Dr. Michael Cheng is the Dean of Hospitality Management at Florida International University. He has expertise in competency-based learning, hospitality management & Culinology®. Cheng received both his B.S. and M.S. from the Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his Ph.D. in Hospitality Management from Iowa State Univ. He has been in higher education for 20+ years and established Culinology® degree—the blending of culinary arts & food science. He led and set new benchmarks for partnerships and fundraising, creating the 1st Endowed Professor of DEI in hospitality and the world’s only Bacardi Center of Excellence. Cheng is a published author of several peer-reviewed articles on Culinology® competencies. He is currently the co-author of the top-selling textbook, Hospitality Today: An Introduction.
Experience
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2017–presentDean, Florida International University
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2015–presentAssociate professor, Florida International University
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2005–2014Professor and Director, Southwest Minnesota State University
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2004–2005Assistant Dean, Metropolitan Community College
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1999–2004Program director, Metropolitan Community College
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1996–1999Foodservice Manager, The Swanson Corporation
Education
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2012Iowa State University, Ph.D. Hospitality Management
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1995University of Nebraska-Lincoln, MS, Nutritional Science & Dietetics
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1993University of Nebraska-Lincoln, BS, Restaurant Management
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
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