My son Peter has just returned from a career exploration weekend at Johnson & Wales University (JWU) in Providence, RI.
JWU offers four-year career-oriented college degrees at four campuses
(Providence, RI, Charlotte, NC, Miami, FL and Denver, CO) within hospitality,
culinary arts, business, technology and arts & science.
Peter took a bus from New York City on Friday
morning and was picked up by a JWU representative in Providence in time for lunch. The first day
he spent dining in the school cafeteria, touring the campus, listening to
presentations including information about the learning center, and meeting with
current JWU students. He shared a dorm room with another high school student for
two nights. On Saturday Peter got a taste of hospitality classes during the day and the JWU
recreation center in the evening. Sunday morning was check-out. The entire program was just $95.
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| Peter Stolt (right) and Joseph Schembari at their JWU dorm room. Photo by Christine Negroni. |
“I’d recommend a career weekend at JWU for those
who have an idea of what they would like to do in life,” Peter says. “It was great
to get an idea about how it is to be at a school that is career oriented and
not about liberal arts.”
