SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (STHM)
VISION
To be a premier center of academic excellence in tourism and hospitality education in Central Luzon, producing globally competitive, innovative, and socially responsible professionals anchored on Christian values and service excellence.
MISSION
The School of Tourism and Hospitality Management is committed to providing quality, industry-aligned education through a progressive curriculum, holistic faculty development, strong industry-academe linkages, and impactful community extension programs that empower students for sustainable career success.
DEPARTMENT GOALS
- Academic Excellence: Deliver an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) curriculum that complies with CHED and global industry standards.
- Industry Integration: Foster strategic institutional partnerships to provide students with high-quality internship (OJT) opportunities and faculty with continuous industry immersion.
- Innovation & Research: Encourage research and utilization of emerging technologies within the hospitality and tourism sectors.
- Community Engagement: Implement sustainable community outreach programs that promote social responsibility, nutrition, and cultural preservation.
- Resource Sustainability: Maintain state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and income-generating projects to support continuous departmental growth and student development.
DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES
- Academic Excellence. To ensures, all course materials meet CHED regulations, stay updated with modern digital trends, and prepare students to pass technical certifications.
- Industry Linkages & Employability. To connect students with top-tier industry partners for high-quality OJT provides direct grooming and job preparation, and tracks successful employment after graduation.
- Faculty Growth & Research. To supports faculty members in finishing their graduate degrees, updates their teaching methods through real-world industry immersion, and drives local academic research.
- Laboratories & Resource Management. To keeps simulation spaces (kitchens, hotel rooms, travel desks) upgraded to match real workplaces, using income-generating projects to help fund these improvements.
- Community Extension. To use the department’s professional skills in food, service, and tourism to help local communities through outreach and collaborations with local government units (LGUs).