Dr. Josephine Martin served as the first Executive Director of the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) from June 1, 1991, to August 31, 1996. When she came to the Institute, Dr. Martin had over 40 years of experience in school food service and program administration in the child nutrition field.
Her extensive experience in child [Read more]
In iBites Episode 13, Dr. Lewanda Morse welcomes Julia Bausher as part of the Child Nutrition Leadership series
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Enhance your menu planning and documentation process with USDA-approved software! USDA approves two types of commercially available software:
Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Verification and Reporting System
The CN Label Verification System helps State agencies, program operators, and the food industry to check that CN labels are current and [Read more]
In iBites Episode 12, Dr. Lewanda Morse has a conversation with Gaye Lynn MacDonald, ICN Consultant Trainer.
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ICN is hosting the 2019 Major Cities Training Symposium in Tampa, FL. View the images below from some of the on-site visits
Center for Nutrition and Culinary Services SILO Training Center
Group Shot at Embassy Suites [Read more]
UM’s School of Applied Sciences hosted a welcoming reception for the Institute of Child Nutrition’s inaugural Native American Advisory Committee meeting held on campus on April 3-4, 2019. This meeting convened a group of national experts to provide guidance and recommendations on how to develop culturally sensitive trainings and resources specific to Native American school [Read more]
In October 2018, ICN piloted the School Nutrition S.T.A.R. program. During this pilot, managers were asked to create action plans to implement throughout the year in their home districts. Here is one success story from the Kansas pilot group in the fall of 2018:
Mary [Read more]
In March 2019, ARD researchers completed the following activities:
We are getting close to two years since the launch of ICN’s new eLearning Portal and our usage numbers continue to increase. New courses have been added and updates are made as needed to stay current. Here are just a few:
The inaugural Culinary Advisory Board Meeting for the newly established Culinary Training and Education initiative took place on March 5-6 at ICN. The board members were selected based upon their diverse areas of expertise in [Read more]
