Podcasts about chartwells

Episode 75 - For Self-Care Week, Chartwells promotes better food education with Mani George and Katy Asworth discussing gut health, while TV psychologist Jo Hemmings explores the emotional impact of Black Friday deals. Disclaimer: Please note that all information and content on the UK Health Radio Network, all its radio broadcasts and podcasts are provided by the authors, producers, presenters and companies themselves and is only intended as additional information to your general knowledge. As a service to our listeners/readers our programs/content are for general information and entertainment only.  The UK Health Radio Network does not recommend, endorse, or object to the views, products or topics expressed or discussed by show hosts or their guests, authors and interviewees.  We suggest you always consult with your own professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advisor. So please do not delay or disregard any professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advice received due to something you have heard or read on the UK Health Radio Network.

Local Chef Victor Kline works at Chartwells with Tennessee Tech and has written a new cookbook! We talk to him about cooking and his story on how he got started at 13 years old!

Did You Know?: Finding Eco Heroines Behind the Scenes at Canisius University  Ep.4 Featuring Janet Elis! Join us on a journey to uncover the unsung eco-heroines making waves behind the scenes at Canisius University! From sustainability warriors to green innovators, our podcast sheds light on the stories you didn't know but definitely should. Tune in for inspiration, empowerment, and a deeper understanding of the environmental heroes shaping our campus and community. Instagram YouTube Website #EcoHeroes #CanisiusPodcast #SustainabilityStories #Inspiration #GreenInnovators #PodcastDiscovery

On this episode of FM On Demand with Tara Fitzpatrick, we take a deep dive into the University of Nevada, Reno's fresh new updates to the Chartwells dining program, including later night hours, grab-and-go trends and concept makeovers. Executive Chef Jon Buchholtz takes us behind the scenes into how the planning process went for all the changes and how it's been going so far. With labor concerns ever-present, the dining team has found ways to offer more while working with less, essentially. We also get into the growing catering program and find out a little more about Buchholtz's culinary viewpoint.

In this episode of the Titans of Foodservice Podcast, Nick speaks with Steve Sweeney, former CEO and President of Chartwells. Steve shares his journey in the food service industry, from his early days in his family's restaurant and hotel business to becoming a chef, and eventually transitioning to the managerial side of the industry. Steve and Nick discuss the importance of taking risks, the daily life of a CEO in a multi-hundred-million-dollar organization, and the evolution of the food service industry. They also delve into the challenges of growing a national company while dealing with different cultures.QUOTES“I believe it was Pierre Trudeau who said, in terms of luck, opportunity meets persistence and preparation. So if you prepare, an opportunity is there. And I think in my case, that was it." -Steve Sweeney [30:35]“Technology, which is an accelerator these days, helps you get things to students and guests faster. So quality is a must. Give it to me as quickly as possible and through technology and through whatever other vehicles you can make it as reasonable as possible for me.” -Steve Sweeney [27:26]TIMESTAMPS01:41 Steve's background and entry into the foodservice industry06:43 Importance of taking risks in business12:11 Taking care of people and clients19:58 Growing Chartwells and the importance of staying close to clients and employees30:19 Preparation, opportunity, and persistence39:43 Overcoming scarcity mindset and fear of failureRESOURCESPortillo SalesCONTACT Nick: nick.portillo@portillosales.comSteve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-sweeney-70606410/

S2 E19 - Welcome back to Whitgift Conversations, the podcast where we talk to staff and pupils about topics that are relevant to you. Today we're talking all about food, we have someone from Chartwells, they're the catering company that manages the food provision at school. Isabella Wood is a Management Graduate for the company and she talks to us today about what the catering looks like at Whitgift, how they go about getting feedback from pupils and staff, and we talk about sustainability, something that's becoming more and more important.If this episode doesn't make you hungry then nothing will so come with me as we step into the world of food at Whitgift with Isabella Wood.Whitgift School onlineWebsite: www.whitgift.co.ukWhitgift Global: https://www.whitgift.co.uk/globalTwitter: @WhitgiftSchool1Facebook: WhitgiftSchoolLinkedIn: whitgift-school

Walter goes to the student government to fight Chartwells. KrisCross Corner is the exclusive podcast with Kris Canty and the Great Debaterz. Join the crew as they talk about interesting topics, current events, and more! Kris will also try to get your brains working with some Top 10 Lists of Random topics for your amusement.    Subscribe & Support the podcast here: www.anchor.fm/kriscrosscorner/support Interact directly with Kris here: www.linktree.com/kriscross Watch the Podcast on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/@kriscrosscorner Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kriscrosscorner/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kriscrosscorner/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kriscrosscorner/support

$40 billion. That's how much the “Big Three” food service contractors—Aramark, Sodexo, and Chartwells—earned in the United States in 2019. Many public school meal programs are run by private companies with a documented history of cutting employee wages, reducing food quality, and pocketing incentives meant for schools. Reporter Jessica Terrell details how corporations profit off the public school lunch system, and talks to some of the people who have worked to hold them accountable. This episode includes an annotated transcript with links to sources used in the reporting. This podcast was created by editors at The Counter and produced by LWC Studios. It is made possible by grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.The Counter's 6-year archive of award-winning food journalism remains accessible to the public at thecounter.org.

Back in January, we had BGSU Dining by Chartwells' marketing guy on the podcast. Now, it's the chef's turn to share his side of the dining story on the BGSU Dining by Chartwells foodservice team at Bowling Green State University, which sits on the flat plains of eastern Ohio, perfect grounds for robots to roam. Executive Chef Eric Yung tells us all about the progression of the robot food delivery program, which has been in place since 2020, when robots became a bigger reality in lots of places, college campuses in the forefront. We also talk about Yung's culinary inspirations from a passion for zero-waste to the vast diversity found in Ohio foodways (Cuban cuisine in Toledo, goetta in Cincinnati) and his plans for the year ahead. Also, we found out that the chef's son has decided to attend culinary school at his dad's alma mater, The Culinary Institute of America at Hyde Park, NY. As a dad, he's sure to be proud, and as a chef, he's got a unique set of advice to offer. We wish his son the best!

Bowling Green University’s Office of Sustainability joins forces with BGSU Dining by Chartwells for big steps in sustainability. Marketing Director Jon Zachrich takes us behind the scenes of how the compost (and corresponding marketing copy) is made.

In this episode of FM On Demand with Tara Fitzpatrick, special guest Chef Carrie Richardson spins the yarns that come from researching recipes in dusty corners of school offices and cracking open cookbooks that hold secrets to the next hot LTO. Wait, what? That’s right, an old recipe from the 1970s that fell out of favor and almost became lost to time was revived by Richardson. She recreated and adapted the legendary Western Burger, a kind of Texas-style kolache (doughy Eastern European hot pocket), a few years ago. It’s been welcomed back big time, and just this year was featured among mostly new menu items for back to school “first day hoorays” from Chartwells. It's time to catch up with Texas-based Richardson, as she’s taken on a new role as regional chef for Chartwells School Dining Services, working with different teams and doing a lot of driving on the Texas prairie. If you also have a lot of drive time, be sure to listen to these podcasts to make the time fly by.

Join Amy and Eden for a super fun episode as they blind react to drinks from the Student Center Cafe and meet Austin Stinson, the Marketing Manager of Chartwells at Eastern!

Today we chat with Cate Mertins a junior at the University of Arkansas from right here in Fayetteville. Cate is spending her summer interning at Chartwells, our on campus dining services. This episode gives you the inside scoop on all things eating on campus from new places to eat to what a meal trade is and so much more. If you are wanting more info and some good accounts to follow, head to Instagram and follow @foodonthehill_ar and @arkieeatswell!

With all the hype surrounding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) funds, what happens when a scandal arises with a portfolio company? I spoke with Matt Evans, manager of Ninety One’s UK Sustainable Equity fund, which invests in Compass Group. Earlier this year Compass was caught up in the school meals fiasco, as its subsidiary Chartwells was providing children with a meagre amount of food. This prompted a national outcry, with images of the offending parcels appearing in the national press. The criticism being that what was being provided was far below the £30 a week allowance. At the time of the fiasco, Compass represented 1.7% of Evan’s fund. I asked Evans how the asset manager reacted, as well as the UK ESG opportunities that he’s seeing over the next 12 months.

In this weeks episode, we had Andrew Lipson, Vice President of Operations at Chartwells, talk to us about innovation in the food industry, Covid-19 impact on combating food waste/insecurity on campus, and update us on new developments within Chartwells. We also discussed the importance of student feedback in the development of these projects. Listen now to hear a sneak peak on what is coming soon to campus dinning!

Jolie speaks with Dani Haynes, coordinator of student case management at BGSU, and Dr. Sandra Earle, an associate professor of pharmaceutical science at the University of Findlay and a university advocate at BGSU. They discuss how COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurity for many students and share advocacy strategies to mitigate the stigma, shame, and misinformation around basic needs insecurity on college campuses.   Announcer: From Bowling Green State University and the Institute for the Study of Culture & Society, this is BG Ideas. Musical Intro: I'm going to show you this with a wonderful experiment. Jolie : Welcome back to the Big Ideas Podcast, a collaboration between the Institute for the Study of Culture & Society and the School of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University. I'm Jolie Sheffer, Associate Professor of English and American Culture Studies and the Director of ICS. Jolie : Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we're not recording in the studio, but from home via phone and computer. As always, the opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily reflect those of BGSU or its employees. Bowling Green State University is located in the Great Black Swamp, long a meeting place of the Wyandotte, Shawnee, Lenape, Ottawa, Kickapoo, Fox, Pottawatomie, Erie, Miami, Peoria, Chippewa, and Seneca Indian Tribes. We honor the rich history of this land and its indigenous inhabitants past and present. Jolie : Today, I'm joined by Dani Haynes and Dr. Sandra Earle. Dani works in the BGSU Dean of Students office as the Coordinator for Student Case Management. She also founded the Falcon Care Grab and Go initiative to address student hunger and food insecurity. And Dr. Sandy Earle is an associate professor of pharmaceutical science and Associate Dean for Assessment for the College of Pharmacy at the University of Findlay. Sandy also serves as a university advocate at BGSU with a special interest in providing assistance to those in crisis and ensuring food security for all students. Jolie : I'm very happy to have this conversation. To start, I'd like each of you to share how you got interested in student crisis intervention and advocacy work, particularly around the issue of hunger and food insecurity. Dani, do you want to start us? Dani: Well, I got started in student issues, student crises about six years ago. I used to work for a nonprofit and originally I was working in survivor services for survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence. And I was an advocate at the University of Toledo for their Title IX process. And so throughout that time, I began to notice some of the issues that students were having that didn't necessarily coincide with Title IX incidents, but was still very traumatizing to the individual. Dani: So, when I started here at BG, I still had some of those same notes in my mind, but I wasn't sure if it translated to the student population. Within maybe my first six months, I began to see some students who were housing insecure and food insecure. And I know that BG already had the Falcon Care program, which you can donate some swipes to students in need. Then,throughout the summer, I realized the dining halls weren't necessarily open, and so those students didn't have the same opportunity to receive resources. Dani: And originally I began to provide them food from Kingsbury, which is where I lived. I would take food into the office and then Chris was like, "Are you feeding students?" And so I said, "Hypothetically. Will I get in trouble?" Because we need this job." And so I explained, "Well, students are hungry. And I, as a mom, cannot see students hungry. I just can't do it." And I explained what some of the issues were. Dani: And so he said, "Okay. You can start this program. We'll give you some money. Let's see how successful it would be." Dani: And so originally, there was a bet on if I can provide close to 50 bags for the first year and we served 47 bags within the first year, which highlighted that there was a need. Since then we have provided 159 grab-and-go food bags since our initiation. So, that's just to say the need is growing, not just because of the pandemic, which has exacerbated the need and provided greater awareness for those who didn't necessarily see that it existed. So that's just a little bit about how I got into crisis. Jolie : What about you, Sandy? How did you come to be interested in food security issues? Sandra: Well, I have been a professor for a long time and I absolutely love being around college students and obviously as a teacher and as a professor, my focus has, for a long time, been on student success and how do I help them? And I teach something that's kind of challenging usually, so I'm always trying to think of how to help them. Sandra: And as my husband Rodney moved into the presidency, people told me, "Hey, Sandy, you have some power. You could use your power for good." And I'm like, "Really?" Because of course, what do I know about this? This is not my gig. This is his. But if I can use my power for good, I better darn well do it. Right? It's my responsibility. And of course I love it. I love being able to help students and everybody obviously, but students are probably in the position that need the most support from somebody like me. Sandra: And honestly, I was fairly unaware of this problem of food insecurity on campuses. It's much more serious than maybe my being very poor as a student, but this is real food insecurity that people even bring from their home. So, I came from a home where I never was wanting for food, but once I was on my own college, things got a little tight. Sandra: So, if you think you don't even have that safety net from home, so you're coming from that. And how do we expect these students to be successful in school if they have to worry about what they're going to eat next time, or where they're going to sleep, or if they're safe walking across campus, or if they're dealing with some mental health issues or crises? How do we expect them to sit and study and take a test? Of course, we can't. Sandra: My goal is to make sure that the only thing students are worrying about is their exam. That's my goal. Of course, that's a pretty lofty one and it's certainly beyond my power, but whatever I can do to help with that is my goal. Jolie : Sandy, we know that stress in childhood, including around poverty and food insecurity, has dramatic consequences on children's brain development. Can you tell us a little bit about the biochemical and psychological effects of resource insecurity? Sandra: Well, I could tell you what I know, which isn't a lot, other than the research that I've done as an person of interest, not from a scientist standpoint. But it's very clear that if students, especially young children, don't get the nutrition that they need, this is a critical time for brain development and their ability. And not only that, but for them to feel safe in this world, that they don't have to be worrying about things that they should not be worrying about, and dealing with actually being able to fuel that brain chemistry that we need to learn and to be happy. Sandra: And we can't minimize the happiness part. I think that people that are in constant distress, it's physically very bad for your body and obviously emotionally and mentally break down because we've got to deal with our most basic needs first. There's plenty of research on that. But kids that are without food or stable environments, homes, et cetera, their chances for success in this world are so diminished. It's a crisis. Sandra: And I'm especially worried during this time of COVID. There's so many kids, especially kids that have single working moms. I think of this every day. Because I feel like some days I'm struggling and I have every luxury. And I think these moms and dads that are single parents that have to go to work probably, because we know that those that are making the least in our society, as far as their income, it's something like 85 or 90% of them, and Dani, you can correct me if the percentages are wrong, but they cannot do their job virtually. Sandra: And the people that are at the very top income brackets, those folks, 95% of them can do their job virtually. So, while it isn't going to be easy to do your job virtually and teach your kid, at least you're physically there. So, I don't know. I don't know how to help this, and this is not necessarily food insecurity specifically, but just the COVID situation and you have to work to get food on the table. That's not an option. Jolie : I'm going to ask Dani a question, which is what does food insecurity actually look like on a college campus? Because we were talking before about the salad days of ramen or mac and cheese. But that's not really what we're talking about primarily. So, what does it look like on college campuses and how is it perhaps different than what we hear or think about with K-12 students, where they can get breakfast and lunch? But how does it show up at BGSU? Dani: Okay. So for K-12, let's talk about in elementary, in BG. At least 90 to 95% of their students are free lunch or reduced lunch. So, let's think: If that full population came to BG later on, they've been food insecure their entire lives. And they bring it to BG, what does that look like? It is the ramen noodles. It is the Kraft mac and cheese, but it's more than that. Dani: It's making a conscious decision to go without something, usually food, so that you can pay something else. Between 6% of university students in a four year institution go at least one day without eating. 10% at a community college. Roughly 44% of collegiates on university campuses struggle with food insecurity. So, it's surviving off of granola bars. It's saying, "Oh, I'm hungry, but let me drink some water." It's trying to get a free meal from a friend because you don't have another way to get it. Dani: Or it's coming from a food insecure background and then you get to college and you have all these meal swipes, and so you hoard food because you've been without food for so long and then you become panicked when your meal swipes are getting lower, your Falcon dollars are getting low. It looks different for each and every student because it's always a case by case basis. But some of the signs to look for in food insecure students would be those students you always see asking for food. And we've had some of those students, especially in the Nest, always standing around. You have those students who you invite out to lunch, dinner, or breakfast and they can never go. You have those students, you go to their house and their refrigerator is pretty bare. And so it's really about teaching them what food insecurity is. Dani: I know I went to Ohio State. I come from a single parent household and I'm first-generation, so nobody explained food insecurity to me. What I expected from college is, you will struggle. That is college. So, when I was food insecure in college, I didn't know that it was a problem. I walked into it like, "Oh, this is to be expected. This is normal." Dani: Students today are still thinking, "Oh, it's okay for me to struggle and survive off noodles." That's still food insecurity because it is expected. I was told this is what I can expect from college, right? So, when you are living the life that you've been told is the typical college experience, you don't identify it as a problem because it's never been taught to you to be a problem. And so that's the other piece of food insecurity that we need to start talking about. That being a struggling college student does not mean going hungry. It doesn't mean going to class starving and thinking, "Oh, I need to focus and I may just eat some noodles when I get home and that will hold me over for the next couple of days." That's not a struggling college student. Struggling college student could be classes, it may be finances, it can be a whole host of things, but it should never be food insecurity. Jolie : What are some of the initiatives that you two are working on to address these needs on campus? Sandra: So, one of the little things that I help do is starting the community garden. So, the community garden is just outside the art building. Anybody can walk by and get whatever they need if there's something there that they need or want. It's not something you have to sign up for. You don't have to tell anybody your name. You just get what you need and if I were queen of the world, I would replace all the shrubs with food. Sandra: Unfortunately, we live in a climate where there's not too much we can plant that will be there all year. But we live in a farmland. This is, as you mentioned, we live in the black swamp where the soil is quite amazing. If you look around at the farms, we have very high producing farms around here. Let's plant some food and just be able to walk by and pick what you want. I know that sounds probably idealistic, but why not have that for a goal? Dani: I actually love the community garden. So, I always promote the community garden. One, because fresh produce is really hard to come by for food insecure students, because that's not what it's given at entries. So, that community garden is amazing. Don't knock it or sell it short. It's pretty amazing. And it's cute. All the students like, "Oh, is that what those boxes are?" I'm like, "Yeah, go get some food." And I am a tomato and cucumber girl, I'm a vegetarian. I can survive off tomato and cucumbers like nobody's business, which that garden produces a lot of. Dani: Some of our other resources is the Falcon Care Program, which students can donate one swipe a week. You can do that virtually if you go to the Office of the Dean of students webpage or our present website, which a lot of our student orgs use, you can click on resources and there should be a link to take you to donate a swipe. Dani: Those swipes come to me on a meal card and it's really discreet. So, if a student is food insecure and they come and get a meal card, it has five swipes on it. No one else is going to be able to identify, "Oh, they went to Dani and got a free food card." It's not like that. We have that program, which has been here for years and it's really great that Chartwells have partnered with us to support students facing food insecurity. Dani: We also have the grab-and-go food bag program that you mentioned. That bag of food, each bag is about $20.08 because I priced it out. In that bag, you'll get almost a week worth of breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A little bit more if you stretch it. So in order to inform students about that, I don't know if you all have seen some of the digital marketing on the screens that says, "Don't go hungry" and then it has, "Go to the Dean of Students office." That is to promote our food assistance programs. Dani: So, we have our Hunger/Homelessness awareness week. It's a week worth of programming. We started the event last year. This is our second one. It is November 16th through the 20th. We have a number of events. We plan on using Greek councils to do a food drive for that week to support our food bank program. We also plan on collecting swipes virtually. We plan on partnering with some student organizations and some residence life students to promote that program. And then we have some cooking demonstration videos that will be released that week to show students how to prepare food within our grab and go food bag. Sometimes it looks just like a lot of random, quick things that you can take on the go, which it is meant for that. Dani: And also a lot of students don't have cooking utensils, which is strange. Can openers. You will not believe how many students can't eat the canned food because they don't have a can opener. So, it is meant to be accessible and easy and quick on the go. But there are ways you can make meals like mac and cheese. You can put the tuna in there and have tuna mac, right? But showing them that they can do that. So those are some of our resources. Jolie : Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BGSU, like universities across the country, moved with very little notice to remote and online instruction. We are now back open, but with a dramatically reduced footprint on campus. How has the pandemic affected students in terms of their access to things like food, housing, and other necessities? How has the pandemic changed some of the student needs and how have the initiatives you're offering adjusted to meet those changing needs? Sandra: I'm just going to comment on one thing on this, Dani, because you're really the one that knows the facts on this. I know from talking to Rodney and others in the leadership of the university, there's a huge concern, and this is probably happening nationally, I just have not seen it, he is very concerned because the group of students that did not come back this fall are the lowest income students as far as family income. Sandra: He said, "We had a big jump in family income if we look at our average family income of our students." And that's because we've lost the lower income students. And this is extremely alarming to me as an educator and as a member of our society that wants people to have access to education. One of the things when it comes to food insecurity is that if you have a college degree, less than 5% of people with college degrees have food insecurity. But if you don't have a high school diploma, about 27% of those folks have food insecurity. Sandra: So, education is a social mobility thing that we have to work diligently through to make sure that it's available to those that want to better their life's lot. I really worry that families that were hit hard by the COVID pandemic, no longer is college an option for them. And this is a huge problem. Sandra: Dani, maybe you have more statistics on this. But I know that Rodney is super concerned about this and he worries that it's not just that they're taking a break. The window of going to college is fairly short. So if they're not coming now, they're probably not coming. So, it's a worry. And it's not about keeping numbers up for college. It's about providing social mobility for these students that really, I'm sure, were excited and counting on it and now it's just not a possibility. Dani: That is a really great point that I think a lot of people have not really given a lot of thought to, is the students who are not coming to college. The lower income student, the first-generation student. And because it's a family dynamic. So, if your entire family is struggling, if you were the one to assist with your siblings or other parental adults or guardians, and then they are getting sick or they can't work as much, you make a sacrifice because it takes a village. And so that is one way that we should be concerned about our students and that COVID has brought more light to. Dani: In addition to that is the amount of students who live check to check. I think a lot of times people really think collegiates are far more wealthy or have far more parental support than they do. And so one thing we've noticed immediately is when the university closed in the spring semester, the amount of student emergency fund requests, it tripled. Actually, it's just off the charts. Dani: Normally we would donate a dozen, maybe two dozen awards to students. At this point, we're close to 1400 students applying for our student emergency fund. And it's not because they feel entitled. It's literally because they don't have the familial support. They were living check to check. When you think of international students, they can't work anywhere but on campus and we're not hiring them. So, where do they go? They don't qualify for the community resources. They don't qualify for loans. And so that's an entire demographic of students that is really hard to serve. And you want them here, because again, this is a great opportunity for them, but how do we meet their needs? So, you can think of how COVID has highlighted some of that. Dani: And then the final piece, again, is food insecurity. So, I think the student emergency fund really highlights some of the housing insecurity because it is living month to month. It is worrying if you're going to be evicted. But food insecurity, since COVID, I think in the spring semester, we provided two dozen food bags to students. We partner with our BGSU Police Departments because they're 24 hours. And students were able to go there and collect the bags so that they could still have access to the resources. We were still able to use some of our Chartwells Falcon Care Cards, the students will be able to go and grab a meal from dining hall and take it to go. So, that was still an access for them. We really was able to transition very well to continue to support the students and we're very thankful for all of our partners who helped us with that. As of right now, our office is still open 8:00 to 5:00. So, if students need food, they can always come and grab a bag. Dani: We're always thinking of new ways to support our students in food insecurity. I know Chartwells just provided 10 HelloFresh type of boxes that they had left over. And so I emailed a lot of our food insecure students, "We have these free boxes of food. Come." And they came immediately. Like, "Oh, absolutely." And so that's just to show, although I had just helped them within the last couple of weeks, they're still food insecure. They're still seeking resources. Dani: And then the last one is the mobile food pantry. They've been able to go off campus and use the drive in. Their numbers are still large because, although we closed campus, the students were still here. They have a lease. They may not be able to go home. So, I think COVID has really shown how much the community needs one another and how there are so many ways we can support one another that we probably would not have thought of pre-COVID. Jolie : We're going to take a quick break. Thanks for listening to the Big Ideas Podcast. Musical Interlude: Question. Answer. Discussion. Announcer: If you are passionate about big ideas, consider sponsoring this program. To have your name or organization mentioned here, please contact us at ics@bgsu.edu. Jolie : Hello and welcome back to the Big Ideas podcast. Today, I'm talking to Dani Haynes and Dr. Sandy Earle about student food insecurity and other challenges made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jolie : Sandy, in addition to your advocacy work, you are a researcher studying how different drugs affect the body and in turn how the body can change a drug, as well as you're interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning. How do you understand the relationship between these different roles? How does your research inform your teaching and your advocacy and vice versa? Sandra: Well, that's a great question. I probably don't reflect on that as much as I should on a day-to-day basis. I don't know. I've been very blessed in life. I love my job. I love my students. I really like learning new things. I like to continue to learn. I think most people in academic environments do. Sandra: I am very interested and have done some work and trying to figure out how to help each student learn in the way that they do. I don't have a degree in this area. My area of expertise is pharmacokinetics, which is modeling drugs to figure out how much drug needs to be where in the body at a certain time to be efficacious but not toxic. So my actual training, as far as my academic training and what I teach, doesn't really help that much. Other than my interest in math and modeling things, and really knowing that everybody's unique, and that's what pharmacokinetics teaches you too. You're tailoring it to that unique situation and everyone's unique. Sandra: I love what I teach. I think it's very interesting and I think it helps patients have the best experience that they can have. And so it's important for me to help pharmacists know how to do this, but I have really become more engaged and that's through my work in assessment and helping students be successful in the classroom. And this, I guess, again, leads back to the food insecurity and not having to worry about ... Yes, you should be worried about your test. Yes, you should be worried about your project and your paper. You need to be worried about all that. But please don't worry so much that you can't be successful. But I don't want you worrying about food and shelter. And so I guess circling back to that, I explained my path, I guess, how I've evolved as an academic. But ... Jolie : One of the things that you're really talking about is this tension between addressing the individual needs of a given student, but also recognizing that we live in a society that the systems themselves are unequal, right? And so we also see patterns of inequality around access, around some of the resources. So, a 2019 study by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that LGBTQ +, Black, and Native American students were significantly more likely to be food insecure, housing insecure, or a combination of the two. Can you explain for listeners, why is it that some members of these groups are at an increased risk? And what are some of the things that universities can do to help meet those students' needs? Sandra: Well, I think, and Dani, you can jump in here too, but from my understanding and my reading, it's because they're in a situation where often they live, they've been brought up in food deserts, which are more and more common and problematic in our society. And if you don't know what a food desert is, it's an area that you cannot get affordable, appropriate food within your local area. Because a lot of folks don't have transportation either. And especially during COVID when the bus systems shuts down, how are you going to get food when there is no food for you to get? Especially healthy, affordable food. Sandra: And as Dani mentioned before, produce is especially difficult to get. And as a healthcare practitioner, we know that diets that are just made of processed food or fast food is not what we want people to be eating. But to be able to get the fresh produce and to get affordable, fresh produce, in a lot of places you have to have a car. And this is often where people that are disadvantaged because of their race or their sexual identity are put at great disadvantage. Sandra: So, I don't know if that answers your question. But we also know that COVID, for these groups that are in such distress anyway, COVID has affected them as the disease itself and access to all the support systems that they need, it's hit them in two to three, probably more than that, fold when compared to others that are not in these groups of, as you've mentioned, gender identity minorities, as well as Native Americans and People of Color in general. Dani, you may have more light to shed on that. Dani: So, you said a lot of great points. The only thing that I would add is those demographics, or that population of students that you mentioned, you can also think they are probably more times than not an independent student when you think of student financial aid. So with that, that means there's not very much familial with support or monetary support. They're probably working a little bit more than 10 to 20 hours a week to come to college, to survive in college. Dani: So, there's so many other factors. Really, when you think about student financial aid, it is way more than Pell Grants and things like that. You should always think of those independent students as those students who constantly need high touch points. For the last three to four years, I did reach out to student financial aid last summer and on average BGSU receives about 1,400 independent students that self identify as independent students through student financial aid. Dani: Those 1,400 students should be students that we are always checking in on because we know, based on that status alone, they don't have the support. So, just things like that. Again, I mentioned earlier on I love trends and things like that. So, it's always about knowing, yes there's marginalized identities, they will struggle at a greater rate for a number of reasons. And a lot of it could be systemic. Also learning, what are some of the other groups of students or why those particular groups still align within other challenges, really? So, I think that would be the other piece I would add. Jolie : What are some of your practical recommendations for what institutions can do to support students facing basic needs insecurities? Dani: I think the first one would be making it available. So for example, Wood County, BG in particular, there's no homeless shelter for just the average person we have Cocoon. So, maybe we could have Residence Life provide immediate shelter for students in need and not just those in a Title IX situation, which is always great and we are very appreciative. Could it be possibly creating family housing? Because we know that our student demographic will change. We will probably get more parents. Where are they going to stay? What are the support services that we have? Dani: Student organizations. Is it just directed towards average college age students or all collegiates? So, if the meetings and things like that are in the evening, then I'm probably not going to go, but those same meetings have free food that I would probably benefit from. So, it's just really looking at all of those little pieces and how, if we shifted them or added additional resources like having afternoon meetings or having a grocery store, not just the pantry, but an actual grocery store where you could just shop and have all types of items. Dani: I know that we partner with the French thrift shop in Woodland Mall. And so we give students clothing vouchers that they need. That has been a really great resource for student parents, because everything in there is 50 cent or $1 and you don't have to pay for it because we already have the clothing vouchers. We partner with LMARIES Laundromat. That's been super awesome because yes, the residential students have free laundry through residence life, but off campus it's really expensive to wash clothes. Dani: I know when I was a grad student, I went to school overseas and it was super expensive. I never dried my clothing for a whole year. All of my clothes were crunchy. I remember when I came back home, that was something I was really excited about because I couldn't afford both. Clean clothes I can do, but you just going to have to air-dry and they're crunchy. They are not the same. It's a privileged opportunity that I realized is a real thing. But laundry was really expensive. So having that as a resource to students. Dani: Having toilet paper and regular household items. A student just asked me, "Can I buy light bulbs with the Walmart food card?" And I was like, "Dani, why did you not think that students need light bulbs?" They need to see. And they just bring so many things to my attention, for resources that they need. It's so incredible because we're humans, we have our own apartment and yet we take a lot of things for granted. And so I think the other thing is within higher education, we can look at some of those things that we take for granted as something that everyone has and makes sure that our students will have them. Sandra: And frankly, I don't have much to add to that other than I think the biggest thing I would say is don't assume you know. Don't assume anything. I have learned a lot about this just from hanging around people like Dani and doing some reading on my own. And don't assume you know. I have learned that there's students on our campus that not only did their parents not support them, but they're upset that they're here. Sandra: So, there's so much. And I think as somebody that has never had to worry about this, to put yourself in the shoes of someone that does, and really look at it with love and compassion and sometimes I get upset cause I see people's comments about food insecurity and dismissing it. And I think that's the biggest thing I would say, is people need to be open to the possibility of what this is and thinking about what it would be like to be in this situation. And then trying to do something about it. Whether that's with actually giving gifts of money to the different food pantries and of course to the BGSU Student Emergency Fund to support students. Sandra: And it's not only students, it's also staff and faculty that are in this situation. And we want to make sure our whole community is taken care of. So, to give monetary gifts, or to Dani's point, maybe take someone that you know out to eat or offer them even something subtle like a bag of cucumbers from your garden. Just put yourself in their shoes and do what you can. If you're in the position where you can help, I would encourage you to do that. Because our society, we're really dependent upon each other. During this time especially. Jolie : So, that really leads to my last question. So, for folks who want to support these initiatives, what are some things they can do? So Sandy, you mentioned donating to the student emergency fund. Are there other places or ways that people can give if they are able to do so? Sandra: I'm going to let Dani answer that. I know you can do that through the Student Emergency Fund. I'm sure that you can support the different food pantries in the area, but I'm going to turn that one over to Dani because this is her thing. Dani: So, there's always opportunities to help students. Is it connecting through student organizations that also serve student populations? Is it the Center for Public Impact? They do a lot of assisting with students. Is it donating swipes so that we can have swipes for our Falcon Care program or donating food to the grab and go food bag program? Is it winter apparel? Last year during Hunger/Homelessness Awareness week, I had some coats and gloves and other winter apparel. Our off-campus commuter service program actually knitted a lot of the scarves and hats. Dani: You'd be surprised how many people come to BG, not fully understanding that, one, BG is a windy tunnel. As soon as I step foot on the campus, it is so windy. I don't understand where the wind comes from. So, it's always really cold. Students are not always prepared for that. Dani: So, it's having maybe a clothing closet or creating that or saying, "Hey, I have all of these coats or winter apparel. Is there anyone in need?" Is it hygiene products? Do you have those? Is it supporting students during move in? Like sponsoring a student's bedding or ensuring that students have maybe a refrigerator or microwave? It's so many little pieces that we can do to help. I think as long as we begin to focus on serving the students in most need, we will always be able to serve all of our students because it only goes up from there. Jolie : And Dani, for students who may be in need of some of these resources, what's their next step to access them? Dani: They can go to the Office of the Dean of Students webpage and all of our resources are there. If you click on support and guidance, it will take you to the case management services page and you'll be able to access this. If you can't remember that, if you type in free food in the BGSU main page, it takes you to a landing page that has resources for free food, as well as application for our food assistance programs. Dani: The applications is not meant to decline, it's meant to gain some information. Because if a student is facing food insecurity, they're facing financial insecurity, they're facing other things that I can assist with as a case manager that you may not always have the opportunity to do if I don't know who you are. So, that's another resource. Dani: And then always, if you can't remember that, think of Office of the Dean of Students. We have drop-in hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 5:00. You can always call 211, that's a community resource. So, no matter where you are as a BG student, especially when we have a lot of virtual students, 211 and they will be able to direct you to any community resource that is available so that you're not just reliant on our campus resources, because it's not going to sustain you if it's an ongoing issue. Jolie : Great, thank you both so much for joining me today. Jolie : Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram @ICSBGSU and on our Facebook page. 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Ghost kitchens aren’t just for restaurants anymore now that Chartwells Higher Education has introduced the concept at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The program—which began last year—was a response to the pandemic’s limitations on foodservice much the same as restaurants who turned to the service. However, Chartwells and UTD’s venture into ghost kitchens provided much more to the students and staff than a traditional ghost kitchen. Pam Stanley, director of food and retail services at UTD, explained that it gave students more flavorful food options from just one centrally located on-campus site rather than having the cuisines spread out. This centralization also gave the culinarians a chance to innovate in one kitchen and work together to create a secret menu with new food items. And, if we’ve learned anything from quick-service restaurants, people love a secret menu. With the help of delivery robots and Boost Mobile digital software, Stanley and her staff were able to bring food to students safely while allowing the culinarians to feel the freedom to create interesting meals again and save space on a quickly expanding campus of 35,000. And the ghost kitchens at UTD are just the beginning. The pilot was run at UTD during the pandemic but had actually been in the works before COVID, Andrea Johnson of Chartwells Higher Education explained. The closing of virtually every foodservice center during the early months of 2020 only sped up the innovation from Chartwells, which is quickly growing the ghost kitchen program at universities across the country. Hear Stanley and Johnson explain the ghost kitchen program at UTD and more innovations they have worked to develop at the campus over the past year.

This week, the Community Directors talk about Mars, Visitation Phase 2, Pro Life Events, and Candy Grams! To hear the interview with the special guest for this week's episode, Trevor Beauchamp from Chartwells, Catholic University's food provider, please visit the CD-Pod page! Happy listening! Special thanks to Rohan Halloran and Joseph Giessuebel for our music!

Wholesalers are becoming increasingly concerned that the government is prepared to let them fail, according to the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD). Their CEO James Bielby has been warning recently that a continued failure to provide urgent sector-specific support to businesses that supply the shuttered hospitality sector and schools risked creating a supermarket monopoly. They have been campaigning on behalf of its members for support including business rate relief, which was given to the supermarkets, hospitality and retail outlets. James has stated recently in the press that many FWD members believed the government was deliberately withholding support from smaller regional businesses, which are currently trading at a loss having burnt through reserves to supply care homes, hospitals, prisons and key workers' children. He added the consequences for jobs, diversity of supply and consumer choice was “devastating”. The FWD has also drawn attention to policy decisions that it said favoured supermarkets. The trade body said the decision to take the provision of free school meals away from small regional suppliers and relaunch the national voucher scheme in the wake of the Chartwells scandal this month was “a final kick to an industry already on its knees”. We wanted to hear direct from James to gain the current update and to understand what can be done to stop this negative situation.

On the 318th episode of the Dean Blundell Show 'Support Local Series,' Dean and Ryan welcome the President of Chartwells Ashton Sequeira. Ashton explains Chartwells, planning for schools not coming back, embracing change, rebuilding vs reimagining, and the employee handbook. We close with cleanliness helping business, the possibility of school returning in 100 days, focusing on people, and rearranging priorities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Staff Council along with the Staff Morale Committee hosted a cookie decorating party in the Student Union Atrium on Dec. 19. Wright State staff enjoyed coffee, tea, hot chocolate and designing their own cookies. Delicious toppings were available at the event including several flavors of butter cream frosting. “It’s an excuse to get together,” said Mike Griest, Director of RaiderConnect. “Our whole goal is to boost the mood, make folks feel appreciated and that we want them to know folks care.” Staff Council partnered with the Wright State Bookstore to provided several raffle gifts and Chartwells for the cookies, toppings and beverages.

In this episode of Learn in Burke: a Burke County Public Schools Podcast, we sit down with leadership from Chartwells, the schools system’s independent food service management company; Daniel Wall, child nutrition director; and Superintendent Dr. Larry Putnam. We open up and discuss how ‘cafeteria food’ has changed over the years and how it is not ‘your momma’s kitchen’, the goals we have for increasing student and staff participation and what the process is like in bringing in new menu items to students. Pictured above (from left) are Jonelle Bobak, marketing and communications specialist; Daniel Wall, child nutrition director; Superintendent Dr. Larry Putnam; Chef Nick Bobotas; and Aaron Probst, senior director of dining services. Pictured below are several school nutrition personnel at East Burke High School preparing lunch for their students.

More food waste ends up in landfills than any other material in our everyday trash. Despite being the most biodegradable waste product, food harms the environment by sitting in a landfill. We discuss solutions with Andrew Lipson from Chartwells and Tom Rohr and Michael Kraus from Food Loops. Listen to learn what these companies are doing to decrease food waste and what you can do to help.

Sven, Ramar, and Zach are back with Season 2,  where they discuss the latest happening at Chartwells at Illinois Tech, including our October events and specials!

Wright State’s Creative Arts Center was transformed into a display of every type of art, from movies and music to acting and dancing for six hours on April 13. The 20th annual ArtsGala drew hundreds of people to enjoy the arts and raise scholarship funds for fine and performing arts students. Throughout the evening, student performances included a dance, Wind Symphony, opera, Collegiate Chorale and an excerpt from “A Little Night Music.” ArtsGala is a way for students who receive ArtsGala scholarships to say thank you to donors as well as display their craft. In the 20 years Wright State has hosted the gala, it has raised over $2.7 million in scholarships for students. Noah Carpenter, a sophomore organ performance major and recipient of an ArtsGala scholarship, said he is very thankful for the support. “I am paying for my college education on my own so being able to have any help and support is absolutely wonderful,” said Carpenter.” In the Stein Galleries, students displayed their photography and paintings. Patrons could also visit the galleries to participate in a silent auction featuring gift baskets in a variety of categories, such as food and drinks or entertainment. The money raised from the auction goes directly toward student scholarships. ArtsGala’s presenting sponsors are Barnes & Noble at Wright State and Morris Furniture Company. Other major sponsors include Chartwells, Dayton Business Journal, Emerson, Heapy Engineering, HORAN, Zoe Dell Nutter, ThinkTV, Prime Time Party Rental and WHIO-TV.

Transcript: [00:00:02] Hey everyone this is Lynn Vartan and you are listening to the apex hour on SUU's Thunder ninety one point one. In this show you get more personal time with the guests who visit Southern Utah University from all over. Learning more about their stories and opinions beyond their presentations on stage. We will also give you some new music to listen to and hope to turn you on new genres. You can find us here every Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on the web at suu.edu/apex or email us at suuapex@icloud.com but for now welcome to this week's show here Thunder ninety one point one. [00:00:43] OK. Well it's Thursday it's 3:00 p.m. and you're here in the studio and this is the apex hour. My name is Lynn Vartan and I'm so excited today excited two of my most favorite people in the studio with me and we are celebrating because our season is officially done for the spring semester which is totally awesome. But the fun doesn't end here. Those of you have been enjoying the radio show. I'm going to stay in my 3 p.m. slot here live and throughout the summer I'll be on air every couple of weeks and then that means that the podcast will also be active all through the summer. Just a reminder that we're subscribable on iTunes and on Google Play or wherever you get your podcast. And just do the search for SUU APEX. All right so let's get talk in here to my guests. I've got two of my favorite ladies and what we're doing today is we're kind of doing a behind the scenes with APEX for the spring semester. Those of you who know me well know I love me some TV and I love watching series where there's this after show or the behind the scenes or the looking behind the curtain of sort of the inner workings of things and that's what we're doing with the show. I'd like to kind of do it every semester and kind of talk with some of my great great great awesome staff and friends about how we make this thing work and some memorable moments from the season. So what I'd like to do is for you guys to introduce yourselves and maybe talk a little bit about what you do for APEX Who'd like to go first. [00:02:28] I can start my name is Roxane Cailleux and I graduated last year from SUU with a communication degree and now I work for Lynn and I am the event planning assistant and I just work alongside Lynn and we organize everything. So for me what I do is from social media to managing the class because we have a convocation class so grading the students and making sure they are fine. I also take care of the food orders, catering facilities, all of that. [00:03:14] She does everything. Let me tell you this whole thing would not run without her. We like to say that she's like my right and left hand. I mean assistant is not even the word to describe it. You're definitely our producer and really you have a hand in every single aspect of what we do. Yeah a lot of e-mails every day that is true. What is your favorite aspect of your job. [00:03:39] I like the day of. Everything from in the morning when we get there to the end when we wrap up. It's my favorite thing to do because there's adrenaline I like seeing people in the audience react. And I like meeting the speaker who we've been working to get here for so long. And yeah just like that day. But I like everything that I do. [00:04:03] But yeah yeah we definitely like our office time together. [00:04:08] Mondays Greek Fries [00:04:10] Yeah. Greek fries in the office while we get everything done. Yep yep. Thanks Roxie. [00:04:17] All right. Katie tell us about yourself. [00:04:19] Hello my name is Katie Englert and I teach in the ESL program here at the American Language and Culture Center. And for APEX I take pictures so I do all the photography during the event. Some of you out there might have seen me trying to be nonchalant as I walk around and take pictures. [00:04:42] But I love having you with APEX because you have a really artistic eye. You know and I'd like to know like everybody to know a little bit about your background because you have an anthropology background so when you're looking at a subject you're looking with a very specific kind of lens. [00:05:00] Yeah my background is in both anthropology and photojournalism so I kind of started my career as a photojournalist and then moved into visual anthropology and culture anthropology and my master's studies. But yes so I'm I'm definitely looking observing. I try to keep that camera up to my eye 24/7 when I'm sure an event like apex. And I'm just trying to find that moment that will tell the story. So it's always a challenge because sometimes people who are speaking can be kind of hard to shoot because it's often just someone speaking at a podium. So I'm just trying to catch that moment that's in between to kind of give some humanity to the person that's speaking and tell the story. That's so cool [00:05:50] If I can add something. You've really elevated it from my point of view since I do social media. You've really elevated the social media aspect of APEX. Oh wow thank you. But it's become really nice looking. Every week we have really good pictures to post so I think people enjoy that. [00:06:08] Yeah I think one of the things that's so cool is that in addition to kind of the standard shots you know you're really going for some interesting and different shots and I really love that. I mean can you talk about some of those. [00:06:20] Yeah that's that's especially what I'm trying to find those those moments before the event happens. One of my favorite moments I think was with her when Jeff Bradybaugh was here and it was a moment while you were speaking introducing him and he was kind of to the left of you in the frame and he's like looking up at the PowerPoint. But it's just this nice light coming on his face and and the moment the composition just worked. And for me that was my favorite shot of the whole event even though it wasn't focused on him it was just the sense of him talking about him. But I'm just always looking for that kind of behind the scenes moment and because that adds to what he is talking about or the speaker is talking about in what everybody sees. And so thanks for the Yeah that's really nice. [00:07:14] You're really able to get kind of the feel of the event that way and that's one of the things that I've really enjoyed about your work. You know I had no idea that that photo was your favorite. And for those listening I mean we're talking about photographs but you can definitely check out all of our photographs by going to our Facebook page which is SUU APEX Events or just search for SUU APEX or they're all on the website which is suu.edu/apex and all of Katie's photos from the event. [00:07:45] So there and I had no idea that was one of your favorites [00:07:49] One of my favorites from like like before the actual event. And just because I felt like it came together in just a nice little moment that you know only maybe I saw. And yeah but hopefully it tells a bit about the scene. [00:08:03] Oh my gosh. So do you have any other favorite photos? That one of Susan Casey... [00:08:08] Yeah that was good. I like that. That was a nice moment too. She was interacting with someone that was buying her book. And again just trying to be in the right place at the right time. That's my goal. That's my job. And when I can do it successfully I'm happy. So got that one stands out. Some of lemon. ANDERSON Yeah and just performing. Those were always fun to shoot because again you're trying to get that emotion and that intensity from what the person is doing. [00:08:45] Was there anyone that was particularly was there any particular event that was more challenging to shoot from a from a fit of graphics and we'll talk about content later but from a photographic standpoint was there one that was more challenging the business. [00:08:59] One was a little bit of a challenge but I liked the challenge. Those are my favorite because I'm try again trying to get the best shot. But that was a challenge because it was a panel. So I was trying to move around and trying to get everybody in the same shot without it being boring or you know like a missed moment. So just waiting waiting and waiting for that moment to happen with five or six people in the same shot. So that can be tricky. And also just the lighting can be sometimes pretty dark in our room a lot of time. [00:09:31] What do you use. What kind of equipment. I mean I don't know much about this kind of thing. [00:09:37] My cameras rather old. I was just telling someone earlier today it's about 12 years old. Why did I use a Nikon 80. So for those of you photographers out there it's pretty old but I have an idea. 200 that is the lens I usually use especially when I'm far back and then 50 or 35 I think. So yeah I could definitely use some better gear but it'll you know it'll happen and you can do a lot. I've had those two lenses for 20 years and then they work pretty well. [00:10:10] Definitely working for us. How about you Roxy what's maybe more challenge. Is there a particularly challenging part of the day or of the event or something that you always know you have to kind of manage. [00:10:24] Probably the lunch Yeah I was going to say the lunch invites and I really try throughout the week because we get our RSVPs and everything so I try to make sure that we have everyone and then it's just a little it's a little scary for me to actually get to a lunch and then I'm just scared that someone is going to show up and be like. I RSVPd But I don't have them on my list and I have to make room for them. I have to tell them you have to go home. That's a little stressful for me. And then I try to anticipate as much as I can but I'm always nervous about just last minute problems like Chartwells is great but you know I'm always like is the team going to be there you know and stuff like that. Yeah. [00:11:12] Chartwells is our catering man. We've really had such great experiences with them this semester. We've tried some new different kinds of foods for the lunches and things like that and that's just been really fun. So yeah but you always want to make sure you know you do such a great job of anticipating my every need and sometimes I'm about to say and how about. And she's heard did it which is great. [00:11:37] So yeah it's easier if you just anticipate everything that could happen. That's what I learned from what I from I've been planning since I've started. And you just have to anticipate what could happen what's the worst that can happen that day. And then you always already have a backup plan. So if it actually happens then you know what to do and you don't have to freak out about it. And we don't need backup plans. So really really great. There's not a lot of times where something happens. [00:12:08] Yeah. I've been really thrilled with everything that way. OK. Going to a more sort of global thought Why do you think. You know we really believe in this series and I know you guys really believe in this series. But you know maybe talk a little bit about why do you think this series in particular or any speaker series like this is important to have on campus or why is it important to why do you think it's important to this community. [00:12:40] I think it's important for the students because we're in a university and it's all about learning and discovering new things and not staying in your comfort zone. So I think we're very lucky to have so many great people come to campus. And we're a rather small school and the fact that we can bring this type of people is is really impressive and it's really we're really lucky so the fact that the students can just show up for free every week and have a chance not only to hear what they have to say but also interact with them make connections. I mean I've seen students talk to the speakers and you know get their information. And so it's a really great thing to have on campus. I think it's very important to keep doing it. [00:13:30] That actually happened quite a bit just a couple of days ago with Dr. Bert Tisbury. You know she was giving out her phone number and you know all kinds of connections were happening and that's that really makes me happy. Katie what do you think. [00:13:44] I agree with everything you just said and just the diversity of this past year of the speakers that have come for Apex has just been truly remarkable and I feel really lucky. I mean I feel like to be a part of it as a shooter but I really feel lucky just to be a part of the audience and hear all of the different experiences that the speakers bring to the event and especially the diversity like like you said. And I like that we have people who are former alumni. We have people in the community. We have people from all walks of life all ethnicities diversity jobs. And I think it's just one of the best things about you that I just love. So it's very exciting to be a part of it. [00:14:30] Yeah that's definitely the diversity component has been something that we've been really from the design process really focusing on. And you know it it's not just bringing in a diverse environment from around that's certainly a key aspect of it. But like you said you know once a year we're featuring and then alumni and then we're bringing people from our community and our environment like off the cuff or the superintendent for design National Park and I think that you know continuing to showcase the just everything that's around us. [00:15:03] And then couple that with bringing people in is definitely a passion of mine and a goal for the series so I'm glad that that's been a meaningful part of it for you. Yeah that's great. Well I think what we'll do is we'll play a song now so I've got in my typical style Yeah. All kinds of things. I've been digging deep into this playlist. That's a bunch of kind of I guess emerging artists or perhaps new mostly new artists from the South by Southwest 2018 festival so I've got a few more from that. This first song is going to be called thanks 4 nothing. And it's by Nilufer Yanya and it's the title track from the album. Thanks for nothing. And again it was one of South by Southwest features and you can find it on Spotify or wherever you listen to music. You're listening to KSUU thunder ninety one point [00:19:03] Ok well welcome back. And this is Lynn Vartan and you're listening to KSUU ninety one point one and this is the apex hour and this is our kind of behind the scenes for this season's show. And I've got Katie and Roxie joining me and we're just kind of talking about how the season went down and some standout moments and just you know a little bit more about the inner workings of Apex the band. So welcome back Roxie and Katie Hello. [00:19:33] So what I'd like to do is kind of just talk about we had 11 events 11 or 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 events this spring and just kind of I'd like to just sort of remember them and maybe get a couple sentences from you about like your reflection or something you remember about it. We began the season the way our season works for anybody who doesn't know it's a weekly event series. During the course of the academic school year in the fall we start about the second week of September and run all the way up until Thanksgiving. Then we take a little break for the holidays retool. We begin in about the second week of January 2nd or third week and then go all the way through till the first week of April which is when we finish which is this week. So we began the season with our distinguished faculty lecture. What this event is is that there is opportunity for faculty members on campus to submit a written a paper presentation. That is original and that is adjudicated by a faculty committee that has nothing to do with APACS I'm not on the committee or none of our team is on the committee it's an internal university committee who goes over all of these proposals and then chooses one to be our faculty distinguished lecture and then we host that event where the faculty member reads their lecture. You may remember last year was Dr. Marbeck an art history and then this year our event was Dr. Ravi Roye and his talk was titled rebuilding public trust and democratic governance. The great political paradox you guys have any memories from that or thoughts about that one. [00:21:26] I know for me that the key that he brought up that I was really interested in was his opinion of the state and of democracy and where we move forward with democracy and that he's a little nervous about kind of the process of where we're going with democracy. Did you guys have any memories from that one. Yeah I remember I remember that although January seems like a long time ago now. But I remember thinking at the time when I was shooting it how great to hear what he's researching and what I remember as who is working on and just being really excited about that and not realizing at the time which again is why I think APECs is so amazing and that it brings speakers like Ravi to discuss the research and for the public to understand what they're working on. Yeah I think that's cool because I mean I you know you you see people's names and maybe you're on a committee with them. That's actually then really see what or hear what they're discussing is amazing anybody wants to know more about Dr. Roy's presentation. He was also our very first radio guest on the show. So you can definitely check out his talk with me on the podcast and we go over a lot of the things that he mentioned and and his thoughts. So yeah I'll move on to the next one. [00:22:57] Did you have anything to say about [00:22:59] Just for me. It was kind of a special one from an event standpoint as you said. You know we had our first radio show with him and I think that's when we changed the seating to theater. And I just I really liked that and yeah just the first one of the season is always kind of special. So. [00:23:19] That's right. That was when we did the seating change and other behind the scenes tidbit wearing a very large conference hall and it's a really cool room but we always had just one aisle down the center. And actually we changed it so that we had multiple aisles so there's actually four different entry points kind of four aisles the two on the outer edges and then two in the middle which makes it really easy for people to kind of get in and get seated especially late comers. You don't have to feel like you're climbing over everybody in the movie theater that type of thing so cool. All right our next one was the SUUSA roundtable was a state of the Union and I called it where we had several of our Southern Utah University centers and just discussing different topics on campus and just kind of seeing what our young leaders are doing. This one. You know I'm not sure if we're going to make it an annual event or not. You know but it was really important I think to have the senators there and to kind of hear what their what the topics of interest to them are and kind of how they're looking at leadership. Did you guys have any memories from that one. [00:24:28] I can't believe this was the second event that we did. It feels like yesterday. It's so weird that it was the second. Yeah. But I thought it was a different event than what we usually do. And I liked having them there. And for me when I was a student I never really knew what SUUSA was doing. So I think it's really good for everyone to have been able to listen to them and see what they're actually working on. And yeah and I was really happy about the turnout attendance wise because I was a little worried about it. Some people just don't show up but it was really I think we got about 100 people a little bit less but that was really that's a surprise too I think to everybody and it turned out really well so yeah. [00:25:18] And that one within our smaller room we sometimes do events in the waiting room which is a smaller room and it's about a 100 120 capacity and yeah we had quite a few people at that one. [00:25:29] Just to add to what Roxie said. I think it was just great to have them their presence in a forum like APEX and how articulate everyone on that panel was really impressed with the panel and again it just made me really appreciate you and the students that are here and representing Southern Utah. And yeah I just was really impressed with without having gone. [00:25:58] Well that was January and then we move on to February and we began our event with our meet the business building which is you know a real special event for this year. It's kind of one of these once in a lifetime once because I mean new buildings don't go up every day on campus and we have this amazing brand new business building that's that's coming up. And this event was all dedicated to the making of that building. We had facilities we had the architects coming here the the contractors the business Dean spoke and that was kind of a roundtable discussion and one of the things that really stood out to me and maybe you guys feel the same way as the artist was I didn't [00:26:41] There was going to be some really cool art in that building that really reflect our natural landscape. Glasswork that's going to reflect off of the light and all these things and there's going to be a lot of social areas in that building and outdoor areas. I was really excited learn about that. [00:27:00] Yeah it was really amazing to see all those parts come together in that one for. And they had slides to kind of show what the business building is going to look like both inside and I think outside. Yeah and Yeah. Again another kind of local event that's very much a part of who you and the future of us which is just exciting. I was really excited to be a part of it. Roxie do anything about that. You don't have I mean you guys don't have to talk on every single one. Just say no if you don't that's fine [00:27:32] just the fact that I mean our office is right next to it. We see the construction every day and we just want to see it it's going to be in there and I was never a business like student. But I our current one can have some improvements. I'm really happy that students will have that opportunity to study somewhere like that. And it's it looks great. I mean I'm excited. [00:27:55] Yeah yeah. Well moving along on February 8th we had Emily Graslie and wow what a treat she was. I mean Emily Graslie has a youtube channel called The Brain scoop and it's just the absolute YouTube sensation and she she works the brains Scroope out of the Field Museum in Chicago. One of the big natural history museums in the nation and her story from from art painter in Montana to YouTube sensation scientist who goes all over the world you know inspecting fossils and dissecting animals and everything was just amazing and her talk was titled The value of curiosity. Memories from that one. [00:28:43] Yeah for me I really liked her because when we prepared the events we only have like a couple of pictures of the speaker and I can't help just making my own opinion and just expecting some kind of personality or like the way they're going to be. And she really surprised me because she always looks so sweet in her picture. And she is really sweet but I was pleasantly so surprised, she was very confident and she's very kind of feisty and I we she was really fun and I really enjoyed her talk. And the fact that she came from a completely different background than what she's doing now I thought that was crazy and also the fact that she's on YouTube is a really cool thing because it's become a really big platform especially for my generation and students here at SUU So it was really nice to have someone who comes from there. [00:29:35] Yeah I agree. I think what really stood out to me about her aside from what she actually does for her living is that she was a painter and then just was interested in going to the museum on her campus that the museum was like a very small room like things just packed up. And she made that into a career and it was really like inspiring and I thought like I thought if I was a student I mean as a as a grown adult professional I was really inspired and it just shows how you might start out somewhere in your career or in your major. And then how it can lead into other things and how exciting and successful she was and again very articulate strong passionate woman.And we had a lot of those was exciting to be around [00:30:28] Until March really started. but let's get a guy in there. February 15th we had our day in the life series where we bring someone in to talk about what their life is like. And this was Jeff Bradybaugh who is currently the Zion National Park Superintendent. And I just thought he was a delight one really just delightful delightful person and packed event in our smaller room and we were overflow we had like project we had to have the audio in the lobby so that the overflow could hear. That was just amazing. Yeah anything to add. [00:31:05] I think so. I know a lot of teachers in the ALCC we try to bring our students over to the apex events and that was a big one for students I think because they know where Zion is they can go there and to to hear someone from Taiwan it's involved with what goes on in Zion speak and talk was really great for them as well as myself like being relatively new to southern Utah. It was just great to hear his perspective and kind of how his journey came to be at Zion and some of the things that they're looking forward in the future. So it was really really great. And I love that picture I took. [00:31:45] It was well and then moving on we'll get one more before we take our next break. We could talk all day now and this was a very special event and it may maybe some people's favorite of the season. This was our Claudia Bradshaw event. Claudia Bradshaw is just a wonderful mother figure to us all is kind of how we came out of that and her talk was titled My journey into a new world and it was really about. She is the St George P. flag founder and a real ally to our LGBTQ plus family and it was just her story and special treat that her son was able to travel here from Chicago. So I'm sure you have something to say. Yeah I loved this one too. I loved that both her son and daughter were there and got to comment on when her son came out to her and kind of that family journey that they went through. And hell being in southern Utah that was hard and some of the pushback they got. But the thing that really stood out to me about Claudia is she is all about love and and that's it. Like I think of her and I remember leaving that event and just thinking she didn't have a negative thing to say about anything or anyone. And that is remarkable. Like you I haven't come across a lot of people in my life that doesn't have something negative to say everyone's right. So yeah right. [00:33:22] So it was just amazing to be in her presence and hear her talk talk about her family's story and her son and her daughter being there and being a part of that. So that was a real treat. And I loved shooting them. They were for tugger photo photographing them I should watch my verbiage when I say shooting out the way through and then before we go to break I asked our journalist Billy Clouse our journalist and blogger and those of you who follow us on online and and look at our archive. You see his reflections every week of the event. I asked him did one event stand out to you. And if so why. And here's what he had to say. [00:34:08] A lot of really cool things that APEX had. And I remember Emily Graslie especially fun for me because she started out as a Fine Arts major and they kind of transitioned into science fulling her passions. And I think it's really cool to be involved in so many different things. But I think my favorite of all the events really had to be the keynote address given by Dr. Perry. She's such a driven person. She was so happy and fun and they couldn't stop smiling throughout the event and to her story is just so inspirational. [00:34:43] Yes so that was Billy's opinion and you heard him mention Emily and we'll definitely talk about Dr. Berry I think a little bit more but time for some more music. And I have to apologize because the last song that you heard was not thanks 4 nothing. It was actually causing trouble by Saint sister. Now you're going to hear. Thanks 4 nothing. And again just our station I.D. This is KSUU Thunder ninety one point one and you are listening to the APEX hour. [00:37:57] All right we'll I'm going to bring you back here to the apex hour because we were just talking in the studio about how much more we all have to say. So this is KSUU thunder ninety one point one. My name is Lynn Vartan and I am joined in the studio with Roxie and Katie and we're talking about APEX. We left off at the beginning of March. And from you know these last five events that we had were just amazing. March 1st was Elizabeth Churchill who is one of the directors of user experience at Google. And she talked about human interactions human computer interaction over the ages. And it's hard to say a favorite but I don't know. She was like my she's like my hero sister yes soul sister. That's totally. I wasn't expecting to connect with her on the level. I mean I'm a musician and she works at Google but man that's and that's one of my favorite of the radio shows and the podcast too. Would you guys think I was excited about her because she's one of the biggest ones. Like she's I think one of the first marginality that we got. [00:39:07] I just was a little I don't know I didn't know what to expect but she was so sweet and so I just loved how generous she was with everyone that she interacted with and for people who only go to the lecture listen to the radio may not know but we also do class visits with the speakers usually. And she came. She went to so many and she was so she just shared a lot with people and she was just willing to help and I just really liked her. I like how she interacted with students. Especially Yeah yeah. [00:39:43] Yeah I agree I got to sit in one of her classes and she just seemed really at ease and able to communicate with anybody and got students talking and it was good. It's good to hear that. [00:39:56] So true she got she. I felt like I could put her in a group of anyone and come out with some amazing thing that just happened. So that was really cool. On March 8th we had Jen Marlowe another you know somebody who I did not know at all. Both Dr. Churchill and Jen Marlowe were were ones that were brought by other faculty members to me to have as guests. And so I didn't know what to expect with Jen and she's a film maker playwright her reflections on resistance from Palestine to Darfur to death row and man was there. There was not a dry eye. There was an intensity her event needed to be to. Like she showed three different projects that she had worked on and yeah she was amazing. I think again just so great that our students have access to people like Jen and Elizabeth and all of these speakers. Yeah yeah. [00:40:58] Powerful Yeah we had are in a different venue than usual and I think we were all a little nervous about the turnout but I think it just worked perfectly for her because it was so intimate. And she was able to really connect with the audience. And yeah I talked to her afterwards and I was like I don't know how you talk about this on a daily basis and like just do this for a living. And she was just like you have to focus on the positive that comes out of it. And I think that was a really nice thing and I just really like her and I I did cry a lot. [00:41:32] Her presentation is in the archive and up and unavailable so if you want to check it out and see what we're talking about it's definitely there. Then we had kind of our final push we had spring break in there so we had a week off and then and then we moved to the end of our like power to the end and we had Susan Casey come in and wow. [00:41:54] I was so impressed with her and I love those. I have probably three images of the brains because I just was so fascinated by the brains of there were whales and dolphins dolphins and what she was talking about just the science behind that was just amazing and how passionate she was about the topic it just really was inspiring like ice and passion and you know her books are so good so good. Yes [00:42:24] She was kind of like Emily in a sense that she didn't come from you know a science background. She's a writer. But I really like the fact that she just followed what she wanted to do and just decided to live from her passion and that was really inspiring. Also my favorite shot from you is the one you took when she was book signing. [00:42:45] Her expression it's just such a perfect blend of her and how she. I mean the passion and then the innocence then let [00:42:53] It just captured exactly who she is and how I saw her love it. [00:42:58] I really appreciated to like because we were able to talk to her at the lunch and she talked a lot about her next projects and how much research goes into that and just gave you a little bit more information. Also a great podcast everybody can listen to. She was great on the radio. And then our last two which which is just barely happened we had our art students roundtable and that was just a really fun probably going to be an annual event for us. We always have a big senior art show in our museum in town. [00:43:32] And to have a few of those seniors and talking about their art and what inspires them and how they do what they do and what they want to do in the future as artists I think that was really fun. So very very much so. It's always good to hear from students when they're working on and their ideas behind their art projects and finals. So yeah. [00:43:54] And last but not least was our keynote speaker. Very very. And Mandy you know where everybody had their emotions on their sleeve. This one was just laughing and smiling the whole time. I mean and another big message of love yeah yeah yeah go ahead. [00:44:14] I just I mean the thing that really stood out amongst many things with parties was that she talked about her life in a way that was funny. And she was able to talk a laugh and get people to laugh. And I always think that presenters or comedians are really if they can look at their own life experiences and laugh and get the audience to laugh about them but not in a negative way. It's just a positive thing and she just did that the whole time and again so inspirational a great way to end a packed series. Yeah. Yeah I just yeah. [00:44:54] I thought she was great for the festival of excellence. There's one thing she said that I wrote down when you walk with purpose you collide with destiny. And I thought I was like whoa. And I just think she impersonates that and she's like the living example that you can actually do that because everywhere everyone she would talk to even after she was like working with them.. purposeful. Yeah. [00:45:17] When you walk with purpose you collide with destiny. That's definitely an amazing part. That is her mission and that's her vision statement and it absolutely works. Well speaking of quotes I asked Billy one of the questions I asked Billy was that is there something that someone said that was particularly memorable to you that you still remember now. And here's how he answered that question. [00:45:42] Anderson was talking about success. He said that you have to love the process of what you're doing because you don't always get results you necessarily want. So you really have to love what you're doing. If you like as a student especially someone studying graphic design that can happen where there's a particular project that you love but nobody else really gets that they think you should take out. And even though the end result may not be exactly what you envisioned the press is going from nothing and creating a project is really fun. And that's kind of helped me just whenever there's criticism or things don't quite go as planned. Remember the process that I love what I'm doing and that makes it better in the end. [00:46:25] That was Billy Clouse our journalist and blogger talking about something that someone said this year that really had a powerful impact on him and he was speaking about. Lemon Anderson who was our first guest in the fall talking about the process. [00:46:41] Other memories do you guys have or maybe we should say. Do you have a favorite. Could you identify or is that just too hard to do. [00:46:49] I think it's really hard to point to one specific event that stands out. I thought they all were amazing. I'm really glad that we had the 1491s I had followed them. I've been following them for years so to see them in person was amazing. And off the cuff comedy was really great. The performance ones really seem to stick out to me. Lemon there indefinitely. And then all these the spring all these spring women in particular that. And that just happened by accident. You know somebody asked me you know did you really intend to have a very female centric spraying. And I mean with everything that's going on right now you know in terms of women's rights and me too and pay equity and all of these things it actually was not intentional you know I look at as a good thing. It was just this was this this connection of this collection of topics that we wanted at this time and it just so happened that it happened to be that way with which I was happy about you know but it wasn't an intentional thing but it ended up being powerful nonetheless. [00:48:00] Do you have a favorite Roxy. [00:48:01] It's really hard. But I think my favorite still is Glen and Loire from last fall. They were just so amazing and just loved their duo and their vibe and how warm they were with everyone and all their class visits were very special and they loved sharing with student I think it was their favorite part of their trip and I just loved every single part of of their visit here. [00:48:30] I'm so glad you mentioned them because they were one of my favorites too. They were my favorite one of my faves to shoot. Yeah I listen to. Oh yeah. And you can definitely check them out in the archive. There are videos posted so feel free to have a look. I love their music. [00:48:46] I don't think I can even say a favorite because I just fell in love with everybody I think so. On that note let's play my last little song that I have for you today. This song is called Dia D and the group is Gato Preto and the album is called Tempo. This is KSUU ninety one point one [00:51:15] All right so I could totally listen to that song all day. But we've got things to say here. This is Lynn Vartan. Welcome back to the apex hour. That song that you were just listening to is called Dia D Gato Preto on the album tempo we're talking about our apx season and I want to come back with a question for Roxie and Katie. Is there just another memory or another moment that you would like to share with us. [00:51:44] I think for me and I think we touched on this a little bit already but I think my favorite part of all of APEX was just laughing and crying during the last one during her tierces just it was a very emotional experience. And I just I love laughing and I'm just I think the more laughter in my life. I think a lot of people need a lot more laughter in their life these days. And it was just great to end with with her and to just very personable. [00:52:19] Roxy [00:52:19] It's not as deep as you but this one time. So Jordan who's on tour in Southern Cal yeah he's amazing. I just loved working with him. Yeah like in general but this one time Maria Hinojosa was doing her soundcheck and she was just like very comfortable and he was putting the mic on her and she was just like oh yeah just clip it to my bra [00:52:48] And we should say Jordan is a music major does graphic design for us. And then pitches in on sound so you know putting my guess is not exactly his day to day. He's very uncomfortable and that is just really cute. His cheeks got very red. Well I also asked Billy this question and here is what he had to say throughout this season. [00:53:11] I was kind of shocked by how much fun everything was. I'm not a very outdoorsy person but I still enjoyed those events that talked about that. And I really enjoyed the arts events because that's something I'm interested in. But I feel like no matter what was going on it still was interesting because it never really went to the extreme details of whatever section that topic was on it was enough to kind of you know cover something that everyone was interested in. So even when there was detailed stuff they always made an effort to make it accessible to the entire audience which I thought was really cool. [00:53:54] All right that was Billy Clouse our journalist and blogger talking about what was a memory of the season for him. It's time for us to do our favorite part of the show and everybody loves it. What is turning you on this week so Roxy what is turning you on this week [00:54:13] For me. I love Netflix it's a little addiction of mine but [00:54:17] I think all of us have it. [00:54:19] I've been obsessed with narcos the show on Netflix. Yeah it's amazing. And I just I started it because I wanted to practice my Spanish. Yeah I'm very just interested in like the whole narco trafficking it's kind of weird but I really like that and it's just I was taken aback by how good it is and it's very high quality. The actors are really good and it's just a lot of action and passion [00:54:52] And are you all caught up to date. [00:54:54] Finished last night actually last night I. [00:54:58] Oh well we'll definitely check that out. I'm only in the first season on that one Katie. How about you. What's turning you on. [00:55:05] Well anybody who has touched me in the last two months knows I'm really into chickens right now. So we got seven chickens about a month and a half ago. And so my favorite thing in the world is at the end of the day or in the afternoon when I go home and just sitting out in the yard watching the lives of these seven little chickens and what they're doing and chasing worms and grapes and so that's so that's where my head is when I'm not here. What a beautiful way to spend the afternoon. It is nice weather. [00:55:39] That's great. Well I want to say thank you. We're out of time I want to say thank you so much to both of you to Katie who takes amazing photos for us and it's just such a great supportive part of our team. So thank you so much for being here today and for everything you've done for us. My pleasure and I love I love working with Apex. Can't wait till next season. Me too I can't wait. We'll probably have to do a teaser in the summer and then Roxy. Both of my hands not just my right hand but my right hand and my left hand and most of my brain most of the time. Thank you for being here today and for everything that you do for me. [00:56:16] It's a pleasure always to work with you I love it all. Thank you. [00:56:22] This has been the APEX hour. This is KSUU Thunder ninety one point one. And now that our season is over you still can find us on the radio. I'll just be here every two weeks on Thursdays and then we'll also have the podcast still going into our podcast feed so check us out online. Thanks for listening and we'll get you back to the music from ninety one point one. Thanks so much for listening to the apex hour here on Thunder ninety one point one come find us again next Thursday at 3:00 p.m. for more conversations with the visiting guests at Southern Utah University and new music to discover for your next playlist. And in the meantime we would love to see you at our events on campus to find out more. Check out suu.edu/apex Or email us at suuapex@icloud.com. Until next week. This is Lynn Vartan saying goodbye from the apex hour here. Thunder ninety one point one.

Brands, business leaders, and marketers ignore this new cohort at their own peril. Generation Z, aged 8 to 23, is now America’s fastest-growing demographic, representing 25%+ of Americans.  That makes them bigger than the Baby Boomers, and even bigger than the Millennial generation.  Despite the fact that Gen Z is made up of such young consumers, it is already an important cohort that is making its presence felt across brands, culture and advertising. ----more---- While many of us have been distracted by the Millennial generation, today we turn our focus to Gen Zers to learn some surprising truths about their attitudes and behaviors, and why ignoring them will be a big mistake for marketers. Our guest today will be Patti Girardi, colleague, author and renowned thought leader in generational marketing. Host is Cyndi Greenglass. Patti Girardi Patti Girardi is an author, speaker and longstanding contributor to the IMC and DMC programs at West Virginia University's Reed College of Media. She is a recognized thought leader in marketing to Millennials and Generation Z. Previously, Patti served as VP, Marketing for Chartwells, the college dining division of global foodservice giant Compass Group. In this role, Patti led Chartwells’ industry-leading rebrand from “Eat. Learn. Live.” to “Where Hungry Minds Gather,” addressing the unique attributes of Generation Z. Patti previously served as VP, Sales & Marketing for Fox Cable Networks. She began her marketing career with Cox Communications, where she held a number of field and corporate marketing positions. Girardi graduated valedictorian from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and also holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. 

This week's show is a replay of an interview with Duval County School Board's Beth Tramel and Sponsor Melissa Hong as they discuss the upcoming MEDWeek Celebration in Jacksonville.  NABWIC supports National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) as it is celebrated all across the country.  Join us for MEDWeek celebration in Jacksonville on :.  Thursday, September 17th                             11:30am to 1:30pm The First Coast Business Alliance (FCBA) will be hosting a luncheon in recognition of the 2015 Minority Economic Development (MED) Week. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Carlton Lamar Robinson Senior Director, Entrepreneurial Division for the Jax Chamber   Celebrating Businesses:  Awards & Recognition Recognizing Successful Minority Businesses on the First Coast. For a copy of the MEDWeek Flyer,  click here. To Register, click here. Gold Sponsors :  Chartwells and GCA Services Group    Platinum Sponsor :  Visual Solutions, Inc. Location:  Adam W. Herbert University Center 12000 Alumni Drive Jacksonville FL 32224      

This week we continue leaarning about the Chartwells as we hear 19 20 and 21of Gallsworthy's on going series of novels.  We finish ... next weekEnjoy and remember to join the group at facebook and follow us at twitter at bwtbrits

A discussion of IPS' summer meal program with Dr. Pat Rogan, Executive Associate Dean, IUPUI School of Education; Siobhan Carey, Director of Dining Services, Chartwells; Jason Yantiss, Waldron Will.