Elizabeth S Covino (she/her)
Associate Professor College of Hospitality & Business Department of Hospitality Providence
Biography
Elizabeth Covino came to the College of Hospitality Management (now the College of Hospitality & Business) in 1997 after 17 years in Student Activities and Student Involvement on the campuses of Framingham State College, Bryant University and Johnson & Wales University. Her professional background includes work in higher education administration, including a stint serving as a dean of students and director of student activities.
Covino continues to be heavily involved with JWU’s Directed Experiential Education (DEE) program, which has encompassed planning and evaluation of several projects within the local community, Including conducting a comparative business analysis for Lake Pearl of Wrentham, MA; working with Jim Verity of Verity Designs to examine event sustainability within the events industry in RI; Working with the RI Chapter of the International Live Events Association (ILEA) to plan end of year Gala; Conducting an Event Audit of the Polar Express for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Association; Advising the Providence Independence Trail; the Tall Ship Festival of Newport; and a feasibility study for the creation of a student center at JWU.
Covino has been involved with the Rhode Island International Live Events Association; she has served as the chapter advisor for the Special Events Society for 10 years. Club members volunteered for the 2015–16 World Golf Championships at the Trump National in Miami and, most recently, the ILEA Las Vegas on their Spring Break.
Education
MS, Springfield College
Human Services Administration
BA, University of Connecticut
Political Science
Advanced Experiential Certification
Institute for Experiential Learning
National Council on Mental Well Being
Institute of Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning Foundations Certification From the Institute for Experiential Learning
National Council for Adult Well Being
Advanced Experiential Educater
Institute of Experiential Learning
Vector Higher Education Solutions
Hospitality Management Faculty of the Year
COHM
Club Advisor of the Year
Division of Student Affairs in JWU
Hospitality Faculty of the Year
COHM
“Coronation of King Charles.” Covino, E. (May, 2023)
“Pandemic Turned up the Heat on RI CAterers.” Covino, E. (June, 2020)
http://pbn.com/pandemic-turns-up-heat-on-r-i-caterers
National Association of Campus Activities
Meeting Professionals International
International Live Events Association
Women in Sports and Events
International Live Events Association
International Live Event Association
Meeting Planners International
Summer Essential Training for National Association of Campus Activities, “Summer Essentials Presentation,” National Association of Campus Activities. (April, 2025).
Northeast Regional National Association of Campus Activities Conference, “Elevating the Event Experience,” National Association of Campus Activities, Providence, RI, United States. (October 25, 2024).
Northeast Regional NACA Conference, “Event Planning 101,” National Association of Campus Activities, Syracuse, NY, United States. (October, 2023).
NACA Northeast Regional Conference, “Producing Safe Events: Travis Scott and Astroworld,” National Association of Campus Activities, Hartford, CT, United States. (November, 2022).
NACA Regional Conference, “Ten Things Every Event Planner Should Know,” National Association of Campus Activities, Hartford, United States. (November, 2021).
Expertise
bar and bat mitzvah planning; concert tour management; event management; wedding planning