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This is a publication of Johnson & Wales University specifically created for families and designated contacts of JWU students.

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A NEW ERA : R U N E Y A PPO I N T ED JW U C H A N C EL LOR On Tuesday, March 12, Johnson & Wales

leadership is at the helm of the university

University entered a new era with the

they founded.” Denver Campus President

Chancellor Investiture Ceremony of Mim L.

Richard Wiscott, Ph.D., and Charlotte Campus

Runey, LP.D. Speakers, dignitaries and guests

President Tarun Malik ’90 M.S., ’11 Ed.D., also

gathered to celebrate the university’s past,

shared words of support from their respective

present and future at the historic Providence

campuses.

Performing Arts Center. The ceremony was

The task of officially conferring the symbols and

also livestreamed for JWU’s branch campus communities and alumni to join in the celebration from around the country.

authority of the office of chancellor fell to the chairman of the JWU Board of Trustees, James Hance Jr., who described Runey as “the right

JWU North Miami Campus President and

leader at the right time to take Johnson & Wales

Master of Ceremonies Larry Rice, Ed.D., ’90,

to new heights.” Chancellor Runey then took the

opened with welcoming remarks, invoking the

podium, acknowledging both the weight of the

university’s inspiring origins: “It was just weeks

university’s history and the bright promise of its

after the start of World War I, at a time when

future.

women did not have the right to vote, that Miss

President Rice thanked Chancellor Runey for

Johnson and Miss Wales decided to open a school to teach, mostly women at first, business skills. They were truly trailblazers, ahead of their time.”

her inspiring remarks and leadership: “On behalf of my fellow presidents at the branch campuses, you have our full support. Together, we will write the new chapters in our university’s remarkable

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo carried

second century of preparing students from all

that theme in her uplifting speech: “Misses

parts of the world for their journey through life.”

Johnson and Wales would be especially proud to know that a woman of Mim’s vision and

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A N D L O C A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N S At Johnson & Wales University, students have the opportunity to collaborate with local organizations and nonprofits through their coursework and gain hands-on industry experience at no cost to the organization while assisting their community partners. These experiences are happening on JWU’s four campuses and across all disciplines.

At JWU Providence, students majoring in Graphic Design in the College of Engineering & Design partnered with the Woonsocket Historical Society this year to enhance and modify the organization’s brand identity.

Design students Jonathan Caron ’19, Patrick Holt ’19 and Connor Daigneault ’20

JWU’s design program offers local organizations and nonprofits design services at no cost. This experiential education opportunity has become a cornerstone of the program and has helped many organizations and nonprofits across the state.

This partnership resulted in a new web design, updated logos, new business cards and collateral.

Three students, Jonathan Caron ’19, Patrick Holt ’19 and Connor Daigneault ’20, worked directly with the organization’s leadership.

“It was great working with my first real client,” says Daigneault. “Not only did we help them with design services, they really helped us become better designers and better workers. I now know what to expect when working with a company,

whether it is rebranding or making new products to promote them. Throughout my career here at JWU, I have learned the necessary skills to be successful, but this client specifically gave me real world experience, which will help me stand out in my very competitive field.”

This is truly a win-win for both the Woonsocket Historical Society and JWU’s design students.

Another win-win is for JWU Charlotte students in the College of Business and the nonprofit Empower of Hope, which provides holistic and vocational support to women living in extreme poverty in Africa. Seniors in the Retail Executive Decision Making course are helping the organization grow its philanthropic goals. Founder

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Christin Boone visited the class and shared her story about how she learned of the plight of women in war-torn Burundi. Through sales of the crafts made by Burundian women in Africa and refugees in Charlotte, Empower of Hope donates 100% of the proceeds to support the women in Burundi.

“How do we grow into an organization that is self-sustaining?” Boone asks the students. “I created a small board and have some volunteers,

Empower of Hope founder Christin Boone visits JWU Charlotte.

but we are not able to sell enough product to make us self-supportive.” The students were asked to prepare and present case studies that included a situational analysis, perceived strengths and weaknesses of the nonprofit, and final recommendations. “I will take parts of every team’s recommendations and incorporate them in my nonprofit over time,” says Boone. “Luckily with the connections I have made through JWU, I have student volunteers willing to help me with social media strategies, marketing and branding.

It gave me a chance to view my business from a

JWU Charlotte College of Business seniors present their findings.

different perspective.”

When JWU North Miami launched the entrepreneurship program, lead faculty member Brent Muckridge ’94 knew the only way for budding entrepreneurs to be successful was to provide them with real-life, complex challenges and the tools needed to solve them. He decided to test this theory when he was selected to represent JWU on a special project for the City of North Miami’s Chinatown initiative.

Brent Muckridge challenges entrepreneurial students.

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Muckridge was tasked with creating the business

JWU Denver is a food donor for We Don’t Waste,

plan for the development of a co-working space

which means the campus donates unused

for entrepreneurs. He immediately created a

perishable items such as fresh fruit, veggies,

class project for his students, challenging

dairy, protein and baked goods to local relief

them to analyze the feasibility, surrounding market data, infrastructure needs, and costs associated with creating the co-working space.

“While entrepreneurs may develop businesses out of their passion or concepts they believe will quickly become lucrative, they have to be able to foresee challenges, know how to navigate them and make the best decision on how to proceed,” advises Muckridge. “This project gave them a taste of that, and they really became invested in the project knowing they were providing a solution for a real business concept.”

JWU Denver chefs learn to be sustainable.

Students at JWU Denver are making positives changes for their community while learning how to be sustainable chefs through a collaboration between the College of Culinary Arts and We Don’t Waste. These group efforts support the community and the environment by donating quality food to those in need in the Denver metro area. Forty percent of food produced in the U.S. ends up in landfills, and one in six Colorado households with children do not

agencies. Students prepare the food and load trucks for We Don’t Waste twice a month.

Students also have the opportunity to distribute food at mobile markets hosted at local schools and community centers. Chef Jorge de la Torre, dean of culinary education, says, “It is important that we educate our students to be sustainable chefs and empower them to make positive change for their community and the environment.”

have enough money for food.

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COMMENCEMENT 2019 Check out JWU Charlotte’s commencement website for details related to the ceremony.

SAVE THE DATE: JWU Charlotte’s Family Weekend, October 18–20, 2019, is full of traditions, fun, athletic games, and familyfriendly events. We hope to see you there!

N E WS YOU CA N USE CONVERSION TO SEMESTERS/ 2020–21 ACADEMIC CALENDAR Johnson & Wales University’s upcoming academic

counselors and follow their academic planners to

calendar for 2019–20 reflects the final year

keep themselves on track toward graduation.

undergraduate programs will operate under a term

The conversion to semesters webpage has been

calendar before transitioning to semesters in fall 2020. The 2020–21

updated with additional FAQs regarding schedule and course workload,

academic calendar is

financial aid and

now available on the

tuition, and credits and

JWU website.

transcripts.

It is very important that first-year students and those with sophomore status, with an expected graduation date of May 2021 and beyond, meet with their academic

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BL AC K H I S T ORY 101

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Dining Services recently earned the Center for

Student Life recently arranged to have the Black

Excellence designation, the highest possible

History 101 Mobile Museum visit the Charlotte

recognition any

Campus and with it, a collection of more than

Compass Group

200 original artifacts of black memorabilia

account in the U.S.

dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era

can achieve. Paul

to hip-hop culture.

Reinfeld ’06, dining

The museum offered a

services director,

timeline of experiences,

says, “Changing the

achievements and

culture of the team

contributions — stories

takes time. It’s a journey. We haven’t arrived at a

that need to be told.

destination; we’re just more comfortable facing the

Shawna Jones ’22 says

obstacles.” This was a two-year journey for Reinfeld

she enjoyed viewing

and his team. JWU Charlotte Dining Services is the 66th account in the U.S. to be certified, out of more than 17,000 accounts nationwide.

the evolution of black history through the years. “By educating black youth about their history, they are teaching us the importance of

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M A R R IO T T VOYAGE

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The Marriott Voyage Program is one of the many high-quality career opportunities that Experiential Education & Career Services provides students. Watch this

knowledge. The exhibit showcased influential black leaders like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. I loved learning about the lives of these leaders through articles and pictures, and am grateful I got a chance to attend.”

video and learn more.

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L E A DE R SH I P OPP OR T U N I T I E S F OR S T U DE N T S

Students received tips on leadership, communication

offering advice on career readiness, said, “Dress

and networking during the SEEM (Sports,

for the job you want, not the one you have. Have

Entertainment, Event – Management) Forum on

conversations and express your values clearly. Make

Professional Development. Raleigh Anne Gray, senior

your footprint larger than your foot.”

director of business development and partnerships

Students in the Directed Experiential Education (DEE)

at The Players’ Tribune, and Corinne Milien, executive director and co-founder of The Winning Edge Leadership Academy, led the one-day seminar. Gray,

class, and other SEEM student volunteers, were in charge of marketing, programming and executing the forum. DEEs offer students an intensive, term-long, project-based experiential learning opportunity. Nathan Grubin, marketing team leader, says, “It helps when students hear about the event and professional dress from another student. I went into classrooms to help get the word out. We told them they need to make an effort and show our guests they are ready to work.”

New this year was a Career Exploration Fair with representatives including the Carolina Panthers, Live Nation and the Charlotte Hornets who were interviewing students for internship and job opportunities.

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Molly Svizeny ’19 says she learned in her Sports,

Pat Stack, assistant professor in the College of

Entertainment, Event – Management (SEEM) class

Hospitality Management, says, “In addition to

that you cannot hear a ‘yes’ without asking. Her

providing this opportunity to Molly, Center City

concerts class toured Charlotte Center City Partners

Partners supports our SEEM program through guest

(CCCP), an organization that

lecturers and mentorship of our

facilitates and promotes the

students — and my class will

economic, cultural and residential

be helping them develop and

development of the urban core.

execute Charlotte Shout.”

After meeting Robert Krumbine,

Svizeny says that during the

chief creative officer and

2017 inaugural SEEM Forum

senior vice president of events,

for Professional Development,

during the tour, Svizeny, the

she wanted to get in front of

budding music production and

guest speaker Patrick Scott,

entertainment industry future

the marketing manager for

employee, knew she needed to

LiveNation. “I turned around

meet him one-on-one.

in my seat and asked JWU Associate Professor Jeff

“I reached out after our tour, not looking for an

Longo, ‘How do I be better than everybody else to

internship, but just a discussion,” she says. “I took

get this job?’ I was told to make it clear that I wasn’t

him to lunch to pick his brain about his experience

just looking for an internship for university credit,

with the entertainment industry. He offered me an

but show them my passion.” That passion led to her

internship right on the spot, working specifically on

internship with CCCP, what she calls another step

the music portion of Charlotte Shout, an upcoming

in the right direction. “I haven’t been here before,

public festival.” Svizeny also has past experience

working for the city versus a venue. I’ve worked

working with LiveNation and Madison Square Garden.

concerts and private events, but not a big festival for the public.”

The JWU Charlotte women’s volleyball team celebrates winning the 2018 USCAA Division II National Championship.

The Wildcats won four matches in straight sets to claim the first-ever Division II title.

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RECIPE MIDDLE EASTERN FRUIT SALAD

CHEF MICHAEL MAKUCH, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR, CULINARY ARTS, PROVIDENCE CAMPUS IN GREDIE N TS

M E T H O D OF P REPA RAT I ON

2 cups Middle Eastern couscous, cooked in fruit juice or water

1. Cook couscous according to package directions.

½ cup raisins

2. Wash and cut fresh fruit into bite-sized pieces.

2 tablespoons honey

3. Measure/gather other ingredients.

2 fresh lemons, washed and juiced

4. Combine all ingredients, chill and serve.

2 teaspoons poppy seeds 6 cups of fresh fruit: honeydew melon, cantaloupe, grapes and/or fresh apricots, washed and cut into bite-sized pieces)

Yield: 6 servings

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