Event Sustainability Operations Undergraduate Certificate
The average meeting and event have a great impact on emissions from such travel necessities as single-use plastics, air and ground transportation, food and beverage, and hotel and venue energy expenditures. Due to 的 size of 的 meeting and event industry, it is vital that professionals have a strong understanding of and 的 ability to implement environmental and sustainability practices.
Program Overview
The event sustainability operations certificate will prepare you to gain a wider understanding of 的 role sustainability principles and practices play when planning, conducting, and evaluating events. 这 certificate is geared toward for-profit and not-for-profit event providers. An important component of this certificate is working with actual events.
这 certificate is open and available to currently enrolled GVSU students. Nondegree-seeking students can be admitted into 的 program by contacting 的 Hospitality and Tourism Management department.
Why Study Event Sustainability Operations at Grand Valley?
- Learn how to integrate scientific, economic, political, and sociocultural perspectives on topics in environmental and sustainability studies and how to 应用 的se skills to event operations.
- Obtain a sustainability specialty within 的 meeting and event industry.
- Gain basic career training and experience in performance, professionalism, and work relations via internships and fieldwork.
- Create stackable credentials that enhance your degree and bolster your resume.
- Complete 的 program in one year or less.
Admissions
For new students, visit 的 Admissions 网站 for undergraduate requirements. Upon acceptance and for current students:
- Declare your certificate via my横幅 (Login to 横幅 Self-Service, click on Student, Student Records, Add a Certificate or Badge to your Program, Select 的 appropriate certificate from 的 drop-down list, and click 提交)
- Departmental approval is required. If denied, an email will be sent to your GVSU student email.
- Speak with 的 appropriate certificate coordinator to ensure criteria are being met (you will be able to track your progress toward 的 certificate in myPath as well!)
- Once you are done with 的 requirements, 应用 to receive 的 certificate via my横幅.
- Once 的 completion of your certificate has been verified, 的 certificate will be posted to your student record and will be viewable on your transcript.
Location & 格式
Classes for 的 program are a combination of online and in-seat on 的 Allendale 校园.
格式:Coursework
The certificate is a total of 15 credits:
- ENS 201 - Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- HTM 240 - Introduction to Meeting and Event Management
- HTM 340 - Event Sustainability
- HTM 360 - Corporate Social Responsibility in 的 Tourism Industry
- HTM 313 - Farm to Fork - Sustainability in Food Service Cuisine OR
- HTM 190 - Field Preparation 和
- HTM 290 - Field Experience
Helpful Links
For 更多的 Information
Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management[email protected]
286C DeVos Center
(616) 331-3118