Academic & Career Excellence (ACE) Center

JWU is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to allow students with learning, physical or other disabilities and/or chronic health conditions to succeed in their academic pursuits. While maintaining the highest academic integrity, the university strives to balance scholarship with support services that assist students with disabilities with accessing the university’s academic environment.

Advisors from the Academic & Career Excellence (ACE) Center meet with self-identified students to discuss their disabilities, educational pursuits, and through an interactive process develop a plan for reasonable accommodations.

Because some programs of study at the university have technical standards and requirements, applicants and students with disabilities should contact the Academic & Career Excellence (ACE) Center to discuss the availability of reasonable accommodations or to obtain documentation guidelines, when appropriate.

For further information regarding available reasonable accommodations and the accommodations procedure, visit the Academic & Career Excellence (ACE) Center website, email, or call 980-598-1500.

Food Allergy Accommodation Requests for College of Food Innovation & Technology and College of Hospitality Management Students

The College of Food Innovation & Technology and the College of Hospitality Management have technical standards that must be met for participation in their academic programs. All College of Food Innovation & Technology programs and some College of Hospitality Management programs include the requirement that the student, with or without reasonable accommodations, must be able to safely and effectively produce and evaluate the quality of all food and beverage products, and maneuver in professional or commercial kitchens, dining rooms and related facilities.

Applicants with a food allergy who have been accepted for admission to JWU and intend to pursue studies in the College of Food Innovation & Technology or the College of Hospitality Management are strongly urged to call or visit the Academic & Career Excellence (ACE) Center prior to attending their first class to discuss any reasonable accommodations that might be available during their academic studies. While the university will provide reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable law, the university cannot guarantee it will be able to meet all requests for accommodations or remove allergens from its curriculum.