Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Private university in Providence, United States
Johnson & Wales University, Providence is a private institution in Providence, Rhode Island, focused on culinary arts, business, and hospitality. The two campuses sit in the downtown Downcity district and along the waterfront Harborside section near Narragansett Bay.
Gertrude Johnson and Mary Wales founded the institution in 1914 as a business school for professional training. Over the following decades the program expanded and added culinary training branches that now define the reputation of the university.
The campus hosts a selection of publicly accessible restaurants and bakeries where culinary students test their recipes and serve guests. These venues function as learning spaces and attract visitors who want to try handcrafted dishes.
The two campuses can be explored on foot, with the waterfront section offering a walk along the bay. Public transit links the two areas regularly for visitors who want to move between buildings.
Students operate several publicly accessible event spaces on the grounds that can be rented for conferences and receptions. These spaces are managed by the students themselves and offer a look into the practical application of their training in event management.
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