More than six decades’ worth of hospitality management training and education is being brought to the Greater Kansas City area, thanks to Kansas State University’s department of hospitality management expanding its academic program to K-State Olathe.
In July, the department hired Jim Storey as a professor of practice in hospitality management for K-State Olathe. Storey instructs the “Facility, Risk and Security Management” and “Professional Club Management” courses for the department at the Manhattan campus. He also is coordinating the development of an undergraduate degree completion program for students in the Greater Kansas City area.
Efforts are underway to establish a 2+2 program in hospitality management for students in Greater Kansas City. While the 2+2 program is still being developed, the idea is that students who attend Johnson County Community College for two years could seamlessly transition to K-State Olathe and complete a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management with two more years of coursework at the Olathe campus.