Summer 2019 brought a record setting number of face-to-face trainings for the ICN Training Team! By the end of August, we surpassed the total number of trainings conducted in 2018 and are well on the way to over 500 for the calendar year. By the end of September, over 14,700 participants will have earned CEUs [Read More]
The School Nutrition Foundation has awarded its Kathleen Stitt Award to Prabhdeep Sandha, ICN’s first doctoral graduate assistant. Prabhdeep is a doctoral student in the Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management at the University of Mississippi.
Prabhdeep Sandha [Read More]
By the end of this quarter, the ICN Training Team will have conducted 265 Face-to-Face trainings in 33 states and reached over 8,759 participants. ICN’s Materials Management and Shipping Coordinator has prepared and shipped over 10,200 materials for trainings, exhibits, and requested resources. Our training calendar is filling up quickly for the remainder of the [Read More]
A message from our Executive Director
As ICN continues its 30th anniversary celebration, we have much to look forward to and much to reflect on. Our 30th year brings record number trainings, face-to-face and through our eLearning portal, as well as outreach through ICN’s [Read More]
Throughout the spring quarter, Applied Research Division (ARD) researchers engaged in a variety of outreach and professional development activities as ambassadors of ICN. Activities included publications and traveling to several states to present at or to participate in conferences that addressed a diverse spectrum of needs in the field of child nutrition.
During the month [Read More]
(L-R) Becki Schreiber, Kayla Steverson, Susan Wood
Before Kayla Steverson became child nutrition program manager for Oklahoma’s Newcastle Public Schools in 2017, she worked as a clinical dietitian. Although she enjoyed the change, Kayla felt there was much to [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]
