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Is there a special SPTE or RETL teacher who has made a positive impact on your USC experience? Nominate a deserving SPTE faculty member for SPTE Teacher of the Year by clicking here. Nominate a deserving RETL faculty member for RETL Teacher of the Year by clicking here.

Marianne Bickle, RETL, publishes new book, The Changing American Consumer

iIT student receives coveted IBM scholarship

HRSM students make big splash at USC Career Fest Spring 2012

Marriott International visits HRSM
School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management students selected for onsite interviews

South Carolina IT professionals visit HRSM, discuss major jobs initiative
launching in Spring 2012

How do you define student leadership at USC? Emily Supil, a double major at USC in integrated information technology and finance with a minor in Chinese, tells us how she defines student leadership at the University of South Carolina.

Travel scholarships are available for Spring Break, Maymester and Semester Study Abroad Courses. For application form, click here.

 ALUMNI PROFILE

The Need to Succeed: This retailing alum, Mel Pennington, has got what it takes to run two businesses and then run a city. More...

 STUDENT PROFILES

Global Connections...In China! HRTM student, Catherine Moore, recalls her semester in Macao. More...

Technology opens doors to the world: Marquis Harrison, iIT '13. More...

A young graduate already at the top: T.J. Becker, RETL ‘99. More...

A fast-lane connection at NASCAR: SPTE student, Jarett Gerald, talks about what it was like to intern with NASCAR. More...

 FACULTY RESEARCH, PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

HRTM:
Levy, S., Hudson, S., & Getz, D. (2011) "A Field Experimental Investigation of Managerially Facilitated Consumer-to-Consumer Interaction", Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 28, 656–674.

Hudson, S. (2011) "Bumps for Boomers: Marketing Sport Tourism to the Aging Tourist." In Garrod & Fyall (Eds.) Contemporary Cases in Tourism: Vol. 1. Goodfellow Publishers Limited, Oxford, UK, 165-189.

DiPietro, R. B., Parsa, H.G., Gregory, A. (In press). Do restaurant QSC inspections lead to better financial performance? An empirical investigation. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.

DiPietro, R. B., & McLeod, B. (In press). Perceived work status and turnover intentions in casual dining restaurant mployees. FIU Hospitality Review, 29(2), in press.

RETAIL:
Campbell, J. M., Line, N., Runyan, R., & Swinney, J. (2012). The moderating effect of family-ownership on firm performance: An examination of entrepreneurial orientation and social capital. Journal of Small Business Strategy, 21(2), in press.

Bickle, M. (2012). The Changing American Consumer. Prosper Business Development Corporation, 174 pages.

SPTE:
Nagel, M. S., & Southall, R. M. Introduction to sport management: Theory and practice. (2011). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishers.

Southall, R. M., & Nagel, M. S. (2011). NCAA v. The Associated Press:
Open records ruling may impact future athletic department activities. Sport Marketing Quarterly, 20, 112-114.

Bernthal, M., Nagel, M. S., Harrill, R., & Riner, P. (in press). All work and no play makes jack a dull boy: An exploration of business travelers' attendance at live, ticketed entertainment events. Tourism Analysis.

Rascher, D. A., Nagel, M. S., Brown, M. T., & McEvoy, C. D. (in press). Free-riding in professional sports: The dilemma of making money by losing games. Journal of Sport Management.

iIT:
Wilkinson, K., & Crews, T. B. (2011). Assessment in online environments. In L. G. Snyder (Ed.), National Business Education Association Yearbook, No. 49: Online Business Education (pp. 111-123). Reston, VA: NBEA.

Wilkinson, K., & Crews, T. B. (2011). Business report writing: Students' perceptions of their ability to succeed in an online environment vs. students' performance in an online course.
Online Courses and ICT in Education. (Tomei, L.A.., Ed.). Hershey, PA.

London, Paris, the Caribbean! Study Abroad Courses are now available! Click here for more information, to register, or to complete payment. Travel scholarships are available for Spring Break, Maymester and Semester Study Abroad Courses. For application form, click here.

The McCutchen House open for spring dining through April 20, 2012. Closed for Spring Break, March 6-9, 2012. McCutchen House hours of lunch service are Tuesday–Friday, 11:30 am–1:30 pm. View our menus!

McCutchen House Spring Dining*
Please join the students of the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management as we prepare for another exciting and rewarding semester.

Phone reservations can be made by calling (803) 777-4450 beginning on August 15, 2011.

*Because of the academic requirements of the students to complete assignments, guests must conclude lunch and payment for lunch by 2:00 pm.