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Beyond The Venue with MG Hodge, Host & Future PhD
Hello! I'm MG, host of Beyond the Venue Podcast and a hospitality professional turned academic. I started this podcast in the Spring of 2021 to elevate stories from my friends in the hospitality and entertainment world whose careers and businesses were impacted by the pandemic. Season 2 features several of my colleagues from the hospitality and event industry, as well as teachers and professors from a variety of disciplines. I interview other podcast hosts, storytellers, bartenders, parents, and everything in between! After wrapping up the recording of Season 2, I returned to the classroom as an adjunct professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Temple University. This would help me create Season 3, for which I used clips from my students' podcast project (with their permission of course!). After completing my first year of my doctoral program this past year, I decided the summer of 2024 was the perfect time to wrap up this podcast with an inside look into life in higher education. Starting Friday, August 30th, 2024, we will be releasing episodes of our 4th and final season. Season 4 includes interviews with my fellow doctoral students, as well as a variety of other folks from the "academy". Qualitative research is all about sharing stories and lived experiences, and that's what I've tried to do over the last 3 years through this podcast. Thanks for listening!
Beyond The Venue with MG Hodge, Host & Future PhD
Setting the Table, A (Virtual) Lesson in Hospitality with Paul O’Neill and Grace Schuler
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In this episode you'll hear two perspectives - one from Grace, a student in Drexel’s Food and Hospitality Management Department and a freshman in the Spring of 2020 when the lockdown began, and one from Paul, one of Grace’s professors in the dept. and a long time friend and colleague of mine.
They both share their experiences of taking the classroom virtual in a hospitality program. How does a professor virtually teach Fine Dining or a Wine Tasting class? Like everyone else, they found a way to make it work!
With the announcement of the new variant, I asked Paul about the current plans for the Philly Chef’s Conference, scheduled for late February 2022. He said “As of now the conference sits on the island of misfit plans hoping for the best case scenario. We are still on and will be making an announcement soon, but nothing formal at this time.”
Sounds like the proper summary of how to approach 2022.
Additional Topics Include:
🍷 Lab-Based Classes Turned Virtual
🍽 Making the Decision to NOT host a Virtual Version of the Philly Chef’s Conference
🍺 Resources for Dealing with Mental Health and Toxicity in the Hospitality Industry
🍷 Seeing the Best & the Worst in People over the last few years
🍽 The Toilet Paper Shortage and Carole Baskin - Remember March 2020?
About Paul:
Paul O’Neill (he/him) is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University in the Food and Hospitality Management Department. After 25 years in the restaurant industry, Paul was able to acquire the proper degrees and certifications and joined the Department of Food and Hospitality Management full time in 2014.
He has been vice-chair of the Philly Chef Conference since its inception and serves as a board member for the Philly Wine Cru.
Connect with Philly Chef’s Conference on Instagram. Connect with Drexel Food & Hospitality Management Program:on Instagram.
About Grace:
Grace Schuler (she/her): Grace Schuler is a pre-junior in Drexel University’s Hospitality Management program. Grace has been working toward her goal of opening her own event planning company after graduating from college. In addition to attending classes, Grace enjoys being a part of school clubs, doing volunteer work, singing/listening to music, spending time with her family and friends, and adventuring around Philly to find the best foods!
Connect with Grace on Instagram and LinkedIn. Connect with the Drexel Hospitality Society on Instagram.
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