January 16, 2020
UTRGV’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program is partnering with Luby’s to host the event “Healthy Eating and Wellness at Luby’s,” with a percentage of the sales going to student scholarships in the hospitality and tourism program
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January 9, 2020
Students engaged in a “Battle of the Universities” and presented what they hoped would be a winning hotel-development concept.Four universities with hospitality programs participated in the event, part of the one-day conference at the Wyndham Grand Riverfront that brought in record-breaking attendance. On tap with their talent were students from Florida International University in Miami; Lakeland University in Plymouth, Wis.; the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima; and the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg.
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November 25, 2019
Imagine camping under the stars – but in a glamorous way. Roughing it, but in comfort. It’s called “glamping,” and it proved to be a winning hotel concept for the UTRGV MBA student team representing UTRGV Hospitality and Tourism Management in the Hotel ROI Battle of the Universities.
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August 12, 2019
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is moving further along a planned and approved degree program for hospitality and tourism.
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July 26, 2019
In much the spirit of Lumiére’s grand song, “Be Our Guest,” UTRGV has launched a hospitality and tourism initiative designed to teach students about serving guests with style and meeting their needs with efficiency.
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June 21, 2019
A new hotel that will have 138 rooms and serve as a teaching facility is being discussed with the City of Brownsville, developers and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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October 21, 2018
A new program coming to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley aims to change the thought and skill behind hospitality and tourism in the region by awarding specialized bachelor’s degrees and certificates.
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