Rosen College student Michael McClatchy won a $5000 scholarship to attend the 29th Annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Summit: Not Business As Usual. Dr. Kimberly Severt recommended Michael for this honor and he enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to Chicago, IL to represent Rosen College.\u00a0 Dr. Severt described, \u201cMichael encompasses the true essence of hospitality and has a passion for the conference industry.\u00a0 He is a wonderful example for his peers and has continuously demonstrated leadership abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
From March 24-26, Michael networked and attended sessions with the other 200 attendees. \u201cThis was my first experience with this size group, which was very personalized as I kept seeing the same people,\u201d shared Michael.\u00a0 He attended all the breakout conferences, enjoyed learning how to sell a conference center and gave a brief speech at the President\u2019s Dinner.<\/p>\n
Michael got to know the other students from around the country who also attended the summit. He even established a contact who works at the Ritz Carlton in New York City\u2019s Central Park.<\/p>\n
Michael is fully immersing himself in the hospitality industry to build his resume and take advantage of opportunities through Rosen College.\u00a0 Michael\u2019s previous career was in construction and he is now taking every chance to build a reputation for himself in the hospitality industry.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s really helped getting involved in the student organizations and attending the conference.\u00a0 Instead of saying \u2018no\u2019 to things, I say \u2018yes.\u2019\u00a0 The more you say yes, the more opportunities you get.\u201d<\/p>\n
He encourages other students to not limit themselves and to embrace opportunities such as getting to know professors, looking into scholarships and studying abroad.\u00a0 Before graduating this December, Michael and his girlfriend will be traveling to Europe for an 18-day trip.\u00a0 \u201cI have friends in Vienna, Austria because I\u2019ve met so many amazing people in this industry,\u201d said Michael.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rosen College student Michael McClatchy won a $5000 scholarship to attend the 29th Annual International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) Summit: Not Business As Usual. Dr. Kimberly Severt recommended Michael for this honor and he enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to Chicago, IL to represent Rosen College.\u00a0 Dr. Severt described, \u201cMichael encompasses the true essence of hospitality and has a…","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":12335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[15,4068],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-12334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-hospitality-management","tag-rosen-college-of-hospitality-management"],"yoast_head":"\n