Jane E Boyland
Associate Dean of College of Hospitality & Business College of Hospitality & Business Department of Hospitality Providence
Biography
Jane Boyland is Associate Dean of the College of Hospitality & Business at Johnson & Wales University, where she has served in a variety of academic and leadership roles, including associate professor, department chair, and associate dean. With more than three decades of experience in higher education and the hospitality industry, her industry professional background includes hotel operations, restaurant management, catering sales, association management, and food and beverage financial management. She provides operational leadership for academic programs, faculty staffing and development, curriculum quality, assessment, and strategic initiatives that support student success, retention, and academic excellence. She is actively involved in advancing experiential learning opportunities, including internships, study abroad programs, and industry partnerships. Her scholarship and professional presentations focus on international education, experiential learning, faculty development, hospitality finance, and entrepreneurial learning, contributing to the advancement of hospitality and business education.
Education
PhD, ABD: Iowa State
Hospitality
MS, University of Massachusetts
Hotel, Restaurant, and Travel Administration
BS, University of New Hampshire
Hotel Administration
Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)
American Hotel and Lodging Association
CITI Certification
CITI
Best Reviewer Award
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Administration
New England Educational Assessment Network
North Eastern North American CHRIE
Rhode Island Hospitality Association
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International
New England Educational Assessment Network
Warren, R. & Boyland, J. (2016). Hotel benchmarking task force – a case study. (Case).
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases, 5(1).
Warren, R. & Boyland, J. (2015). The broken restaurant – a task force case study.. (Case).
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases, Vol 4 (2)., 4(2).
International Summer Conference, “A Discussion on Meeting Career Readiness with Experiential Learning,” International Council of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, Indiapolis, IN, United States. (June 19, 2025).
2025 NAFSA Conference, “Global Collaboration in Project-Based Learning: Connecting Cultures through International Partnership,” NAFSA, San Diego, CA. (May, 2025).
Center for Teaching & Learning Faculty Welcome Week Programming, “Role of the Chair: Updates from the Taskforce and Conversations about the future – Part 1,” Johnson & Wales University, Providence. (August, 2024).
Center for Teaching & Learning Faculty Welcome Week Programming, “Role of the Chair: Updates from the Taskforce and Conversations about the Future – Part 2,” Johnson & Wales University, Providence. (August, 2024).
2024 CHRIE Conference, “Blending Hospitality with Healthcare – An Educational Construct with Multiple Applications,” CHRIE – Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, Montreal. (July, 2024).
2024 CHRIE Conference, “Interdisciplinary Hospitality and the Development of Cross-Campus Partnerships,” CHRIE – Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, Montreal. (July, 2024).
12th Annual AMCOA Conference, “Co-Curricular and Curricular Combine to Communicate the Student Experience,” Mass. Department of Higher Education, Fitchburg, MA. (April, 2024).
2024 NENA CHRIE Conference, “Faculty Perceptions of Online Culinary Arts Education,” NENA CHRIE, Portland, ME. (April, 2024).
JWU University Scholarship and Best Practices Expl, “A Model that Addresses Student Group Issues in an On-line Environment: The Creation of Student Cohort Support Groups,” Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI. (April 12, 2024).
7th World Research Summit on Hospitality and Tourism, “Transitioning Lab Based Courses to an Online Learning Environment,” University of Central Florida and Elsevier, Orlando, FL, United States. (December 9, 2023).
2023 NEean Fall Forum, “Co-Curricular and Curricular Combine to Communicate the Student Experience,” New England Educational Assessment Network, Worcester, MA. (November, 2023).
2023 CHRIE Conference, “A Student Cohort Model to Increase Student Learning and Satisfaction in Online Courses,” Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, Phoemix, AZ, United States. (July 20, 2023).