A Conversation with Simon Hudson
Simon Hudson is a top tourism expert who was recruited to South Carolina from the University of Calgary. He discusses his research, his thoughts on the state's tourism industry, and why he chose to come to South Carolina.
— MidandsBiz

Hudson on Board as CoEE Chair in Tourism
South Carolina’s biggest industry received a major boost today when one of the world’s top tourism experts officially arrived at the University of South Carolina, recruited through the state’s Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program. More...
(To visit CoEE in Tourism and Economic Development, click here.)

SPTE's Matt Brown, Quoted in "They want to get into city's venue game"
-- Athletic Business, via The Indianapolis Star

RETL's Marianne Bickle Quoted in Sun News Article on Cyber Monday
—The Sun News

Fashion Fights Cancer
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— The Daily Gamecock

McCutchen House is Now Green Certified
To watch the press conference, click here.

DHEC Launches Green Hospitality Initiative
— The (Columbia) Free Times

STUDENT PROFILES

A Passion for Fashion: Fashion Merchandising student Brooke Spanjian landed an exciting summer internship with Marie Claire Magazine. More...

Homewood Suites Home: HRTM student John Jordan is earning a degree while earning a living in a career he loves. More...

License to Thrill: SPTE major Robert Krasemann found an exciting intership with IMG Licensing. More...

Fast Forward to Success:
TSTM student Nick Myers volunteered to get extra credit in a class, but found that he got even more from the experience.
More...

The “YES!” Woman: SPTE graduate student, Kathryn Carlson, learns that seizing every opportunity will get you far. More...

ALUMNI NEWS

Key Player: From recruiting student-athletes to overseeing the USC Equestrian Program, SPTE alumna Katherine Brown is always on the ball. More...

Congratulations to students of the College of HRSM who made the President's Honor Roll and the Dean's List for Fall '09. Click here for list.

Attention Students:
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009-2010 College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management
The Harry E. and Carmen S. Varney
College of HRSM Teacher of the Year
Deadline:
February 19, 2010, 5 pm
Click here for nomination form
Nominations may include professors you currently have class with or have had in the past.

Congratulations to SPTE faculty member, Liz McMillan, who was presented with Mortar Board’s Excellence in Teaching Award for 2009-2010. Liz is a graduate of the College of HRSM.

Congratulations to TSTM’s John Gerdes who is one of the winners of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) awards, as announced by the Provost today. John will be recognized, along with the other winners, at the February 3 Faculty Senate meeting. More...
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Congratulations to HRTM student Rachel McDuffie, Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Chapter President, who has been awarded the PCMA Student Annual Meeting Scholarship.

RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

HRTM:
Upchurch, R .S., DiPietro, R. B., Curtis, C., Hahm, J. (2010). “Organizational Commitment in the Restaurant Industry: A Research Note.” Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 13(2).

Suboleski, S., Kincaid, C. S., & DiPietro, R. B. (2009). “An Exploratory Study of Multi-Unit Restaurant Management Training: A Qualitative Perspective.” Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 8(2), 199-214.
 
RETAIL:
Kim, J. & Forsythe. S. (In press). Adoption of dynamic product imagery for online shopping: does age matter? International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research.

Kim, J. & Forsythe. S. (In press). Factors affecting adoption of product virtualization technology for online consumer electronics shopping, International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management.

SPTE:
Mark Nagel and Matt Brown just completed a presentation at the 2009 Asian Association for Sport Management conference in Taipei, Taiwan.  Their paper, “Exporting the Business of Baseball: Global Impact of the American Sport Business Model” was awarded an Outstanding Presentation Award by the scientific committee.

Rascher, D. A., Brown, M. T., Nagel, M. S., & McEvoy, C. D. (2009). Where did National Hockey League Fans go during the 2004-2005 Lockout? An analysis of economic competition between leagues. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing 5(1/2), 183-195.

TSTM:
Wilkinson, K. & Crews, T. B. (2009). Business report writing students’ perceptions of their ability to succeed in an online environment vs. students’ performance in an online course. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 5(4), 68-77.

Crews, T. B. and Wilkinson, K. (2009).  Making assessment real by incorporating visual, auditory, and e-handwritten feedback. Online Classroom (August 2009), 5-8.

Paris, London, the Caribbean! Exciting study abroad opportunities are available for 2010. Space is limited. Register Now! Travel Scholarships for the Spring/Summer 2010 trips are available. Click here.

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USC Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs offers Spring Workshops for National Scholarships and Fellowships Click here for the schedule.

MCCUTCHEN HOUSE

McCutchen House opens Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Please come see us in the New Year!
www.McCutchenHouse.sc.edu

1/25/2010
This week's McCutchen House Recipe—VEAL SALTIMBOCCA

EVENTS

Create IT Computer Camp
Saturdays, February 13, 20, 27
For brochure, click here.
For application form, click here.

University of South Carolina HRSM Alumni Society
is now on