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HSMAI South Florida Announces 2024 Recipients of the Dr. Peter Ricci Scholarship
HSMAI South Florida | October 15, 2024
Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 15, 2024 – The South Florida chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the prestigious Dr. Peter Ricci Scholarship. This scholarship, awarded annually, supports exceptional students pursuing degrees in hospitality management and related fields at colleges and universities in South Florida. This year’s scholarship recipients are: Maria Martinez – Florida International University (FIU) Victoria Nicora – Florida International University (FIU) Giuseppe Barioli – Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Joyce Kessl...
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 ...
FIU’s SHTM Addresses Labor Issues With World’s First Bartender Powered by Artificial Intelligence
FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | February 3, 2022
MIAMI, FL – February 3, 2022 – Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management continues to address pandemic-imposed challenges like labor shortages by introducing its latest teaching tool – Cecilia.ai, the world's first robotic, interactive bartender that offers the potential of round-the-clock service. Cecilia was created in Israel and comes straight from its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to FIU's Bacardi Center of Excellence. Cecilia’s 3D animated avatar technology is powered by artificial intelligence and voice recognition technologies. Cecilia is automat...
Restaurant Owners and Operators Are Invited to Take Free COVID-19 Restaurant Safety Training Course
The City of Miami | September 11, 2020
MIAMI (Sept. 11, 2020) – The City of Miami, Miami's Downtown Development Authority (DDA), and the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU) are encouraging local restaurant owners to sign up for a new one-hour health and safety course. Created by culinary educators and professionals, the course focuses on reducing and preventing the spread of COVID-19 through health and safety training and is free and open to all restaurant owners and operators. The COVID-19 Restaurant Safety and Compliance Course offers a one-hour lecture and quiz based on safety protocols and guidelines from the M...
FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and South Beach Wine & Food Festival® Give Back to South Florida’s Foo
FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | March 30, 2020
MIAMI (March 2020) – FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management is helping to put money into the hands of cooks, servers, dishwashers and all team members at restaurants and bars through a new partnership with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival®. The SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund will provide immediate financial support to independently owned and operated restaurants and bars impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Many of these family operated establishments have hired FIU student interns and even given graduates their first jo...
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 ...
Florida International University Gets Green Light to Build Alumni, Conference Center and Hotel
FIU | March 29, 2019
MIAMI (March 29, 2019) – Today the Florida Board of Governors approved a public-private partnership to establish an alumni, conference center and hotel on FIU's main campus, right on Tamiami Trail. The $66 million project is privately funded and will include a 13,700 square-foot alumni center, approximately 33,000 square feet of meeting space and a 150-bed hotel. South Florida's first university-affiliated conference center and hotel is expected to open by the fall of 2021. This kind of facility, which is common in large research universities, is part of a larger vision for development in the area that includes several stude...
