COUGARS TAKE CHARGE IN THE BOARDROOM
UH Hotel and Restaurant Management Students to Staff the Private
Rodeo Dining Room
(HOUSTON, March 1, 2005)— The Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo may boast of broncos and bulls, but the exclusive dining room,
The Boardroom, will soon be filled with cougars. Students from the
University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant
Management will be staffing the private dining room for the VIPs
who visit the Rodeo.
“This is a very prestigious job for students,” said
Laura Sutherland, director of executive education. “It’s
also a tremendous opportunity for them to work in this environment.”
Rodeo officials will hire more than 30 students to set up, clean
up and serve as wait staff for the breakfast, lunch, dinner and
after-dinner crowd at The Boardroom—a plum assignment for
students eager to enter the hospitality industry. Students will
earn an hourly wage. In addition, Rodeo officials will donate funds
to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Endowment at UH that provides
scholarships for students entering the college.
Dignitaries from the city, county and the Rodeo will be among
the restaurant’s clientele, along with celebrity performers
and visitors. This is the third year that the College has partnered
with the Rodeo to provide the service to patrons and students.
“Having the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on your résumé
gets people’s attention,” said Sutherland. “People
know what a huge event it is and to work in a private dining room
is an elite assignment.”
Students from the College of Hotel and Restaurant Management are
exposed to many experiences that provide first hand knowledge about
the hospitality industry. Sutherland says because the restaurant
only operates during the 20 days of the rodeo, students learn how
to set up a restaurant very quickly. “There’s no ‘soft
opening’ or warm up time,” said Sutherland. “The
restaurant is open for high-volume, full menu service and it is
full steam ahead.”
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo runs from March 1 – 20
at Reliant Park.
For more information on the UH Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel
and Restaurant Management, please visit http://www.hrm.uh.edu/
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