Johnson & Wales University

Johnson & Wales University
Established 1914
Type Private, nonprofit
Endowment $184.3 million[1]
Chancellor 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 with four campuses located throughout the United States. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is home to JWU's first and largest of four currently operating campuses. Founded as a business school in 1914, by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU currently has 17,230 students enrolled in business, counseling psychology, culinary arts, education, engineering, equine management, hospitality, and technology programs across its campuses.[2]

The University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEAS&C), through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.[3]

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Academics

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 2003). JWU currently has four academic units at all four of its campuses: the College of Business,[4] the College of Culinary Arts,[5] The Hospitality College [6], and the School of Arts & Sciences. [7] The Providence Campus is home to additional academic units: the School of Technology,[8] the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School, and the John Hazen White School of Arts & Sciences. Of these, the School of Arts & Sciences now offers a degree program in Counseling Psychology. The Providence Harborside campus is home to the School of Education[9] ,which offers specialized master's and doctoral degree programs . Students just entering the field can earn a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT Program) and current teachers can earn a Masters of Education degree (M.Ed.) For current teachers who want to advance their degree there is a doctoral program where they can earn their EdD.

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. JWU is one of the top three Hospitality Colleges, according to the 2010 rankings released by the American Universities Admissions Program, which ranks of American universities according to their international reputation.[10] JWU is home to 39th largest College of Business in the U.S.A. The university offers a wide variety of degrees, including: Accounting, Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Equine Studies/Equine Business Management & Riding, Management, Marketing, Criminal Justice, Entrepreneurship, Hotel & Lodging Management, and Sports/Entertainment/Event Management. The Providence campus offers degree programs in technology such as Network Engineering, Electronics & Robotics Engineering(offered in 2-4 degrees), Computer Programming & Graphic Design.

History

Special approaches to career education at Johnson & Wales University (JWU) have evolved over more than 90 years’ time and continue to adapt as JWU responds to the changing needs of business and industry. JWU was founded as a business school in 1914 in Providence, R.I. by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales. From its origins as a school devoted to business education, JWU grew to a junior college, a senior college, and ultimately, university status.

The university became well established because of its strong commitment to specialized business education and the high ideals of its founders. In 1993, JWU received regional accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Accredited since 1954 by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, JWU consolidated its institutional accreditation under NEASC on June 30, 2000.

In 1963, the State of Rhode Island granted a charter which authorized the university to operate as a nonprofit, degree-granting institution of higher learning and to award associate degrees in the arts and sciences. In 1970, the State of Rhode Island approved a revision in the university’s charter to award baccalaureate degrees. In 1980, the governor and General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island granted a legislative charter authorizing the university to award advanced degrees.

The charter was amended in 1988, changing the institution’s name to Johnson & Wales University. In 1992, the governor of the State of Rhode Island signed a new legislative charter into law with university status.

A new career emphasis was introduced at JWU in 1973, when the university announced the opening of what is now known as the College of Culinary Arts and the addition of an associate degree program in that field. This proved to be one of the most far-reaching changes in the educational expansion of the university, leading to additional two- and four-year degree programs in the hospitality and food service fields.

In 1984, a JWU campus was established in Charleston, S.C., which offered a variety of two- and four-year programs in food service, hospitality and travel-tourism. The Norfolk, Va. campus opened to the public in 1986, offering one- and two-year food service programs.

In 1985, graduate degree programs and later a doctorate in education were introduced at the university through the Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School and School of Education.

In 1992, under a joint educational agreement, the university began programs on the campus of the IHM Business School in Göteborg, Sweden. JWU established a formal, independent learning site there from 1994–2004 giving business and hospitality students the opportunity to complete one year of study in Sweden and finish their degrees at one of the university’s domestic campuses.

Also in 1992, JWU opened another campus in North Miami, Fla., which offers degree programs through the College of Business, College of Culinary Arts, and The Hospitality College..

That year also marked the university’s formal establishment of the College of Business, The Hospitality College, the College of Culinary Arts and the School of Technology. A new emphasis on general studies was introduced in 1992 as well, with the development of the School of Arts & Sciences.

The university’s School of Technology offered courses in Worcester, Mass. from 1992–2002 before moving all technology programs to Providence.

In 1993 a four-year bachelor’s degree offering in culinary arts was added at the university. A campus was also opened in Vail, Colo., offering an accelerated associate degree program in culinary arts to college graduates.

September 2000 marked the opening of the Denver, Colo. campus, which offers undergraduate degrees through the College of Business, College of Culinary Arts, and The Hospitality College. In 2000, the Vail Campus was merged with the Denver Campus.

In 2002, the university made a strategic decision to consolidate its smaller Charleston and Norfolk campuses by building a campus in Charlotte. The JWU Charlotte Campus opened in fall 2004 and offers undergraduate degree programs through the College of Business, College of Culinary Arts, and The Hospitality College. The Charleston and Norfolk campuses officially closed in May 2006.

In keeping with its tradition of focusing on the best interest of students and responding to industry, it was determined in April 2006 that beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year, JWU’s College of Business and The Hospitality College would move away from offering associate degrees and instead have students customize their education through specializations or concentrations at the baccalaureate level alone. This decision did not impact the College of Culinary Arts and the School of Technology where the two-year degree continues to be relevant.

In 2009 the last students of the Denver campus' School of Education graduated. The School of Education offered bachelor's degrees in Family and Consumer Sciences Education and Business/Marketing Education. This marked the closure of the School of Education at JWU- Denver. Currently, graduate education programs exist at the Providence campus' Graduate School.

Each year the university grows in program offerings and physical facilities. At the same time, the university also gains recognition and prestige, making contributions to the community, government and industry. [11]

Degree Offerings

Academic calendar

JWU's academic schedule is divided four quarters, each 11 weeks long, where the standard fall and spring semesters are replaced with fall, winter, and spring quarters. Classes are also offered during the summer months creating a fourth academic period. This results in an earlier spring break and a typical summer break from May to September. During fall, winter, and spring terms, students usually take three to four courses a term. Students in the Culinary program are enrolled in five nine-day lab sessions, which take place Monday through Thursday each week. Such courses are only available for full-time students.

United States campuses

In addition to the on-campus academic buildings, the university also operates three hotels used as practicum education facilities for the university's Hotel & Lodging 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.[12]

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. The Wildcat Center, now fully renovated as of the summer 2009, is NAIA and NCAA regulation size and seats over 600, the fitness center has tripled in size and the lockerrooms have increased from 2 to 4 to accommodate game day needs as well as general use.[13]

Greek Life at the university

Providence Campus

The Providence Campus currently offers membership in 15 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. Not recognized by the university, the Providence Campus is also home to a number of "off-Campus" Fraternities. Deeply routed in tradition some of these organizations make up the origins of Greek life at the university and continue to exist and recruit new members without the sanction of the school.

Fraternities

Sororities

The campus also has a chapter of the Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship

North Miami Campus

Fraternities

Sororities

Denver Campus

The Denver Campus currently offers membership in one sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau.

Notable alumni

Honorary Doctorate Recipients include:

External links

References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved March 9, 2010. 
  2. ^ About J&W
  3. ^ Roster of Institutions - New England Association of Schools and Colleges: Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE)
  4. ^ "College of Business". Johnson & Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/college.aspx?id=19532. 
  5. ^ "College of Culinary Arts". Johnson & Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/college.aspx?id=19510. 
  6. ^ "The Hospitality College". Johnson & Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/hosp. 
  7. ^ "School of Arts & Sciences". Johnson & Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/content.aspx?id=892#fbid=SnSdMy_-_QP. 
  8. ^ "School of Technology". Johnson & Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/college.aspx?id=19674. 
  9. ^ "School of Education". Johnson &Wales University. http://www.jwu.edu/college.aspx?id=19106. 
  10. ^ http://www.auap.com/classu.html
  11. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.jwu.edu/content.aspx?id=19928#fbid=SnSdMy_-_QP. 
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  13. ^ J&W Denver Athletics | recreation
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