About CHI

CHI is located in West Greenville, just one block from Pendleton Street and less than two miles from Greenville's vibrant downtown. CHI opened September 29, 2020, as the anchor tenant of Poe West, formerly the home of Poe Hardware and Supply Co. The Greenville Tech Foundation shares the Poe West facility alongside CHI, and other tenants include Unlocked Coffee Roasters, Carolina Bauernhaus, LaRue Fine Chocolate, and Six & Twenty Distillery.

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CHI is proud to have faculty and staff with decades of experience in creating delicious food and educating hungry students. Learn more about what makes our culinary educators experts in their fields.

About the CHI Faculty »

Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI) has several styles of classes featuring different delivery methods.

COVID-19 REMINDERS

• Facemasks covering nose and mouth are required for all college visitors, students and employees.
• Please do not bring extra guests.
• When you arrive, proceed to the restrooms to wash your hands properly for 30 seconds. Hand sanitizer is throughout the building, however, washing hands is the best way to remove and kill pathogens. 
• For updated information, please check reopening plans and guidelines to the college’s response to COVID-19.

ARRIVAL

Please arrive 15 to 20 minutes early to class so that we can start on time.

DRESS CODE

Classroom 

No special attire is needed. Dress comfortably in casual attire.

Studio - Demonstration / Tasting Classes

No special attire is needed. Dress comfortably in casual attire.

Personal Interest - Kitchen - Hands-on 

• Closed-toe non-slip shoes
• Appropriate attire includes long pants and clothing that is neither flammable nor excessively loose.
• Participants should be able to stand for an extended period of time.
• If you choose, you may bring your own knives, safely wrapped in a thick towel or encased in a knife kit. Please wash and sanitize your knives thoroughly before you leave your home and again when you arrive.
• Aprons will be provided for use during class.

Professional/Industry-Related - Kitchen - Hands-on

1. All professional development and industry-related students, including Quick Jobs program students, are expected to be clean and neat and follow all local and state food service handler health regulations. Personal hygiene, including daily showering and oral hygiene, must be followed.
   
   1. Jewelry – No jewelry of any kind should be worn. The ONLY exception is one plain and smooth wedding band with no stones, no filigree, no raised impressions, etc.
      • No anniversary bands or engagement rings
      • No earrings – (hoop, dangle, post, etc.)
      • No necklaces
      • No bracelets
      • No visible body jewelry
      • No watches of any kind (wrist, necklace, buckle, etc.)
      • No wallet chains, no key chains from the belt, lanyards, etc. Nothing hanging from the belt, belt loops, pockets, etc.
      • No items are to adorn the body as if to be considered jewelry or decoration. This includes hair bands that are worn on the wrist.

1. 2. Hair Restraints – Permitted restraints include unadorned hair elastic bands, unadorned bobby pins or barrettes, and headbands.
      • All hair restraints must be a solid color of black. Hairnets will be provided.
      • NO clips, clamps, beads, bows, ribbons, buttons, tassels, gems, feathers, strings, sequins, pins, flowers, sticks, rollers, cullers, combs, picks, pens, pencils, writing instruments, etc. will be permitted.

1. 3. Nails and Nail Polish – No nail polish and no false nails of any kind should be worn. All-natural nails must be trimmed to finger length or shorter.

1. 4. Fake Eyelashes – No fake eyelashes should be worn.

1. 5. Sunglasses – Neither prescription nor non-prescription sunglasses of any type. Fashion glasses of any kind are not permitted.

2. Professional/Industry-related Student Uniforms*
   1. Shirts – Chef Coats (Note: These will be provided for all Quick Jobs students.)
   2. Pants – Long Pants must be worn in the kitchen at all times. Pants must be worn at the waist and pants MUST be hemmed, ankle-length but not touching the ground. Black pants are preferred.

2. 3. Black Work Shoes – Shoes must be all black, all leather, closed-toe, closed-heel, with an oil-resistant top and slip-resistant sole (must be indicated on the shoe), no straps, holes or decorations. Shoes must be clean and in good repair.

2. 4. Socks – Socks should be solid color (no decorations) black or white socks (no hose or tights).
   5. Hair Covering – All hair must be covered (when working in the kitchen or studio) with a hairnet, including bangs which must be secured off the face or under a hairnet.

* Contact the Chef if you have any questions about the uniform policy.

Culinary Contacts

Chef Alan Scheidhauer, CEC
CHI Director of Operations
Alan.Scheidhauer@gvltec.edu
(864) 236-6691

Chef Bill Twaler, CEC, MSE
CHI Chef Instructor
Bill.Twaler@gvltec.edu
(864) 236-6692

Christine Garrard, CC
Operations Manager
Christine.Garrard@gvltec.edu
(864) 236-6695

Gaven Watkins
Business Development Manager
Gaven.Watkins@gvltec.edu 
(864) 236-6693

Cindy Duncan
Administrative Assistant, CHI and Foundation
Cindy.Duncan@gvltec.edu
(864) 250-8835

Greenville Tech Foundation Contact

Ann Wright
Vice President for Advancement
Ann.Wright@gvltec.edu
(864) 250-8719

Media Contact

Becky Mann
Director of Public Relations
Becky.Mann@gvltec.edu
(864) 250-8305

Registration

Registration help - 250-8800
EDCT Customer Care - CE@gvltec.edu 

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