Hospitality Management

‘We Create Magic for a Living – and We Get Paid for It’

In a fast-paced, reality TV-style competition, students in the Club Management class in Kent State’s Hospitality and Event Management Program worked in teams alongside industry professionals to create styled table settings themed around specific holidays. 

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IN A FLASH: Connecting With Careers in Hospitality

An on-campus career fair brought professionals from the hospitality industry to Kent State to meet with students interested in networking, internships and career opportunities.  

Tags: Student Life , Students First , Hospitality Management , School of Foundations Leadership and Administration , College of Education Health and Human Services

Combining education at Tri-C and Kent State is the Winning Recipe for a Student Chef

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

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Supporting Hospitality’s Next Generation

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

Tags: Community Impact , Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center , Hospitality Management , DI Hub , Community & Society , Internships , scholarships , School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration , College of Education, Health and Human Services

Kent State Student Realizes Dream of Working With Celebrity Chef

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.

Tags: Student Success Story , Success Story , Hospitality Management , College of Education, Health and Human Services

Kent State Students Gain Valuable Experience During RNC in Cleveland

As politicians, delegates, media and communications professionals from across the country descend upon Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention, so too will students from Kent State University, using the skills they’ve learned to gain valuable work experience. Public relations major …

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