One of our keynoters for the Leadership Conference is Dr. Fred Mayo, Professor of Hotel and Tourism Management (retired) NYU. Dr. Mayo has been leading workshops and making presentations as part of his consulting business in culinary and hospitality education and management. Dr. Mayo has been teaching the CHE course for American Hotel and Lodging Association all over the world and worked with CAFÉ at locations all over the United States for the past twenty years. He has written several books, especially Planning an Applied Research Project in Hospitality, Tourism and Sports Management (Wiley, 2013) and Modern American Manners: Etiquette Advice for Hosts and Guests (Skyhorse 2017) and is working on another one.
Dr. Mayo's presentation in June is titled "Creating Communities: The Hidden Power in Teaching and Learning".
His presentation is described as follows:
As leaders in our classrooms, we have the opportunity to create communities that encourage professionalism, promote change, and foster student learning. While we have become excellent at making our classrooms both welcoming and supportive, there are lots of elements of a community to consider adding to our tool kits. We will examine key elements of community and ways to engage current students in their personal and professional growth. The result will be students better prepared for success after graduation and faculty more intrigued in fostering personal and institutional change.
CAFÉ is happy to have Dr. Mayo return as a keynoter for our 2025 conference.
Mary Petersen
Executive Editor, Gold Medal Classroom
President, Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
2025 CAFÉ AWARD INFORMATION
CAFÉ is excited to announce that the 2025 CAFÉ Awards information are now up on our website.
To view all awards go to cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards.
2025 Educator of the Year (Secondary & Postsecondary)
2025 Student of the Year Award
If you know a fellow teacher that would be great for an award you can nominate them or it is ok to nominate yourself. Just remember you have to apply to win.
Previous applicants and winners are encourage to apply.
Also, if you have a culinary/hospitality student that would like a wonderful opportunity, the Idaho Potato Commission will be offering their 3rd annual Student of the Year Award.
SAVE THE DATE and Register Today! The conference registration links are now active, click here. Register before January 31, 2025 and receive a discount!! If you are a CAFE member remember to log into your account before registering to receive your member's discount.
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