{"id":46108,"date":"2013-02-19T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=46108"},"modified":"2019-03-31T16:11:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T20:11:57","slug":"two-hospitality-students-to-represent-ucf-in-national-timeshare-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/two-hospitality-students-to-represent-ucf-in-national-timeshare-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Hospitality Students to Represent UCF in National Timeshare Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
The American Resort Development Association has recently accepted a business proposal from two students at the 海角直播\u2019s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, which will allow seniors Rebecca Harp and Lisa Tanner to represent UCF in the 2013 ARDA Inter-海角直播 Scholarship Competition. The annual competition lets students vie for scholarships and other great prizes by submitting proposals that address specific issues facing the timeshare industry.<\/p>\n
Harp and Tanner\u2019s proposal “Vacation with Friends” capitalizes on the proven successes of affinity marketing through social organizations to address occupancy, attrition, and funding issues of a legacy timeshare resort. Their five-year business plan incorporates the repurposing of unused space, low-cost, high energy on-site experience improvements, and quantified, specific marketing efforts that improve the timeshare owners’ association bottom line.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe chose Ms. Harp\u2019s and Ms. Tanner’s submission to represent UCF based upon the comprehensiveness and practical viability of the proposal,” said Dr. Amy Gregory, one of the five UCF Rosen College faculty members who judged the college\u2019s submissions for the competition. \u201cOur decision wasn\u2019t easy, as we received several outstanding submissions from our students, but the judges ultimately chose their proposal. We wish Ms. Harp and Ms. Tanner the best of luck.\u201d<\/p>\n
The UCF Rosen College proposal will be competing against those from nine other academic institutions, including the 海角直播 of Nevada Las Vegas, Florida International 海角直播, Johnson & Wales 海角直播, 海角直播 of Memphis, New Mexico State 海角直播, Bethune-Cookman 海角直播, DePaul 海角直播, 海角直播 of Wisconsin-Stout, and Lynn 海角直播.<\/p>\n
The entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts, including representatives from the ARDA’s HR Council and Education Committee. The top three teams will receive the AIF Academic Outreach Scholarship for each member of the team, which is comprised of registration to the 2013 ARDA Convention, including tickets to the Breakfast of Champions and Awards Gala, in addition to transportation, room and board; an industry mentor with whom to consult throughout the year; and a profile in Developments<\/em> magazine and on ARDA.org. The winning teams will also present their proposal as part of a concurrent educational session at the convention.<\/p>\n Winners will be notified by ARDA on March 11, 2013. The conference will be held April 7-11 at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Fla.<\/p>\n