Hospitality and Regional Identity
Associate Professor, Sharon May, Chair, Division of Social Sciences
Associate Professor, Angela Sebby, Coordinator
The major in Hospitality and Regional Identity prepares students for an opportunity to explore a wide variety of careers within the hospitality industry. This exploration includes a focus upon “place” and how location can influence and enhance the customer experience.
Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
1. Understand the operations of various components of the hospitality industry and how they relate to each other.
2. Understand how to create an exceptional customer experience and how a specific place plays a role in this development.
3. Develop critical thinking skills, have knowledge in theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques, and gain experiential learning opportunities.
Although the major is oriented toward providing academic knowledge and practical experience of the region surrounding the College, students who wish to orient their training toward other regions may be able to customize research projects, internships, and Senior Study to better prepare themselves for opportunities outside this region.
Hospitality and Regional Identity, B.A.
Hospitality and Regional Identity, Minor