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Johnson & Wales: Four campuses, one university
Providence, Rhode Island
undergraduate Colleges and Schools
North Miami, Florida
College of Business
Denver, Colorado
College of Culinary Arts
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Hospitality College
Campuses
School of Arts & Sciences School of Technology graduate school Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School
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no limits P
repare for your career with
an education that combines academics and real-world experience. At Johnson & Wales University, you’ll have the opportunity to build a strong foundation for your profession through academics, internships, consulting projects for real companies, and community service programs. Dream big. Because at JWU, there are no limits on what you can attain.
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no limits
on Your Future
At Johnson & Wales, we’ve been around — since 1914, in fact. For almost 100 years we’ve built a global reputation with our careerfocused academic model. Choose from programs in business, culinary arts, hospitality, technology, counseling psychology and education, on four campuses in Providence, North Miami, Denver and Charlotte. Small classes in a supportive atmosphere, internship opportunities in your industry, robust career services, an experienced faculty, many with industry connections — it’s all for your benefit.
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Roadmap to Success
Study abroad, Milan, Italy
“Last summer, I worked with a fashion designer on a brand-new spring/summer line.”
Stylist, The Glitz, Glam and Business Fashion Show, JWU
“This was the big event for the International Fashion Society. It was all about putting together a business wardrobe on a budget.”
Founder, Hats for Hope, New England Chapter
“We made beautiful fleece hats with intricate designs for cancer patients at Rhode Island Hospital.”
Allison Prucnal ’11 Hometown: Southampton, Massachusetts Major: Fashion Merchandising & Retail Marketing Opportunities: Without Borders “I chose Johnson & Wales because it’s very career focused, and all undergraduate students have the opportunity to do an internship. I knew I wanted to major in business and that I wanted that hands-on learning. I definitely got that here: I know how to make a trend board now because I’ve done it — not just written a paper about it.”
International Fashion Show, Organizer
“We worked with the International Club to put together this show, with models from 20 different countries in traditional dress.”
Relay for Life, JWU
“The International Fashion Society always has one of the largest teams at this event on campus, which is a 24-hour walkathon for cancer. We come up with a fun theme every year.”
“JWU lets you be your own person, while giving you the resources and opportunities to go as high as you want.”
Dresser, Providence Fashion Week
“This was a great way to get involved in fashion on the larger level in the Providence community.”
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ROADMAP TO SUCCESS
Captain, Charlotte Culinary Competition Team, JWU
“We hold five gold medals and a silver medal and won the Intra-Campus Culinary Competition trophy two years in a row.”
Internship, Mario Batali’s Del Posto, New York City
“Being at such a high-end restaurant, I learned an incredible amount about different types of produce, cooking techniques and creativity.”
Concentration, Beverages, JWU
“On my internship, everything was about food and wine. I felt this concentration was essential to my becoming a successful chef.”
Apprentice, U.S. Culinary Olympic Team
“I worked with Chef Brian Campbell, a Johnson & Wales instructor, on the regional team. It was great seeing all the cool things chefs are doing.”
Teaching Assistant, College of Culinary Arts, JWU
“Doing demonstrations in the culinary labs got me comfortable standing up and speaking in front of people I didn’t know.”
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Logan McCoy ’11 Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia Major: Culinary Arts and Food Service Management Passion: Fired Up “On my first day of culinary labs, my dad texted me, saying, ‘What you get out of school depends on how much work you put into it.’ Well, I put in a lot of work at JWU, and I have to say, the university gave back to me as well.”
“Here, you have an unbelievable amount of resources — chefs who’ve worked all over the world. You get to be in class with them, learn from them and pick their brains. It’s been such a great opportunity.”
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rachel Rosen ’12
“Because of all the opportunities
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Major: Sports/Entertainment/Event Management
offered at JWU, I’m graduating with a
FACULTY: IN YOUR CORNER “The faculty here know you by name. They really want you to succeed and do whatever they can to help you make connections or get an interview.”
completely full résumé. I can’t even fit everything on it!”
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ROADMAP TO SUCCESS Volunteer, newport wine festival
“Through volunteering at this fundraiser, I worked with a professional event planner and learned how to handle things well under pressure.”
Treasurer, special events society, JWU
“Last year, I organized a trip to San Antonio for 36 students. We volunteered at the San Antonio Rodeo, and I also set up informational interviews with hospitality professionals in the area.”
Internship, Berachah Christian Camps & Conferences, Auburn, Washington
“This was a great internship. I created promotional materials for events, coordinated all summer staff activities and field trips, and oversaw operations of the summer camps.”
Internship, Women’s Center of Rhode ISland
“As an intern in the development office, I planned special events and fundraisers; created invitations, emails and event programs, and developed strategic marketing plans to raise money for women’s shelters.”
Concerts Coordinator, University Involvement Board: Campus Events, JWU
“Organizing concerts for the past two years has been an incredible experience. I book bands, review contracts, and work directly with the band’s agency.”
Student Assistant, The Hospitality College, JWU
“I loved assisting the dean and the other Hospitality College faculty. I also represented The Hospitality College at events, so it was a great networking opportunity.”
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ROADMAP TO SUCCESS third place, National Student Advertising Competition
“Our first-place win in District 1 led to a third-place win in the national competition, against 15 teams representing the best talent from all over the country.”
Freelance designer, Rhode Island Small Business Development Center
“This gave me a chance to create websites and online marketing plans for local small businesses. Before I knew it, I was rubbing elbows with some of the best designers and business owners in New England.”
First place, International Career Development Conference, Orlando, Florida
“I competed in the Web design competition against students from four different countries and 37 states.”
Directed work experience, GTECH, Providence, Rhode Island
“I worked with GTECH to develop a rich media campaign targeted to encourage 18- to 34-year-olds to play the lottery.”
Office assistant, College of Business, JWU
“I provided technical support and was able to develop websites for the college’s new advertising program.”
President, AIGA, JWU
“I headed the university’s chapter of AIGA, the professional association for design.”
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Robert Erskine ’12 Hometown: Somers Point, New Jersey Major: Graphic Design & Digital Media Fast Track: Success “I came to Johnson & Wales hoping to learn what it takes to become an industry leader. I think I’m on the right track: My portfolio grew every term with professional-grade projects. Not only have I learned design techniques, I’ve also learned how to approach clients, give boardroom presentations and write clear emails.”
“By working hard and being passionate about what you love, you get the key to academic and professional success from jwu.”
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no limits
on Learning
Your experience, your choice. Johnson & Wales’ “upside-down” curriculum puts you right into courses in your major your first term on campus. This is different from most schools, where students typically spend the first two years taking general education courses. It’s also a huge advantage: You can discover if your major is the right fit — and if it’s not, you can switch sooner, saving you time and money.
Get to know your professors in small classes. You won’t find any 300-seat lecture halls at Johnson & Wales. Class sizes are small: Our student-faculty ratio across the four campuses averages 26:1, and 18:1 in culinary labs, which means there’s no getting lost in the crowd. You’ll find faculty get to know you and are willing to make a call to help you network or connect you with an internship experience.
Experiential education means you’ll learn by doing.
Faculty teach from industry experience.
Maybe you know that you want to work at a resort in the Caribbean or eventually open your own restaurant. Great — that will help you select your major, your internships and where you’ll study or work abroad. Or maybe you don’t know yet; you’re thinking about something in entrepreneurship or hotel management, and you want to try as many different opportunities as possible. Johnson & Wales is the perfect place for you to explore all your options.
At JWU, you’ll learn more than what’s in the textbook. Many of our faculty come to the classroom straight from industry, so they teach from years of experience. You’ll benefit from their knowledge of theory as well as how it’s actually done in the real world.
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Oscar Chilibato Oscar Chilibato is an associate professor within the College of Business at the Providence Campus. With more than 25 years of experience working at senior-level marketing positions in media organizations and advertising agencies, Chilabato’s expertise includes strategy development using integrated marketing communications, advertising and sales promotion strategies for major national chain stores as well as regional department store chains. What kind of hands-on learning opportunities are available to your students? There’s the National Student Advertising Competition. (JWU has won the regionals for the past two out of three years, and last year, came in third nationally.) The research the Ad Team does before they even start doing the creative takes a lot of time and a lot of students. The good thing about advertising is that you produce; you’re creative. You show your media plan, you show how it could possibly work, you show a video of the research with focus groups. It’s tangible. Students take those materials and put them in their portfolio. So when they go in for a job interview, HR people want to know what kind of practical experience they have. And our students can show them their portfolio and say, “Well, I have practical experience. I actually did this.” And the results? Our students in the advertising program are landing — really landing — high-level jobs in New York City and Boston: at BBDO, Hill Holliday and Arnold, which are top-notch agencies that handle accounts such as McDonald’s and Budweiser.
Carrie Clein Carrie Clein is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the Denver Campus. She was a public defender in Denver, a governor-appointee to the Sex Offender Management Board, a member of the Colorado Collaborative Law Professionals executive board, and an officer for the Colorado Criminal Defense Association. What does hands-on learning mean in your classroom? I bring in guest speakers, such as the chief deputy district attorney in the special victims unit in Arapahoe County. I’ve brought the class to the Aurora Police Department, where they have a new updated program for doing photo identifications. When I, along with another professor here had tried a series of robberies, my students came to see us for a day as one of their class trips. Where do some of your students intern? I have a student who was really interested in forensic psychology so I placed her with my friend Dr. Rick May who is the foremost sex offender treatment provider in the state of Colorado. We’ve also placed students at the Denver Juvenile Court Probation. Any advice for students just starting in the criminal justice program? Tell me what you want to do. Let me see if I can help you. Is there some place you want to go or somebody you want to hear from that I can set up for you? Because I’ve done that more than once. One student wanted to meet a SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) officer. So we came up with the idea of what I called, “Coffee with SWAT.” We brought in SWAT officers from Douglas County so students could meet and network with them in an informal setting.
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Harry Peemoeller Harry Peemoeller is chef-instructor within the College of Culinary Arts at the Charlotte Campus. He is a certified master baker through the German Culinary Institute of Baking in Hannover, Germany, and has won awards in many international bread competitions, including the invitationonly Sigep Bread Cup in Italy in 2011, and the National Bread & Pastry Team Championship in 2008. How do you teach your students the skill sets they’ll need to be successful in their careers? I always emphasize that I want them to start thinking and problem-solving for themselves. So if one recipe doesn’t come out correctly, I’m not going to take points off. Instead, tell me why it came out badly and what you can do next time to make sure that doesn’t happen. I’m trying to incorporate as many real-life scenarios so that they are really learning here. What can students do to get more experience? For one, students can come in on Fridays for Friday Refreshers, where they can practice their skills. I also encourage them to volunteer for the Chef ’s Choice programs, which are one-day culinary classes open to the general public. Any advice for future bakers? You might be an awesome baker, but if you cannot run a business you always will be bankrupt. You are going to have a hard time being a manager if your math is not good — the food costs have to be up to par. It has to be right on target.
Brian Connors Brian Connors is an assistant professor within The Hospitality College at the North Miami Campus. He has worked for many years in the cruise, yachting and wine industries, and is a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and a Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier. What kind of industry experience do you bring to the classroom? My career spans both front of the house and back of the house, the yachting industry, the wine industry, consulting, the hotel industry and the cruise industry. And along with teaching, I still have one toe in the water with industry. I’m currently the corporate wine consultant for Celebrity Cruises and I still practice as private chef for one mega yacht. This summer I’ll be heading over to Italy to launch a new mega yacht for a family. What does hands-on learning mean in your classroom? One project I assign to my students is to buy, design and develop a restaurant concept. It’s sort of a “pop-up” restaurant. Students have to execute and analyze on a weekly basis. We’ll do a minimum of five pop-up restaurants every term. So there is a tremendous amount of planning and due diligence that goes with this, from menu design to costing. It’s a very entrepreneurial, hands-on approach.
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Internships
are a
core part of our academic program. Our students get
hands-on experience,
all for academic credit, at
every year.
more than 1,600 sites
No Limits on Doing “When you ask recruiters at job fairs and in interviews what’s the most important thing they look for when hiring, the response is almost always experience. Attending Johnson & Wales, I’ve had numerous opportunities to gain that experience through directed work experiences, study abroad programs and internships. Participating in an internship is a great learning experience. It puts you in a real working setting, letting you show what you’ve learned and also helping you recognize where you may need to improve in order to achieve your goals.” Christie Pietila ’11 Hometown: Tewksbury, Massachusetts Major: Strategic Advertising Internship: Univision, Los Angeles, California
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Thanks to JWU’s
connections
with leading companies in your field, more than
1,000 companies
participated
in on-campus career fairs, expos and other
networking
More than Career Success “Johnson & Wales’ hallmark ‘upside-down’ curriculum gets students into their majors right away. I found between that and my internships, I had a leg up professionally because I had a better idea of the industry and was able to specialize early on. “Looking back, what stands out for me first is the tremendous diversity at Johnson & Wales, in both the people and the program design. Then there are the faculty, impassioned leaders who take a personal interest in their students. I still stay in touch with a number of my former professors today.”
events last year.
Robert Mellwig ’97, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Destination Hotels & Resorts Hometown: Englewood, Colorado Degree: Hospitality Management Professional History: Starwood Hotels & Resorts, W Group, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Hotels by Hilton
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JWU athletics
range from
NCAA Division III and NAIA varsity sports
to intramural clubs, so you can play sports
of all kinds,
stay fit and healthy, or show your JWU spirit at games.
No Limits on Playing “Playing on the golf team has been eye opening. We have kids from Japan, Mexico, Canada, Scotland and Sweden, so I’ve gotten to learn how people from all over the world do things. And the team is good — we’re in the top 15 in the nation. Three players are in the top 40 in the country, and two of us are in the top 25. “It’s been a great experience. Besides getting to play on courses across the U.S., it’s taught me good life skills, like the importance of being organized and staying on top of things.” Jason Harris, junior Hometown: Bath, Maine Major: Sports/Entertainment/Event Management Member: JWU Golf Team
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campuses named
Johnson & Wales been
have
to the national President’s
Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
each year
No Limits on College Life “Getting involved was one of the best things I did at Johnson & Wales. I was guide right chairman of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, which meant I oversaw community service for our chapter here on campus. We worked with kids at a local high school in a mentoring program. We did activities and events with them and talked to them about things like achievement, staying on the right track and going to college. “For me, it’s all about giving back. I say that life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself.”
Thaddeus VanBurch ’11 Hometown: Bronx, New York Major: Fashion Merchandising & Retail Marketing President, Johnson & Wales National Pan-Hellenic Council
since it was established in 2006.
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no limits on you
Now that you’ve read about some of the experiences our students and alumni have had and you’ve heard what Johnson & Wales has to offer, there’s just one question: When would you like to visit? We’d love to show you around one of our four campuses so you can experience for yourself all that Johnson & Wales University has to offer. Already decided that JWU is right for you? Just fill out and submit the enclosed NO-FEE application. Or apply online at www.jwu.edu/apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
For more information, Contact Admissions: Providence, Rhode Island: 800-342-5598 North Miami, Florida: 866-598-3567 Denver, Colorado: 877-598-3368 Charlotte, North Carolina: 866-598-2427
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Programs & Majors SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF CULINARY ARTS
bachelor’s degree track
associate degree only
Counseling Psychology
Baking & Pastry Arts Culinary Arts
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS bachelor’s degree tracks
bachelor’s degree tracks
Accounting • Accounting • Management Accounting Advertising and Marketing Communications Business Administration Criminal Justice Entrepreneurship Equine Business Management Equine Business Management / Riding Fashion Merchandising & Retail Marketing Finance
Baking & Pastry Arts Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management Culinary Arts and Food Service Management Culinary Nutrition Food Service Entrepreneurship
Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate school MBA
International Business Management Management (accelerated program for A.S. graduates) Marketing Risk Management Undeclared
MBA
THE HOSPITALITY COLLEGE
4+1 B.S./MBA
with optional concentrations in Accounting, Hospitality and Information Technology
One-year MBA 4+1 B.S./MBA
bachelor’s degree tracks
with optional concentrations in Accounting and Hospitality
Hotel & Lodging Management International Hotel & Tourism Management Restaurant, Food & Beverage Management Sports/Entertainment/Event Management Travel-Tourism & Hospitality Management Undeclared
M.S. Criminal Justice Management
4+1 B.S./M.S. Criminal Justice Management
M.Ed. SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
Teaching and Learning
Associate Degree Only
M.A.T.
Computer Programming Computerized Drafting Robotic Engineering Technology
Teacher Education leading to certification in Elementary Education and Elementary Special Education Food Service Education
bachelor’s degree tracks
Ed.D.
Electronics Engineering Engineering Design & Configuration Management Graphic Design & Digital Media Network Engineering Software Engineering
Educational Leadership with specializations in Elementary-Secondary Education Higher Education
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