation arrival
The Orientation meal plan includes one meal swipe per meal period that can be used at either of our two campus dining centers – Fresh at Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie. Students may bring up to two family members to eat free of charge for breakfast or lunch. Students are required to use their Tufts ID to enter the dining centers and must accompany their guests. MasterCard/Visa/Discover, cash, or JumboCash may be used for additional family members or friends.
Fresh at Carmichael Dining Center
- Breakfast 7am – 10am
- Lunch 11am – 3pm
- Dinner 5pm – 8pm
Dewick-MacPhie Dining Center
- Breakfast 7am – 10am
- Lunch 11am – 3pm
- Dinner 5pm – 8pm
Hotung Café in the Mayer Campus Center will be open 8am – 3pm accepting MasterCard/Visa/Discover, cash, or JumboCash. Hotung Café offers specialty Starbucks coffee and tea drinks, acai bowls. breakfast sandwiches, avocado toast, bagels, craft pizza, and more.
August 30th, Matriculation Lunch
Tufts Dining welcomes all matriculating students and their families to join us for a chilled buffet lunch served on the Tisch Library lawn. The luncheon will begin after the matriculation ceremony, at approximately 11:30 am. Our menu features halal chicken, hearty vegan options, and loads of fresh local vegetables. See the full menu here.
September 1st, First-Year Food Fair
Join us for our First-Year Food Fair on Friday, September 1 on the uphill Res Quad from 5-7pm! Enter with the wristband you received in your orientation packet. We'll have tents set up on the res quad lawn where our units will showcase delicious options from their menus. See you there!