Welcome New MTA Faculty in the Department of Management!
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Dr. Cevat Tosun is the Eisenhower Chair and Professor of Tourism Studies and Management, and the Director of the MTA Program. Dr. Tosun is an educator, consultant, speaker, and researcher in the area of international tourism management. He worked as a tenured full professor at three universities for more than 14 years. He also worked as a business development consultant in the private sector for various international companies and organizations in UK, France, Austria, Northern Ireland and Turkey. He received his PhD degree in international tourism management and MA degree in tourism planning from the Scottish Hotel School, Business Faculty of University of Strathclyde, UK.
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Dr. Jungho Suh, Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor of Management and Tourism Studies joined GWSB from Surrey International Institute–Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE), China. Dr. Suh’s education has focused on tourism, hospitality and convention management. His research interests include destination branding, destination marketing, social media marketing, hospitality marketing, service management and sharing economy. Dr. Suh received his Ph.D. degree in sustainable tourism management at Michigan State University with graduate specialization in hospitality business at The School of Hospitality Business. He is currently involved in the K-MICE Intelligence Project funded by Korea Tourism Organization.
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The MTA new student orientation is scheduled for 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. If new MTA students haven’t registered for the orientation program, please register now.
GWSB Plan for 2020 Fall Course and Student Service.
You can find the GWSB Plan for fall courses and student services here. Please check regularly for updates.
Professor Larry Yu coauthored a new research paper with colleagues at Beijing International Studies University and Tsinghua University. The paper, Do feelings matter? The effect of leader affective presence on employee proactive customer service performance is published in the Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
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Join us for the fifth part of the GW MTA Student Webinar Series focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion in tourism leadership.
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Eli Gorin, CMP, CMM, MTA ’02, COO-Americas at ATS Group/Managing Director – FHTglobal, was interviewed by Successful Meetings on finding sponsors for virtual events. In this interview, Eli shared his experience using FHTvirtual platform for the sponsors to connect with the invited guests in partnership with association virtual meetings.
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Gina Chang (MTA '12), has been promoted to Director of Event Marketing at Saks Fifth Avenue. Congrats, Gina!
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Students of TSTD 6282 Consulting Experience: Tourism Destination COVID-19 Impact Monitoring and Recovery Planning (Desk Study), led by Professor Seleni Matus, worked hard this summer assisting the Belize Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation and the Grenada Tourism Authority with recovery planning efforts. The two consulting teams presented their findings and recommendations to their clients on August 4. The recorded presentations can be accessed here (Access Password: @9XMR4AQ).
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Getting to know your Colleague – Emily Baxter
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Emily Baxter is the Manager of Employer Relations with the F. David Fowler Career Center (FDFCC) at the George Washington University School of Business. Emily comes to GWSB from a background in hospitality sales, working primarily for Marriott International and Modus Hotels. Her hospitality background and desire to work in the higher education space brought her to the employer relations field. Emily works with employers and establishes campus relationships in order to curate more connections for students. Emily is also a current student in the MTA program at GWU with a concentration in Hospitality Management, set to graduate December 2021.
What projects have you been working on that you want to share with the readers?
My team and I are busy gearing up for Fall semester- with all recruiting being virtual this Fall, it has brought forth innovation and creativeness to host recruitment events and interviews! One specific program I am involved in: I have the privilege of moderating the Tourism/Hospitality/Event Management Panel over Career Week, on September 15th from 5-6:30pm. You can register for this event in Handshake with this link. Please join me and learn from five panelists who currently work in our industry!
Post Covid, what place are you most looking forward to visit?
The next place I would like to visit is Minorca, Spain. If you look under Google images, there is no explanation needed.
What is an unusual talent that you have?
I weirdly can come up with really good meals in my kitchen using random items/leftovers in my pantry and refrigerator (as long as I have good condiments to work with).
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A dynamic and insightful conversation on responsible tourism and its effect on Covid recovery by a distinguished panel of MTA alumni and moderated by Maureen Wyse, recent MTA graduate. We thank the panelists and the moderator for the many takeaways from this webinar. The on-demand recording of the webinar can be accessed here.
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Professor Larry Yu and MTA student Wahyuni Mutmainna attended a webinar on US Higher Education Policy cohosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, DC, the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia and the Chancellor of State Universities of Indonesia. Professor Yu presented “Excellence in Tourism Education: Talent Development for Sustainable Tourism” and Wahyuni, a recipient of LPDP fellowship, presented “How Education as a Catalyst to Improve Tourism Business in Eastern Indonesia”. The webinar was attended by 475 participants, including Indonesian students in the U.S. and Indonesia, faculty in Indonesian state universities and industry professionals.
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The Organization of American States (OAS) and the George Washington University International Institute of Tourism Studies in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs had the the third conversational webinar on the particular challenges that COVID-19 is bringing to Indigenous communities and tourism in the Caribbean. Click here to view the recording.
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Indigenous Tourism Forum of the Americas is back! Beginning on October 12, Indigenous Peoples Day in the U.S., Indigenous and tourism leaders will gather virtually to share, repair, and rebuild. The forum will discuss how Indigenous communities throughout the Americas can plan for a post-pandemic world and be empowered to determine their own futures. Join us for five days of roundtable discussions, workshops, keynotes, virtual tours, and networking. For more information and to regesiter, please click below.
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