Friday - Sunday
8:00 - 10:00 PM Regular hours may vary during summer break, holiday breaks, or for special events on campus. Updates will be sent to your university email as needed.
Join the Pit Crew
Known for their great customer service on campus, The Fire Pit is proud to be operated by work-study students. Ask if you can bring your customer service skills and grilling talents to the Pit Crew.
Making Your Purchase
This is one of two establishments at Briar Cliff University that enables students to pay with the Flex Dollars that come with Briar Cliff University’s meal plan options. Visit our resident living pages to find out more about how you can add additional flex dollars to a student account. The Fire Pit also accepts cash or credit to enable those without flex dollars to enjoy.
Apply for Scholarships
This application enables you to apply for all situational and merit focused scholarship opportunities available at Briar Cliff University. This application is a reflection of your accomplishments as a student and person.
Help us get to know you by:
Provide details when answering questions, give specific examples of your success and how you overcame challenges.
Draft essays in advance to make sure you didn t forget anything.
Do not be hasty in refreshing your page, as applications with attachments may take longer to submit.
As you meet the requirements for specific scholarship opportunities you may be prompted to answer additional questions within the application and to supply recommendation letters and/or a resume. If you don t have these attachments at this time continue completing the application. Send (or direct your references to send) the remaining documents to scholarships@briarcliff.edu and admissions@briarcliff.edu.
Dining
Meal Plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more, at three locations across campus, while eliminating your need to carry cash or additional cards. Your meal plan will include both meal swipes and flex dollars conveniently loaded onto your ID card. Meal swipes will give you access to our all-you-care-to-eat dining hall, The Cliff Cafe, while flex dollars may be used at any of the dining options below location.
Meal Plan Options
With our wide variety of meal plans options, whether you are planning to live on campus, commute to campus, or are a Briar Cliff University employee, you are sure to find some plan that works for your lifestyle.
Campus Security
Campus Security provides round-the-clock protection and service to the Briar Cliff community. A security officer is available 24/7 via the on-call phone number, 712-898-1888. BCU Security s main concern is the physical safety of our students, faculty, and staff. The department also ensures the safety of university property, which includes locking and securing buildings, reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement, enforcement of parking regulations, and reporting any emergencies to local authorities. Security staff may detain individuals for questioning.
Reporting crimes, suspicious activities, and other emergencies on or around campus should be immediately reported to Campus Security or the Sioux City Police Department.
Briar Cliff University
Thank you for your interest in Briar Cliff University.
This application is the first step to becoming a Future Charger. Starting an account will ensure you are assigned a personal admissions counselor who will be available to answer questions, help you learn more, to walk you through the admissions process at BCU. Once your account is created, you will be able to log back in to review the progress of your journey to The Cliff!
Enter your information in each of the application fields as prompted. Please note:
- Fields with a red asterisk( ) are required and must be completed before you can submit your free application for admission.