In the News
- Study: USC school named among top hospitality programs: ABC News 4 Charleston (feat. Drew Martin, story picked up by multiple outlets)
- UofSC giving away free wedding: TheTandD.com (featured by multiple outlets)
- This Is Why Walt Disney World Tickets Are So Expensive: Reader’s Digest (feat. Scott Smith, also picked up by MSN.com)
- Panera is losing nearly 100% of its workers every year as fast-food turnover crisis worsens: CNBC.com (feat. Robin DiPietro)
- Hurricanes have cost SC tourism hundreds of millions in the last four years: Post and Courier (feat. Rich Harrill)
- Midlands businesses prepared to welcome people escaping Dorian with open arms: ABC Columbia (feat. Rich Harrill)
- Columbia wants to expand SC’s smallest convention center. Is it worth the price?: Post and Courier (feat. Miyoung Jeong and Tom Regan)
- Soda City became Columbia's nickname. Now a business wants to trademark it.: Post and Courier (feat. Rich Harrill)
- Cookies and slime in orbit: What's the point of PR stunts in space?: Newscientist.com (feat. Drew Martin)
- Call to Action!: Travelweekly.com (feat. Simon Hudson)
Faculty / Staff / Alumni Notes
- Mark Rosenbaum’s article, “A Neuroscientific Perspective of a Mixed-Use Lifestyle Center,” was published in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
- Allison Kuntz (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2011) started a position with Convene as an account manager.
- David Rivera Jr. (B.S. Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, 1999; M.S. Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, 2000) accepted a position at Flagler College as a Freytag Professor and director of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
- Sylvira L. Grady (Information Management, 2002) started a position with the University of South Carolina as a post award accountant.
- Lauren Cone (B.S. Retailing, 2018) started a position as manager at London & Lace Bridal Boutique in Columbia.
- Julie Wiemerslage (M.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2018) started a position with Runabout Sports, LLC, as a manager.
- Stephanie Marcus (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management, 2011) started a position as the development associate with the Miami foundation.
- Vivian Louthan (B.S. Retail, Fashion Mechandising, 2017) started a position as an executive assistant with STATE Management.
- Samantha Conner (B.S. Sport and Entertainment Management) started a position with the PGA Tour as a client services intern at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic.
- Jovonn Sumter (B.S. Integrated Information Technology, 2016) started a position with CED Greentech as a dispatcher.
- Michael Carter (B.S. Integrated Information Technology, 2016) started a position with BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as an information technology specialist.
- Charles Patterson (B.S. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, 2019) started a position with the Berkely County (SC) Government as an appraiser.
- Gina Phillips ( B.S. Business and Fashion, 2001) started a position with Turkey Hill Dairy as the lead sales manager.
- Haydon Goer (Hotel, Recreation, & Tourism Management, 2011) started a position with Innophos as a senior buyer.
- Evans Elliot (B.S. Sports and Entertainment Management, 2016) started a position with The Lofts USC as a leasing agent.
- Tyler Foresta ( B.S. Hospitality Administration/Management, 2015) started a position with Patterson-Wood Commercial Properties/CORFAC International as a sales and leasing associate.
- Biranne Bourdon (B.S. Hospitality Administration/Management, 2019) started a position with Westin Poinsett Hotel as a front desk agent.
- Phoebe Smith (B.S. Hospitality Administration/Management 2018) started a position with Booster as a program leader.
- Jack Goodall (B.S. Hospitality Administration/Management 2019) started a position with Hall’s Chophouse as a part-time wine manager.
- Beth Hendrix (B.S. Applied Sciences, 1986) started a position with the Seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary as the Postulant of Holy Orders.
- Mackenzie Morrow (B.S. Sports and Entertainment Management, 2017) started a position with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, a nearby minor league hockey team, as an account executive.
- Katelyn Hayes (B.S. Retail Management, 2013) started a position with the Aiken County Government (SC) as a clerk to council.