An Expeditionary Learning School Focusing
On Environmental Education
MISSION: Developing citizens and leaders engaged in finding peaceful and
sustainable solutions to local and global challenges.
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THE GREENE SCHOOL
is a tuition free public charter high school located in West Greenwich
serving students from across Rhode Island
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launches this fall, will feature opportunities
for students to design PPE in new and
creative ways that will fit emerging challenges
and a greater variety of scenarios.
Students in JWU’s College of Health
and Wellness have been applying their
JWU education to help their local communities
in the fight against COVID-19.
For example, two recent graduates, Peter
Medici ’20 from Exeter and Zyon Robinson
‘20 from Bermuda, have been on the
frontlines of testing in their respective
hometowns.
Meanwhile, integrated product design
students are also working to solve 3Dprinted
PPE problems. Aodhan Stansfield
’22 is increasing the production pace of
3D mask clips that he’s donating to local
farmers and business owners. Brian Thornber
’21 is formulating ways to decrease
the sponge-like texture on the outside of
3D-printed masks. Thornber won JWU’s
Sharkfest entrepreneurial competition this
spring, receiving a $5,000 grant for his
Bloodhound Mask, a mask that alerts firstresponders
to harmful contaminants.
LOOKING AHEAD: To succeed, JWU must
continue to evolve from its niche status
in hospitality and culinary arts to become
a comprehensive university. At our flagship
campus in Providence, we are focusing
our efforts on creating a thriving
six-college model complemented by our
robust College of Online Education as we
add new programs in engineering, design
and health and wellness; expanding
offerings in the arts and sciences; and
promoting our new College of Food
Innovation and Technology (CFIT), which
formerly evolved on June 1 from the College
of Culinary Arts. With CFIT, JWU
is building upon our expertise to explore
how food impacts people, communities
and economies.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW: Coupled with advances
of technology, we will continue to bring
a JWU education to students and employees
of companies throughout the world.
Our corporate partnerships with companies
will allow adult learners to advance
their education while they are employed.
In addition, the university is far along in
the development of an online culinary
arts certificate program, which will become
the basis of an online associate degree
program to be offered next year. >>
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