Don't Miss the Deans and Directors Retreat and Leadership Conference
CAFE NEWS
December 14, 2015
DEANS AND DIRECTORS RETREAT, FEBRUARY 26-28, 2016, MIAMI, FLORIDA
  • This is a unique event with your peers from around the U.S. who have similar responsibilities and challenges
  • This is an opportunity to share best practices
  • You can listen and learn from thought-leaders for education and inspiration
  • You will discuss immediate issues:  recruitment, retention, assessment, finances, and more
Why bother to attend?
 
The Deans and Directors Retreat will be the biggest boost to your job that you've had in a long time!
 
For agenda, registration, and hotel information, go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/cafe-events/item/1246-deans-and-directors-retreat
 
Call the CAFÉ office with any questions.  Hotel rooms are limited, so don't wait.  It happens to be the same weekend as the South Beach Food & Wine Festival!
ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
It's shaping up!  The 12th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference will be in Chicago, June 23-25, 2016, hosted by Kendall College.

We will have Thursday afternoon master classes (garde manger, cheese, seductive nutrition) AND a top chef (educator) culinary competition (stay tuned!) AND an opening night reception AND a full day of industry outreach AND a full day of educational best practices!  LOTS GOING ON!

For registration and hotel information, go to   http://cafemeetingplace.com/cafe-events/item/1247-2016-leadership-conference

A full agenda will be posted by the first of the year.  Plan to come on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning (depending on whether or not you will participate in the master classes) and we will be finished by Saturday afternoon, leaving you time to have fun in Chicago or fly home for the rest of the weekend!
CAFÉ is dedicated to linking the foodservice industry with the foodservice classroom.  As a result, we are fortunate to have industry partners who are willing to reward and recognize educators and programs that are going "above and beyond" their efforts in culinary/baking/pastry education.
 
This year we have some NEW twists on some familiar Award Programs:
 
THE IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION will recognize both a high school and a postsecondary program that has outstanding/innovative STUDENT-RUN OPERATIONS.  These restaurants or catering operations can be open to the public or just in house.  What are you doing that might be considered an innovation in restaurants/bistros/delis/theme dinners/catering/ or other ways that students are involved in the execution of a real-life operation.  CASH PRIZES and complimentary registrations to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference, June 23-25, 2016, in Chicago.  For more information, go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards/item/1109-idaho-potato-commission-innovation-award


 

KENDALL COLLEGE is all about sustainability and how your program is creating additional opportunities for students to learn all aspects of greening and current practices to ensure a healthier, more sustainable future.  CASH PRIZE and complimentary registration to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference, June 23-25, 2016, in Chicago.  For more information, go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards/item/1107-cafe-kendal-college-green-award-for-2016


 

SYSCO CORPORATION has renewed its outreach to the educational community by sponsoring cash awards for outstanding educators, both at the secondary and postsecondary levels.  Specific areas to be evaluated include communication skills, teaching methodologies, community outreach, professional development activities, and more.  For a complete description of these Awards, go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards/item/1106-sysco-cafe-educator-of-the-year-award CASH PRIZE and complimentary registration to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference, June 23-25, 2016, in Chicago.


 

UNILEVER FOODSOLUTIONS wants you to re-engineer a familiar recipe so that it is more nutritious and more healthful.  CASH PRIZE and complimentary registration to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference, June 23-25, 2016, in Chicago.  Be sure to go to www.unileverfoodsolutions.com to find the range of products that Unilever produces so that your makeover recipe can qualify.  Your recipe needs to be submitted in a standard recipe format along with a picture.  Remember your makeover needs to emphasize its nutritional benefits.  No lesson plan is required this year; however, you may be asked to replicate your dish at the conference. For more information about the award please go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards/item/1111-unilever-foodsolutions-health-and-food-lesson-plan-contest-for-foodservice-instructors

 
If you submitted an application in 2015 for an Award, we urge you to submit again.  Read the criteria carefully and provide documentation along with your narrative.  There were many great applications last year and not everyone could be recognized. 
CAFÉ CALENDAR
  • February 26-28, 2016Deans and Directors Retreat, Miami, FL
  • April 1, 2016Deadline for Award applications
  • June 23-25, 201612th Annual CAFÉ Leadership ConferenceChicago, IL
     
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