USDA-Approved Software Can Help with Your Menu Planning Process
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 valid. The report also includes the serving size and the meal pattern contribution of the product.
iBites Podcast Episode 12 – Gaye Lynn MacDonald
In iBites Episode 12, Dr. Lewanda Morse has a conversation with Gaye Lynn MacDonald, ICN Consultant Trainer.
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Photos from 2019 Major Cities Training Symposium, Tampa, FL
Summer Feeding Bus
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
Hotel Meeting
Plant High School
Positive Food Safety Practices
Riverview High School
Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary School Pre-K-5th Grades
Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School Pre-K-5th
ICN Hosts Native American Advisory Committee
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 nutrition professionals.
April 3, 2019, Inn at Ole Miss – Native American Advisory Committee Members are joined by Dean Peter Grandjean and Dr. Aleshia-Hall Campbell
April 3,2019, Inn at Ole Miss – (l to r) Cheryl Jackson Lewis, USDA/FNS, Director of NETTA; Dr. Josh Gladden, UM Vice Chancellor for Research and Sponsored Programs; Dr. Aleshia Hall-Campbell, ICN Executive Director; Dr. Peter Grandjean, Dean, UM School of Applied Sciences,
ICN is Hiring – Three Positions Open
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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Registration Open for Orientation to School Nutrition Management – June 10-14, 2019
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 programs. Participants who complete this session will receive 30.5 units of continuing education that are accredited by the School Nutrition Association. USDA Professional Standards Codes will be listed on the Certificate of Completion.
Training materials and lunch will be provided each day. Participants are responsible for travel expenses.
If you have questions or need additional information, contact Evan Williams at ecw1@olemiss.edu or 800 321 3054.