Niagara University's College of Hospitality and Tourism Management will mark its 50th anniversary next week by hosting an international conference and dedicating a refurbished residence hall for students studying event management. A two-story building formerly called Varsity Village No. 2 is now the Statler Foundation Hospitality House. Its rededication is set for noon Friday. From Wednesday through Friday, the university will be the host of the International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators Conference in conjunction with Niagara County Community College's Culinary Institute. The group will hold its awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the DoubleTree Hotel in Niagara Falls, emceed by WKBW-TV news anchor Keith Radford. In 1968, Niagara became the first university in the United States to offer a bachelor's degree in tourism. … [Read more...] about Niagara University hospitality program marks 50th anniversary
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SFCC hospitality program has room for more
It was the dollar amount that grabbed Al Fulgenzi’s attention.“Ninety thousand dollars, one hundred thousand dollars,” said the Santa Fe High School sophomore as he wandered around the Business Expo and Job Fair late last week at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. Until then, Fulgenzi had never considered looking for a job in the city’s tourism and hospitality industry.But the salary figures for managers working in that business, bandied about by Katherine Fox Ehlert, changed all that.Fox Ehlert, coordinator of Santa Fe Community College’s hospitality program, was working the aisles at the job fair, trying to convince high schoolers to enroll. The recruitment effort is not easy. Young people, she said, “have a misperception about the hospitality industry. They see it as valet parking, being a busman, busgirl, a waiter or waitress. They never see the jobs at the top.”According to Fox Ehlert, local hotel officials and the New Mexico … [Read more...] about SFCC hospitality program has room for more
A decade-old hospital program for Asian Americans wants to help reduce health disparities
Kyung Hee Choi had worked on Wall Street for more than two decades when she decided to take an early retirement in 2002, right after the 9/11 attacks. An immigrant from South Korea, Choi believed she was living the American Dream and wanted to do something altruistic after being shaken by tragedy. "I said, 'I've gotten so much help from American people, American community, and I have to give back,'" Choi said. You can’t just hire a few Asians and put them in an office and say I have an Asian health program. You can’t just hire a few Asians and put them in an office and say I have an Asian health program. While volunteering, she recognized that the approaches some health care providers took — “just sitting there, just waiting for patients to arrive” — contrasted with the ones she had learned about developing customer service. Working with what she knew best, Choi created a business model for a “Korean Medical Program,” now … [Read more...] about A decade-old hospital program for Asian Americans wants to help reduce health disparities
Texas hospital lets transplant patients hold own hearts
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alsco St. Louis and Local Teamsters Donate to St. Louis Children’s Hospital Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. LOUIS – Feb. 6, 2018 – Alsco St. Louis, a branch of Alsco Inc., the premier linen and uniform rental services company, recently partnered with the Local Teamsters Union #682 in donating funds to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Snowflake Village program. The program uses donations to buy toys, games, stuffed animals and clothing items for children confined to the hospital on Christmas Day along with gifts for their siblings. Parents visit Snowflake Village and select the free gifts and Teamster volunteers and their guests wrap the presents. The Alsco branch’s donation was a part of the Local Teamsters Union #682 total donation of $19,290 given to the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Snowflake Village during the recent holiday season. “We have had the great opportunity to partner with the Local Teamsters Union in a couple of different ways to raise money to benefit the children at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital … [Read more...] about FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alsco St. Louis and Local Teamsters Donate to St. Louis Children’s Hospital Program