Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

Bob Rider served as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences from 2004 to 2019. Prior to coming to Knoxville, he served as dean of the College…

Written By Addie Morton Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management students get hands-on experience planning a gala event. In April 2019, the “for students, by students” Appalachian Spring fundraiser generated over…

Written by Whitney Heins Many children want to be an astronaut when they grow up. Or a professional basketball player. Or a famous singer. Not Ellen McIntyre. Growing up in…

James Williams, assistant professor of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management, has been chosen by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as one of its top 15 emerging scholars for 2019. Scholars were…

by Sarah Plemmons Stefanie Benjamin, assistant professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management,  first encountered improv while studying for her PhD of Educational Foundations and Inquiry at…

East Tennessee experiences a tremendous amount of tourism thanks to towns like Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. It’s home to Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, and hundreds of miles of scenic hiking trails. The area sees more than 12 million visitors on average. But what about the rest of Appalachia?

Focus: The Rocky Top Institute Fellowship is offered to rising junior-level retail and consumer science majors in the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management within the College of Education,…

Skip the tourist traps and travel like a local! How, you ask? It’s pretty simple! When choosing where to book your accommodations, focus on local establishments like a bed and…

Based in the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management, the Culinary Institute prepares students for dynamic jobs in the food industry through partnerships and real-world practice. A concentration in…

By Lola Alapo “Rocky Top, you’ll always be, home sweet home to me…” On any given game day in Neyland Stadium there could be 100,000 people belting out Rocky Top—pretty…