Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer I thought I couldn’t be more disappointed in FIU than I am now, but the termination of one of our school’s biggest international tourism programs hits close to home. It was announced by an FIU official that the university is working to terminate student programs in China, which include the […]
Isabella Polo | Contributing Writer FIU’s Back of House is showing students of all backgrounds and majors the versatility of event management and hospitality through its mission to offer students real-world experience. Miranda Grimaldi, who founded BOH in Dec. of 2022, further detailed the mission and its importance to the FIU community. “I strongly believe […]
Alba Rosa | Assistant News Director On Nov. 15, Vice Dean of the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Diann Newman sat alone while the heavy rain droplets hit her window. She was disappointed that the scavenger hunt she hosted for international students received no turnout. As part of International Education Week, the hospitality […]
Francine Canelo / Entertainment Director Introduced after a fall 2021 course, the Coffee Guild at FIU launched earlier this year with the help of two students with a passion for coffee. President Rowan Jacobs, a graduate student in culinary innovation, and Vice President Gianna LaRusso, a junior in hospitality and tourism management, say that the […]
Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU recently partnered with leading hospitality institutions in the Caribbean to create a new school in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism will be made in collaboration with FIU, Sandals Resort International – a Jamaican luxury resort network, and the University of the […]
Maya Washburn / Staff Writer Two FIU Hospitality classes came together to gift a complimentary wedding to a local couple who postponed their ceremony due to the pandemic. An October 2020 study by Brides Magazine found that two of every three couples postponed their wedding due to COVID-19. Thanks to hospitality students and faculty, Juana […]
Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor In the face of the massive coronavirus outbreak in China, FIU has canceled its study abroad program in the country indefinitely. The University announced this week that as of Monday, Jan. 27, study abroad courses in China would be canceled, and the seven students who were participating will be brought back stateside […]
By: Valentina Palm/Contributing Writer Starting in spring 2019, the FIU Chaplin Hospitality and Tourism Management school will become the first to align its curriculum with the competencies established by the National Restaurant Association for a restaurant management class. The class will pilot the implementation of competency-based learning to assess its establishment throughout all school […]
By: Valentina Palm/Contributing Writer The Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Production Studio located at the Biscayne Bay Campus is expected to outgrow its space only three years after its inauguration. At 132,500 square-feet, the studio is considered to be the biggest production studio outside of Hollywood, California, according to the Royal Caribbean website. This growth […]
Fabienne Fleurantin/Staff Writer Through the week of Feb. 5 – 9, the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, in collaboration with Panther Alumni Week, will host a week filled with events for hospitality students at the Biscayne Bay Campus. The week will kick off today with a “careers in hospitality” panel, where different […]
Alexandra Mosquera Netzkarsch / BBC Managing Editor What started as a student project is now the South Florida Brewfest and it’s back. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, from noon to 4 p.m. at BBC and is open to the public. It will offer over 100 different craft beers from 37 […]
Alexandra Mosquera Netzkarsch / BBC Managing Editor Having a background in hospitality and an entrepreneurial spirit inspired Jonathan Mendez to start a club at FIU for others interested in finance, business and technology, with knowledge straight from the experts. Mendez, a senior in hospitality management, started the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals club in […]
