Halal Dining
Ramadan Accommodations
Ramadan Mubarak to all practicing in the WMU community!
Dining Services will be offering accommodations for students on meal plans who are practicing Ramadan. Accommodations will begin on Monday, March 11 through Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Please let Dining know you need accommodations by registering at this link. Your information will be kept confidential and secure and this will provide us with a list to send email reminders and updates about the available accommodations.
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Carryout options - Iftar
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VDC will open earlier
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Weekend Suhoor bags
Carryout Options from the dining centers for Iftar
By registering with the link above, students can be put onto a confidential list (using WINs) to get a carryout container, once per day at the cashier stand of either dining center by following the process below:
- Carryout options for Iftar meals will begin on Monday, March 11 at either dining center (Student Center Dining - 3rd floor or Valley Dining Center).
- Swipe your Bronco Card or scan your hand on the MorphoWave reader to access your meal plan anytime during regular dining center hours. Then, tell the cashier your WIN, which will be cross-referenced with the confidential list at the cashier stand of registered students.
- After your WIN is checked, the cashier will hand you a carryout container, which you may use to fill up with food from within the dining center.
- This process can continue daily from Monday March 11 through Tuesday, April 9.
Weekend Suhoor Bags - Pick up on Friday night
By registering with the link above, students can be put onto a confidential list (using WINs) to pick up 2 bags on Friday nights from either dining center during Ramadan to provide students with Suhoor (pre-dawn meals) for the weekends since the Valley Dining Center doesn't open until 9 a.m.
- Suhoor bags are able to be picked up from either dining center between 4 - 8 p.m. on Fridays.
- Please swipe your Bronco Card or scan your hand on the MorphoWave reader to use a meal swipe to receive your bags. Then, tell the cashier your WIN, which will be cross-referenced with the confidential list at the cashier stand of registered students.
- After your WIN is checked, the cashier will hand you your breakfast bags. This option is available on Fridays during Ramadan, March 15, 22, 29, and April 5.
VDC Opens Earlier for Suhoor - starting April 1
Beginning on Monday, April 1, the Valley Dining Center will open at 6:45 a.m. for pre-dawn meals and this early opening will continue on weekdays through Tuesday, April 9. No registration is needed to access this option.
WMU Dining Services is working to increase the halal options available on campus. Currently, Dining offers halal-certified chicken at the Valley Dining Center, at Pacific Plate (built to order stir-fry or ramen) and in a few other menu items. This chicken is purchased raw, and is stored, prepped, cooked and served using specific yellow-handled utensils and equipment, where appropriate.
Halal Chicken at Valley Dining Center
Find halal chicken as a daily option at Pacific Plate – build your own stir-fry or ramen bowl:
- Select diced chicken and/or veggie broth for your bowl
- Weekdays during lunch (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and dinner (5 to 8 p.m.)
Other Halal entrées
Additional questions? Please email or call the Nutrition Specialist, Emily Hazel, RDN, at @email or (269) 387-4888.