Business Management: Hospitality Option Associate Degree Program Program Review

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Business Management Hospitality Option
Associate Degree ProgramProgram Review Spring
2010
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Degree focuses on preparation for careers in

• Hotel management
• Restaurant management
• Resort management
• Cruise ship management
• Travel and tourism
• Event management

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Careers of the Future

• Culinary management
• Fast food management
• Elder living management
• Retiree cruise management
• Catering management
• Retiree/elder travel
• Different types of event management
• Sport management

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Business ManagementHotel and restaurant
managementOffice TechnologyTravel and
tourismEvent managementDestination management
History of the Program
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-Difficulty in traveling -Travel
reductions-911-Recession and closer
events-Decreased hotel stay-Population getting
older-Cruise ship/Hotel terrorism threats-Less
money to spend-Fewer casinos employees-Less
disposable income-Unemployment rates
Problems Affecting Program
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Sources of Program Input
-One-on-one with Wyndham GM.-Advisory Board
-Weekly meeting with Ellen Wentland,
Ph.D.-Program Review Team Members-Review of
graduate evaluations -Review of program
statistics -Make-up of graduates reviewed
according to age, sex, background, grades,
courses taken
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-Increase Smart classrooms-Hire additional
faculty-Hire faculty of diverse ethnic
backgrounds-Attract more males-Consider
increasing number of HST and TLT required
courses-Additional focus on Hospitality Program
in Lawrence
Program Review and Specialist Suggestions
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-Having one full-time Hospitality Program
Faculty Member-Low enrolled courses cancelled
Loss of students in program-Younger overall
enrollment-Total number of applications to
program down-Male vs. female enrollment-Some
missing Hospitality specialties-Lack of ethnic
diversity in program faculty
Current Challenges