August Teacher Roundtable

Date/Location: August 4-7, 2019

Kalamazoo Community College, Kalamazoo, MI

Schedule of Events

Sunday, August 4th
6p-10p Kickoff Reception and simulator experience at Kalamazoo's award winning AirZoo

Monday, August 5th
8a-4p KVCC college tours, professional development, specialty crop classroom enactment

4p-8p Discover! Kalamazoo

Tuesday, August 6th
8a-4p KVCC professional development, culinary labs, best teaching practices open disussion, statewide updates by Amanda Smith, Executive Director of MRLAEF

5p-8p To Be Announced

Wednesday, August 7th
8a-2p Optional field trip to DNR Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery for a lesson on Michigan’s freshwater seafood

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Kalamazoo AirZoo - Attending August 4

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KVCC Food Inovations - Attending August 5

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KVCC Food Inovations - Attending August 5

DNR Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery - Attending August 7

MRLA Roundtable Room Block
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kalamazoo
1315 Westgate Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 Rate $120
(269) 447-1700

Questions? Contact Jake Osburn at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or 517-377-3924

August Teacher Roundtable

The mission of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Educational Foundation (MRLA EF) is to prepare today's high school students for the challenges of a career in the restaurants and foodservice.