TWO YEARS ON
Hospitality faculty speak with prospective students at the Leven School’s 2022 Welcome Back event
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD We are extremely delighted that more than 20 industry executives and owners have joined the hospitality industry board. Our board represents all major segments of the industry and helps ensure that the hospitality management program develops the best talent for the industry. The board’s contributions include providing relevant industry insights, access to resources, employment opportunities and mentorship for our students. DOUBLE OWL PATHWAY Kennesaw State’s Double Owl Pathway option was also added to the hospitality management program. It provides undergraduate hospitality management majors with the opportunity to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree while still completing their undergraduate degree. This option enhances employability by allowing students to reduce the gap between earning their undergraduate and graduate degrees. EARLY SUCCESS STORIES Elise Majetich became the hospitality management program’s first graduate in Spring 2022! A first-generation college student from Chattanooga, Tenn., Majetich graduated with a BBA in Hospitality Management and a minor marketing. She was also the founding president of the Hospitality Leadership
Club and represented the hospitality program at the *AAHOA. Elise was also a recipient of the Coles College Outstanding studrnt award. She recently joined Encore, a global event management firm, as part of its National College Leadership Program. Upon completion of the rotational training program, she will be placed in an Operations leadership role at a luxury hotel property. We are all extremely proud of our program’s ambassador, Elise Majetich! In August 2021, Alana Agcaoili was selected as the recipient of the John Cahill Student Seat at the 2021 CIO Summit, which is sponsored by Hospitality Upgrade and the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals Association. The John Cahill Honorary Seat is awarded to one distinguished student from a selected university or four-year college with a hotel program. Students with great potential in the hotel industry are recommended by their faculty. Agcaoili worked part time at the Hotel Indigo, Atlanta, where she rose to the level of front office manager. She recently joined IHG corporate supply chain department as a procurement specialist for
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KSU HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP ANNUAL REVIEW
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