New HTM students inducted in the Eta Sigma Delta Honorary society
May 2, 2022
Eta Sigma Delta (ESD), an honorary society for students of
the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at RIT Croatia's Dubrovnik
campus, held its induction ceremony to welcome 10 new members on Thursday,
April 29 at the Hotel Hilton Imperial.
This annual event is held in celebration of some of the most
remarkable students who distinguish themselves through excellence in both
academics and leadership. RIT Croatia’s president and dean, Mr. Don Hudspeth,
addressed the attendees, along with faculty members: Ms. Milena Kužnin, who is
mentoring the ESD chapter at RIT Croatia, and Mr. Kevin Walker, who made some
opening remarks at the ceremony.
This year’s special guest speaker and an honorary industry
member of ESD was Ms. Ana First, an alumna of both RIT Croatia and the
University of Bozen - Bolzano. Ana is the General Manager of Falkensteiner
Hotels & Residences, and also has a history in sales, revenue, and
operations. She spoke to the new inductees about the Sixth Pillar - Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion, and about the importance of these assets in today’s
professional world.
The ESD inductees were: Nikolina Herceg, Nikolina Jerkić,
Jelena Muštra, Samira Pereziqi, Jana Radonjić, Leona Sentić, Josip Vukašin, Iva
Vuković, Katija Vuličević and Sabina Ellen Wallace.
"This was a wonderful event. I am so thrilled to be here
with you today and share your success, to be among the brightest and most
distinguished students at RIT Croatia - it’s really an achievement. This
prepares you even better for the professional world. When I was listening about
the importance of six pillars, I was very emotional because these pillars are
what managers want to see in their staff. They want to see people who have high
integrity and who are creative. They want to see diverse communities, to have
people feel included, their voices being heard and that their opinion matters
within their companies. Of course, they also want to see that their company
provides equal opportunities to all of their employees. For me, this was very
important and enlightening to see that on an academic level, students think so
much about the daily topics that I like to cover at my company - Falkensteiner
Hotels and Residences. Thank you for inviting me, I am super pumped up because
I am an honorary member now!”, said Ms. Ana First, the distinguished guest
speaker of the event.
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