| Formerly Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management, the name was changed to Hospitality Management to reflect the trends in hospitality education. The objective of the program is to provide broad-based educational experiences needed by students to become competitive in the 21st century and beyond. Hospitality Management reflects a broad industry to include hotels, restaurants, travel tourism, recreation, retail, and convention and meeting planning. Course activities are designed based on the subject area, current and future trends of the industry. The curriculum remains in a mode of continuous improvement in response to changes in the global hospitality and tourism industry. The Hospitality Management Program approaches its mission with a curriculum that reflects real world scenarios and experiences. The program provides numerous opportunities for students to practice their hospitality skills in a state of the art facility, fully-equipped with cutting-edge hotel technology and food service equipment and wired classrooms. Students participate in laboratory experiences and are required to complete two supervised internships to prepare them for the operational challenges of the industry. We invest in your future by developing group interaction and networking skills, leadership abilities and interpersonal dexterity that are essential for effective leaders. Our goal is that every Virginia State University Hospitality Management student graduates with a degree, but also the business skills, knowledge and experience required for long-term success in the world's number one industry; the hospitality industry. We are proud to announce that in October 2002, we were re-accredited by Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA). This accreditation proves that our program exceeds standards in educational quality. We are one of the first to obtain this status and have held it since 1995. As an accredited program, we provide our students with: - An instructional kitchen furnished with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Simulated guest suites complete with front desk area and Property Management System
- Memberships to professional industry organizations
- Complete restaurant operation with a fully equipped production kitchen
| - Internships, work experiences and career fairs
- Cutting edge instructional techniques
- Dedicated computer lab with current office and industry specific software
- Strong industry support major corporations
- Exciting field trips, conferences, food shows and expositions and study tours
| Click here to view our instructional facilities. | 
Deanne Williams; Ed.D., CHE
Director, Hospitality Management Program | |
