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  Ashli Johnson Takes Helm at Hilton College-San Antonio

  Since joining Hilton College-San Antonio this January, Assistant Dean Ashli Johnson has infused our Alamo City program with an invigorating energy that aims to take enrollment levels to new heights. She’s also committed to strengthening the College’s relationships with the area’s best employers.

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  Innovation Challenge Brings out the Best in Our Brightest

  When Assistant Professor Priyanko Guchait introduced the first Hospitality Innovation Challenge last fall, he knew the best and brightest at Hilton College would jump at the chance to present their most imaginative ideas. After reviewing more than 30 submissions, he announced the winners on Feb. 21 during the Pre-Career Fair Mixer.

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  Grasshoppers for Lunch? We Tried Them!

  When Chef Hugo Ortega came to Hilton College to cook ants and grasshoppers, it was standing room only for those who came for a taste. The event, in collaboration with University of Houston Dining Services, was held at the Spec’s Beverage & Food Appreciation Laboratory on Feb. 19. It is the first in the newly launched Celebrity Chef Series, an initiative to introduce the UH community to innovations in cuisine.

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  Famed Deli Man Ziggy Gruber Visits Hilton College

  During a special screening of the “Deli Man” on Saturday, March 3, some 200 members of the Hilton College and UH communities met the documentary’s central character and the person behind Kenny & Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen – owner and chef Ziggy Gruber. A Q&A session followed, as well as an amazing deli spread compliments of Ziggy himself.

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  Keynote Speaker Inspires at Career Fair

  More than 365 job seekers connected with 62 hiring employers during this year’s Spring Career Fair and Luncheon, held Feb. 22 at Hilton University of Houston. At the luncheon, guests heard from keynote speaker Russell Ybarra, a restaurateur’s son who worked his way from dishwasher to becoming owner, president and CEO of Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen and Jimmy Changas Mexican Restaurants.

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  Cathy Cheatham Comes Full Circle with New Hotel Appointment

  Instructional Assistant Professor Cathy Cheatham has been named director of rooms for Hilton University of Houston, a move that allows Hilton College to further integrate the hotel as a true learning laboratory.
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  Students Embark on a First-of-its-Kind Agave Adventure

  Hilton College-San Antonio now offers the Spirits of Mexico class, the first of its kind in higher education. Under the instruction of Clinical Assistant Professor Nathan Jarvis, the inaugural class took place on Jan. 3-11, with seven students from San Antonio and seven from Houston traveling to Mexico to take a behind-the-scenes look at tequila production. But it was so much more.
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  Graduation Draws Moments of Inspiration

  The Fall Class of 2017 walked across the commencement stage at the Cullen Performance Hall and into the “real world” as Hilton College alumni on Dec. 16. Degrees were conferred upon 132 undergraduates and 17 grad students, including five from Hilton College-San Antonio and seven from the first cohort of our Executive Master of Hospitality Management program.
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  Food Safety Students Play Crucial Role in Soil Safety Summit

  When the South Central Soil Summit came to Hilton College last December, Assistant Professor Sujata Sirsat and her students participated as hosts, volunteers and facilitators. This summit was a great way for these students to shine while learning more about this often unrecognized – but critically important – sector of hospitality.
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  Alumni Spotlight: And Baby Makes Three

  While completing their last year at Hilton College-San Antonio, Nancy (’17) and Gabriel Herrera (’17) found out they were having a baby. Nine days before graduation, little Mateo was born and attended his parents’ ceremony in full regalia made by his grandmother.
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  Hilton College Takes Top Honors at 23rd Annual Grad Conference

  Hilton College swept the awards during the 23rd Annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, held Jan. 3-5 at Texas Tech University. It was the largest group of Hilton College grad students ever to attend this annual conference.
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  More News, People and Happenings

  In case you missed an issue of our monthly Snap Shots e-newsletter, we have past stories archived here!

• 91%of our students have jobs upon graduation
• 54countries represent our student body, making us the most diverse hospitality program in the world
• 931 undergraduate students
• 82MS and Executive Master's students
• 34MS in Global Hospitality Business students
• 15Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration students
• $1,000,000 in merit-based college and university scholarships awarded
• 8,026 alumni work in hospitality leadership positions in more than 50 countries around the world

HOSPITALITY MEANS BUSINESS!

Our name says “Hotel and Restaurant,” but we are so much more! We are a specialized business degree program in hospitality, offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in hotel and restaurant management, hospitality management, global hospitality business and hospitality administration, respectively, as well as a minor in beverage management and marketing. Our graduates realize incredible career opportunities around the globe in lodging, restaurants, catering and events, casino, spa and club management, food safety, conference services, hospitality technology, sports and entertainment venues, marketing and social media, tourism, revenue management, wine and spirits distribution – and these are just a few specialized areas of hospitality. A huge part of our industry is food & beverage, so our students spend quality time in chef coats learning basic cooking, food safety and knife skills. Our focus is always on management, not what’s on the menu! Still, many aspiring chefs come here to learn about the business and operational side of the restaurant industry either before or after they complete a culinary program. Here, we prepare the hospitality leaders of tomorrow. And with our specialized team of counselors in our Career Development office, we are ready and willing to help you navigate this global industry through internships and career fairs where we bring top hospitality employers to you.

Hospitality is the world’s No. 1 employer. We ARE hospitality. We will help you find your place in our industry!

 

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Faculty Accolades

Dr. Juan M. Madera and coauthor Stefanie K. Johnson have had their article on sexual harassment in the restaurant industry published in the Harvard Business Review. Titled “Sexual Harassment is Pervasive in the Restaurant Industry. Here’s What Needs to Change,” this article studies the insidious routine harassment of service workers by managers, coworkers and customers.

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During the 23rd Annual Graduate Education & Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, the conference’s top honors went to Hilton College leadership. Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies Ki-Joon Back was given the prestigious Michael Olsen Award for his research and commitment to graduate education. During the gala dinner, Dean Dennis Reynolds received the Founder’s Award for lifetime achievement.

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Doctoral candidate Amanda Belarmino has had her third peer-review paper accepted for publication. Along with coauthor Dr. Yoon Koh, the article titled “How E-WOM Motivations Vary by Hotel Review Website" will be published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Based on equity theory, their study investigates if guests write on different review websites because of different internal motivations. It also examines the moderating effect of service – exceeds, neutral, negative, and service recovery – on the relationship between motivations and type of website to write reviews. Prior research on this subject typically examined one website or aggregated results from multiple websites, ignoring website specific differences. Their findings can help hoteliers to understand why initiatives to promote reviews on certain websites may be unsuccessful.

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