2023 Ramadan Dining Options

Wednesday, March 22-Friday, April 21

Spartans observing Ramadan will have dining options available from MSU Culinary Services. Four of our residential dining halls on campus will offer prepackaged breakfast options and dinner selections.

BREAKFAST OPTIONS

Two prepackaged breakfast options will be available each day during dinner service at:

  • Brody Square
  • South Pointe at Case
  • The Vista at Shaw
  • The Edge at Akers

Students choosing to pick up a breakfast option during dinner service are required to use a Combo-X-Change meal per our usual takeout process. Daily breakfast options available to pick up during dinner include the following:

OPTION A

  • Hard-cooked eggs
  • Cheese & Egg Breakfast Burrito
  • Naan bread with peanut butter
  • Dates
  • Milk and mango juice

OPTION B

  • Hard-cooked eggs
  • Apple raisin overnight oats
  • Naan bread with peanut butter
  • Dates
  • Milk and mango juice

DINNER OPTIONS

Our menus for dinner service during Ramadan include a halal protein complete plate option and a vegan/vegetarian complete plate option. Guests can find these dinner selections at the following locations in each campus neighborhood for dine-in or takeout. As a reminder, takeout is considered a Combo-X-Change meal.

  • Brody Square: Homestyle
  • South Pointe at Case: Great Lakes Plate
  • The Vista at Shaw: Breadbox
  • The Edge at Akers: Tandoori

Dinner menus will offer a variety of flavors throughout Ramadan. Please access our spring semester dining hours and online menus using the links below.

Sparty’s Mini-Markets

In addition to residential dining hall offerings, Sparty’s mini-markets will offer shelf-stable items and refrigerated items (Woody's) as a Combo-X-Change option during Ramadan, including halal items at the following locations: 

  • Holden and Holmes Dining (grab and go)
  • Sparty's at Brody, Case, Holden, Hubbard, McDonel, Owen, and Snyder/Phillips.

IN-ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS

If you would like to request accommodations for an in-room microwave or refrigerator, please complete a service request at liveon.msu.edu/maintenance, and the facilities team will follow up with you.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Brody Neighborhood

East Neighborhood

South Neighborhood

River Trail Neighborhood

Retail Services

  • Sparty’s mini-markets: Associate Director of Retail Services, Gina Keilen, keileng@msu.edu
  • Senior Executive Chef of Retail Services, Michael Clyne, clynem@msu.edu

MENU QUESTIONS

If you have questions regarding the menu selections, please contact East Complex Dining Manager, Bryan Latz at latzbrya@msu.edu, Registered Dietitian, Kelsey Patterson at patte546@msu.edu or Associate Director of Residential Dining, Don Donagrandi at donagran@msu.edu.

SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS

MSU Culinary Services is also planning a two-day special celebration for Eid al-Fitr. 

April 21 

  • Brody Square
  • The Vista at Shaw

April 22

  • South Pointe at Case
  • The Edge at Akers