The Horizon

Chef adds zest to Food Court

IUS Horizon November 5, 2012
[Chef 1] Aaron Wilder, sous chef for Dining and Conference Services, helps prepare a sandwich for a customer in the Food Court. Wilder is an IUS alumnus and applied for the position three times over a three-year period before being selected for the position. IU Southeast hired a new chef at the beginning of the year, Aaron Wilder, sous chef for Dining and Conference Services. Wilder graduated from the School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in business management at IU Southeast in 2006. “I learned more from being on the job than in [culinary] school,” Wilder said. “I felt [it] was a waste of money.”

Naval firefighter heats kitchen

IUS Horizon February 26, 2012
Richard Calarco, sous chef for Dining and Conference Services, joined IU Southeast after traveling the world while serving in the Navy. “I basically wanted to be a diver for the Navy, but I didn’t meet the qualifications for that, so I became a naval firefighter,” Calarco said. However, Calarco said he had dreams of becoming a chef since he was very little.
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