Luncheon with President Pry

On August 23, Shanna Alley and Tim Brower attended the quarterly Forum with the President Lunch. Students from each department were represent and able to talk about different issues affecting their majors as well as the whole of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

A wide variety of subjects were discussed. The Culinary Department was recognized for Chef Hart’s accomplishment as National Educator of the Year as well as our efforts to produce The Culinary Courier. Future projects for the program include seeking American Culinary Federation (ACF) certification of our Culinary Management program, just as the Art Institute of Atlanta as recently done. This will bring the program here more respect and graduates more opportunities as they start their careers.

In addition, an update was given on the Middle States accreditation review project. AiP is getting closer to meeting its regional accreditation goals and is tentatively planned for review in March 2008. Attaining regional accreditation through Middle States would allow students to more easily transfer academic credits between colleges as well as bring our programs greater respect within the academic community.