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Dominican Receives 2003 ADA Diversity Action Award

Dominican University's nutrition sciences program has received the 2003 American Dietetic Association (ADA) Diversity Action Award. Dominican's program is the only one in the United States to receive the award this year.

According to Dr. Judith A. Beto, professor of nutrition sciences, Dominican received the award for significantly increasing its enrollment of minority students and men through partnerships with local culinary schools and community colleges, and by implementing a high school student visitation program.

The university has developed partnerships with local culinary schools, including Kendall College in Evanston and the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC), and with area community colleges. These partnerships allow students to seamlessly continue their educations at the bachelor's degree level at Dominican. Dominican University offers bachelor's degrees in food science management, food science and nutrition, and nutrition and dietetics.

Dominican's high school visiting program, commonly known as Look and Cook, brings local high school students to campus where they receive hands-on training in knife skills, garnishing, and meal preparation while working side by side with professional chefs and with Dominican nutrition students who serve as mentors for the younger students.

During the visitation, the students work in small teams to prepare a three-course sit-down luncheon for approximately 65 patrons. The meal is served on white tablecloths in a converted classroom, dubbed the Recipe Box Café. A different high school participates each week during the eight-week program.

“Some of the high school students who participate in this program have never considered going to college or pursuing a career in food science. This opens many different career pathways for them, from being a chef to managing a restaurant to owning a restaurant. We find the male voice refreshing in our female dominated nutrition field and our diverse population provides an interactive learning environment where everyone can learn something every day from each other. Also, everyone eats, so my students will always find employment and job security!” said Dr. Beto.

High school students involved in the visitation also have an opportunity to meet with admissions counselors at Dominican to discuss their career plans. Another goal of the program is to facilitate a mentor relationship between the high school students and Dominican students and faculty so that the high school students have someone to discuss their career and academic options with, even if the students do not elect to attend Dominican.

For more information on Dominican University's nutrition sciences program or the Look and Cook program, call Dr. Judith Beto at (708) 524-6906.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor's and master's degrees. Dominican offers 51 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 18 undergraduate programs in four graduate schools through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Graduate School of Business and Information Systems, the School of Education and the Graduate School of Social Work. In the 2003 issue of America's Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master's level universities and as a best value for the fifth consecutive year.