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Enrollment in USF hospitality and tourism management program grows exponentially since expansion and integration with industry partners

Between the three corporations, hospitality students have the opportunity to shadow and intern at three- to five-star hotels and at USF’s on-campus dining locations. The program also provides employment to 130 graduate students through the Hospitality Industry Internship program.

April 7, 2023Business News

USF hospitality students gain real-world experience through internship program

Enrollment in USF hospitality and tourism management program grows exponentially since expansion and integration with industry partners - USF News

The Muma College of Business is experiencing significant growth in its School of Hospitality and Tourism Management since expanding programming from the Sarasota-Manatee campus to the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses last fall.

April 6, 2023Business News

The elegant dining event is organized, prepared, and served by students to support scholarships and other programs. Created in the spring of 2011, the event allows students to connect traditional classroom theory with real-life food and beverage operations.

March 14, 2023Business News, Events

Tournament director Tracy West and her staff endeavor to make the Valspar Championship the place to be in Tampa Bay in the middle of March.

March 9, 2023Business News

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McKibbon Hospitality CEO Randy Hassen talks humble beginnings and hospitality trends at Conversation with a CEO

Hassen offered students career advice, touched on weathering the COVID pandemic, and shared how the company uses real-time data analytics to manage its nearly 100 hotel properties.

March 1, 2023Business News, Events

Nine professors and students from the University of Novi Sad in Serbia traveled to the ’s Sarasota-Manatee campus in November as part of a U.S. Embassy Partnership grant designed to foster a long-term relationship between the hospitality and tourism programs at the two schools.

December 2, 2022Business News

Joe Askren’s “hands-on” course introduces students — all of whom are over the age of 21 — to the science of beer, the brewing process, pairings with food, and brew pub operations.

October 31, 2022Business News

Students can earn a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from the USF Muma College of Business. The new offering will create a talent pipeline to fill jobs in the local tourism industry.

September 1, 2022Business News

The recently published fourth edition of “Research: Sarasota-Manatee Campus,” highlights faculty research that arose from challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for the hospitality and tourism industry, and heightened awareness of racial tensions and disparities in the United States during the past two years.

August 3, 2022Research and Innovation

Hospitality and tourism experts research solutions and offer hope for a Covid-wracked industry

August 2, 2022Research and Innovation

HBCU think tank outlines the first steps to remove race barriers in the hospitality industry.

August 2, 2022Research and Innovation

Born in New Delhi, India, Angad Singh Dang is an assistant professor of instruction in the school of hospitality and tourism management at the Sarasota-Manatee campus. This summer, he is graduating with a doctorate in education with an emphasis in adult education curriculum and instruction.

August 1, 2022Business News, Spotlights

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