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icture “Iron Chef” and “The Voice”
all rolled into one. That’s what was
happening at ECPI University’s Culinary
Institute of Virginia (CIV) this spring. To
mark the opening of CIV’s newest location
in Newport News, leaders throughout the
Virginia Peninsula came together to work
with staff and students to create tasty
dishes judged by an audience of about
50 guests. The entire CIV team wishes
to extend a hearty thanks to the guest
chefs who helped make the event a great
success:
• WHRV’s Hearsay Host Cathy Lewis
• Daily Press Food Writer David
Nicholson
• Newport News Economic Development
Director Florence Kingston
• Virginia Peninsula Chamber of
Commerce President & CEO Mike
Kuhns
• Greater Williamsburg Chamber &
Tourism Alliance President & CEO
Karen Riordan
Guest chefs drew their assignments from
a hat – each being tasked to cook fish,
meat, or poultry – using a pre-selected
group of ingredients. After sampling
each dish, audience members voted and
awarded first place to Cathy Lewis’ Asian
Tuna, second place to David Nicholson’s
Scallop BLTs, and third place to Florence
Kingston’s Shrimp Meatballs with Bok
Choy and Cilantro.
Greensboro
–
Medical Assistants
are on the front
line of medicine,
and talking to
patients and fami-
lies about health
insurance is part
of the job. That’s
why the Affordable
Care Act (ACA) is a now part of the curriculum. Greensboro
students recently debated ACA issues for a class project.
Preparation meant learning about the pros and cons of this
highly-charged topic.
Greenville
– A group of young ladies on campus have formed
ECPI Univer-
sity’s first sorority,
Sigma Gamma
Rho. The chapter
is being sup-
ported by faculty
advisor Cassan-
dra Rodgers.
Newport News
– Nearly
50 employers and more
than 150 students turned
out for the campus’ most
recent job fair.
Newport News
– Campus faculty
and staff hosted
members of the
Virginia Peninsula
Chamber of Com-
merce’s leader-
ship institute,
LEAD Peninsula. Guests learned about educational technology
and simulation and participated in a panel discussion on higher
education.
Richmond/Moorefield
– The campus hosted SQL Saturday,
bringing together more than 175 local and national Struc-
tured Query Language
(SQL) experts. Many
were local vendors
who presented the lat-
est in SQL technology
plus valuable informa-
tion on employment
across the industry.
Virginia Beach
–
More than 60 em-
ployers and nearly
200 students
turned out for the
campus’ most
recent job fair.
Guest chefs Florence Kingston, David Nicholson,
Cathy Lewis, Karen Riordan, and Mike Kuhns
Culinary Institute of Virginia Hosts “Peninsula Culinary Clash”
Culinary Clash winner Cathy Lewis preparing her dish