Barbara Hewitt

Associate Degree students majoring in Hotel/Restaurant Management and Travel, Tourism & Event Management have many options when the time comes to complete the 400-hour Internship required for their graduation. The “Internship of Choice” for many Sullivan students has been Louisville's Convention & Visitor's Bureau (C&VB). “With a budget in the millions and a brand new location on the downtown waterfront, our C&VB is top-notch, and we're thrilled to be able to place so many interns with them,” said Kerry Sommerville, Department Chair Hospitality Management. He added, “Many our interns have been offered full-time, permanent employment once completing their internships.”

Barbara Hewitt is a recent example. Hewitt began her internship in the C&VB's Tourism Department in January, 2007. “I graduated in April, 2007, with my degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management, and all of my courses helped to prepare me for this job”, said Hewitt. “I was able to quickly grasp what I needed to know because of what I had been taught”. Hewitt also credits her Hospitality professors and their willingness to provide career advice and to encourage her. Hewitt is currently working on her Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, and the Herald just learned that C&VB has promoted her to the position of Tourism Department Assistant.