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Since STHM’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) has established a series of scholarships that expand the diversity of the student body. These opportunities for funding have made STHM degrees possible for an even wider array of students, including five master’s degree candidates from historically underrepresented groups.

The Center for Hospitality Resilience’s brought students in as partners to serve the community through her capstone class in the Master in Hospitality Management program. Center Co-Director Dr. Ceridwyn King devised last fall’s version of the course to be a hands-on learning experience that lent post-pandemic support to a key industry partner.

We spoke recently with several who are working at Philly’s new Live! Casino & Hotel and Maestroe Sports & Entertainment, who were eager to share how their STHM experience has translated directly into a career opportunity that’s as exciting and it is valuable.

STHM hosted an inspiring in-person commencement ceremony for its graduates—one that was worthy of all they have accomplished as well as all they have overcome.

There are only three women to both become a Fulbright Scholar and pursue a master’s degree in sport business. Soad Younis is one of them.

This spring, the COVID-19 crisis provided an opportunity for STHM alumna and adjunct professor Angelise Stuhl to involve students in a crucial aspect of her business, Philly Sports Digest.

The coronavirus pandemic forced all STHM graduation events to be held online, but that did not stop the faculty and staff from finding creative ways to celebrate the students.

In October, Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) hosted the 2019 Northeastern Regional Conference of the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality (NSMH).

Caitlyn Brady ’20, a senior at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM), was recently a recipient of the Meredith Travel Marketing Scholarship.

Temple University Student Commencement Speaker and 2019 Bachelor of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management graduate, Vanessa Gabrielle Chandler shares her story.