Northwood and University Center at Gaylord Partner
MIDLAND and GAYLORD, MI – Northwood University and University Center Gaylord (UCG) are pleased to announce that effective January, 2012, Northwood University has become a four-year university partner at the UC in Gaylord. In recognition of the significant concentration of hotels, restaurants and resorts in our region and the need for trained professional staff, Northwood will be bringing its acclaimed baccalaureate degree in Hospitality Management (HM) to northern Michigan. The degree will be delivered on site at the University Center with the first cohort starting in the fall of 2013.
Karla Spaeth, chair of the Hospitality Management program at Northwood, states, “I am excited to be able to bring the Hospitality Management major to Gaylord in order to enrich and enhance the educational quality of the hospitality industry within Gaylord and its surrounding areas.”
In addition, Northwood is offering Bachelor completion in Entrepreneurship and in Management. If you are interested in pursuing or advancing your opportunities in the career of hospitality management, entrepreneurship or management, please contact Michele Tippman, Program Center Manager at 989-705-3710, or email tippmanm@northwood.edu.
ABOUT NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY
Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills, personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.
Private, nonprofit, and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in southern Florida, mid-Michigan and northern Texas. Adult Degree Programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including an online option. The DeVos Graduate School offers day and evening programming in Michigan, Texas, Florida and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity and Enterprise in Midland, Michigan, specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through study abroad and in Program Centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
CONTACT: Michele Tippman
Program Center Manager
Northwood University
80 Livingston Blvd
Gaylord, MI 49735
989-705-3710
e-mail: tippmanm@northwood.edu
or
Jack Thompson
University Center Gaylord
(989) 705-3701
email: jthompso@ucgaylord.org
