The Chaplin School establishes Career Closet for students What it is? The Career Closet at the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Career Development Program has been established thanks to the generosity of Lani Kane-Hanan ‘87 MS’04. The Career Closet is a resource of upscale, new, or gently used business casual and business professional attire donated by alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the school. How does it work? Students of the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management will be able to take free of charge, one outfit per academic year, up to 4 items (suit, pant/skirt, shirt/blouse, tie, shoes, etc. – depending on availability) Students must meet the following criteria: Have a valid FIU Panther ID Have an active account in Symplicity/Handshake Have an approved resume in the system Must have attended two of the following career events Resume review Employer presentation (in class, workshop or tabling event) Must have had or scheduled a career counseling session Why should you “shop” at the Career Closet? If you are preparing for a big interview, career fair, office visit to a potential employer, attending a networking event, for an internship, other career related events, and even your first job, the Career Closet is the perfect place to select professional clothes at NO COST to you. Our objective is to help our students look their best, so that they make the best positive impression as they enter the professional world. Other Career Closet Services Tips on how to dress for success Dining Etiquette Donations We welcome donations from our alumni, faculty, staff, business partners and friend of the school. Appropriate donations: Business suits Professional pants/skirts Professional Shirts/blouses Jackets and Blazers Accessories: Ties, belts, [...]

FIU News sat down with Lee Brian Schrager, founder and director of the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival, to learn about this year’s Festival, how it all began, what motivates him today, a favorite stand-out moment from the past 16 festivals, and what he wishes people knew about one of the world’s premier wine and food festivals. Read Full Article Here

Born in Sweden and raised in Belgium, Josefine, Caroline and Gustaf Gyllensporre are international students and alumni of FIU – each with a different major – who set out to gain valuable career insight and work experience at the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Read Full Article Here

FIU alumnus Andrew Kaplan ’03 pauses in the middle of a bustling QVC set to take a selfie in his “HANGRY” t-shirt – his own design. He’s taken over Rachael Ray’s Instagram story for the day as he helps prep the Food Network celebrity’s live segment on the shopping channel that day. Read Full Article Here

Tens of thousands of foodies from across the nation flocked to the white sands and sun of South Beach this past weekend for the 17th annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Read Full Article Here

After thousands of guests from the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival were fed to their hearts’ content last month, carefully coordinated food rescue efforts – led by hospitality management professor John Buschman – made certain that anything that was salvageable went to feed some of the neediest members of the community. Read Full Article Here

 What happens when you put hospitality management students in a room with their benefactors? A candid, insightful conversation covering everything from advice on building a successful career from the ground up to how new innovations are changing the wine and spirits industry.Read Full Article Here

 Wayne Chaplin has led Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS), the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor, since 1994. His tenure, first as the company’s president and now as CEO, has spanned a two-decade-long relationship between FIU and SGWS, which hosts the annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival benefiting FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. The Festival grew out of a one-day celebration of wine and spirits hosted at the Biscayne Bay Campus called the Florida Extravaganza, which began in 1997. In 2002, the event officially became the South Beach Wine & Food Festival® and moved to Miami’s South Beach. Today, the Festival is a five-day, star-studded gourmet gathering that attracts more than 65,000 guests from around the world and features events in Miami-Dade and... Read Full Article Here