Investing in Student Engagement

Johnson & Wales University will provide new learning opportunities and enhanced experiences for its students.

To forge exceptional academic programs and experiences, the university will

• Further strengthen academic programs through an enhanced system of performance metrics
• Redesign and implement its arts and sciences core curriculum
• Introduce new professional graduate programming
• Enrich and expand opportunities for global learning

To cultivate programmatic and curricular innovation, the university will

• Promote an interdisciplinary approach among its academic programs
• Strengthen inter-institutional relationships to enhance its academic life
• Establish a Center for Culinary Innovation

To deepen engagement, the university will

• Strengthen tradition, community spirit and affinity
• Enhance opportunities for local, national and international citizenship
• Provide commuter, international, non-traditional and graduate students with services commensurate with those for traditional undergraduate students
• Support competitive intercollegiate athletic and intramural sports through the expansion of programs, scholarships, facilities and staffing
• Enhance its holistic approach to wellness through program development, service delivery and outreach