Working with wisely selected projects from a local company in Springfield, MO, Red Top Oven, owned by Jane Ford and Kathy Hubbard, DHL students worked together during a period of three weeks to develop a piece of consultancy to expand Red Top Oven’s operations to the electronic commerce. The project named “Consulting Website Project” involved students to researching, designing … [Read more...]
Throughout the spring semester, the hospitality faculty, staff, and board of advisors held multiple strategic planning sessions. The resulting strategic plan will serve two purposes. First, the plan will guide the department’s efforts to support Missouri State University’s 2016-2021 long-range plan. Second, the plan will offer a road map for the department’s efforts to … [Read more...]
Over $10,000 was raised at the Fourth Annual HRA Board of Advisors’ Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at DoubleTree Hotel Springfield on February 28th. All event proceeds support HRA student scholarships! Over 35 wines from various regions of the world were available to sample. Alumnus Matt Bekebrede, owner of Vino Cellars organized the wine and alumnus Brian Inman, General … [Read more...]
Special Thank you to Chris Morris President and CFO California Pizza Kitchen @calpizzakitchen for speaking to our Advanced Hospitality Leadership class and for being our keynote speaker in this years Board of Advisors Speaker Series Chris Morris is President of California Pizza Kitchen, where he oversees the casual dining chain’s more than 280 restaurants operating … [Read more...]
The HRA department reached a significant milestone—the completion of the program’s new facility! In July, the HRA faculty and staff said goodbye to the old facility in the Professional Building and hello to our new home in Pummill Hall, located in the heart of main campus. This fall we welcomed our first group of students into the building. The students’ response to the new … [Read more...]