{"id":25264,"date":"2025-08-29T10:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm-dev\/?page_id=25264"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:56:51","slug":"student-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/student-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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STUDENT<\/em><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

EXPERIENCE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At RHTM, student growth happens through experiential learning, professional engagement, and real-world experience. From internships and study tours to student-led organizations, our program offers dynamic, hands-on experiences that shape confident leaders ready to impact the retail, hospitality, and tourism industries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the Classroom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Career Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From networking with industry professionals to gaining hands-on experience in our learning labs, RHTM students build strong resumes through internships, mentoring, workshops, and career-focused events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RHTM Learning Labs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Put your learning into action through immersive, experience-based courses that go beyond the classroom. From planning full-scale weddings to developing products and managing retail operations, RHTM students gain career-ready skills through real-world projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Study Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RHTM offers immersive domestic and international study tours that connect classroom learning to real-world industry experiences. Students explore major retail and hospitality markets, engage with global professionals, and gain firsthand insights into industry trends and cross-cultural strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Student Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RHTM students can enrich their academic journey by joining student-led organizations tailored to HTM and RMM majors. These groups provide opportunities to connect with peers, engage in industry-related activities, and apply classroom learning to real-world interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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STUDENT EXPERIENCE At RHTM, student growth happens through experiential learning, professional engagement, and real-world experience. From internships and study tours to student-led organizations, our program offers dynamic, hands-on experiences that shape confident leaders ready to impact the retail, hospitality, and tourism industries. Beyond the Classroom Career Development From networking with industry professionals to gaining hands-on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_genesis_hide_title":true,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":true,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-25264","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/rhtm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}