Johnson & Wales is a university made up of six colleges, and each one offers its own unique experiences, spaces, faculty and identity.
JOHN HAZEN WHITE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & DESIGN COLLEGE OF FOOD INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & WELLNESS
COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
I am so excited about the prospect of welcoming you to campus, and we want to tell you all the reasons why you should be excited about coming here.
JWU’s College of Hospitality Management offers a combination of unique experiences that you won’t find anywhere else, including an academic schedule that allows you to travel, explore, work on weekends or dive into your studies. You will get real, hands-on experience in your education, with opportunities such as international field experiences, classes in state-of-the-art labs, problem-solving for industry clients and more. You can also customize your degree by selecting courses from across major industry segments, such as hotels and resorts, food and beverage, tourism, events and entertainment.
JWU is the right choice for your education and career because you’ll be learning from faculty with significant industry experience and credentials. We have a strong global reputation as well as active and engaged alumni who live and work all over the world. You can start creating your professional network in your first year, through industry and alumni events on campus and student clubs and organizations, which offer something for almost any interest.
You’ll feel right at home in the vibrant city of Providence. It’s a great place to study hospitality, with award-winning restaurants, professional sports teams, beautiful hotels, exciting entertainment venues and a transportation hub for when you would like to explore beyond the city.
I look forward to welcoming you!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Adams Galipeau, Ed.D. Dean of the College of Hospitality Management Johnson & Wales University
You can travel the world, plan big events and shape experiences in the College of Hospitality Management. As a global leader in hospitality education, JWU sets the bar high when it comes to what we offer our hospitality students — you’re in the right place.
This college combines the free-spirited energy of adventurers with the organization and thoughtfulness of those who love to plan experiences for people to enjoy. Every major has a strong business core that will provide you with the skills to step into leadership positions in any area of the multi-billion-dollar hospitality industry.
Become a tour guide, travel agent, event caterer, hotel manager, or game day coordinator — you can put yourself on any path with what you’ll learn here.
Directed Experiential Education
Sports, Entertainment, Event — Management (SEEM) students plan the annual SEEM Conference, an event that invites industry professionals to campus for panels and networking.
Craft cocktail competitions bring student mixologists together to design exciting new craft cocktails and mocktails.
The Hospitality Familiarization Trip is a required course for select majors in which students plan and execute a trip abroad.
In recent years, JWU students have traveled to Ecuador, Egypt, India, Jordan and Peru.
Directed Experiential Education (DEE) courses and internships allow students to work directly with organizations such as the Boston Bruins, TD Garden, Xfinity Center and Triple A’s Club Adventures, as well as numerous local hotels.
You’ll hear this word a lot
A great mentor is easy to find at JWU — in addition to your assigned faculty mentor, you’ll soon discover that every professor is eager to help you find your passion, connect you with opportunities and offer guidance when you need it. With our small class sizes, it will be easy for you to build a strong connection with your professors in and out of the classroom.
JWU’s lab spaces and facilities are not your traditional classrooms. They are designed to fuel your curiosity and professional development by simulating real-world environments and offering cutting-edge technology and equipment. Though every space on our campus is available to students in every college, you’ll often find your hospitality management peers (or yourself!) in these areas.
In the College of Hospitality Management, you have so many different people with different interests, and everyone gets a really individualized program of study. But with that, you also get a taste of everything else because JWU is really good about providing that all-encompassing knowledge that’s necessary to thrive in the hospitality industry.”
The act of absorbing and learning from your surroundings by putting yourself right in the middle of the action.
Ex.: “JWU students learn through immersion by managing on-campus restaurants, taking trips to foreign countries and producing live events for fellow students.”
Michael Tokar ’24 Tourism & Hospitality Management
My name is Shaye Castillo, and I’m a junior studying hospitality management. I knew coming to JWU would provide me with endless opportunities to utilize in my career. The combination of experiential education with the ability to network with professors and professionals at JWU has become extremely valuable throughout my time here. The faculty in the College of Hospitality Management devote their attention to pushing students toward their goals and preparing them for the reality of the industry.
This past semester, I took a class called The Business of Event Management which required me to work at different events, giving me hands-on experience and knowledge outside of the university. It was great exposure to the workings of the industry out in the real world. These types of classes are what make me look forward to doing an internship this summer!
Congratulations on taking a step closer to your future — you should be proud and excited to be in one of the best places for your path. Your time here will go faster than you could imagine.
One piece of advice: take advantage of the knowledge around you. Get to know your professors and make connections in your classes. You never know, they may become your connections in the business.
Good luck, and I hope you have an amazing time here!
Kindly,
Shaye Castillo ’24
If you haven’t done so already, make sure to submit your deposit to secure your spot in the CLASS OF 2028 and make your enrollment official at jwu.edu/accepted.
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