Let us introduce ourselves.
Professor Donna AlbanoDonna Albano is an Associate Professor in the Hospitality & Tourism Management Studies Program at the Stockton University.
Prior to academia, Donna worked in the hospitality industry in hotel casino operations, food and beverage franchise operations and country club operations. Donna earned an Ed.D. from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ and was the Recipient of the Larry Marcus Award for Excellence in Educational Leadership, Doctoral Studies in 2007. KellyKelly is a photographer who loves landscape and architecture- and she knows that Italy is just the destination to fulfill such an interest!
Kelly can be found giving tours of Stockton’s Campus to prospective students and their families and participating in Open Houses on the weekends. Kelly’s hobbies include watching Family Feud, eating popcorn, and having movie nights with friends on campus. This trip will be Kelly’s second time outside of the country, however she has hopes of continuing this trend by traveling to Ireland and Germany in the near future. AshleyAshley, a Senior and Health Science major, will be graduating in Spring 2017. As a health science major, she believes it is important to be educated on different cultures, backgrounds, and upbringings.
Ashley absolutely loves to travel and has been many places within the U.S. Her first trip out of the country, as a freshman in college, was to Dominican Republic. She learned a lot while visiting DR and hopes to learn just as much while in Italy. The beauty of traveling is learning the day-by-day lifestyle and cultures/rituals of that specific country and Ashley looks forward to learning about Italy. |
DesireeDesiree is a senior at Stockton University studying Hospitality and Tourism Management. She plans on pursuing a career with Disney after graduation. In her spare time she enjoy cooking, watching movies, spending time with my friends and reading.
KendalKendal is a culture seeker at heart. She loves learning about new people, languages and places. History, theater and architecture pique her inner nerdy interests. As a Communication Studies major, she is interested in understanding media from a global perspective.
Kendal can be found in a cafe reading a book, sipping tea and eating biscotti or jamming to country music with the windows down. This was Kendal's first trip outside the U.S- and it wont be her last! Kaitlin Kate is going into her senior year of study as a Biology/Behavioral Neuroscience major at Stockton. Even though she's traveled many places with family- Switzerland, Mexico, Canada- Italy has always been on her list of places to go.
Kate was ecstatic to have the opportunity to go on such an adventure with fellow Ospreys! CarlCarl Archut Jr., recently graduated from Stockton with a B.A. in Liberal Studies with concentrations in Leadership, Communication and Hospitality. During his time at Stockton, Carl has been involved in organizations that focus on helping others. He believes every student has something bigger to bring to the table and that student leaders can play a big role in helping them recognize what that “something” is.
He is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Counseling and College Student Personnel at Shippensburg University. While at Shippensburg University, he will also be working as a full-time Residence Director in the Office of Housing and Residence Life. |
HannahHannah has never been out of the country let alone off the east coast, so Italy will be her first time flying abroad! Her favorite TV shows (as of right now) are: How to Get Away With Murder, Once Upon A Time, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Bob's Burgers.
Hannah's favorite foods are whatever is within arms reach. *~LOVES FOOD*~ She also loves to drink coffee, sing, listen to music, collage, laugh, workout, bake, and shop. Shoes are Hannah's weakness, so she'll most likely be buying a pair while in Italy! FrankFrank, Francis, Franco, Tank, Bank, Frank the Great, and other great names is an Explorer. He likes making people happy, relaxing, and playing sports.
Frank is great boy always looking for something new, cool, exciting, interesting, and/or something that taste good because he loves food. If he was a pasta he would be none because why would I want to be pasta if all I could think of is how am I going to eat myself, I love all kinds of pasta. This Is Franks first time in Europe, what a great first place to go. JeanineJeanine is a 20 year old gal who attends Stockton University. She is a junior and majoring in Hospitality and Management. If she's not a full-time student she is a full-time sister to two younger ones and a full time server at a Sushi bar.
In her spare time, you can find Jeanine behind a book usually reading, mostly asleep. Jeanine loves to eat, especially soup. (Jeanine must have her soup at least once a day.) For recreational fun, Jeanine loves to travel to scenic locations and to eat at local mom and pop shops. This Italy trip is the second place she's been to out of the country aside from her home country, Vietnam. Jeanine is grateful for this Italy trip and hopes for open opportunities to travel to more countries around the world. |