Congrats to our Wildcats at the SkillsUSA National Championships!

Please join me in congratulating our amazing wildcats! 

This past week, they competed in the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference, and I am pleased to report the following results. If you see any of these students, please congratulate them in person. 

We had more people this year than in recent years and it was such a joy seeing them all succeed. Their accolades are worth extolling. All of our students placed in the Top 10 of their respective events. 

 

• Brooke Gatchell, our state officer for this past year, was elected to national office! We will find out her position on the team in the coming months. It was tough to watch Josie Wolfe finish her term, but we know the next team is very well capable of carrying the organization into future success.
• Daylan Torres competed for a spot on the WorldSkills team, and earned it! He will be representing the USA in Kazan, Russia in 2019 in the event Bakery. 
• Shaina Flanagan, our newly elected state officer, earned a Silver Medal (2nd place) in Prepared Speech!
• Drew DuBoff (me!) eared a Silver Medal (2nd Place) in Restaurant Service!
• Katelyn Roy earned a Bronze Medal (3rd Place) in Customer Service!
• Giovanna Aponte placed 6th in Commercial Baking!
• Genesis Rosario placed 6th in Job Skills Demonstration!
• Wilfredo Ortiz, Jake Abbruzzi, and Josiah Sanders placed 6th in Promotional Bulletin Board!
• Benjamin Lind placed 8th in Information Technology Services!
• Karlisle Wilbur, NSO's graphic designer, placed 9th in Advertising Design!
• Sara Kephart placed 9th in Culinary Arts!

 

On behalf of all the competitors, we would like to thank Mary Bodensiek, Christina Harvey, and Mark Harvey for accompanying us this past week. 

Please read more on the JWU blog:  https://blogs.jwu.edu/news/jwu-competes-and-wins-at-2018-skillsusa-conference

NSO Students Selected to Speak at Commencement

Special congratulations to NSO students, Thu Dinh Minh Tran (Aimee) and Josephine Wolfe (Josie) on being chosen to speak at commencement. 

Aimee has a great story and will be speaking at the morning graduation. She competed at DECA’s ICDC starting her freshman year and placed 2^nd in the world. She also participated in the ENGAGE conference in New York City where she networked with Equity Residential, a DECA National Advisory Board company that went on to offer her an internship and ultimately a professional position after graduation. 

Josie will be speaking at the afternoon session. Her commitment to SkillsUSA began on the high school level. As a JWU student, she served on the Rhode Island SkillsUSA state board and successfully ran for national office. Her peers selected her to serve in the collegiate president position. In this role, Josie has represented JWU at numerous SkillsUSA events and spoken at national conferences.

Both of these women have demonstrated the benefits of NSO involvement and we are confident that they will continue to make us proud as JWU alumni. 

NSO Wildcats Recognized

Congratulations to our NSO Wildcats who received Student Leadership Awards!

Emerging Leader Award: Wilfredo Ortiz

Senior Service Award: Briana Holley

Wildcat Spirit Award: Drew DuBoff

Thank you for being apart of NSO and making Johnson & Wales University a better institution.

Congrats ICDC Finalists!

Congratulations to the following wildcats who placed in the TOP 10 of their respective events at Collegiate DECA's International Career Development Conference (ICDC)!



Jessica Huynh and Trevon Bradshaw: International Marketing

Lexie Sweeney and Savannah Bucher: Marketing Communications

Drew DuBoff: Restaurant and Food Service Management

Thank you for making JWU proud!

We are seeking student feedback to explore the many ways we can strengthen the student experience with NSO and its member organizations (DECA, SkillsUSA, FFA, etc.) at JWU.  The survey linked below requires only a few minutes of your time to offer some highly valuable feedback.  Please share with other JWU students to help us maximize participation in this important survey. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JWUPVDNSO

The survey closes at noon on April 12,so take a few minutes now. Thanks again for your support and participation!

Congratulations to JWU’s 2018 SkillsUSA RI Championship Medalists!

Contest:  Advertising Design                                                                       

Silver   Karlisle Wilbur  

Contest:  Architectural Drafting                                                                   

Silver   Brendan Thornton        

Contest:  Commercial Baking                                                                       

Gold     Daylan Torres

Silver    Giovanna Aponte

Bronze  Davion Holder

Contest:  Crime Scene Investigation  

Silver   Aileen Cepeda            

Silver   Brenda  Barrera                                                                             

Silver   Leonella Acevedo

           

Contest:  Culinary Arts                                                                                 

Gold      Sara Kephart                                                                                 

Silver    Josiah Sanders                                                                              

Bronze  Tyler Glick       

Contest:  Customer Service                                                                         

Gold     Katelyn Roy

           

Contest:  Information Technology Services                                                 

Gold     Benjamin Lind  

Contest:  Job Skill Demonstration A                                                            

Gold    Genesis Rosario                                                                            

Contest:  Job Skill Demonstration Open                                                      

Gold    Brooke Gatchell           

Contest:     Promotional Bulletin Board                                                       

Gold     Jacob Abbruzzi 

Gold     Teagan Orlando                                                                            

Gold     Wilfredo Ortiz Beriguete            

Contest:  Restaurant Service                                                                       

Gold      Drew DuBoff                                                                                  

Silver    Tricia Erb                                                                                      

Bronze  Jaylene Quevedo                                                                           

Visit www.skillsusari.org for the complete results. 

Want to learn more about Marriott's internship and post-graduation programs? 

Sign up for one of the following two info sessions being held on campus next week:

Culinary Information Session - Monday, 2/12 at 2 p.m.
Friedman Center, Classroom 154. Sign up @ http://tinyurl.com/y9ua5qg7

Hospitality Information Session - Monday 2/12 at 4 p.m.
Xavier Academic, Classroom L06. Sign up @ http://tinyurl.com/y87vzbcg

Congratulations JWU Competitors!

On Friday, February 2, Johnson & Wales University held the 2018 Northeast Regional Competition at our Downcity campus. JWU hosted over 100 students, faculty and judges, including competitors from Endicott College, Bay State College, Bryant University, Community College of RI, Middlesex Community College and UMASS Dartmouth. 

Winning categories for Johnson & Wales Students included: 

• 1st Place: Hospitality & Tourism Exam, JWU: Ryan Nixon
• 1st Place Marketing Communications Team Event, JWU: Max May & Bailey Doggett
• 1st Place Business Ethics Event, JWU: Olivia Digiacomo
• 1st Place Restaurant & Food Service Event, JWU: Drew DuBoff