HTM EVENTS
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HTM NEWS
JAN 23: HTM Job Expo - Wednesday, January 25th, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Peter Clark Hall, UC
HTM is thrilled to have the following employers join us: A&W Food Services of Canada, Appetizingly Yours Events & Catering, Canada's Wonderland, Cara Operations, ClubLink, Cutten Fields, Delawana Inn, Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Airport, Earls Restaurants, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Fern Resorts, Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Holiday Inn Toronto Yorkdale, Granite Club, Marriott Hotels of Canada, NEWH Toronto, The Old Mill Inn & Spa, Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants, Seneca College Residence & Conference Ctr, SIR Corp, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, TDL Group, U of G Co-op & Career Services and Vintage Hotels (Millcroft Inn & Spa).
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JAN 23: Fundraiser for Drew Cumpson Exceeds Goal
The Keep Fighting, Keep Smiling Fundraiser for Drew Cumpson was an absolute success. 250 guests attended with many in spirit. The highlight of last Friday's evening was a Skype session with Drew. His smile sparked smiles on all faces and the amount of love in the room was incredible! HTMSA is thrilled to have raised $28,805 and counting to cover the cost of the wheelchair Drew needs and more. We love you Drew Cumpson!! You are always in our thoughts.
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JAN 20: HTM Awards & Scholarship Deadline: January 31st
Current award information is now available. We encourage you to apply, but also to check your eligibility for each award. Please bring your completed application form to the HTM Main Office, MACS 101 by January 31, 2012. Good luck everyone!
Awards/Scholarship Website
JAN 20: HTM to Host Peter Oliver of Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants 
Each semester the School invites a successful and prominent industry executive to the campus to speak and meet with students. Peter Oliver is our Executive-in-Residence and will be on campus Tuesday, February 7th and Wednesday, February 8th. He will be presenting in several 1st - 4th year classes. The School will also be hosting an appreciation dinner in his honour on Feb. 7th.
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JAN 19: Fundraiser Keep Fighting Keep Smiling for Drew Cumpson SOLD OUT
Tickets for the fundraiser have sold out!! Dinner/reception and silent/live auction will take place tomorrow night at the Guelph Delta Hotel & Conference Centre. A new goal of $15,000 is hoped to be reached.
HTMSA Silent & Live Auction Items
Guelph Mercury Story
Frontenac News
The HTMSA (Hospitality and Tourism Management Student Association) will be holding a special fundraiser in support of Drew Cumpson, a former HTMSA member, friend and fellow student. Extremely involved in campus life, he wholeheartedly participated in numerous charity events, including “Five Days for the Homeless”. It came as no surprise when Drew chose to postpone his summer co-op start date in order to volunteer with a University of Guelph program in Peru. However, it was a surprise when we learned that during this program, Drew fractured his C4 vertebra in a swimming accident.
Drew’s injuries are permanent and he is a quadriplegic. Though he is determined, this is a tough battle and an enormous financial burden. Consequently, apart from prayers and good thoughts, as Drew’s HTMSA family, we are showing our support by organizing a fundraiser with a silent auction.
This Friday, January 20th, our goal is to raise $10,000 to cover the cost of the wheelchair Drew needs. Drew Cumpson, a person with such a big heart deserves big help.
If you have any questions or would like to make a donation to the silent auction, please contact HTMSA's Director of Charitable Events at mchan03@uoguelph.ca
HTMSA Video
JAN 17: Garden2Table and UGSRP hosts the Ontario Assoc of Food Banks AGM Dinner
This past Sunday night, Garden2Table and UGSRP (University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project) played host to the OAFB (Ontario Association of Food Banks) for their AGM dinner. The Food Banks of Ontario are undergoing some strategic planning which includes introducing more fresh food and providing marginalized families with real food choices. With this in mind, G2T and UGSRP members Sam Prentice, Lisa Hanlon, Hannah Douglas and Bruce McAdams prepared dishes from GCUOF produce, repurposed and non-perishable foods. The dinner comprised of a turnip and leek soup, chick pea and roasted beet salad, Rowe Farm's pork tenderloin and an apple flan!
JAN 13: Three HTM Students Heading to Switzerland in March
Larissa Haltigin, Jessica Cheung & Lindsay Barron will be representing the University of Guelph and HTM at the Young Hoteliers Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland March 19-22. The Young Hotelier Summit is a prestigious competition bringing together top students from the world's best hospitality universities including Cornell, Hong Kong Polytechnic, NYU, Emirates Academy, and many more. Wish them luck and congratulate them in the halls of MACS on a job well done throughout the interview process!
JAN 10: Dr. Joe Barth, Acting Director, January - April, 2012
Due to the Dean's leave, a few positions have changed for the Winter 2012 semester only. Dr. Kerry Godfrey is now Acting Associate Dean, Academic, CME, while Dr. Joe Barth steps up as Acting Director, HTM.
JAN 10: HTM Partners with the Wine Council of Ontario
In partnership with the Wine Council of Ontario (WCO), HTM will now be offering our students in HTM*4050, Wine and Oenology the opportunity to receive certification in the WCO Wines of Ontario course.
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JAN 9: Workshop Opportunity for Students "Effective Research in 8 1/2 Steps"
JAN 6: Workshop Opportunity for Students in Preparation for the Upcoming Job Expo
"Preparing Your Resume and Cover Letter" Workshop will take place on Wed. Jan. 18th, from 11:00 a.m. - noon in UC Room 441. Only 24 spots left!
You must register here.
JAN 6: Ontario Students Can Start Applying for Tuition Rebates.
JAN 2012: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU FROM HTM!
DEC 15: Professor Marion Joppe Publishes in JCRT
The Journal of China Tourism Research (JCRT) has published a special issue on “Mainland China’s Outbound Tourism”, including Dr. Marion Joppe’s submission, “Chinese Perceptions of Seven Long-Haul Holiday Destinations: Focusing on Activities, Knowledge, and Interest”.
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DEC 12: Add period for Winter Semester 2012 begins today!
DEC 8: Notable Awards Organized by HTM Grad
Julian Brass, an HTM 2006 graduate, organized the inaugural Notable Awards in Toronto which celebrated Canada's top young professionals.
See Story.
2011 Notable Awards Video
DEC 6: Meridian Reservations Systems Wins TIAC Award 
The School's partner "Meridian Reservations Systems" has won a TIAC 2011 Canadian Tourism Award, "The Hilton Small Business of the Year Award". HTM's research has supported the work of Meridian Reservation Systems to develop an innovative dashboard for destination management organizations, featuring top-level analysis of central reservation data. TIAC showcased the dashboard at TIAC on Nov. 23rd, the system is used in the HTM*3080 class. Professor Statia Elliot attended the gala and Professor Marion Joppe was one of the judges.
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NOV 29: Professor Trent Tucker Featured in At Guelph 
Prof. Trent Tucker has an unusual way of starting each class: he plays reggae music, which might make his students think they’re learning music theory instead of introductory business. “It kind of puts me in the mood to teach,” says Tucker, explaining his choice of music. See Entire At Guelph Article
NOV 28: What's Cooking in the Archives?
Professor Tanya MacLaurin quoted in the Toronto Star after the "What's Cooking in the Archives" event held last week in the U of G Library.
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NOV 18: Young Hotelier Summit Competition in Switzerland
Young Hotelier Summit is a competition in Lausanne, Switzerland for 4th-year hotel-focused students at the world's finest hospitality universities. If you are a 4th-year HTM student/hotelier interested in representing Guelph in Switzerland then we hope you apply to take part in this prestigious competition! The application process requires you email your resume and a one-page answer to the following question: "Why should you be chosen to represent Guelph at this hotel conference?" to Prof. Justin Taillon (taillon@uoguelph.ca) by December 1st. Be creative with your answer! The competition takes place March 17-22, 2012. Your trip is partially subsidized, but there will be fundraising involved on the chosen students' part. Please do not hesitate to email or speak with Prof. Justin Taillon about this opportunity if you have any questions.
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NOV 15: PJ's Listed on OpenTable's "Most Booked Restaurants in Southern Ontario"
PJ's is also noted under the following categories....""Best Food", "Best Ambiance", "Neighborhood Gem" and "Best Overall" in the top "10 Diners' Choice Winners"!!!
OpenTable
NOV 15: PJ's Restaurant Goes Green
"In order to reduce waste, you have to know what's contributing to it".....
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NOV 14: Garden2Table Receives $10,000 from Hellmann's
Story by: Susan Bubak
Food Network celebrity chef Chuck Hughes spent his day off at U of G’s food lab, where he gave cooking lessons to a group of Grade 7 students from St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School. Host of Chuck’s Day Off, Hughes showed off his culinary skills on Nov. 10 as part of U of G’s Garden2Table, a student-led program that invites local school children to visit the on-campus organic garden, where they can pick fresh produce and learn how to cook in the food lab.
Garden2Table received a $10,000 Real Food Grant from Hellmann’s, which awarded a total of $110,000 to 24 healthy food initiatives across Canada this year.
“The main focus is to get kids to cook,” says Hughes. “It’s a life skill that pays off dividends. Eating is so important. It brings us together.”
Poor eating habits that start in childhood often continue into adulthood and can lead to health problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. That’s why it’s important for kids to learn how to prepare healthy meals.
Hughes’s mother taught him how to cook. “She loved to cook real food,” he says. “There was never anything frozen at our house.”
Too busy to cook? That’s no excuse, says Hughes, adding that it’s just as easy to make a meal from scratch than heat up a frozen dinner.
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In 2009, the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph celebrates 40 years of educational service to the Canadian hotel, food service and tourism industries. As Canada's most long-standing and arguably most prestigious university hospitality programme we are immensely proud of both our contribution and our heritage. As we progress through our 5th decade of operation, we also look forward to our future impact on the management and development of what is now a truly global industry.
The 'Guelph School' has gone through many changes over the past 40 years, and no doubt more change is yet to come. However, at the root of all we do is an innate desire to ensure that all of .....
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is part of the College of Management and Economics (CME), which is one of the seven colleges of the University of Guelph. The School offers 2 of the 8 majors in the Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) Program - Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) which also has a Co-op option (HAFA:C) and Tourism Management (TMGT). The acronym HAFA refers to one of the majors offered by the School and until May of 2002 was also the name of the School.