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Hospitality Management

School of Hospitality
Hager Lifelong Education Center, Rm. A125B · (570) 327-4505
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Students in Pennsylvania College of Technology's Hospitality Management major are preparing for management positions in hotels, resorts, and restaurants, such as:

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Hospitality Management News [Newsletter (PDF)]

August 2008

Students enrolled in a catering course at Penn College will cook and serve samples to patrons of the Williamsport Growers Market on Sept. 6. The Growers Market serves as the students' first event each fall, for which they plan a menu made from the products sold at the market.

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August 2008

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Restaurant rates national mention
Penn College's Le Jeune Chef Restaurant, the School of Hospitality's fine-dining laboratory for culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hospitality management majors, was among the local attractions mentioned in the Aug. 17 editions of the New York Daily News. The article, headlined "A big bargain in Pa.: Little League series," includes the student-operated restaurant among a short list of "great food at reasonable prices."

May 2008

This summer, guests dining at Le Jeune Chef Restaurant – operated by the School of Hospitality at Penn College – will have the opportunity to enjoy a new menu concept for dinner service Wednesday through Saturday nights. An à la carte format was put in place May 28 that will allow guests more flexibility for their dining pleasure. Le Jeune Chef has for the last several years offered a “prixe fixe” dinner menu that included an appetizer, soup, salad, fish course and intermezzo, choice of four entrées, a cheese course, and choice of desserts. The new menu features varied appetizers, soups, salads and entrée selections that can be served alone or in many combinations to accommodate those who want a more traditional meal and those who prefer a shorter experience.

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April 2008

Penn College students are scheduled to travel to Louisville, Ky., for the 134th Kentucky Derby and its sister race, the Kentucky Oaks, where they will help feed thousands of guests. The students, accompanied by Chefs Paul Mach, assistant professor of hospitality management/culinary arts, and Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts, will be stationed at the storied Churchill Downs April 29 to May 4, where they will help prepare dining venues and serve thousands of guests throughout Derby Week, which concludes with the Kentucky Derby on May 3.

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March 2008

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Joshua W. Brunk, scheduled to graduate in May with a degree in hospitality management, has been chosen as the Student Government Association's latest Student of the Month. The Richmond, N.H., resident has been highly involved as a student at Penn College, most recently as co-founder and co-president of the American Sign Language Club.

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