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MCC Links

• How to get your Campus Cruiser Email forwarded to your personal email account

• Middlesex County College Website - Check for course schedules and any other info. on the college.

• Hotel, Restaurant, & Institution Management Website - (On the MCC site) - Many links to the Hospitality Industry, Career Info., and Transfer Opportunity Links to other colleges & universities.

• The Walt Disney World College Program - View the e-presentation on their website.  Click the logo above for info.  It is possible to earn 3 credits at MCC while you work at Disney.  The course would be HRI 204 - Cooperative Education.  It can serve as an elective for most majors.  Real "Disney Magic" on your resume. See your advisor for details.  

HRI 103 - Principles of Food Selection & Preparation

• Professional Cooking - Website to go with your textbook.  PowerPoints and sample test questions + more.

• Articles of Interest

• Irradiation of Food - Link to USDA site explaining irradiation of food.

• Food Safety Education - FDA food sanitation education site.

• Fish - From the FDA - All fish regulations and species

• Beef - Cattlemen's Association - Lots of links.

• US Navy Recipes - How to keep a ship afloat & the crew happy.

• The Bacon Explosion - Suicide by pork.

• Bragard Chef Apparel - Great selection.

• Happy Chef Uniforms - Good selection & prices.

• Italian Food Net - Video recipes with English subtitles.  "Italians do eat better."

• The Chef Hat - Some good prices on jackets.

• K Sabatier - The real French knife company.  Avoid the carbon steel.

• Victorinox / Forschner - Good value knives by the people who make Swiss Army knives.

• Wusthof Knives - The company home site.  You can get them in many stores and through internet sources.

• Zwilling Henkels Knives - Stay away from anything with a serrated edge.  Forged are the best and stamped out are a good value.

• Mac Knives - USA made - Among the best available.

• Mad Cow Cutlery - Check the Smith's Sharpeners and Victorinox or Mundial knives.  Good value knives.  Great prices and very quick shipping.

• Chef Depot - Internet site for everything.

• Cooking.Com - Internet site for everything.

• Instawares - Internet site for everything.

• WEBsturant - Internet site for everything.

• FoxRun - Internet site for all the smallwares and gadgets that are hard to find.

Hospitality Industry Research

• Middlesex County College Library - Lots of links.  Use your student ID to get access from home.

• Hotel Business Magazine  - Online daily

• Hotel & Motel Management Magazine

• Hotels Magazine - An international focus.

• Hotel Interactive - A daily E-zine you can subscribe to or research.

• Hosteur Magazine - A webzine for students sponsored by CHRIE the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education

• Lodging - AH&LA's publication

• National Restaurant Association - Check the research area and "Press Room" for recent information.

• Nation's Restaurant News - weekly

• Restaurant & Institutions

• THE Journal - Links to many education related sites

• World's Most Expensive Hotel Rooms - by the International Guild of Hospitality & Restaurant Managers.  Link to guild homepage.

• Best South Beach Hotels - See the ratings and the art deco restorations.

Lodging Companies

• Best Western

• Choice Hotels International

• Days Inn of America, Inc.

• Hilton Hotels

• Holiday Hospitality Corporation

• Hyatt Hotels Corporation

• Inter-Continental Hotels

• Marriott Hotels, Resorts, and Suites

• Radisson Hotels Worldwide

• Ritz Carlton Hotels

• Walt Disney World Resorts

Hotel Technology

• Resort Data Processing, Inc.

• CSS Hotel Systems

• Fidelio/ Micros

General & Research Links

• University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) - Research library

• HRI URL Directory - Very complete source of Hospitality Links

• Small Business Administration - Federal site for information and trends.

• U.S. Dept. of Labor - Job & Career info.

• Hospitality Resource Directory - site with lots of links

• Trend Watching - The latest trends for any business.

Hospitality Professional Organizations

• AH&LA - American Hotel & Lodging Association - Has links to trade journals & the Educational Institute site.

• Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals

• Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)

• Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA)

• National Restaurant Association

• New Jersey Restaurant Association

• Club Managers Association of America

• Professional Convention Managers Association

Hospitality University Links
Resources and transfer information

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation - Check here for scholarships.  64% of those who applied received $430,000 in 2006.

NRAEF - Link to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's scholarship page.  NRA and others available.

۩ = Formal Transfer Agreement  

۩	Arizona State University
	Baltimore International College
۩	۩ College of Saint Elizabeth  - Morristown, NJ
	Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
	East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
۩  You can get a grant of $4,000 if you have a 2.5 or better GPA.  Also, see Prof. Tellone for an additional alumni grant of $1,000 when you get your application through him before December 15th.	۩  Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Go to the School of Hospitality on the Biscayne Bay Campus and look at the 360o views.	Florida International University, North Miami, FL
۩	۩   Georgia State University
	University of Houston
	Johnson & Wales - Rhode Island and Miami, FL
	Michigan State University, E. Lansing
Hospitality Major	Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
	University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV)
	University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
	New York City College of Technology
۩ The CCTOP program for county college graduates can provide an annual award of $13,000 to $20,000!	۩ New York University, New York, NY
	Richard Stockton College of NJ
	Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
۩	۩ Widener College, Philadelphia, PA

HRI 201 - Hotel/Motel Front Office Operations

You should save these files before you do any work.  Then open the file with Excel.  If you open them from the download, you will not be able to save any work because it is a "read only" version of the Excel file.

• Link to Excel Files for Transcript

• Link to Excel Files for Recap

• Link to Blank Transcript in Word - Printable

• Link to Blank Recap in Word - Printable
   

• Articles of Interest

• American Hotel Register - Anything you need for a hotel.

HRI 206 - Marketing for Hospitality

Check the research area above for more sources.

• Articles of Interest

• MediaPost - The latest info on advertising media.

• American Marketing Association

• Hotelmarketing.com 

HRI 215 - Beverage Management

• Articles of Interest

• Alcohol Reviews - Lists and rates wines, beers, spirits, & cocktails.

• All About Beer - Malt beverage magazine online.

• American Beverage Institute - ABI is sponsored by the alcohol producers and is their voice.

• The Brewer's Apprentice - Ingredients for homebrew located in Freehold, N.J.

• Cooperage Brew - Wine & beer making supplies

• Cocktail.com - Recipes!

• Corkscrew - Article on how to find the best.

• Malt Advocate - Publication for whiskey & distilled spirits.

• Museum of the American Cocktail - Really! In New Orleans.

• New Jersey Wineries - Check out their schedule of special events.

• Vintners.com - Search engine for wines, spirits, & beers.

• Webtender - Source for information on bartending and recipes.

• Wine Institute - California based org.

• Wine Spectator - The magazine with ratings of wine on a 100 point scale.

• University of California at Davis - Wine & Beverage Links.  They offer degrees in Enology and Viticulture.

CSC 105 - Computer Applications & Systems

• PC World Magazine - Monthly ratings of the best computers & cameras, printers & other equipment.

• ZD Net - How to info., fixes, updates, free downloadable software, etc.

• Campus Tech - Software - Special prices for students; 50 to 70% off!

• Tiger Direct - Computer Shopping - Great prices.

HRI 216 - Hospitality Property Management

• Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation - Magazine

HRI 202 - Facilities Layout & Design

• Articles of Interest

• Excel Files - Feasibility, Size Estimation, and Equipment Selection Spreadsheets.

• NRA - Buyer's Guide - Equipment lists and a search function.  Try this one first.

• Foodservice Equipment & Supplies - Magazine - This link takes you to their equipment search page.  Click the button for "Product" and type in what you are looking for.  IE - Broiler will return all the companies who make broilers.  This one is very good.

• Foodservice Central - The major foodservice equipment manufacturers are linked here.

• Alto-Sham - Slow roast & holding

• Blodgett - Ovens & Steamers

• Garland - Cooking equipment - full line

• Globe - Slicers & prep equipment

• Groen - Steam equipment

• Hobart - not just mixers; dish machines, choppers, scales, and more

• Instawares - Small wares, popcorn makers, china etc.

• Lang - Ranges and full line of cooking equipment.

• Nieco - Automatic conveyor broilers.  BK uses them.

• Superior Products - Small wares and gadget stuff.

• Enodis - Parent company for Cleveland, Dean, Delfield, Frymaster, Garland, ICE-O-Matic, Scotsman, US Range & Varimixer.

• Wells & Bloomfield - Built-ins, warmers, & coffee makers.

• Crescor - holding equipment & carts.

• Traulsen Refrigeration - Reach-ins and under counter

• Kold-Draft - Ice machines

• Taylor Co. - Soft-serve ice cream, frozen drink and shake machines.

• Master-Bilt - Refrigeration, display cases, & walk-ins

• DoughPro - Pizza & tortilla equipment

• Vulcan Hart - Ranges, ovens, all kinds of cooking equipment.

• Wolf Range - Ranges, ovens, all kinds of cooking equipment.

• Antunes/Roundup Equipment - toasters, warmers, steamers, pizza ovens & more

• Q-Matic Ovens - Conveyor ovens

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