New Dean weChaplin Chikoro cheKugamuchira Vaeni & Tourism Management kuFlorida International University

Florida International University yakagadza Michael Cheng dean we Chaplin Chikoro cheKugamuchira uye Tourism Management. Provost uye Mutevedzeri weMutungamiriri Mukuru Kenneth G. Furton vakataura izvi.

“Mumakore anongodarika maviri sedhipatimendi wenguva pfupi, Michael aratidza hutungamiriri hwakasimba kutsanangura kuzivikanwa kweChaplin School of Hospitality uye Tourism Management, chiono uye zano; knack yekuvaka nekukura hukama nevatinoshanda navo muindasitiri; uye kuda kuziva uye kugona kugadzira nzira itsva dzekudzidza nemaitiro kuitira kubatsira vadzidzi vedu,” akadaro Ken Furton. "Dean Cheng ari kusimudzira Chikoro cheChaplin kuti chinyore mazinga ekuita kwevadzidzi vedu, vadyidzani vehotera uye vaenzi veindasitiri, kumba nekune dzimwe nyika."

"Ndine rukudzo kuwana mukana wekutungamira nekubatana neboka rakanakisa revadzidzisi vane tarenda, vashandi, alumni, hotera, chikafu & chinwiwa uye vaenzi veindasitiri vakaita seMarriott neCarnival Corporation kubatsira kusimudzira chizvarwa chinotevera cheAmerica chevatungamiriri vekugamuchira vaeni, ” akadaro Cheng. “Kusanganiswa kweChikoro cheChaplin kwekirasi, zvirongwa zvepamhepo uye zvekudzidza zvinopa zvidzidzo zvine simba uye zvine simba zviripo — zvichibvumira vadzidzi vedu kutora chikamu muzviitiko zvine mukurumbira pasi rose zvekugamuchira vaeni, zvakaita seSouth Beach Wine uye Mutambo Wechikafu.

Cheng anounza pachinzvimbo chake chitsva makore anopfuura makumi maviri ehunyanzvi hwehutungamiriri mune zvekubika, hotera uye manejimendi ekugamuchira vaenzi. Akambove dhipatimendi wenguva pfupi weChikoro cheChaplin, chinzvimbo chaakawana kubudirira kukuru uye akabata kubvira 20. Akambobata chinzvimbo chemubatsiri wepurofesa uye mutungamiriri, chirongwa chekudya nechinwiwa paFIU's Chaplin School.

FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management yakawana budiriro inoshamisa munzvimbo dzakawanda pasi pehutungamiriri hwaCheng. Mwero wemakore mana ekupedza kudzidza kwevadzidzi wakakwira kusvika pamakumi mashanu neshanu muzana zvichipesana neavhareji yenyika ye52-30 muzana. Mihoro yevachapedza kudzidza kuChaplin yakawedzerawo panguva iyoyo, nepo avhareji yemitengo yekupinda kwevadzidzi yakadzikira kubva pamadhora zviuru gumi nezvitatu kusvika pamadhora masere. Mumakore maviri apfuura, Cheng akaunza makirasi ehunyanzvi uye ane ruzivo anonzi PODS (Program on Demand) kuchikoro chekugamuchira vaeni uye kuwedzera kubatanidzwa kwevadzidzi pasi rose. Akabatsira kukwidziridza mukurumbira uye nzvimbo dzeChikoro cheChaplin, Chikoro cheChaplin chave padanho repamusoro pezvirongwa makumi mashanu zveHospitality & Tourism Management muQS World Rankings 40. Yakaiswawo Nha. 13,000 yeBachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism. Dhigirii rekutungamira mukati mekumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweUnited States uye rakachengeta chinzvimbo cheNhamba 8,000 chezvirongwa zvayo zvepamhepo. Kunyange ari dhipatimendi wenguva pfupi, Cheng anga ari mutsigiri akabudirira weChikoro cheChaplin, achipfuura chinangwa chemadhora mamiriyoni mana mumwedzi yake mitanhatu yekutanga, madhora 50 miriyoni mugore rake rechipiri uye ari munzira kuenda kuchinangwa chegore rino chemadhora mamiriyoni mapfumbamwe.

Cheng zvakare ane basa rekuwedzera kuvepo kwechikoro kune inozivikanwa pasi rose Food Network uye Cooking Channel South Beach Wine uye Chikafu Mutambo (SOBEWFF®), zvichibatsira kuwedzera yunivhesiti-yakawanda kutora chikamu kwevadzidzi. Akashanda nesimba kuumba hukama nevaenzi uye indasitiri yekushanya, kusanganisira Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Marriott uye Carnival Corporation, pakati pevamwe.

Muna 1991, Cheng akauya kuUS semudzidzi wepasi rese kubva kwaakaberekerwa kuMalaysia uye akagamuchira dhigirii rake reBachelor mukutungamira kwebasa rekudya uye dhigirii re master mune zvinovaka muviri sainzi uye dietetics paNebraska-Lincoln University. Akagamuchira Ph.D. dhigirii muHospitality management kubva kuIowa State University. Muna 2001, Cheng akagadzira iyo yega curriculum inosanganisa hunyanzvi hwekubika uye sainzi yechikafu, Culinology®, uye kubvira pakatanga zvirongwa zvitatu zveCulinology® pasi rese uye ichiri kuita basa rinoshanda mukutungamirira komiti yedzidzo yepamusoro yeResearch Chefs Association.

Cheng akatanga kuFIU seChaplin School's associate purofesa uye director wezvekudya & zvinwiwa zvirongwa. Akabatsirawo mukutanga FIU yekutanga chikafu incubator, StartUP FIU FOOD. Asati ajoinha FIU, Cheng akashanda sapurofesa anoshanyira uye akambova muongorori wekunze weChikoro cheCulinary Arts uye Chikafu Zvidzidzo paTaylor's University yeMalaysia. Izvi zvisati zvaitika akange achitanga sachigaro wedhipatimendi uye director weSouthwest Minnesota State University's department of Culinary and Hospitality Management. Cheng nemhuri yake vanogara kuNorth Miami, Florida.