Some changes are being made within a Slippery Rock University department including the name.
SRU’s Hospitality, Event Management, and Tourism Department will now be called the Hospitality and Tourism Management Department. This more precise name allows for improved program branding.
In addition to the name change, the department has recently started to offer a hospitality management certificate for non-majors designed to make students more marketable with the connection between hospitality and service. To earn a certificate, students must take at least 12 credits in hospitality management classes.
More than 70 students are currently enrolled in two degree programs offered by the department, a Bachelor of Science in Resort Recreation and Hospitality Management and a Master of Science in Hospitality and tourism Management offered completely online.