Press launch by Purdue College Northwest:
HAMMOND, Ind. — Purdue College Northwest (PNW) has named Kwangsoo Park as affiliate dean and director of the White Lodging Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Administration within the School of Enterprise, efficient Aug. 1, 2023.
In his function, Park will lead the college, a tutorial unit with interdisciplinary diploma packages getting ready college students for a number of facets of the hospitality and tourism business, equivalent to hospitality and tourism administration; meals and beverage; health administration; meals and vitamin; occasion and assembly administration; journey and tourism; and extra.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Dr. Park to the School of Enterprise and to have the White Lodging Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Administration in very succesful arms,” stated Rachel Clapp-Smith, Teddy Jacobi Dean of the PNW School of Enterprise. “Dr. Park brings a powerful monitor file of constructing neighborhood and enhancing high quality packages. He’s the perfect steward of the beneficiant help of White Lodging and can proceed to develop high quality packages that put together college students for fulfilling careers within the hospitality business.”
Park beforehand served for 4 years as head of the division of Attire, Merchandising, Inside Design, and Hospitality Administration at North Dakota State College (NDSU). Whereas at NDSU, he started in 2012 as a college member within the School of Human Sciences and Training, ultimately turning into an affiliate professor and Stegner Endowed Professor. Earlier than serving at NDSU, he was this system coordinator of Tourism and Hospitality Administration at Black Hills State College.
Park acknowledged that he’s humbled and honored to take the helm as the brand new chief of the White Lodging Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Administration at PNW.
“I’m extremely excited concerning the journey forward and the chance to broaden my capability even additional,” Park stated. “I’ll proceed to function with open and sincere communication, advocate for the White Lodging Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Administration and wholeheartedly help our college students, college and workers within the PNW School of Enterprise. Collectively, let’s create an atmosphere the place our college students thrive and our college and workers discover happiness and achievement.”
Park earned his Ph.D. in Enterprise Administration with a give attention to tourism from Temple College, his grasp’s diploma in Hospitality Administration from Florida Worldwide College and his bachelor’s diploma in Enterprise Administration with a give attention to Hospitality and Tourism Administration from Sejong College in Seoul, South Korea. He additionally amassed 9 years {of professional} expertise in hospitality, tourism and occasion administration in South Korea and the U.S.
Park’s analysis pursuits embody incapacity inclusion in hospitality and tourism; high quality of life and occasion administration; and occasion administration analysis traits. He has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and 40 peer-reviewed convention proceedings. He at present serves as affiliate editor of Hospitality and Tourism within the Household and Client Sciences Analysis Journal.
Park is the president of the Korea-America Hospitality and Tourism Educators Affiliation and he has served as a co-host of the Tourism, Hospitality, and Occasion Convention for Researchers, Educators, Practitioners, and College students for the final 5 years. He served as President’s Council for Range, Inclusion, and Respect at NDSU and at present serves as an advisory council for North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance.
The White Lodging Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Administration supplies college students with studying alternatives in technology-rich pc labs and lecture rooms, a state-of-the-art beverage lab and kitchen house, and a professionally outfitted Restaurant at PNW service and studying house. For extra info, go to pnw.edu/white-lodging-school.
To be taught extra about PNW’s School of Enterprise, go to pnw.edu/enterprise.
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