What are current student interest areas in tourism and how does Johnson & Wales cultivate these internship areas?
Response: The student interest areas are quite varied and often change with exposure to new areas during the internship program. The industry partnerships forged through our networking efforts have afforded the students many opportunities to work in a wide variety of industry areas. Every assignment pairs students with the supervisor or teaching assistant at the venue site, where they gain real world experience performing the responsibilities of the job with full accountability under the normal pressure associated with the position. Currently, International students comprise roughly 32% of our Internship Program enrollment and they are paired with students from a different country in order to foster a cross culture exposure and familiarization. The destinations of our international trips rotate and have yet to repeat during my five years with the program. Our trip destinations have included China, Singapore, Czech Republic, France, Costa Rica, South Africa (just to name a few) and now
