COVID-19 Information

Please continue to monitor this page for updates. Last updated Wednesday, July 28.

Dining

Dining hours 

COVID-19 precautions

  • All dining locations have a cashless option for payment.
  • Retail orders may be placed in person or through the Niner Diners Mobile Ordering app and dining kiosks located in the Popp Martin Student Union, Cone Center and Prospector.
  • Capacity sensors are on display outside of each dining hall and listed on Dine on Campus.
  • Crown Commons and SoVi dining halls have designated socially distanced dining areas. 
  • Each dining hall has a to-go option.
  • Hand sanitizer is available outside of the dining halls and at each self-serving station.
  • Self-service utensils are changed every 30 minutes.
  • Plexiglass is installed at all food stations.
  • Additional seating is located in nearby outside areas.
  • Patrons must use a fresh cup and plate when getting seconds. Refills are not prohibited in retail areas.
  • Clean/Dirty table tokens are used on all dining hall tables.
  • Sanitization and disinfection processes have been increased throughout all facilities.
  • Dining associates wear gloves and masks, wash their hands more frequently and undergo daily wellness checks.

Meal plans

Meal Plan Information

Spending Accounts

  • Inactivity fees for non-use of Stored Value Accounts after a six-month period have been temporarily suspended.

Bookstore

Bookstore hours

Textbook return deadlines and ordering information

  • Plexiglass has been installed at all counter service
  • Employees wash their hands frequently.
  • Hand sanitizer is available in the store for employee and customer use.
  • High-touch surfaces are disinfected frequently.
  • Students are encouraged to use a cashless form of payment and to order their textbooks online.

Mail and Package Services

Prospector

Mail and package hours and services

  • Use of debit/credit cards to pay for services is strongly encouraged.
  • Plexiglass is installed at the register.
  • All high-touch surfaces are disinfected frequently.

If you are in quarantine or isolation in campus housing, your mail will be held at Mail & Package Services until you are released. Your mail will not be returned. For questions, contact Tracey Copeland or Horace Lytch.

Union Station

Union Station hours and passport services

  • Use of debit/credit cards to pay for services is strongly encouraged.
  • Plexiglass is installed at the register.
  • All high-touch surfaces are disinfected frequently.

Print and Copy Services

REPROS hours and services

49er Card Office and ID Card Office

49er Card Office hours and services

  • Payment with a credit/debit card is requested.
  • Plexiglass has been installed at the counter. 
  • Employees are wearing masks and washing their hands frequently. 
  • Hand sanitizer stations are being installed. 
  • High-touch surfaces are disinfected frequently. 

Vending

  • To request a machine repair or restock, call the number posted on the machine that requires service or call Auxiliary Services at (704) 687-7352.

Parking and Transportation Services

Visit PaTS Alerts for the latest service changes and updates.