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7Eurochrie hospitality conference (continued from page 2)Participants heard from key note speakers, including Ms.Pave Zupan Ruskovic, former Minister <strong>of</strong> Tourism inCroatia, who shared a fascinating presentation about thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> tourism in the City <strong>of</strong> Dubrovnik sinceMiddle Ages, <strong>and</strong> talked about the challenges the country iscurrently facing.Ms Ginny Clark, Vice-President <strong>of</strong> Constellation Br<strong>and</strong>s,shared the success story <strong>of</strong> the world’s largest wineproducer, while Mr. Ivica Vrančić, director <strong>of</strong> the CroatianVerantius HR firm, discussed the challenges <strong>of</strong> hiring theright people, <strong>and</strong> keeping employees motivated on the job,especially younger generations like ACMT students whoare just starting their pr<strong>of</strong>essional careers.While participants enjoyed presentations, lectures,networking <strong>and</strong> sightseeing around the beautifulDubrovnik region, ACMT students were busy behind thescenes making the whole event happen.As part <strong>of</strong> the Assessment <strong>of</strong> Service Quality coursetaught by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Milena Kuznin, more than 30 RIT <strong>and</strong>ACMT students got h<strong>and</strong>s-on experience in pr<strong>of</strong>essionalevent planning, from start to finish.“One <strong>of</strong> our objectives was to see how well the studentsfunction in a multi-cultural <strong>and</strong> cross disciplinary team. Wehad Study Abroad students from RIT working togetherwith the ACMT students, as well as students from the ITprogram working together with the students from theIHSM program. Did they work well? More than well,” Pr<strong>of</strong>.Kužnin said. “The students received nothing but praises fortheir wonderful work.”“Our second goal was to provide the guests withexceptional service. Even if it meant pouring c<strong>of</strong>fees duringthe break, the service was delivered with a big smile!”"Participating in the organization the conference was agreat experience,” said ACMT Dubrovnik junior studentIvana Raguž.“It gave me an opportunity to work in my futurepr<strong>of</strong>ession <strong>and</strong> apply some <strong>of</strong> the concepts I learned in myclasses. Watching the conference participants, I had thefeeling I was looking at my future.“Being a student volunteer at the conference was a greatway to further educate myself. Listening to presentations Iheard a variety <strong>of</strong> experts from around the world whoshared many <strong>of</strong> their experiences,” said studentDimitri Rajko.“This networking was extremely important formy personal <strong>and</strong> career development.”Fun in Dubrovnik (continued from page 4)Photo from sportnet.hrBut it's not all about nightlife. Students find time to keep inshape <strong>and</strong> relax with sports too. Freshman Antonio Oštrićplays power forward for Dubrovnik basketball team. ¨It´sgood to play sports in college,“ he said. “It helps keep mehealthy <strong>and</strong> helps me relax after studying. It´s hard to doboth, so college is on first place <strong>and</strong> basketball on second“.For those who would rather watch than compete,Dubrovnik's famous waterpolo team, JUG, competesregularly at the recently renovated Olympic sized pool inGruž. Well-known throughout Europe, JUG's mostimpressive win was in 2006, with the European Supercup.Dubrovnik´s own Maro Joković, has played in the 2008Olympics, in Bejing, <strong>and</strong> will be playing again this summer inLondon. Personally, I wasn´t a fan <strong>of</strong> waterpolo until I wentto my first game. Then I was hooked! I will alwaysremember the way the pool stadium, music blasting to hypeup the fans, <strong>and</strong> feeling the passion <strong>of</strong> every local patriot inthe room as they cheered for the team.Who says that students in big cities are the only ones whocan have a little fun? If we start taking advantage <strong>of</strong> theopportunities, we can easily show how the students <strong>of</strong>ACMT Dubrovnik know how to pump up the party!
8FACULTY SCHOLARSHIPResearch, publications, <strong>and</strong> accomplishments<strong>of</strong> ACMT pr<strong>of</strong>essorsPr<strong>of</strong>essor V<strong>and</strong>a Bazdan has been elected to the educational title<strong>of</strong> Lecturer in history <strong>of</strong> philosophy.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Mara Dekovic Kesovija has been elected to theeducational title <strong>of</strong> Lecturer in philology <strong>and</strong> Romance languages.Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Robert Foley was awarded the Excellence inImprovement <strong>and</strong> Innovation award by the Shared Services <strong>and</strong>Outsourcing Network organization for a paper he co-authored on atraining program for the United States Postal Service.Among the many international pr<strong>of</strong>essionals at the annual EUROChrieconference, ACMT <strong>and</strong> RIT pr<strong>of</strong>essors also presented the results <strong>of</strong> theiroriginal scientific research to their colleagues, in fields from foreign languageeducation to hospitality. In addition to the 30 minute presentations, formalscientific papers were published in the <strong>of</strong>ficial conference proceedings.Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rebecca Charry presented her research on methods <strong>of</strong> Englishlanguage instruction in Croatian high schools, in a paper titled,“Communicative Language Teaching in Croatian English Classrooms.”Pr<strong>of</strong>s. Milena Kužnin <strong>and</strong> Besim Agušaj presented their research onthe impact <strong>of</strong> ACMT graduates on hospitality employment in Croatia, in apaper titled, “The Impact <strong>of</strong> an International Institution on Hospitality <strong>and</strong>Tourism in a Transitional Economy.”Pr<strong>of</strong>s. Nikolina Božinović, Zrinka Friganović Sain <strong>and</strong> BarbaraPerić presented “Students’ Perceptions on the Importance <strong>of</strong> ForeignLanguages for Careers in Tourism.”Pr<strong>of</strong>s. Mara Deković Kesovija <strong>and</strong> Mario Matković presented “FrontDesk Foreign Language Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency in Dubrovnik 5-Star Hotels.”In addition, many RIT pr<strong>of</strong>essors who have taught at ACMT over the yearsalso participated in the conference <strong>and</strong> presented their research.Pr<strong>of</strong>. Edward Ganster presented research on “The Academic Habits <strong>of</strong><strong>American</strong> <strong>and</strong> Balkan <strong>College</strong> Students: A Faculty Perspective.”Pr<strong>of</strong>. Richard M. Lagiewski presented “The Role <strong>of</strong> ExportingHospitality <strong>and</strong> Tourism Education in a Transitional Environment <strong>and</strong>Internationalization.”Pr<strong>of</strong>s. Elizabeth Kmiecinski, Barbara Cerio Iocco, Richard M.Lagiewski <strong>and</strong> Carol B. Whitlock presented “Outcomes <strong>of</strong> Off-SiteCorporate Training <strong>and</strong> Lessons for Hospitality <strong>and</strong> Tourism EducationPrograms.”Dr. Jeffrey Lasky, chair <strong>of</strong> the Information <strong>Technology</strong> program at RIT,presented a workshop titled, “Toward the Development <strong>of</strong> TourismInformatics,” in which he discussed opportunities for an increased presence<strong>of</strong> computing, such as smart phones, tablets, <strong>and</strong> social media in hospitality<strong>and</strong> tourism degree programs.Pr<strong>of</strong>. Milena KužninPr<strong>of</strong>. Rebecca Charry<strong>American</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Management</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>american.college@acmt.hrwww.acmt.hrDUBROVNIK CAMPUSDon Frana Bulica 620000 Dubrovnik, CroatiaPhone +385 20 433 000ZAGREB CAMPUSIlica 24210000 Zagreb, CroatiaPhone +385 (1) 643 9100ACMT NEWSLETTEREditorPr<strong>of</strong>. Rebecca CharryLayoutViktor ZimmermannPrintingTiskara PrizmaFollow us!