{"id":110238,"date":"2016-10-12T00:31:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T04:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110238"},"modified":"2023-11-18T22:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T03:44:25","slug":"success-story-culinary-maritime-collaboration-serves-niche-need-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=110238","title":{"rendered":"Success story: Culinary, Maritime collaboration serves niche need"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>October 12, 2016<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Culinary students Katie Anderson (left) and Dee Merriman\" class=\"AlignImageLeft\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/b4f9b3ddc66cc78d2f231fb9002dc933cooks-and-ship-right-700-2.jpg\" width=\"350\" \/>What do you do when you run out of carrots for the boatswain&#8217;s birthday cake?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/programs\/academic-programs\/culinary-arts\/index.html\">Great Lakes Culinary Institute<\/a> student <strong>Dee Merriman<\/strong>, (on the right) completing your internship aboard the T\/S <em>State of Michigan<\/em>, you thank your lucky stars you&#8217;re docked for the day, so someone can make a grocery run.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, Merriman and fellow GLCI student <strong>Katie Anderson<\/strong>&#160;(on the left) completed their internships at sea, cooking for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/maritime\/index.html\">Great Lakes Maritime Academy<\/a> cadets on their spring cruise around the Great Lakes. The innovative, interdisciplinary arrangement is already catching attention from one major shipping industry employer who&#8217;s as eager for cooks as sailors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Menu board\" class=\"AlignImageRight\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/b4f93370c66cc78d2f231fb9246e77bdmenu-board-300-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/>&#8220;There are shortages of cooks for the vessels,&#8221; said <strong>Matthew Bonar<\/strong>, a division manager for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crowley.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(link opens new window)\">Crowley Maritime<\/a>, the third-largest shipping company in the world, which paid its regular fall recruiting visit to GLMA last week. To address that shortage, Crowley&#8217;s considered recruiting at culinary schools, Bonar said. Now, in the GLCI-<em>State of Michigan<\/em> internships, they may have found a ready-made model.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a really, really, perfect segue,&#8221; Bonar said, calling the shipboard internships &#8220;trailblazing.&#8221; <strong>Jenny Terpenning<\/strong>, supervisor of marine recruiting at Crowley, added the company could provide scholarship money for culinary students bound for shipboard careers, too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inspecting the cake\" class=\"AlignImageLeft\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/b4f8fa7fc66cc78d2f231fb9485f6d91cook-and-cake-300-2.jpg\" width=\"199\" \/>Both Merriman, 23, and Anderson 27, found galley life appealing during their six-week summer stints on the <em>State of Michigan<\/em>. Cooking for appreciative crew members, instead of a picky head chef or customer, was a big factor, they said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot more freedom cooking for a galley versus a chef,&#8221; Merriman said. &#8220;It is a family that you&#8217;re cooking for, and that&#8217;s one of the things I love, cooking for people you care about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of like a playground,&#8221; Anderson said. &#8220;As long as they have enough chow, they&#8217;re happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crowley&#8217;s Bonar agreed. &#8220;Food is a morale booster,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe McGuiness<\/strong>, the captain of the <em>State of Michigan<\/em>, noted that exchanging a shoreside kitchen job for one at sea can mean a major increase in wages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can turn your passion into something that&#8217;s a wealth-building career,&#8221; McGuiness said, citing commutes reduced to a flight of stairs and abundant time off as other advantages. &#8220;If you like cooking, I don&#8217;t think it gets any better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>About a half-dozen GLCI alumni currently work aboard ships, director <strong>Fred Laughlin<\/strong> said. In addition to their culinary training, cooks need basic safety and other maritime credentials to work aboard a ship. Those may be obtained through an employer, like Crowley, or GLMA may be able to help students as well, McGuiness said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 12, 2016 What do you do when you run out of carrots for the boatswain&#8217;s birthday cake? 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