Building Your Brand

Highlights of the Retreat:

• Enhanced Communication Tools
• Special topics ranging from today’s student expectations, how to say no to the community, and co-branding opportunities
• Social Media success stories for culinary programs
• ICCA Founder and President, Kevin Ryan, on brand building
• Morrison Executive R&D Chef on how they build their brands
• Innovative/new programs in the U.S.
• Measuring Results from your branding programs
• Friday night Meet and Greet
• Saturday and Sunday Southern Lunches
• ACF continuing education hours awarded

Hotel Reservations Extended 5 Days!

The Charleston Hyatt has extended their cut-off date to Friday, February 15th! Great location. Breakfast included. Walking distance to all of the weekend activities. Van transportation will be provided to/from the host college, Trident Technical College (downtown campus).

Hotel information, click here.

Registration to the event, click here.

Don’t forget: CAFE members get a $25 discount!! To become a CAFE member, click here.

Have You Seen this Month's Gold Medal Classroom?

It’s a great issue, full of targeted articles for the culinary arts classroom as well as news that is relevant. Go to CAFE’s website to click on the February issue: www.CafeMeetingPlace.com.

Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food: Sponsor of TWO Awards

• Green Award: Recognizes culinary programs that promote and incorporate sustainability efforts as part of their curriculum and operations. Click here for information about the Green Award
• Food Entrepreneurship Award: Identifies culinary programs that either 1) teach or encourage entrepreneurship in their programming or 2) implement revenue-generation and cost-savings into their operations. Click here for information about the Entrepreneurship Award

Idaho Potato Commission Innovation Awards

CAFE is proud to be partnering with the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) once again as they sponsor the Innovation Awards for 2019.

This Award recognizes educators and/or programs at both the secondary and postsecondary levels who have shown to be innovative in their approaches to effective culinary arts education.

Examples of innovations can be in the areas of:

• New programs or
• New delivery methods or
• New partnerships or
• New relations with the local community

Click here for more information about the Innovations Award.

Sysco Educator of the Year Award

Thanks to Sysco for again sponsoring the Educator of the Year Award for 2019! This award is open to secondary and postsecondary educators as well as culinary educators working within the non-profit training sector. There will be two awards given.

The Committee will be looking for:

• a description of methodologies that exemplify innovative teaching techniques. Give examples.
• evidence of the educator’s professional commitment to the educational community and foodservice industry which might include school committee work, professional networking, and community involvement.
• a resume with the application.
• descriptions of ongoing professional development in both instructional and technical skills in the last few years.
• overall evidence that the educator has proven leadership in his/her profession; examples may include peer reviews, student evaluations, letters of recommendation, certificates and honors received, etc.

For more information about the Educator of the Year Awards, click here.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019

February 11, 2019
Hotel Deadline, Dean and Directors Retreat

March 15-17, 2019
Deans and Directors Retreat, Charleston, SC

April 1, 2019
Award Applications Due

June 20-22, 2019
15th Annual CAFE Leadership Conference, Charlotte, NC