Excellence in Tourism Leadership Program
Agenda
Tentative Agenda – Virtual courses will be on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to Noon. In person sessions will be held in conjunction with the Mississippi Tourism Association Governor’s Conference and Spring Conference or at Mississippi State University. Course schedule may be subject to change.
October 2022 – July 2023
| Event | Speaker | When | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Course Grant Writing |
October 2022 | Governors Conference on Tourism Tunica, MS |
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| Core Course Board Management |
November 2022 | Virtual | |
| Elective Option Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee Rural Tourism Conference - In-Person |
November 2022 | Rural Tourism Conference—Alabama | |
| Core Course Effectively managing and leading groups |
December 2022 | Virtual | |
| Elective Advertising Decision Making |
January 2023 | Virtual | |
| Project Topic Due | January 30, 2023 | Email topic to rdm1@msstate.edu | |
| Elective Sports and Recreation Tourism |
February 2023 | Virtual | |
| Core Course Economics of Tourism and Understanding Your Local Economy |
March 2023 | Virtual | |
| Spring Conference Elective and possible Core Course Make-up Session |
April 2023 | In-Person | |
| Elective Graphic Design and Canva Basics |
May 2023 | Virtual | |
| Elective Working with the media and generating effective content: Panel Discussion |
May 2023 | Starkville, Mississippi | |
| Elective Working with Elected Officials |
May 2023 | Starkville, Mississippi | |
| Project Completion | July 30, 2022 | ||
| Graduation Governor's Conference |