A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Find your passion in NAU’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management in The W.A. Franke College of Business, where we not only teach hospitality but also practice it with hands-on experiential leaning.

Welcome is at the heart of hospitality management—it’s an exciting career that will connect you with people and places all over the world. The hospitality and tourism industry includes lodging properties, spas, restaurants, event planning, theme parks, ski lodges, cruise lines, country clubs, sports and leisure arenas, national parks, vacation home ownership, and convention and conference centers.

The Hotel and Restaurant Management major and its certificate programs—such as event management, hospitality accounting, interior design, and international tourism management—prepare you to be a business leader in the hospitality industry. We offer courses in accounting, finance, marketing, law, human resources, design, and technology. We also emphasize developing human skills, including courses in leadership and ethics, human resources, and guest services—Lessons from Disney.

Our small classes are led by faculty who have deep connections to the industry and who will provide you with experiential learning opportunities, which may include coveted internships in some of the most recognized hospitality organizations and in far off places such as Maui, Hawaii. The results speak for themselves: nearly 100 percent of our students receive job offers before they even graduate. You could go on to obtain a management position with companies such as Marriott International/Ritz Carlton, Montage Hotels & Resorts, Hyatt, Four Seasons Hotels, Disney, Drury Hotels, Pappas Restaurants, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Aramark, Ecolab, and many more.

If you have not visited campus yet, you really should! It is the best way to experience NAU and to see if it feels right to you. You will also be stunned by the natural beauty of Flagstaff with our majestic mountain views.

Plan your visit today at nau.edu/visit.

I look forward to welcoming you to the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at–a School in the Business of Hospitality!