NOURISHING BODY, MIND AND Soul.

Christian Froelich provides the fuel students need to succeed.

Students gather around the dining table in the sleek kitchen of Caffey Hall, the newest residential facility on campus. Their teacher is Executive Chef Christian Froelich. His goal is to teach them the art of making dough from scratch.

Froelich knows that dining at HPU is about more than just feeding hungry students. It's about creating relationships and providing the nutrition students need to thrive.

Sometimes it's a hot meal on a chilly day. Sometimes it's a cooking class where students can relax after a long day of exams.

That's where Froelich comes in. As executive chef, his responsibilities include planning the menus at all 14 dining locations on campus. It's his goal to make sure students feel educated about the food he serves. Providing gluten and allergy sensitive foods are some of the many ways he ensures everyone enjoys their dining experience.

His "Teaching Kitchens"allow students who may have only seen each other in passing to bond while learning to make meals from scratch with quality ingredients. This creates a sense of community and belonging among students. The classes also provide students, like sophomore Matt Carty, with a culinary skill that they use in their daily lives.

"Chef Christian isa really down-to-earth kind of guy," says Carty. "He makes the Teaching Kitchen a fun and beneficiai experience. I always look forward to working with him."

It's important to Froelich to put students first. That's why he has started an initiative to prepare foods from scratch in the dining locations on campus. He knows using locally sourced ingredients can make all the difference in providing students with a nutritious meal on campus.

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