diff --git a/src/assets/LD-icon-new.png b/src/assets/LD-icon-new.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ada9868d
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diff --git a/src/shared/storage/OptionsStore.ts b/src/shared/storage/OptionsStore.ts
index d1807dd4..33291ead 100644
--- a/src/shared/storage/OptionsStore.ts
+++ b/src/shared/storage/OptionsStore.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export interface IOptionsStore {
 
     /** whether the calendar sidebar should be shown when the calendar is opened */
     showCalendarSidebar: boolean;
+
+    /** whether the promo should be shown */
+    showUTDiningPromo: boolean;
 }
 
 export const OptionsStore = createSyncStore<IOptionsStore>({
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ export const OptionsStore = createSyncStore<IOptionsStore>({
     enableDataRefreshing: false,
     alwaysOpenCalendarInNewTab: false,
     showCalendarSidebar: true,
+    showUTDiningPromo: true,
 });
 
 /**
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ export const initSettings = async () =>
         enableDataRefreshing: await OptionsStore.get('enableDataRefreshing'),
         alwaysOpenCalendarInNewTab: await OptionsStore.get('alwaysOpenCalendarInNewTab'),
         showCalendarSidebar: await OptionsStore.get('showCalendarSidebar'),
+        showUTDiningPromo: await OptionsStore.get('showUTDiningPromo'),
     }) satisfies IOptionsStore;
 
 // Clothing retailer right
diff --git a/src/shared/util/appUrls.ts b/src/shared/util/appUrls.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fde044b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/util/appUrls.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * This file contains URLs for external applications and resources.
+ * Centralizing these URLs makes it easier to track, update, and manage them in a single place.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * URL to the UT Dining app on the App Store
+ */
+export const UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL = new URL('https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ut-dining/id6743042002').toString();
+
+/**
+ * URL to the UT Dining app on the Google Play Store (currently not available)
+ */
+export const UT_DINING_GOOGLE_PLAY_URL = ''; // Placeholder for Google Play URL, Android app not available yet
+
+/**
+ * URL to the promo image
+ */
+export const UT_DINING_PROMO_IMAGE_URL = new URL('https://cdn.longhorns.dev/ut-dining-advert1.png').toString();
diff --git a/src/stories/components/DiningAppPromo.stories.tsx b/src/stories/components/DiningAppPromo.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d23e13c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stories/components/DiningAppPromo.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { Meta, StoryObj } from '@storybook/react';
+import DiningAppPromo from '@views/components/calendar/DiningAppPromo';
+
+export default {
+    title: 'Components/Calendar/DiningAppPromo',
+    component: DiningAppPromo,
+    parameters: {
+        layout: 'centered',
+    },
+} satisfies Meta<typeof DiningAppPromo>;
+
+type Story = StoryObj<typeof DiningAppPromo>;
+
+export const Default: Story = {};
diff --git a/src/views/components/calendar/Calendar.tsx b/src/views/components/calendar/Calendar.tsx
index 8fde938c..0c26f21c 100644
--- a/src/views/components/calendar/Calendar.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/calendar/Calendar.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { Button } from '../common/Button';
 import { LargeLogo } from '../common/LogoIcon';
 import Text from '../common/Text/Text';
 import CalendarFooter from './CalendarFooter';
+import DiningAppPromo from './DiningAppPromo';
 
 /**
  * Calendar page component
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ export default function Calendar(): ReactNode {
     const [showPopup, setShowPopup] = useState<boolean>(course !== null);
     const showWhatsNewDialog = useWhatsNewPopUp();
 
+    const [showUTDiningPromo, setShowUTDiningPromo] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
     const queryClient = useQueryClient();
     const { data: showSidebar, isPending: isSidebarStatePending } = useQuery({
         queryKey: ['settings', 'showCalendarSidebar'],
@@ -82,12 +85,19 @@ export default function Calendar(): ReactNode {
         if (course) setShowPopup(true);
     }, [course]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // Load the user's preference for the promo
+        OptionsStore.get('showUTDiningPromo').then(show => {
+            setShowUTDiningPromo(show);
+        });
+    }, []);
+
     if (isSidebarStatePending) return null;
 
     return (
         <CalendarContext.Provider value>
             <div className='h-full w-full flex flex-col'>
-                <div className='h-screen flex overflow-auto screenshot:calendar-target'>
+                <div className='screenshot:calendar-target h-screen flex overflow-auto'>
                     <div
                         className={clsx(
                             'py-spacing-6 relative h-full min-h-screen w-full flex flex-none flex-col justify-between overflow-clip whitespace-nowrap border-r border-ut-offwhite/50 shadow-[2px_0_10px,rgba(214_210_196_/_.1)] motion-safe:duration-300 motion-safe:ease-out-expo motion-safe:transition-[max-width] screenshot:hidden',
@@ -122,8 +132,16 @@ export default function Calendar(): ReactNode {
                             <CalendarSchedules />
                             <Divider orientation='horizontal' size='100%' />
                             <ResourceLinks />
-                            <Divider orientation='horizontal' size='100%' />
                             {/* <TeamLinks /> */}
+                            <Divider orientation='horizontal' size='100%' />
+                            {showUTDiningPromo && (
+                                <DiningAppPromo
+                                    onClose={() => {
+                                        setShowUTDiningPromo(false);
+                                        OptionsStore.set('showUTDiningPromo', false);
+                                    }}
+                                />
+                            )}
                             <div className='flex flex-col gap-spacing-3'>
                                 <a
                                     href={CRX_PAGES.REPORT}
diff --git a/src/views/components/calendar/DiningAppPromo.tsx b/src/views/components/calendar/DiningAppPromo.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67e76eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/components/calendar/DiningAppPromo.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { AppStoreLogo, ForkKnife, X as CloseIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
+import { UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL, UT_DINING_GOOGLE_PLAY_URL } from '@shared/util/appUrls';
+import { Button } from '@views/components/common/Button';
+import Text from '@views/components/common/Text/Text';
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface DiningAppPromoProps {
+    onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Promotional component for the UT Dining app
+ */
+export default function DiningAppPromo({ onClose }: DiningAppPromoProps) {
+    return (
+        <div className='relative min-w-[16.25rem] w-full flex items-center gap-spacing-3 border border-ut-offwhite/50 rounded p-spacing-4'>
+            <div className='flex items-center justify-center'>
+                <ForkKnife className='h-6 w-6 text-ut-black' />
+            </div>
+            <div className='flex flex-col gap-spacing-1'>
+                <Text as='p' variant='small' className='whitespace-normal text-ut-black'>
+                    Download our new{' '}
+                    <a
+                        href={UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL}
+                        target='_blank'
+                        rel='noreferrer'
+                        aria-label='UT Dining app'
+                        className='text-ut-burntorange underline'
+                    >
+                        UT Dining app
+                    </a>{' '}
+                    to explore all dining options on campus!
+                </Text>
+                <div className='mt-spacing-2 flex items-center gap-spacing-2'>
+                    <Text variant='mini' className='text-ut-black'>
+                        Available on
+                    </Text>
+                    <a
+                        href={UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL}
+                        target='_blank'
+                        rel='noreferrer'
+                        aria-label='Download on App Store'
+                        className='text-theme-black transition-colors hover:text-ut-burntorange'
+                    >
+                        <AppStoreLogo className='h-4.5 w-4.5' />
+                    </a>
+                    {/* <a
+                        href={UT_DINING_GOOGLE_PLAY_URL}
+                        target='_blank'
+                        rel='noreferrer'
+                        aria-label='Download on Google Play'
+                        className='text-theme-black hover:text-ut-burntorange transition-colors'
+                    >
+                        <GooglePlayLogo className='h-4.5 w-4.5' />
+                    </a> */}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <Button
+                variant='minimal'
+                color='theme-black'
+                onClick={onClose}
+                className='absolute right-1 top-1 h-5 w-5 p-0'
+                icon={CloseIcon}
+                aria-label='Close dining app promo'
+                title='Close'
+            />
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/views/components/calendar/ImportantLinks.tsx b/src/views/components/calendar/ImportantLinks.tsx
index 38b02b46..4f8a44b8 100644
--- a/src/views/components/calendar/ImportantLinks.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/calendar/ImportantLinks.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ interface LinkItem {
 }
 
 const links: LinkItem[] = [
-    {
-        text: "Spring '25 Course Schedule",
-        url: 'https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/registrar/course_schedule/20252/',
-    },
+    // {
+    //     text: "Spring '25 Course Schedule",
+    //     url: 'https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/registrar/course_schedule/20252/',
+    // },
     {
         text: 'Course Schedule Archives',
         url: 'https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/archive',
diff --git a/src/views/components/calendar/ResourceLinks.tsx b/src/views/components/calendar/ResourceLinks.tsx
index 797e63b2..ed8782d1 100644
--- a/src/views/components/calendar/ResourceLinks.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/calendar/ResourceLinks.tsx
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ const links: LinkItem[] = [
         text: "Summer '25 Course Schedule",
         url: 'https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/registrar/course_schedule/20256/',
     },
-    {
-        text: "Spring '25 Course Schedule",
-        url: 'https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/registrar/course_schedule/20252/',
-    },
+    // {
+    //     text: "Spring '25 Course Schedule",
+    //     url: 'https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/registrar/course_schedule/20252/',
+    // },
     {
         text: 'Course Schedule Archives',
         url: 'https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/archive',
diff --git a/src/views/components/common/ScheduleDropdown.tsx b/src/views/components/common/ScheduleDropdown.tsx
index aef5a665..57173a78 100644
--- a/src/views/components/common/ScheduleDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/common/ScheduleDropdown.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default function ScheduleDropdown({ defaultOpen, children }: ScheduleDrop
                 {({ open }) => (
                     <>
                         <DisclosureButton className='w-full flex items-center border-none bg-transparent px-3.5 py-2.5 text-left'>
-                            <div className='flex-1 min-w-0 overflow-hidden'>
+                            <div className='min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden'>
                                 <Text
                                     as='div'
                                     variant='h3'
diff --git a/src/views/components/common/WhatsNewPopup.tsx b/src/views/components/common/WhatsNewPopup.tsx
index db6ee9d0..d8a33387 100644
--- a/src/views/components/common/WhatsNewPopup.tsx
+++ b/src/views/components/common/WhatsNewPopup.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { IconProps } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
-import { CloudX, Copy, Exam, MapPinArea, Palette } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
+import { CloudX, Coffee, ForkKnife, MapTrifold, Storefront } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { ExtensionStore } from '@shared/storage/ExtensionStore';
+import { UT_DINING_PROMO_IMAGE_URL } from '@shared/util/appUrls';
 import Text from '@views/components/common/Text/Text';
 import useWhatsNewPopUp from '@views/hooks/useWhatsNew';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
  *
  * It should be incremented every time the "What's New" popup is updated.
  */
-const WHATSNEW_POPUP_VERSION = 1;
+const WHATSNEW_POPUP_VERSION = 2;
 
 const WHATSNEW_VIDEO_URL = 'https://cdn.longhorns.dev/whats-new-v2.1.2.mp4';
 
@@ -25,35 +26,28 @@ type Feature = {
 
 const NEW_FEATURES = [
     {
-        id: 'custom-course-colors',
-        icon: Palette,
-        title: 'Custom Course Colors',
-        description: 'Paint your schedule in your favorite color theme',
+        id: 'dining-halls-info',
+        icon: ForkKnife,
+        title: 'Dining Halls Info',
+        description: 'See daily menus and nutritional deets for J2, JCL, and Kins',
     },
     {
-        id: 'quick-copy',
-        icon: Copy,
-        title: 'Quick Copy',
-        description: 'Quickly copy a course unique number to your clipboard',
+        id: 'coffee-shops',
+        icon: Coffee,
+        title: 'Coffee Shops',
+        description: 'Need a Coffee Fix? Check operating times for your favorite campus cafes.',
     },
     {
-        id: 'updated-grades',
-        icon: Exam,
-        title: 'Updated Grades',
-        description: 'Fall 2024 grades are now available in the grade distribution',
+        id: 'convenience-stores',
+        icon: Storefront,
+        title: 'Convenience Stores',
+        description: 'Find hours for quick snacks and essentials on campus.',
     },
     {
-        id: 'ut-map',
-        icon: MapPinArea,
-        title: (
-            <div className='flex flex-row items-center'>
-                UTRP Map
-                <span className='mx-2 border border-ut-burntorange rounded px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-ut-burntorange font-medium'>
-                    BETA
-                </span>
-            </div>
-        ),
-        description: 'Find directions to your classes with our beta map feature in the settings page',
+        id: 'microwave-map',
+        icon: MapTrifold,
+        title: 'Microwave Map',
+        description: 'Need to heat up your lunch? Find microwaves across campus!',
     },
 ] as const satisfies readonly Feature[];
 
@@ -97,14 +91,11 @@ export default function WhatsNewPopupContent(): JSX.Element {
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     ) : (
-                        <video
-                            className='h-fit w-full flex items-center justify-center border border-ut-offwhite/50 rounded object-cover'
-                            autoPlay
-                            loop
-                            muted
-                        >
-                            <source src={WHATSNEW_VIDEO_URL} type='video/mp4' onError={() => setVideoError(true)} />
-                        </video>
+                        <img
+                            className='h-full w-full border border-ut-offwhite/50 rounded object-cover'
+                            src={UT_DINING_PROMO_IMAGE_URL}
+                            alt='UT Dining Promo'
+                        />
                     )}
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/views/hooks/useWhatsNew.tsx b/src/views/hooks/useWhatsNew.tsx
index d803cc87..320d33b9 100644
--- a/src/views/hooks/useWhatsNew.tsx
+++ b/src/views/hooks/useWhatsNew.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL } from '@shared/util/appUrls';
 import { Button } from '@views/components/common/Button';
 import Text from '@views/components/common/Text/Text';
 import WhatsNewPopupContent from '@views/components/common/WhatsNewPopup';
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { LogoIcon } from '../components/common/LogoIcon';
 import useChangelog from './useChangelog';
 
+const LDIconURL = new URL('/src/assets/LD-icon-new.png', import.meta.url).href;
+
 /**
  * Custom hook that provides a function to display a what's new dialog.
  *
@@ -22,20 +25,26 @@ export default function useWhatsNewPopUp(): () => void {
             className: 'w-[830px] flex flex-col items-center gap-spacing-7 p-spacing-8',
             title: (
                 <div className='flex items-center justify-between gap-4'>
-                    <LogoIcon width='48' height='48' />
+                    <img src={LDIconURL} alt='LD Icon' className='h-12 w-12 rounded-lg' />
                     <Text variant='h1' className='text-theme-black'>
-                        What&apos;s New in UT Registration Plus
+                        Download our new UT Dining app!
                     </Text>
                 </div>
             ),
             description: <WhatsNewPopupContent />,
             buttons: (
                 <div className='flex flex-row items-end gap-spacing-4'>
-                    <Button onClick={showChangeLog} variant='minimal' color='ut-black'>
-                        Read Changelog v{version}
+                    <Button
+                        onClick={() => {
+                            window.open(UT_DINING_APP_STORE_URL, '_blank');
+                        }}
+                        variant='minimal'
+                        color='ut-black'
+                    >
+                        Download UT Dining on iOS
                     </Button>
                     <Button onClick={close} color='ut-burntorange'>
-                        Get started
+                        Close
                     </Button>
                 </div>
             ),