The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida recently hosted members of the Universal Foundation\u2019s Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida, as part of Visit Orlando\u2019s 2012 Discover Tourism Day Career Exploration program. The program provides an opportunity for today\u2019s youth to gain interest and insight into possible career opportunities in the travel and tourism industry.<\/p>\n
The Discover Tourism Day Career Exploration program incorporates field trips and behind the scenes tours to Orlando\u2019s tourism venues, to educate, inform, and inspire today\u2019s youth about careers in the travel & tourism industry.<\/p>\n
During their visit to UCF\u2019s Rosen College, 17 members of the Boys and Girls Club met with representatives in admissions, advising, financial aid, housing, student life and career services to discuss academic programs and future enrollment opportunities.<\/p>\n
Their visit also included a campus tour, question-and-answer session, a table-top design competition, and lunch in the college\u2019s Disney Dining Room.<\/p>\n
Visit Orlando\u2019s Discover Tourism Day Career Exploration program also visited local hotels, attractions, and the Orlando International Airport.<\/p>\n
Visit Orlando is the official branding, sales and marketing organization responsible for positioning Orlando as the destination of choice for leisure and meeting business for the economic benefit of the Orlando region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida recently hosted members of the Universal Foundation\u2019s Boys and Girls Club of Central Florida, as part of Visit Orlando\u2019s 2012 Discover Tourism Day Career Exploration program. The program provides an opportunity for today\u2019s youth to gain interest and insight into possible career opportunities in the travel and tourism…","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":39360,"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-39359","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