Hospitality Management

Student chef Alexander Richardson

A student chef's culinary journey to his dream took him from Cuyahoga Community College to Kent State. 

Hospitality students in the DI Hub.

A scholarship funded through the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center benefits students in Kent State's Hospitality Management program. 

College of Education, Health and Human Services
Kent State University archway on the esplanade with architecture building in the background

A “featured researcher” is highlighted by each of the four EHHS schools once per year. These are faculty members who have been productive scholars, both in terms of the quality and quantity of their published work. In all cases, the featured researchers have produced research that will impact their field and enhance the reputation of our college and the university.

Kent State University hospitality management senior Ashley Foster (right) spent a week working with Food Network celebrity chef Cat Cora (left). (Photo provided by Ashley Foster)

Kent State University senior Ashley Foster has known since third grade that she wanted a career as a chef.

The 20-year-old hospitality management major got a little closer to her dream over the summer when she spent a week training with celebrity chef Cat Cora at the chef’s headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.