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Rachel, J.C. Fu, PhD, Chair of the UF Department of Tourism Hospitality and Event Management, and Director of the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute discussed the reality of space tourism with Pop Science writer, Tatyana Woodall. Read the full article here.
Dean Cacciatre, a THEM adjuct professor is honored by UF Online for his devotion to sharing hospitality expertise with his students while running his own catering business. Read his feature here.
THEM online professor, Dr. Breiter Terry was featured on WalletHub for her expertise in the hotel industry. Read her piece here.
THEM students are paving the way for the next generation of event managers with hands-on experience. The students in Rayven Crisafulli’s HFT 2750 Event Management class were engaged in the planning, coordinating, and management of the first St. Augustine History Festival in May 2022. Students in the class were given the opportunity to gain professional experience as true event managers by sourcing and booking vendors, creating graphics, proposing event activities, designing the event aesthetics and evaluating the logistics of the participating venues. A select three students were then invited to participate in the onsite coordination of the Opening Celebration for the festival at the Governor’s House Cultural Center & Museum.
We are proud to share news articles that featuring EFTI & THEM staff, promoting our department nationally and globally.
Every Friday, receive news from THEM. Learn more about our past and upcoming events, news from our department and faculty, student features, and highlights from our Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute.
Between September 28 and October 11, post your photos on your social media using #IAmWithTHEM and tag us on Instagram (@them_uf), Facebook (@UFTHEM) and Twitter (@them_uf). The best photos win scholarships, and the first 200 entries will also win "I Am With THEM" T-shirts!
We are proud to announce that this August Daniel won the university level award for Division 3, the 2020 Superior Accomplishment Special Recognition Award.
The Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management at the University of Florida welcomes exciting leadership changes this Summer. Dr. Rachel J.C. Fu assumes the role of our inaugural Department Chair this August 1, as well as director of the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute.
Daniel Rogers is the Office Manager for the department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management (THEM) and was vital in the process of separating the former department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management during summer 2019 into two new departments.
“Daniel went the extra mile and beyond normal assigned duties to make it happen” says Dr. Stephen Dodd, Interim Department Chair of THEM.
The group, composed by Dr. Andrei Kirilenko, researcher at the Eric Friedheim Tourism Institute (EFTI), and two Ph.D. candidates, Shihan (David) Ma and Lijuan Su, from the UF Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management (THEM), won the "Best Insights" award at the Expedia X ENTER2020 Data Science Competition held at the University of Surrey in early January. Read more
Melody (Yu-Hua) Xu, PhD candidate in the department of Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management was one of the few HHP students to receive last October her Great Teaching Certificate, course taught by the UF Center for Teaching Excellence.
As a researcher assistant, Melody wanted to expand her pedagogy knowledge and improve her skills with further training, which will definitely impact her future teaching opportunities as well as differentiate her amongst candidates when searching for teaching jobs after graduating.
The training delivered knowledge on how to teach exploring student involvement, active learning, student assessment and being inclusive to marginalized groups. “It opened my eyes to see teaching is not just delivering the course, but having good communication, taking care of your students, being innovative, and making the class a good experience” says Melody. By interacting with instructors from different areas and experience levels, she could get feedback from peers on the course and apply the learnings to improve her "Case International” section during Dr. DeMichele’s classes, part of her supervised teaching requirements.
She enjoyed pursuing this Teaching Excellence certificate and affirms “It has shaped my teaching philosophy!”
In a first for the State University System of Florida, this new online degree will be the only online Bachelor of Science in Tourism, Event and Recreation Management offered from across Florida’s 12 public, four-year universities. By leveraging the versatile online format, Gators will be able to earn a valuable UF degree while enjoying the flexibility they need in their busy lives. Read more
Amber Hermida, Director of Sales at Home2 Suites by Hilton (2015, BS in Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies), sits down with Dr. Craig Schmitt, Director of Engaged Learning & Outreach, to discuss current trends in "Hospitality."
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sungwon Kim, was honored for his outstanding performance among UF graduate teaching assistants at the 2017-2018 Graduate Student Teaching Awards ceremony on April 23, 2018 at University Auditorium.
The Center for World University Rankings publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.