The COVID-19 pandemic forced most restaurants to rethink how they do business. Carrie’s Café is no different. Over the summer, hospitality leadership faculty developed new operating procedures so that the café would be ready for a fall reopening. Carrie's Cafe reopened Sept. 1 with carryout dining options only. The café will remain open 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesdays and … [Read more...] about Carrie’s Café reopens with enhanced safety protocols
Allison Chambers and Hannah Wylie graduate in May 2020. Instead of worrying about the job market and if they will find jobs in their field, they’re getting ready for their careers. What started as a corporate internship experience led to full time jobs—and a (less) stressful senior year. Finding an internship Wylie and Chambers both found their dream internships through … [Read more...] about Prestigious internship leads to full-time jobs
What unites people of all majors? Food. Whether it's growing, eating, making or looking at the effects of food, it can bring people together. Abbe Ehlers, senior instructor of hospitality leadership, knows this firsthand. She took 10 students to Florence and Siena, Italy to experience the cuisine and tourism of Tuscany. Her students included hospitality … [Read more...] about Eat your way through Tuscany
Abbe Ehlers exemplifies the Missouri State University public affairs mission in the classroom and out of it. Ehlers, senior instructor of hospitality leadership, received the Board of Governors' Award for Excellence in Public Affairs. Learn more about this award-winning program "To work to better my community is a gift to me," Ehlers said. "I encourage others to jump … [Read more...] about Hospitality leadership translates to public affairs work