Johnson & Wales University

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Johnson & Wales University
Established:	1914
Type:	Private, nonprofit
President:	John Bowen
Students:	16,095 (total)
Location:	Original Campus: Providence, RI, USA (1914) Other Campuses: North Miami, Florida, USA (1992) Denver, Colorado, USA (2000) Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (2004)
Campus:	Urban
Athletics:	16 Varsity Teams
Colors:	Blue & White
Mascot:	Wildcats
Website:	http://www.jwu.edu

Johnson & Wales University (JWU, J&W) is a private, nonprofit, co-educational, career-oriented university. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is home of JWU's main and largest of four currently operating campuses in the United States. Founded as a business school in 1914, by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU currently has 16,095 students enrolled in business, culinary, equine management, hospitality, education, and technology programs across its campuses.^[1]

The University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEAS&C), through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.^[2]

Contents 1 Academics 2 Academic calendar 3 United States campuses 4 Greek Life at the university 5 Notable alumni 6 Controversy 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Academics

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Johnson & Wales University operates campuses in four locations: Providence, Rhode Island; North Miami, Florida; Denver, Colorado; and Charlotte, North Carolina. (Two previous campuses in Norfolk, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, were consolidated into the Charlotte Campus in September 2004.) JWU currently has three academic units at all four of its campuses: the College of Business^[3], the College of Culinary Arts^[4], and the Hospitality College^[5].

The Providence Campus is home to additional academic units: the School of Technolgy^[6], the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School, and the John Hazen White School of Arts & Sciences. Of these, the School of Arts & Sciences is not degree-granting, but is responsible for the liberal arts education that complements the degree-granting programs.^{[citation needed]}

Johnson & Wales University is well known for its Culinary Arts program as well as business and hospitality programs. The university is the largest food service educator in the world.^{[citation needed]} JWU also offers many other degrees, including Accounting, Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Management, Marketing, Criminal Justice, Entrepreneurship, and Sports Entertainment and Event Management.

[edit] Academic calendar

JWU is divided into three trimesters each 11 weeks long, where the standard fall and spring semesters are replaced with fall, winter, and spring trimesters. This results in an earlier spring break and a typical summer break from May to September. During these three terms, students usually take three to four courses a trimester.

[edit] United States campuses

In addition to the on-campus academic buildings, the university also operates three hotels used as practicum education facilities for the school's Hotel Management, Food Service Management, and Culinary Arts degree programs. The facilities include the independent Johnson & Wales Inn & Conference Center located near Providence in Seekonk, Massachusetts, and within fifteen minutes of the university's two Providence campuses Radisson Hotel Providence Airport located in Warwick, and the Bay Harbor Inn & Suites, located in Miami Beach. The university also owns the Doubletree Hotel Charlotte-Gateway Village at the Charlotte Campus. The Johnson & Wales Inn in Providence also houses the university's flagship restaurant, "Audrey's", which takes its name from Audrey Gaebe, wife of long time university chancellor, Morris Gaebe.^[7]

The Wildcat Center is the athletic facility of Johnson & Wales University in Denver. It is home to the athletic program of this branch of the university, and was home to the ABA's Colorado Storm in 2004. Wildcat Center is located at the northwest part of the Johnson & Wales campus.^[8]

[edit] Greek Life at the university

The Providence Campus currently offers membership in 17 fraternities and sororities as well as one social fellowship, these are organized within four groups; InterFraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (PHC), United Cultural Council (UCC), and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). While all of these organizations are nationally or internationally affiliated, the university oversees the Greek community on campus.

The InterFraternity Council (IFC) fraternities on campus are

Alpha Chi Rho Colony

Delta Sigma Phi

Delta Upsilon Colony

Sigma Alpha Mu

Sigma Pi

Tau Epsilon Phi

Tau Kappa Epsilon

The Panhellenic Council (PHC) sororities on campus are

Alpha Sigma Tau

Phi Sigma Sigma

Sigma Delta Tau

Sigma Sigma Sigma

The United Cultural Council (UCC) organizations on campus are

Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity

Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority

Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority

Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship

The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) organizations on campus are

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

The North Miami Campus currently offers membership in nine fraternities and sororities. While all of these organizations are nationally or internationally affiliated, the university oversees the Greek community on campus.

The fraternities on campus are Kappa Sigma, Omega Psi Phi, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, and Omega Tau Alpha. The sororities on campus are Delta Sigma Theta, Mu Sigma Upsilon, Zeta Phi Beta, Alpha Sigma Tau, and Chi Sigma Upsilon.

The Denver Campus currently offers membership in one fraternity and one sorority. While all of these organizations are nationally or internationally affiliated, the university oversees the Greek community on campus.

The fraternity on campus is Delta Sigma Phi. The sorority on campus is Alpha Sigma Tau.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Michelle Bernstein (1994) - chef and restaurateur ^[9]
• Tyler Florence (1994) - celebrity chef and television personality^[10]
• Emeril Lagasse (1978) - celebrity chef and television personality^[11]
• Amy Sacco (1990) - New York City nightclub owner (Bungalow 8) and restaurateur. Often referred to as the Queen of New York Nightlife^[12]
• Anna Olson (1995) - celebrity chef and television personality, Food Network Canada
• Sam Talbot (2002) - Top Chef (season 2) contestant and chef in New York City ^[13]
• Rahman "Rock" Harper- Hell's Kitchen season 3 winner

Honorary Degree Recipients include:

• Julia Child
• Willard Scott
• Margaret Heckler
• Peter Coors

[edit] Controversy

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In 1999, the American Association of University Professors issued a report pinpointing administrators at Johnson & Wales University of violating faculty rights when they refused to renew the contracts of two professors.

An AAUP investigating committee report concerned the decision, conveyed by the administration of Johnson & Wales University on May 18, 1998, to two first-year faculty members, not to renew their appointments beyond that academic year. The administration provided no explanation to one faculty member for not renewing her appointment, and an inadequate oral explanation to the second faculty member. The committee also noted a number of incidents relating to its investigation that appeared to indicate an atmosphere of intimidation of members of the faculty.

A complaint regarding this issue was also filed with the University's accrediting body, the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEAS&C). The Association did not find appropriate evidence to pursue the complaint and closed the matter without taking any action.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Alumni Website
• School Classifieds
• Providence campus Daily Jolt
• Providence campus
• Providence campus Student Government Association
• Miami campus
• Denver campus
• Charlotte campus
• Johnson & Wales Inn & Conference Center
• Johnson & Wales Radisson Airport Hotel
• Johnson & Wales Bay Harbor Inn Hotel
• School Book Store
• AAUP Report
• Providence Campus Bookstore
• Providence Culinary Bookstore

[edit] References

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