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Dining at HGS - THE GRADUATE SCHOOL’S DINING HALL



All Graduate School Students, Faculty and Staff are encouraged to enjoy meals amid the neogothic charm of the Dining Hall in the Hall of Graduate Studies (HGS) operated by Yale University Dining Services. HGS Dormitory residents are required to enroll in at least a 10-meal per week plan. Everyone is welcome to dine on a cash, university charge, meal plan or Eli buck (points) basis. See the Dining Services Website for more information on meal plans and services.

If you are looking for a more informal place to eat breakfast or lunch, coffee or snacks, or to brownbag it, try the McDougal Center Blue Dog Café, a student-run coffee bar in the McDougal Center Common Room of HGS; cash, charge or Eli bucks only.

HGS Dining Hall Hours
Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30-2:00pm
Dinner Mon-Fri 5:00-8:00pm
*undergraduate transfers are not allowed after 6:30pm.

HGS Dining Hall Menu
HGS offers a one-price for all you care to eat menu featuring hot meat and vegetarian/vegan entrees, fresh soup, salad, sandwich and bread bars, desserts, fruits and beverages. See the Daily Menu here.



HGS Special Dinners
Each semester, HGS Dining Hall staff, working with the HGS Dormitory Coordinator and Student Life at the McDougal Center, organize a special theme dinner, with special menu, wine, linens and more. Past special dinners have included a “Chocolate Festival,” “Dinosaur Barbecue,” and the “Faculty Waits on You.” All graduate and professional students are welcome to join the HGS Community for special dinners on a meal plan, cash or charge basis- watch the Web calendar.

Special Dining Offers for Graduate School Students

FEAST TICKETS FOR MENTORING AND TEACHING
The Dean’s office sponsors the FEAST (Free Eating Attracts Students and Teachers) program to encourage Graduate School students to meet for a free lunch with graduate faculty members, advisers and course instructors for informal conversations and mentoring. There are 3 kinds of FEAST tickets- Mentoring, Women Mentoring Women, and Teaching.

Mentoring: Each FEAST ticket enables one Graduate School ladder Faculty member and 1 or 2 Graduate School Students to enjoy lunch together at HGS Dining Hall. Tickets are available for signout at the McDougal Center Box Office, HGS 123. Each Graduate School student or Graduate School Faculty member may request up to two tickets per term.

Women Mentoring Women: Each WMW FEAST ticket enables one woman faculty or staff mentor and 1 or 2 Graduate School Students to enjoy lunch together at HGS Dining Hall. Tickets are available for signout at the McDougal Center Box Office, HGS 123. Each mentor or mentee may request up to two tickets per term.

Teaching: Created with the support of the GSA, the FEAST for TEACHING program encourages faculty and grad student teachers to meet regularly over lunch to discuss classroom and pedagogical concerns. This FEAST for Teaching program is for Faculty and their Graduate Student Teaching Fellows, or Departmental Language coordinators and language PTAIs. Each ticket enables a faculty member supervising TFs or PTAIs to meet with them as a group at lunch about once a month. This program is available at HGS, KBT, SOM, and Marigolds (Med) Dining Halls. Tickets are sent directly to Faculty supervising TFs or PTAIs each term.

Dean's Dollar Off Discount for HGS Lunch
To encourage collegiality, the Dean sponsors a lunch discount for Graduate School students who wish to join their colleagues at HGS Dining Hall. $1.00 off cash transactions for lunch only. Sign in at the desk.

Special Requests and Catering
By pre-arrangement, departments and student groups may meet for meals during normal dining hall hours, or as a special catered event on weekends (Sat-Sun). Please contact the manager to setup charging to your departmental account. The HGS Dining Hall also provides light catering, including continental breakfast and sandwiches, and morning and afternoon coffee service or desserts. HGS Dining Hall caters events and meetings within the HGS Building, including 211 HGS or 401 HGS, or 119 HGS in the McDougal Center. Contact the manager.

Questions and Suggestions
The HGS Dining Hall Manager and Staff welcomes student comments and questions about dining services at HGS. Stop by the kitchen or contact the HGS Dining Hall manager and staff with any special dietary concerns or menu requests.

Bob Alberino, Manager, 432-0448
Lisa Brandes, Asst. Dean for Student Affairs, works closely with the HGS manager and Dining Services on the meal plans and general dining issues for Graduate School students. Contact her with your questions or concerns.