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College Crusade Announces Fall Programs

Saturday, October 15, 2011

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College Crusade – Passageways – September to December

A 10-week afterschool program that gives students the skills and social support they need to survive and thrive in high school. Held weekly in 11 high schools in Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket, and Saturdays at Johnson & Wales University, Harborside Campus, Providence.

Cru Club – October to June 2012

A series of college-readiness and career-exploration programs provided to students after school and on Saturdays. Featured programs include college advising, adult mentoring, homework help, financial literacy, language arts enrichment, science and engineering workshops, study-skills and life-skills workshops, book clubs, writing workshops, career speakers, career decision-making activities, and service learning projects. Held weekdays in 23 Rhode Island middle schools and high schools and on Saturdays at Johnson & Wales University, Harborside Campus, Providence. Read the rest of this entry »

R.I. Biz Plan 2012 competition announced

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Business Plan Competition announced the launch of its 2012 competition will take place Oct. 26, with Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee scheduled to be in attendance.

The kick-off event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; online pre-registration is required.

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Teens turn into entrepreneurs

Sunday, August 7, 2011
By Jennifer Heldt Powell

Teenage entrepreneur. An oxymoron, right? After all, teenagers sleep late, would rather hang out with friends than work and prefer buying over selling.
Here’s what teens have going for them, however: They have a lot of energy, they usually want money and they haven’t been told “can’t be done” often enough to buy into the mindset.
That’s what the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship counts on. The organization provides programs through schools and community groups that introduce the concept of entrepreneurship to teens, often setting them up to start their own businesses. Armed with a $1 million gift from MasterCard, the group is expanding to reach more students.
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For a Better Future

From the Opinion section of the Woonsocket Patch

By Caitlin Woods–July 24, 2011

Knowledge is power, and the fine folks at local farmers markets statewide plan to use this philosophy to bring greater health to our area. They, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and Johnson and Wales University have developed a program to not only provide low-income families with healthy, local produce, but, with recipes, demonstrations, free samples, and the know-how to use it all to best effect. At three weeks running, things seem to be going fine–and who knows? Maybe it’s the start of healthy things for a long time to come.

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J&W Univ opens urban coastal greenway

Posted on July 26, 2011 on www.630wpro.com

People walking around the Providence waterfront will now have new access to Narragansett Bay thanks to Johnson and Wales University.

On Tuesday morning, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to formally announce the opening of the Johnson and Wales University Urban Coastal Greenway.

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Business Professor Wins Fulbright Scholarship

From the June 20, 2011 edition

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – June 20, 1011 – Erin Wilkinson, DBA of Johnson & Wales University’s College of Business was granted a Fulbright scholarship to continue her small business development work with women in Zanzibar and Tanzania.

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Interns play valuable role with Providence police

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Providence Police Department is getting crime fighting help from an unlikely source — college interns.

The department is using the interns to compile and break down data by neighborhood and beat, finding hot spots for crime, so the department can more effectively deploy officers.

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Johnson and Wales to feed estimated 1,200 in need

November 23, 2010

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—An estimated 1,200 people in need will sit down for an early Thanksgiving dinner courtesy of Johnson and Wales University.

Tuesday’s annual event provides people who are homeless or otherwise in need with a Thanksgiving meal of roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy and all the fixings. Read the rest of this entry »

JWU Announces ‘Veggin’ Out’ Sites for 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – July 14, 2009 – Johnson & Wales University student and faculty volunteer chefs from the Feinstein Community Service Center have been a staple at Providence-area farmers’ markets for nearly a decade. Sharing their culinary and nutrition expertise about making the most of fresh produce with diverse audiences, the chefs conduct classes designed to educate those on fixed incomes or at nutritional risk. The Veggin’ Out Program summer 2009 schedule of appearances are as follows:

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Johnson & Wales University Commencement 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — May 19, 2009 — This year, Johnson & Wales University will confer more than 7,000 degrees at three commencement ceremonies:

The Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School and School of Education

Thursday, May 21, 7 P.M.
Providence Performing Arts Center Student Degrees Awarded: 806

Keynote Speaker: Peter McWalters, commissioner, R.I. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence, R.I., will receive an honorary Doctor of Education degree.

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