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Eulaula Jennings boogied to the tune of _Ain_t No Stopping Us
Now_ after addressing her classmates, there
were hugs all around for instructors, cameras flashed and an
overwhelming satisfaction of knowing they
had completed a major accomplishment permeated the Jewell
Student Center.
_You have all passed,_ H.E.A.R.T. Project Coordinator Marisa
Gray proudly told the 22 graduates. _You have
now joined the roster of the 179 graduates who have received
their national certification from the National
Retail Federation or the American Hospitality and Lodging
Association._
For many in the program, it was the first time they had
experienced the thrill of completion and the pride
of accomplishing a goal and while some of the graduates are
traditional age students, many are older and
as a result graduation brought not only a greater sense of pride
and appreciation but the realization that
their opportunities for employment in the hospitality and retail
workforce have greatly increased.
An acronym for _Hospitality Education and Retail Training,
Eulaula Jennings found new meanings for
H.E.A.R.T. _H is for Hope, E for Entrepreneurship and A for
Ambition,_ said Jennings. _R is for
resourcefulness and resiliency and T for tenacity._
Seven students graduated in Retail Training taught by Claudean
Horton _ Johnella Anderson, Markus
Beeks, Mildred Bland, Billie Dike, Megan Dudley, Melton McIntosh
and Brittany Richard.
The Hospitality graduates included five from the Leavenworth
campus instructed by Clayton Hunter, Jordan
Ammel, Ariel Cammock, Laura Coaxum, Donald Mance and Kevin
Tryon.
Calvin Norwood was the instructor for the Hospitality class on
the main campus that included Zeliece
Gatson, Melony Gilbert, Janette Gragg, Katheran Jennings,
Lakesha Mackey, Shannon Manning, Lennon
Moye, Samantha Scott, Rose Washington and CaTina Willis.
Cindy Cash, President of the KCK Chamber of Commerce, was the
keynote speaker, recalling her start at
the retail level of Sears-Roebuck Co. and the path taken by an
individual who started as a porter carrying
luggage who eventually ended up opening some of the largest
hotels in the U.S. and China.
Kate Winkler, Director of Human Resources for the Hilton Garden
Inn and a supporter of H.E.A.R.T, included
the hiring of one of the hospitality graduates in her remarks.
KCKCC Dean of Business and Continuing
Education Dr. Marvin Hunt, President Dr. Thomas Burke and
Provost Dr. Tamara Agha-Jaffar also delivered
opening and closing remarks. The graduation was coordinated by
case manager Cindy Cargill.
The number of graduates from the H.E.A.R.T. program is now at
197 with another 14 graduates from the
Hospitality program at Wyandotte High School to get their
certificates in ceremonies at KCKCC Monday,
May 16, at 3 p.m. It was also announced that 55 participants in
the program have received employment
within the community, which is the ultimate goal of the
H.E.A.R.T. program.
An intensive eight-week program, the hospitality program
requires 160 curriculum hours and retail 180
hours of instruction. Both also required passing a national
test. Offered without charge, students
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overwhelming endorsed the continuation of the two programs in
the future. Some of their reflections:
_If it were not for the H.E.A.R.T. program, I would not have any
accomplishments in customer service or
retail training._
_Even though I had worked in the hospitality arena before, I
have been exposed to many aspects of the
trade that I had never seen before._
_I want to own my own catering business and the Hospitality
class has shown me there is more to catering
than cooking._
_While unemployed, a fantastic opportunity to expand my
knowledge of how the hospitality industry works
came around, it was too good of an experience to pass up and I
can honestly say I_m glad I decided to
continue the program even after I got a full-time job during the
course of the program._
_I hope the H.E.A.R.T. program sticks around a long time and
keeps being available to people like me who
happen to have been down on their luck in the job area._
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