# "The Wildcat Way" Statue at Johnson & Wales University

> Source: https://www.charlotteiscreative.com/the-wildcat-way-statue-at-johnson-wales-university/
> Updated: 2020-07-23T16:44:04+00:00
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> Categories: Articles | Contributors: Porter Metzler | Neighborhoods: Center City, Uptown | Subjects: Culinary, Public Art, Schools

We need every Johnson & Wales student and alumni to join us in a verse of the official school fight song:

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We need every Johnson & Wales student and alumni to join us in a verse of the official school fight song:

*“Wildcats everywhere*
 *Wave your hands up in the air*
 *That’s the way we do it*
 *Let’s get to it*
 *Come on everyone!”*

Oh, wait… that’s from High School Musical’s “We’re All In This Together.” As much as we like Troy and the crew from East High, our favorite wildcats have to be the students of **Johnson & Wales University** in Uptown Charlotte. The university offers a wide array of majors and courses but our hearts (and stomachs) belong to the students and faculty in the Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs.

Johnson & Wales commissioned sculptor **Mike Fields** to create four “Wildcat Way” statues as a way to celebrate the university’s 100th anniversary and immortalize the four tenants of what it means to be a JWU student — pride, courage, character, and community. The other three statues can be found at JWU’s campuses in Denver, Providence, and Miami. The Charlotte statue can be found in front of the JWU Wildcat Center.

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