Johnson & Wales is a university made up of five 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 FOOD INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & WELLNESS
COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
We’re 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, handson experience in your education, with opportunities including international field experiences, classes in state-of-the-art labs and problem-solving for industry clients. You can also customize your degree by selecting courses from across major industry segments, such as hotels and resorts, food and beverage, 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 will feel right at home in the growing and vibrant city of Charlotte. It’s a great place to study hospitality, with professional sports teams, exciting entertainment venues, art centers, modern hotels and a variety of wonderful and interesting restaurants.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Sincerely,
Jennifer Adams Galipeau, Ed.D. Dean of the College of Hospitality ManagementJohnson
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& Wales University Atreya Chair of the College of Hospitality Management, Charlotte Campus
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.
Sports, Entertainment, Event — Management (SEEM) students plan an annual SEEM Conference, an event that invites industry professionals to campus for panels and networking.
Each year, hospitality and culinary students have the chance to intern at the Augusta National Masters Golf Tournament
Students conduct tastings of a variety of beverages in the Sensory Beverage Lab.
Studying
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.
My favorite professor is definitely Professor Sarah Malik. Her extensive knowledge on wine and the wine industry taught me so much through my time at JWU. Her professionalism and dedication to students allowed me to participate in many global certifications and learn all about wine in the classroom.”
immersion /iˈmərZH(ə)n/ noun
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.”
Sija Headrick ’25 Food & Beverage Industry Management (2+2)
I’m so proud of you and look forward to welcoming you on campus very soon.
My name is Lilly Langevin, and I am currently a junior majoring in hospitality management. I am incredibly grateful for all the hospitality professors on this campus because without them, I would not be where I am now.
Outside of school, I work at The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte as a guest relations agent. I have been with the company for almost two years and recently had the opportunity to become a guest relations learning coach for incoming staff. Over the summers, I work as a banquet supervisor at The Sun Valley Resort located in Idaho. JWU has played a huge role in these work experiences because my courses have helped me learn, grow and develop the fundamental skills I need to work in the hospitality industry.
Representing Johnson & Wales and attending this campus is a great honor and privilege. You’ll be within a 15-minute walk of Uptown Charlotte, where you’ll be surrounded by hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues such as Spectrum Center, the Bank of America Stadium (home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers) and Truist Field. So many adventures and opportunities await you when you set foot on the Charlotte Campus!
If I could offer you one piece of advice, it would be “Carpe Diem,” which means seize the moment! Your time at JWU goes incredibly fast, so it’s important to cherish and savor every moment you have. Before you know it, you will be a senior walking across that stage to get your diploma!
Wishing you all the best, Lilly Langevin ’25
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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