{"id":2190,"date":"2009-05-05T08:36:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-05T12:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=2190"},"modified":"2019-07-18T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T14:53:56","slug":"dr-bill-fisher-cutting-edge-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/dr-bill-fisher-cutting-edge-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Bill Fisher &#8211; Cutting-edge Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-2191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher.jpg\" alt=\"fisher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-2191 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20338%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"fisher\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20338%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher-360x270.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/04\/fisher.jpg\">The plan was simple. Build a state-of-the-art college in the world&#8217;s most famous tourist destination for the world&#8217;s largest industry. &#8220;I have seen a lot of schools across the U.S. and nothing compares to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/college\/rosen-college-hospitality-management\/\">Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/a>.&#8221; As UCF professor and Darden Eminent Scholar Chair, <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/person\/william-fisher\/\">Dr. Bill Fisher<\/a> is also past President and CEO of both the National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association. Employers see it too. &#8220;Typically, each graduate receives several job offers. Our industry partners know our students have completed hundreds of hours of required internships and have been taught by the best faculty in the business.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The plan was simple. 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