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  Successfully publish two articles that were written and collaborated with faculty on during Summer of 2014.
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  Successfully pass the three required core classes I am taking while working full time.
 HOA794
 HOA795
 HOA797
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  Design, Develop, and successfully deliver a hybridized HMD259 course (Human Resources Management in Hospitality) utilizing the flipped classroom structure where lecture is delivered online, leaving more time for student activities, discussions, etc. in class.
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  Submit a proposal to and be accepted to the Western Decision Sciences Institute conference (March 31st - April 3rd).
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  ➢ Continue working for MGM Resorts Intl. University as Senior Learning Design Consultant➢ Continue to design and develop innovative E-Learnings for the department, and build awareness of our services throughout the company. ➢ Be promoted to Business Partner in October of 2014
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  ➢ Run the 5K Rock n’ Roll race in until 30 minutes in November, 2014
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  Work on a manuscript submission with Dr. Erdem on information/instructional technology this semester.
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  Successfully pass the two classes while working full time.
 HOA 796 - Advanced Research Methodology
 CIT 772 - Technology in Teacher Education
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  Mardi Gras Masquerade 10K Race
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  Attend the Learning Solutions Conference (eLearning Guild) in March, 2015
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  • Attend the Western Decision Sciences Institute Conference (March 31st - April 3rd)
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  Teach one F&B class during Summer 2, either capstone class for UNLV Singapore, or FAB367, or similar.
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  Take the Readings class during the summer so that I can prepare my dissertation topic by Fall 2015.
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  • Attend and present at the ICHRIE Summer Conference (July 29th – 31st)
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  ➢ Attend the annual Women’s Leadership Conference for a second time.
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  Successfully pass remaining 4 credits of classes, to fully complete coursework!
 HOA794
 CIT 778 - Instructional Design
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  • Begin working on Dissertation, and ideally complete dissertation proposal.
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  • Teach one more new class, HMD226 (Computer Applications in Hospitality), designed and developed as a hybrid course
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  • Submit a proposal to and be accepted to the Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism (January, 2016)
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  ➢ Successfully run the Rock n’ Roll half marathon in November!
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  Search for a potential job, either a tenure-track faculty position, or an industry HR/Training and Development leadership position in Oahu, Hawaii.
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  • Continue working on my dissertation, ideally have all data gathered by Spring of 2016.• Begin working on analysis, discussion, and results.
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  • Teach HMD226 (Computer Applications in Hospitality) one more time to solidify course content and teaching practices.
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  • Complete my dissertation defense
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  • Teach one summer course that I have already taught before (FAB364, HMD259, HMD 226)
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  • Obtain a tenure-track teaching position with the University of Hawaii, Manoa, if the opportunity is available.
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  Prepare 2 manuscripts for journal submission.
