TWO The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) is looking for 10 postsecondary foodservice instructors to join in an expense-paid, three-day tour of cheese making in Wisconsin as well as participate in a developmental symposium for cheese educational resources.

The tour that the WMMB conducts is an extraordinary experience and consists of visiting dairy farms, cheese plants, and being hosted for special dinners and pairing events. The Symposium portion will focus on best practices in cheese education being shared among the participants, with an eye to developing resources for the culinary classrooms. The application process consists of a brief description of how the Applicant incorporates cheese into his/her current curriculum. For full details of the contest, please go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/resource-center/contests/item/620-culinary-resource-symposium.html Deadline is Friday, March 16, 2012. The tour dates are May 20-23rd. 

THREE We are extraordinarily lucky to once again have Kendall College sponsor the Green Award to programs/schools that exhibit not only green/sustainable practices, but can demonstrate how their innovations can be duplicated in other programs around the U.S.

There is a cash prize of $1,000 plus a complimentary registration to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference. Deadline is April 1. Winners will be notified by May 1, 2012. This Award is open to both secondary and postsecondary instructors/programs. For more information, please go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarshipsawards/award-info.html

Additional Financial Resources

There are additional scholarships offered to instructors who wish to attend a CAFÉ event in 2012.  For more information, go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarshipsawards/scholarship-info.html

January GMC

Have you read the January issue of “The Gold Medal Classroom”?  Full of great news and articles which have been written for you!  If you are interested in being a contributor to the magazine, please contact the CAFÉ editorial team.