A major part of the Harrah Hotel College mission is to provide students the opportunity to learn all aspects of restaurant management while practicing real-world skills.

The capstone course, Restaurant Management and Operations, teaches marketing and staffing as well as food production and service in a variety of realms such as fine dining, casual table service and catering. The Chef Artist Event Series gives students the chance to work alongside noted chefs to plan and manage a high profile reception and dinner.

Professor Mohsen Azizsoltani, who has taught the capstone course for years, sees the impact the experience has on the students. "Many of our past students have expressed over the years that this course is one of the best and most educational classes they have taken at UNLV," he said. "They use the knowledge gained from this class at their jobs all of the time… even if their focus is in different sectors of hospitality."