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Best Career Advice: FIU Founder and Hospitality Industry Legend Tells It Like It Is
FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | October 2, 2024
50 years later, Rocco M. Angelo of FIU’s Chaplin School still mentors students and stays connected with the hospitality leaders he has taught over the decades. Learn his tips for professional success. Five decades ago, FIU Hospitality Professor Emeritus and current Associate Dean of Alumni Relations Rocco M. Angelo joined a small program that has morphed into what is today the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management on the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University (FIU). This semester, the hospitality pioneer marks his 50th anniversary at FIU. At 93, he is the oldest faculty member still coming to work, and ...
Florida International University Names Michael Cheng Dean of Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management
FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | March 4, 2020
MIAMI, FL. – March 4 2020 … Florida International University has appointed Michael Cheng dean of the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton made the announcement. “In just over two years as interim dean, Michael has demonstrated energetic leadership to define Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management’s identity, vision and strategy; a knack for building and growing relationships with our industry partners; and the curiosity and creativity to develop new learning methods and approaches for the benefit of our students,” said Ken Furton. “Dean Cheng...
Florida International University Welcomes David Grutman as Its Next Hospitality Guest Professor
the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | October 30, 2019
MIAMI, FL. – October 2019 – David Grutman is bringing his experience as a Miami-based hospitality and nightlife entrepreneur to the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at FIU. Known for his success with LIV at the Fontainebleau, followed by many other Miami nightclub and restaurant ventures, Grutman will teach a class at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management covering the key elements of conceptualizing a hospitality venture, from marketing and public relations, to finance and human resources. “The David Grutman Experience: The Class” will be offered to hospitality management students at FIU ...
FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Hires New Faculty to Strengthen Academics in Three Key Hospitality Sectors
the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | September 25, 2018
MIAMI (September 25, 2018)- Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, recognized by BestColleges.com as one of the nation's top hospitality programs, has welcomed three new faculty members this fall. The new faculty members bring extensive industry and teaching experience in real estate acquisition, new restaurant concepts, and trade show, convention and event management. George Macropulos brings decades of experience as an executive in the hospitality industry with expertise in revenue management and real estate development. Brian Connors will join FIU after 15 years of succ...
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Appoints Distinguished Alumna, Lizabeth Kane-Hanan, as the Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council;
the FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | March 31, 2017
MIAMI (March 31, 2017) — Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management has appointed Lizabeth Kane-Hanan '87 MS '04 as the Chair of the Dean's Advisory Council, effective February 23, 2017. "We are very proud to welcome Mrs. Kane-Hanan to the helm of the Dean's Advisory Council", said Mike Hampton, dean of the Chaplin School. "An alumna of our program, she represents the embodiment of executive leadership, global vision and innovative thinking." Lizabeth Kane-Hanan is the Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Inventory Officer, as well as Executive Officer for Marriott Vacations ...
Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Launches the Rocco Angelo Legacy in Leadership Campaign
The Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management: | September 15, 2016
Miami, Florida, September 2016 ... Florida International University's prestigious Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is reaching out to its global alumni base to support the Rocco Angelo Legacy in Leadership Campaign. The new fundraising campaign was created to recognize the contributions and ensure the legacy of the university's beloved and admired teacher, mentor and friend, Rocco Angelo, acting Associate Dean for Alumni Relations at the Chaplin School. Still active after six decades of service to the hospitality industry, Mr. Angelo's exceptional achievements will be honored through an endowment fund that will mak...
