A MESSAGE FROM LEONARD JACKSON (CONTINUED)
With the dedication and imagination of our students, faculty, board members and industry partners, our hospitality management program will continue to make positive impacts on our region’s workforce and will continue to grow from strength to strength. We invite you to visit our beautiful campus, meet our students and faculty members, and learn more about our hospitality management program. There has never been a better time to be a hospitality management major at Kennesaw State University! We look forward to welcoming you! Leonard A. Jackson, Ph.D. M.Acc, M.S., M.B.A., M.S.E. CHAE,CHTP,CHIA,CAHTA,CHRM,CHE Program Director for the Hospitality Degree Program Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
To ensure that our academic program remains at the leading edge of our field and is responsive to the needs of the industry, we have forged and maintained mutually beneficial strategic relationships with leading industry organizations. These corporate relationships have provided our students with career and mentorship opportunities. Our diverse industry board, which comprises more than 20 hospitality industry executives and owners, has also provided a wide range of career and professional development opportunities for our students.
A MESSAGE FROM STEVE PHELAN
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Hospitality Management is proudly hosted by the Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality, a school that I have the pleasure of leading. The school is named after the legendary hotelier, Michael Leven, a veteran executive of such well-known brands such as Holiday Inn Express, Las Vegas Sands, and the Georgia Aquarium. He also founded US Franchise Systems and co-founded the Asian American Hotel Owners Association. As a result of these experiences, Leven serves as an exemplar and role model for students in all three degree programs that we offer in the school (management, entrepreneurship, and hospitality management). Hospitality management may be the youngest program in the Leven School but it is also the fastest growing. The program director Dr. Leonard Jackson has done a wonderful job of matching our talented students to the needs of the best brands in the industry, both in Atlanta and the greater Southeastern United States. This report, while reflecting the activities of our program over the last year, also hints at our ambitious but achievable quest for growth through relevance that will see the Leven School emerge as one of the preeminent providers of talent in the hospitality industry. Thank you for joining us on the journey.
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KSU HOSPITALITY LEADERSHIP ANNUAL REVIEW
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