Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.
Student delivers equipment to Peruvian volunteer firefighters
During a Cornell Dyson School trip, Kiran O’Kelly ’26 befriended a Peruvian firefighter. He spent the next year organizing an equipment delivery.
Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain
Master’s student Avery Sheppard won $25,000 to put toward her fish and chips eatery by winning the Nolan School’s hospitality business plan competition.
Hospitality sweet: Hotel Ezra Cornell celebrates a century
From a servers’ race to invitations sent via pigeon, Nolan School students showcase their talents to an evolving industry.
At the 101st Hotel Ezra Cornell, luxury is built on details
Through small gestures of hospitality, Hotel Ezra Cornell’s student organizers set out to create an unforgettable guest experience.
The murky business of clean air: Creating a transparent carbon market
Cornell students in the Dyson School’s SMART program created a dashboard to track and verify carbon market data in Kenya.
Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs
More than 200 alumni gathered for Celebration Ezra, honoring Cornell SC Johnson College of Business entrepreneurs and others.
Students design wellness solutions for North Carolina community
During a weekend design challenge, students focused on building a more connected wellness ecosystem.
Student-veterans create resource fair for local parents
The fair, organized by a master’s student and her partner, distributed $62,000 in free supplies to 180 local families.
H-1B for graduates: Does a business master’s degree help?
Learn the process, master’s cap eligibility, and OPT/STEM OPT timelines.