Johnson & Wales University

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Johnson & Wales University
Established: 1914
Type: Private
President: John Bowen
Students: 16,095 (total)
Location: Flagship Campus:
Providence, RI, USA
Commonwealth Campuses:
North Miami, Florida, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Campus: Urban
Athletics: 16 Varsity Teams
Colors: Gold & Blue
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, equination, hospitality, education, and technology programs across its campuses.[1]

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[edit] Mission of Johnson & Wales University

The mission of Johnson & Wales University, according to its website, is to "empower its diverse student body to succeed in today's dynamic world by integrating general education, professional skills and career-focused education. To this end, the university employs its faculty, services, curricula and facilities to equip students with the conceptual and practical tools required to become contributing members of society." [2]

[edit] Academics

Johnson & Wales University, known as "America's Career University," has 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 combined into the Charlotte Campus in September 2004.) JWU currently has three academic units at all four of its campuses: the College of Business[2], the College of Culinary Arts[3], and The Hospitality College[4].

The Providence Campus is home to additional academic units: the School of Technology[5], the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School, the Graduate School of Education, and the John Hazen White School of Arts & Sciences[6]. 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. The Xavier Academic Center, TACO Center, CBCSI (Citizen's Bank Center for Student Involvement), and Student Counseling Center provide additional student support. [3]

Johnson & Wales University is well known for its culinary program and hospitality programs. The university is the largest food service educator in the world. JWU also offers many other degrees, including Accounting, Fashion Merchandising and Retail Marketing, Management, Marketing, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, and Sports Entertainment and Event Management. JWU also has one of the best equine studies department's in the country for dressage and equine management, with degrees in Equine Business Management and Equine Studies. JWU's Providence Campus also offers degrees in Network Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics & New Media, Computerized Drafting, Computing Technology Services, Robotics Engineering Technology, Web Site Development, Business/Information Systems Analysis, Electronics Engineering and Software Engineering.

The university is career oriented, requiring students to take three courses in career management before graduation (Introduction to Career Management, Career Planning and Career Management Capstone). Annual career fairs, which feature hundreds of companies, are hosted by the university for JWU students and alumni. [4]

[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, The Johnson & Wales Radisson Airport Hotel, 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.[5]

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.[6]

[edit] Reality television appearance

The Television pilot episode of Food Network's Cooking School Stories reality series followed a group of sophomore culinary students at Johnson & Wales University in the Associate's Degree class of 2001. [7] Also many reality show contestants are enrolled at JWU. The hit television show on MTV called "MADE" filmed a show on a freshman during the fall 2007 trimester. Matt, a member of the MTV reality show, "Fat Camp," goes to JWU. Several contestants of television's "Top Chef" series are JWU graduates.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Controversy

In 1999, the American Association of University Professors issued a report accusing administrators at Johnson and Wales University of violating faculty rights when they did not 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.

As a result, AAUP censured Johnson and Wales University for not observing the generally recognized principles of academic freedom and tenure approved by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ About J&W
  2. ^ About J&W | mission, values
  3. ^ J&W Academics
  4. ^ Johnson & Wales providence | career development | frequently asked questions
  5. ^ Johnson & Wales Alumni | member benefits
  6. ^ J&W Denver Athletics | recreation
  7. ^ What People Are Saying About Pie Town Productions
  8. ^ Seafood Choices Alliance - Michelle Bernstein
  9. ^ home
  10. ^ Emerils.com
  11. ^ Amy Sacco - Biography
  12. ^ Top Chef: Sam Talbot's Bio is Available Online - Official Bravo TV Site
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