Hospitality & Tourism at Highline College - visit us at host.highline.edu Collaboration: We value teamwork, joint responsibility and ownership.
Highline College is committed to these values:
Access: We believe education should be available to all who seek it. Community: We value our community and are dedicated to serving its educational needs. Diversity: We respect the rights and perspectives of the diverse populations, who live, learn and work in our community. Excellence: We strive for the highest quality in all our programs and servic
06/03/2026
professors Justin Taillon and Diego Luna are presenting their research in Jakarta, Indonesia, tomorrow. You can watch live on Zoom! Use the QR Code in the flyer below. Diego will present on the heritage and culture of tequila in Mexico and Justin will present on the topic of Jeju Island's Haenyeo in South Korea.
05/28/2026
🎊 Congratulations to our incredible HOST students, Longlong Jia, Tam Minh Pham, and Nguyen Le, on receiving the 2026 Student Legacy Awards!
This recognition reflects not only your academic success, but also your resilience, teamwork, professionalism, and commitment to growth. We know each of you has a bright future ahead in the Hospitality and Tourism industry.
We wish you continued success, exciting new opportunities, and happiness in all your future journeys. Once a HOSTer, always a HOSTer! 🍍
05/23/2026
HOST's very own Oksana Slastonenko is the highline.edu cover story! You can view her story here - and below is a screenshot from highline.edu.
05/15/2026
professor Dr. Justin Taillon has been identified as a fabulous person in Washington! You can read the interview here:
Fabulous People: Justin Taillon Meet Justin Taillon, professor and department head at Highline College's nationally ranked Hospitality and Tourism Management program.
05/12/2026
Professor Justin Taillon is an invited speaker at INCOSTE in Jakarta, Indonesia, next week. He will visit Java, Indonesia, with 16 Highline College Thunderbirds two weeks from now. HOST is staying active!
Professor Justin Taillon's new article about plagiarism for hospitality industry professionals was released this weekend. You can read his article here: https://www.hotelexecutive.com/business_review/8543/ai-and-the-plagiarism-trap
Plagiarism is not something we only deal with in higher education. There are real ramifications in business and management roles post-graduation. We need to stay vigilant and ethical today more than ever due to the mainstreaming of AI and LLMs.
05/08/2026
Professors Sam Alkhalili and Justin Taillon presented the Business Division including Bridge Programs this week to potential students from JumpStart.
The HOST industries greatly value anyone who speaks two languages, like all JumpStart students do.
05/05/2026
HOST had an awesome strategic planning session at Airport University (AU) this week. AU is a part of the Port Jobs at , where students can earn certificates and even degrees from Highline College's HOST program while at their workplace, Seatac Airport. This is the type of community collaboration that moves our industry forward!
05/05/2026
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
05/04/2026
We raised more than $9,000 for the library and restroom facilities project in Busia, Kenya, over the weekend! You can view our library project here: https://www.cocekenya.org/
We will open our library doors to this rural Kenyan community in June.
This is what diversity in hospitality and tourism education truly means - working globally to bring Highline College's world class HOST community and education to the world!
