Welcome back to the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management!  While a lot has changed since many of you graduated, our focus on student success remains the same.

The School is consistently recognized as a top program for hospitality education. In a listing of top 25 hospitality programs, based on student ratings related to academics, industry exposure, internship opportunities, and career placement, the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management at NAU ranked number 7. CEOWORLD magazine’s 2019 rankings of hospitality programs ranked the School number 7 in the world and number 6 in the United States!

The HRM degree began as a major in the College of Business Administration many years ago. In 1986, President Eugene Hughes established The School of Hotel and Restaurant Management as a stand-alone school. And though university reorganizations have placed HRM back under the organizational umbrella of The W. A. Franke College of Business, we proudly retain our status as a separate school accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

With classes in Flagstaff, across the state, and online, the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management provides a student-focused path to a career in hospitality. Our state-of-the-art, LEED Silver-certified facility includes technology-enhanced classrooms; a demonstration kitchen; a dining room and beverage lab; comfortable breakout rooms and gathering spaces for students, and the Cult Artisan Beverage Company Learning Café, a student-run coffee shop and study lounge.

Currently, over 70% of our students graduate with an entry-level management job offer. Our recruiters are from leading hospitality organizations in the industry – many amazing partners with whom we are thrilled to partner. Students are working in hotels and resorts, restaurants, spas, clubs, event planning companies, and many other areas of hospitality.

Many of our alumni are actively engaged in helping the School continue to thrive.  If you have not been to Flagstaff in a while, or have not connected to the faculty, staff, or students in some time, I invite you to do so!  We have a lot of exciting things going on that we would love to share with you.

– Eric D. Yordy, J.D
Interim Executive Director