Over 40 Years of Hospitality & Tourism Experience

Chaplin faculty members combine strong academic credentials with excellent teaching skills and extensive executive-level industry experience to inspire students to become leaders in hospitality and tourism.

Professional Strength @ FIU

Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management has been distinguished as one of the top hospitality programs in the United States. More than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the world choose FIU for its outstanding reputation, advantageous campus locations, expert faculty, rich curriculum, and fast-track career opportunities in the international hotel, food service, and tourism industries. In August 2006, FIU unveiled the first American hospitality and tourism school in Tianjin, China.

WHAT IS IT YOU NEED?

Education & Development

  • Training, credentialing, and team-building
  • For suppliers and operators
  • For culinarians, non-culinarians, customers, and peer groups
  • Experiential, curated, and self-guided

Innovation & Application

  • Culinary immersions and deep dives
  • Product research, development, and assessment
  • Menu and recipe development
  • Sensory evaluation
  • Health, wellness, and sustainability platforms

Operations & Implementation

  • Facilities design and equipment
  • Workflow
  • Service
  • Safety
  • Sourcing
  • HACCP

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

For more than four decades, the Chaplin School has inspired excellence throughout the hospitality and tourism industry, and now you can leverage that expertise for your own organization.

Chip Cassidy

Professor Cassidy teaches students the art of wine tasting.

Michael Cheng

Dean Cheng helped launch StartUP FIU FOOD program as part of a university-wide initiative in innovation and entrepreneurship.

John Thomas

Professor John Thomas and Professor Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, co-authored a paper on the future of Cuba’s tourism industry.

Nancy Scanlon
Nancy Scanlon

Dr. Nancy Scanlon discussed the impacts of the UN’s sustainable development goals and lodging practices for Hotel Business Review.

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