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NIC Hotel

11 Jan 2021    By Haley Apel

Industry pros say future is bright for Nebraska HRTM students

Strong industry support for the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will continue to create opportunities for its students and graduates.

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The Scarlet

21 Sep 2020    By Haley Apel

The Scarlet ‘a game changer’ for Hospitality, Restaurant, Tourism Management program

When The Scarlet Hotel opens next July on Nebraska Innovation Campus, students in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program will have the opportunity to extend their learning beyond the classroom and gain hands-on experience in a world-class setting.

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Jeff Maul and Tim Darby

14 Sep 2020    

Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program announces 2020-21 advisory board

The Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program has announced the members of its 2020-21 advisory board.

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The Scarlet

18 Aug 2020    By Kate Engel - Nebraska Innovation Campus

The Scarlet aims to capture Nebraska in a night's stay

The Scarlet, the new hotel at Nebraska Innovation Campus, will be home to academic space managed by the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program.

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Ajai Ammachathram

10 Jun 2020    By University Communication

Faculty 101 gets the restaurant, hospitality dish from Ammachathram

In the latest episode of Faculty 101, Ajai Ammachathram, assistant professor of hospitality, restaurant and tourism management, discusses the challenges his industry faces amid social distancing and the solutions that could help sustain it going forward.

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Closed Sign

13 Apr 2020    By Haley Apel

Hospitality program looks toward future amid uncertainty in industry

As people across the globe take steps to ensure their safety amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the hospitality industry has been feeling the impact.

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20 Nov 2019    

HRTM partners with Nebraska Tourism Commission for new course offering

The Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism management program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is partnering with the Nebraska Tourism Commission to offer a contemporaneous, Nebraska-centric tourism course. Taught by associate professor of practice, Dipra Jha, advanced tourism is a 400/800 dual-level course, offered online and is scaled from the introduction to tourism course already offered by the program.

 



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06 Nov 2019    

Jha delivers YouTube Live presentation on Nebraska’s place branding

Dipra Jha, Associate Professor of Practice in Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management, recently delivered a YouTube Live presentation as part of “Tourism Empowers” multi-disciplinary forum organized by the University of Aveiro in Portugal. The event on October 25th was aimed at fostering a dialogue among academicians, researchers, students and the general public to determine better techniques in empowering people and transforming destinations sustainably using a collaborative approach.



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14 Oct 2019    

Jha delivers inaugural “Zoom In” for Central CHRIE

Dipra Jha, associate professor of practice and director of global engagement, delivered the inaugural “Zoom In” for the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, Central Federation on September 27, 2019. The monthly webinar is focused around teaching, research, and industry and attended by hospitality, tourism, events, business, and food service faculty as well as industry professionals from around the world.



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30 Sep 2019    

Retired FBI Agent and Hospitality Program Making a Difference against Human Trafficking

About three years ago, Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management (HRTM) Associate Professor Shannon Rowen heard retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agent Anna Brewer speak about Human Trafficking in Nebraska at an event in Omaha and knew she had to introduce the topic of human trafficking to her hospitality students.



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