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 to pick up each day during dinner service at Brody Square, South Pointe at Case, The Vista at Shaw and 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
- Vegetable quinoa bowl with halal chicken
- Two slices of naan bread with peanut butter
- 4-5 dates
- Milk and mango juice
Option B
- Hard-cooked eggs
- Apple raisin overnight oats
- Two slices of naan bread with peanut butter
- 4-5 dates
- Milk and mango juice
Dinner Options
For dinner service during Ramadan, our menus will include a halal protein complete plate option as well as an occasional 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 (backside of Pangea venue)
- South Pointe at Case (front side of Great Lakes Plate venue)
- The Vista at Shaw (Breadbox venue)
- The Edge at Akers (Sticks and Noodles venue)
Dinner menus will offer a variety of flavors throughout Ramadan. Please use the links below to access our spring semester dining hours and online menus.
- Spring Semester Dining Hours: eatatstate.com/dining-hall-hours
- Dining Hall Menus: eatatstate.com/#campus-dining-top
In addition to residential dining hall offerings, our Sparty’s mini-market locations on campus will also offer additional Combo-X-Change options during Ramadan, including halal items.
Special Celebrations
MSU Culinary Services is also planning a two-day special celebration for Eid al-Fitr. Complete details can be found on the event page.
May 2
- Brody Square
- The Vista at Shaw
May 3
- South Pointe at Case
- The Edge at Akers
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: Complex Dining Manager, Stacey Dawson, robin627@msu.edu
Executive Chef, Jason Strotheide, strothei@msu.edu
East Neighborhood: Complex Dining Manager, Brenda Nelson, nelsonb1@msu.edu
Executive Chef, Kevin Cruz, cruzke@msu.edu
South Neighborhood: Complex Dining Manager, Dave Brown, brownd82@msu.edu
Executive Chef, Bryan Latz, latzbrya@msu.edu
River Trail Neighborhood: Complex Dining Manager, Michelle Keller, kellerm@msu.edu
Executive Chef, Dien Ly, lyd@msu.edu
Retail Services: Sparty’s mini-markets
Associate Director, Retail Services, Gina Keilen, keileng@msu.edu
Senior Executive Chef, Retail Services, Michael Clyne, clynem@msu.edu
Menu Questions
If you have questions regarding the menu selections, please contact Senior Executive Chef, Residential Dining, Kurt Kwiatkowski at chefkurt@msu.edu or Registered Dietitian Kelsey Patterson at patte546@msu.edu.