Senior Projects

All Hospitality & Tourism Management students are required to participate in the planning and execution of a Senior Project. The project management teams, made up of five to seven seniors, affectionately refer to the events as "Theme Dinners". These productions serve 100-200 guests with a several thousand dollar budget and employ a staff of 40-50 HTM underclassmen and other volunteers.

In addition, each management team completes an actual profit/loss report as well as an income statement based on the results of their production. The final deliverable is an electronic portfolio of their production that will appear on their website.

As always, parents, grandparents and family members are in attendance. Over the last several years 96% of our senior parent(s) attended their daughter or son's production. In addition, at least one member of the HTM Advisory Council attends each production. At the end of each production, the Advisory Council member participates in a lively debrief with the management team. It is very powerful to have industry leaders sharing their perceptions of the event and "talking the business" with the students.

It is clear; the skills that students have gained in their internships and COB 300 are reinforced and expanded.

-Prof. Reginald Foucar-Szocki

2008-2009

Congratulations to the winners of the Senior Send-Off awards!

OUTSTANDING SENIOR
Stacey Peery

OUTSTANDING MANAGERS
Brandon Johnson
Meredith Hauf

GREENBRIER AWARD
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
Moulin Rouge

ENCHANTING ENTERTAINMENT
Fashion Week in Milan
The Rolling Stones 2008 World Tour

SPECTACULAR SERVICE
Vegas: A Trip Down the Strip

DYNAMIC DECOR
Eid: A Moroccan Feast for the Senses

FABULOUS FOOD
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland
Moulin Rouge

INNOVATION IN DESIGN
A Night at the Oscars

CALMNESS IN A CRISIS - HEART OF THE HOUSE
Cruisin' the Maldives

CALMNESS IN A CRISIS - FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland

CREATIVITY
VIP at Super Bowl XLIII

BEST TRANSITION
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland

MANAGEMENT TEAM COHESIVENESS
Eid: A Moroccan Feast for the Senses

TABLE DESIGN
Cruisin' the Maldives

DINING ROOM DESIGN
Sweet Dreams in Candy Land

Collection of Theme Dinners for the Fall 2009

 

Saturday, September 5th 2009 at 6:30 pm
Sites of Manhatten
www.jmuskillz.com/sitesofmanhattan/

 

Saturday, September 12th 2009 at 6:30 pm
A Night in Wonderland
http://wonderland.sqweebs.com/

 

Saturday, October 3rd 2009 at 6:00 pm
Venetian Masquerade
http://sites.google.com/site/venetianmasqueradethemedinner/