Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.
Less Space, More Guests: Hotel Ezra Cornell Adapts in its 100th Year
Working around renovations in Statler Hall inspires the student organizers of the Hotel Ezra Cornell conference to get creative.
New Club Spreads Pickleball Fever at Cornell
Jason Cho ’27, Nolan School, helps propel the Cornell Pickleball Club to unexpected heights in its inaugural season.
Students Meet Author-Entrepreneurs Elevating African Cuisine
Alexander Smalls and Nina Oduro visited Cornell and met with students studying Cultures and Cuisine, a course taught by Lilly Jan.
Future Real Estate Leaders Shine at Cornell’s International Case Competition
Move forward on a $98M deal – or not? Students defended their proposals at Cornell’s International Real Estate Case Competition on Nov. 15 in NYC.
Nolan Team Takes First Place at Hospitality Sustainability Competition in Dubai
Three Nolan MMH students earned top honors for their concept, PYRO, a machine converting food scraps into biofuel for cooking.
Private Jet Startup Wins Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition
Nolan School MMH students Harry Han and Benjamin Lin delivered a winning pitch for a startup enabling travelers to book private jets online in China.
Hospitality Hackathon Embraces AI to Improve the Guest Experience
Students from across campus spent two days creating proposals designed to help hotels deliver an exceptional experience for the guest of the future.
Hospitality Student Markets Coffee From Her Rural Guatemalan Village
Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.
First Gen Nolan School Students Explore Careers in Miami
Cornell students met executives and recruiters at real estate development corporations, investment and finance firms, hotel brand management companies, trendy boutique hospitality groups and more.