Mission Statement

The Department of Hospitality and Retail Management strives to provide the highest quality educational, research, and service experiences for all of the students, faculty, staff, industry partners, and communities it engages. Through that engagement, we seek to advance understanding and skill development that will enhance our disciplines, career trajectories of our students, and advancement of knowledge.

Core Values

The Core Values of The Department of Hospitality and Retail Management are:

• Promote ethical behavior of all faculty, staff, and students
• Respect for self and others
• Diversity and inclusion
• Professional and community service
• Preparing students to compete in a rapidly changing work environment
• Delivering scholarship which advances our disciplines and the human condition

Explore Exciting Experiences While Earning Your Degree

• Skyviews
• Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute
• Graduate Hospitality and Retail Management Student Association (GRHAM)
• RHIM Association
• Internships
• GUEST
• Weeks Hall Lab
• National Retail Federation Student Association (NRF)
• Study Abroad
• Case Studies