{"id":8715,"date":"2024-07-17T22:01:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T22:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/?page_id=8715"},"modified":"2024-10-21T22:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T22:00:32","slug":"david-cardenas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaias.org\/?page_id=8715","title":{"rendered":"David C\u00e1rdenas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8715\" class=\"elementor elementor-8715\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b99e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68b99e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ae6bc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51ae6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a4271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b5a4271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cardenas.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8787\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cardenas.png 600w, https:\/\/gaias.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/cardenas-251x300.png 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbffc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfbffc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3a480 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f3a480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd508f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd508f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David C\u00e1rdenas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39d16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a39d16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dean, College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd23f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dd23f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>On March 1, 2024, David C\u00e1rdenas began his role as the dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this tenure at UNLV, C\u00e1rdenas worked at the University of South Carolina (USC) as the interim associate vice president and vice provost for Global Affairs. Before joining the Provost Office, C\u00e1rdenas served as both the interim dean and associate dean of academic programs for USC\u2019s highly-rated College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sports Management (HRSM).<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e1rdenas\u2019 experience in both academic and administrative roles is wide-ranging. As the former associate dean of academic programs for HRSM, C\u00e1rdenas oversaw curriculum, international programs, student services, and alumni and corporate engagement. Prior to his role as associate dean, he served as a faculty member at both the USC and the University of North Carolina Greensboro.<\/p>\n<p>David, an Ecuador native, has worked extensively in community-based tourism planning projects in the United States and other countries, engaging local residents in the sustainable tourism development process. His areas of research include sustainable development, resident attitudes and tourism education.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e1rdenas\u2019 international experience includes visiting professor posts at Shandong University in China, the Inter-Continental University of the Caribbean in Curacao, the University of Aruba, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito. In addition, he has helped develop strategic international partnerships between Ecuador and China, Vietnam, South Korea, Qatar, Spain, Ecuador, Aruba, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Cura\u00e7ao, Italy, England, Belize, Portugal, and Oman.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e1rdenas holds a Ph.D. in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from North Carolina State University. He also earned his master\u2019s and bachelor&#8217;s degrees at North Carolina State, with a focus on Tourism Management and Zoology, respectively.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David C\u00e1rdenas Dean, College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas On March 1, 2024, David C\u00e1rdenas began his role as the dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). 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