Acknowledgements

Special thanks go to the following individuals and organizations, without whom this open education resource would not be possible:

• Pennsylvania Grants for Open and Affordable Learning (PA GOAL), for funding support to create this zero-cost Open Educational Resource (OER) text for classroom use at Penn State Berks and Pennsylvania-based institutions of postsecondary and higher education
• Sarah Hartman-Caverly, for being a key day-one supporter, coauthor, contributor, and librarian powerhouse resource for this text
• Shawn Murray, for being a Montgomery County Community College collaborator and contributor on special topics
• Brad Antill, for lending “all hands on deck” instructional production guidance and expertise
• The “community of open,” for being relentless in the pursuit of OER knowledge dissemination among educators and researchers and a significant force in the shifting landscape toward open education engagement
• Former students of Penn State Berks Hospitality Management Program who provided meaningful feedback and engagement for rich, real-world project learning.

This OER text is dedicated to the memory of William H. Woolworth, III.