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]
The ICN Training Team has already conducted 99 Face-to-Face Trainings in the first quarter reaching over 1,800 participants. The Training Calendar is filling up quickly for the remainder of the year with 367 trainings already scheduled for 2019. [Read More]
This year, ICN will celebrate 30 years of serving the dedicated individuals who feed our nation’s children. Established by Congress in 1989 and funded in 1991 by a grant administered through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), ICN [Read More]
As the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) celebrates 30 years of ICNspiring child nutrition professionals, we reflect on what has been accomplished and what is still to come. We have three new oral histories that tell the stories of child nutrition professionals from [Read More]
Are you interested in working in the exciting and challenging field of child nutrition? ICN currently has three career opportunities available. Come join our team. To learn more and apply, visit the links below.
Education and Training Specialist I: https://careers.olemiss.edu/job/University-Education-&-Training-Specialist-I-MS-38677/536468100/
Accounting Assistant: https://careers.olemiss.edu/job/University-Accounting-Assistant-MS-38677/538405000
Program Assistant: https://careers.olemiss.edu/job/University-Program-Assistant-ICN-MS-38677/538506000/
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The University of Mississippi complies with all applicable laws [Read More]
Registration is now open for Orientation to School Nutrition Management that will be held at the Institute of Child Nutrition in Oxford, Mississippi on June 10-14, 2019.
Orientation to School Nutrition Management (4 ½ day Training) – This FREE training session for new and aspiring directors provides an overview of the management components of school nutrition [Read More]
In iBites Episode 10, Dr. Lewanda Morse has a conversation with Jeffrey Boyce, Coordinator of Archival Services at ICN.
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On December 20th, FNS released the FBG Calculator as a new feature included with the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Interactive Web-Based Tool. The FBG Calculator was first created and hosted by the Institute of Child Nutrition, however has now been added to the Food Buying Guide Interactive Web-Based tool to create a [Read More]
