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This sense of community extends beyond the boundaries of campus. Johnson & Wales University has become an integral part of the local communities that surround us in Providence, Rhode Island and Charlotte, North Carolina. In the same way, both cities are ingrained into our university’s culture — it’s why we call them home.
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No matter which campus you choose, you’ll find faculty mentors ready to guide you and student support services to help you with anything you need, in or out of the classroom.
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We’ve had over 100 years of experience inspiring students like you to grow and accomplish new things by creating a community that welcomes and supports everyone.
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JWU can be your home, too.
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170 ACRES OF LAND 52 BUILDINGS 16 VARSITYTEAMSATHLETIC 90 ORGANIZATIONSSTUDENT 5,083 STUDENTS OUR PROVIDENCE CAMPUS FEATURES:
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THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO at our Providence Campus, which is actually composed of two separate locations, Downcity and Harborside. Spend time in the city or near the water along scenic Narragansett Bay.
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Providence is one of the most vibrant college towns in the world and includes all the benefits of a large urban area. More than 30,000 college students live in the city. That means making new friends and expanding your network, on and off campus, will be effortless. Plus, our location near Boston and New York City makes bringing great events such as concerts, comedy shows and guest speakers to students on campus possible.
“At that point, I thought ‘why don’t we just look at alternatives for what we could do with the bridge.’ I live in that neighborhood, and it’s such a landmark for that part of the city and East Providence, that it seemed like a big loss.”
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“I was really excited about it, because I was actually working on the drawing and it was music related. I thought I could incorporate that into my design, so I showed it to Professor Tim Cox. He said I should go for it.”
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Now that their design has been chosen as the winner, the City of Providence hopes to drum up support to preserve the bridge and revitalize the area.
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To Associate Professor Jonathan Harris, making a difference to improve the community matters. In May 2021, Harris’ passion for industrial design earned him, and a team from the Horsley Witten Group, a first-place win in a competition to save the historical Crook Point Bascule Bridge in Providence, which has been sitting unused and in an upright position since 1976.
LIVE In Providence, the “Creative Capital”, you’ll be within walking distance to endless activities. At your doorstep, you’ll find a vibrant and culturally diverse arts scene, full of professionals, leaders and innovators. Not to mention, Providence has a thriving food scene, and many of the city’s top restaurants were founded are staffed by our talented graduates.
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Faiola set on creating digital portraits of the legendary musicians David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Prince and Freddie Mercury.
new places. In the Ocean State, you can experience: Our students and faculty don’t just enjoy everything Rhode Island has to offer, they’re actively shaping its future. Learn 8 reasons why JWU Loves Providence at jwu.edu/lovesprovidence Read more about Kristina’s project Watch Harris explain his winning idea “BEST PLACES forCareers”Businessand FORBES PROVIDENCE “The USA’s Most Artsy City” –CNN LOVES LOVES RHODE ISLAND J W U 45 NATIONALLANDMARKSHISTORIC NEWPORT THE SAILING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD R.I. OFFERS 400 MILES OF COASTLINE
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Murals and artwork abound in Providence. When a music space needed updating, JWU came to the rescue. In a competition/class project, students reimagined the crumbling facade. Graphic design student Kristina Faiola ’22 won by combing both musical themes and Providence/Rhode Island landmarks.
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The Charlotte location was established as a combined effort between the university, the city and industry partners, meaning it’s incredibly plugged into Uptown. There’s even a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlotte on campus where hospitality students can hone their craft, and an Innovation & Entrepreneur Center serves as a venue for entrepreneurial courses, experiential learning opportunities, speaking engagements and start-up events.
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CITY LIFE WITH SOUTHERN charm. Our Charlotte Campus is located in one of the fastest-growing business centers in the country. As a JWU student, you’ll be in the middle of all the action in the heart of the Queen City.
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During his senior year, Applied Food Science major Tobias Simon ’20 reverse-engineered a commercial product, Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce, to create what he called Sweet Baby Toby Barbecue Sauce. Little did he know, this was the start of a full-time career with McClancy, a food product innovation and manufacturing company in Charlotte.
Read more about Tobias’s career
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But he doesn’t stop at JWU. Longo and Professor James Patrick Stack founded the nonprofit Sports Biz Camps, which helps connect high school students interested in sports to careers.
Learn more about how Longo is shaping sports education
“I ensure quality control in the production plant. We use salt meters, viscosity level, granulation, and moisture testing to test samples and products to make sure what’s coming in and out of the plant is consistent. Because of JWU, I already knew how to use the equipment, how to formulate and reverse engineer.”
After working in the sports industry for 15 years, Associate Professor Jeffrey Longo set his sights on teaching, wanting to play a part in launching the careers of the next generation. Now, he shares his success with JWU students in Charlotte who are interested in getting into the game of the sports industry.
8 JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY 9 LIVE When you live in Charlotte it becomes obvious why it’s nicknamed the Queen City. Recently ranked the 15th biggest city in the U.S. in terms of population growth, the city is booming with opportunity. Our campus is surrounded by a sprawling metropolitan area with shopping and restaurants around every corner, and Uptown always has something new featuring great music, arts and a vibrant nightlife. EXPLORE For our Wildcats who are looking for even more to do in and around Charlotte, the possibilities are endless. Living in North Carolina you have access to: Learn 8 reasons why JWU Loves Charlotte at jwu.edu/lovescharlotte CHARLOTTE “Best Places to Live in the U.S.” –U.S. NEWS “Best Places for Business” –FORBES LOVES LOVES NORTHJCAROLINAWU INTERNATIONALLYRENOWNEDGOLFCOURSES 1,300-acre US WHITEWATERNATIONALCENTER Carowinds THE AMUSEMENTFAVORITEREGION’SPARK But you don’t have to go far to find enterainment. The city’s cultural organizations, neighborhood festivals and arts education programs produce more than 65,000 performances and events annually, so you’ll always have something to check out.
Our students and faculty don’t just enjoy everything North Carolina has to offer, they’re actively shaping its future.
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“They know they want to do something in sports, but they don’t really know what that means. I walk them through that journey and provide an awareness of what the different roles are. They learn about positions in community relations, marketing, sales, operations — all of those different areas that they’ve either never heard of or didn’t understand what they are.”
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This is a welcoming space for support, education and confidentiality around topics including sexual orientation, gender identity, violence prevention and more.
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We have a variety of Student Support Services available to benefit our students and provide holistic support throughout their college experience.
Inclusive, confidential professional services are offered to provide support for students to manage their emotional and physical well-being through Health Services, Counseling Services and Health Education.
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Each campus has a center that offers peer and professional tutoring, online tutoring, writing laboratories and study skills workshops.
Wildcat Learning Effectiveness in Action Program (LEAP)
We provide reasonable accommodations for students with learning disabilities, physical challenges and chronic medical conditions so they have the opportunity to succeed in their academic pursuits.
Hosted at JWU’s Providence Campus, Wildcat LEAP is a fee-based educational program designed to help students discover how they learn and to develop specific strategies to enhance their learning.
SFS helps students and their families finance higher education at JWU with help from a financial planning representative to guide them every step of the way.
SAS helps students stay on track throughout their time at JWU with academic planning, counselors, advisors and other offerings.
When you choose a path here, you’ll never have to walk it alone. Along the way, you’ll meet a lot of different people who are here to support you, inspire you, and work side-by-side with you to succeed.
When she decided to switch her major from Dietetics & Applied Nutrition to Culinary Science & Product Development, both Sweet and Tripp helped her gain confidence in her choice. “[Bridget Sweet] helped me through all these food safety topics that I like. She walked me through everything, and I’m so deeply appreciative,” says Gibson. “Professor Tripp opened my eyes to the product development world. Now, I’m using my knowledge from her course as I develop my own business and think about going wholesale.”
The mentorship Gibson received while at JWU prepared her to not only run her own business (The Dumpling Den), but to compete on national television in “Hell’s Kitchen: Young Guns” and learn from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. “Both Johnson & Wales and ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ have opened my eyes in such a positive way,” she says. “You cannot please everyone, and the person that you need to like first is yourself.”
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Every need is important, every person has a voice and everyone belongs here — including you.
In or out of the classroom, you’ll find that a mentor, a counselor, a tutor or a friend is always close by. You’ll also find resources to assist you academically, financially, physically, mentally and spiritually.
HOW CAN THIS COMMUNITY HELP YOU SUCCEED?
JWU faculty and staff are a crucial part of your college experience — and their mentorship can have a profound impact on your life. Throughout her time at JWU, Brynn Gibson ’20 had the support of mentors like JWU Providence’s Executive Director of Food Safety Bridget Sweet, Associate Professor Lynn Tripp, and Instructor Steven Johansson. “They really understood that to teach meant you had to encourage the student and make them want to learn,” says Gibson. “And those three people made me want to learn.”
Hell’s Kitchen photo: Scott Kirkland / FOX. 2021 FOX MEDIA TAKE PRIDE in our school and our work, HAVE THE COURAGE to chase our goals, BUILD THE CHARACTER needed to persevere, AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY that supports each other through it all.
ONEYOU’RESTEP CLOSER KEEP GOING CLOSER FOR MORE INFORMATION jwu.edu/visit Join our JWU community in your city of choice apply.jwu.eduat Explore the major that interests you jwu.edu/majorsat Become a Wildcat today by returning the enclosed application or applying via the Common App. If you’ve already submitted your application, thank you! You’re one step closer to joining our community. C H O O S E tour YOUR ON CAMPUS OR ONLINE DISCOVER EVERYTHING JWU HAS TO OFFER. There’s only so much about our campuses we can share in this guide. That’s why we encourage you and your family to visit campus in more depth, either in person or virtually. Taking a tour will give you an easy way to learn more about JWU and get a feel for what it’s like to be a Wildcat. You’ll learn all about the unique experiences that are waiting for you at JWU. You are receiving this message because you opted in to receive information from universities through the College Board Student Search Service, college testing, research organizations or specifically from JWU. All statistics are the most current as of September 2022. For the latest statistics and information, visit jwu.edu/about-jwu The facts presented here reflect the university environment prior to the COVID pandemic, during which time changes have been made to adapt to prevailing conditions and protect the health and safety of the university community. The university reserves the right to make changes toany of its facilities, offerings and services as it deems appropriate. PROVIDENCE providence@admissions.jwu.edu401-598-1000 CHARLOTTE charlotte@admissions.jwu.edu980-598-1100 @JohnsonAndWales@JWUCharlotte@JWUProvidence Johnson & Wales University
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