News & Announcements

Priceline.com Will Contribute Valuable Research Data as CHR Partner

The well-known travel distribution site priceline.com is the newest partner of the Center for Hospitality Research. Priceline.com has already supported the CHR by providing data for research conducted by Assistant Professor Chris Anderson, who has studied interaction between hotel companies and online travel agents and developed models for revenue optimization, as explained in a CHR […]

Pillsbury Institute Welcomes New Advisory Board!

At the April Advisory Board meeting, the Pillsbury Institute welcomed a new Advisory Board of over 30 hospitality industry leaders. The Advisory Board members will help shape the entrepreneurship curriculum at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and support entrepreneurial students through such programs as the Hospitality Business Plan Competition, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, and internships. Members of […]

New Corporate Sponsors Boost PIHE Programs

Twenty-three companies have joined the first Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE) corporate member, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, and come on board as new corporate members of the PIHE, helping shape the school’s entrepreneurship curriculum and supporting entrepreneurial students through such programs as the Hospitality Business Plan Competition, entrepreneurs in residence, and internships. Each new […]

Carlos Carries Olympic Torch

Rodolfo Sebastian Carlos, MMH ’05 was one of the 8,000 inspirational people selected by the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to carry the Olympic flame as it journeyed around the United Kingdom. He passed on the Olympic torch in Willenhall on June 30. Carlos, who works as a lead investment […]

NSMH Chapter Networks with Professionals, Alumni, and Peers at National Conference

By Briana Gaskin ’15, edited by Stacy Delapenha ’14 For Cornell University students, spending Thursday to Sunday off campus can be hard. They worry about whether or not they’ll be able to complete their work. They are concerned about the TA hours and review sessions they are missing. They ask themselves if this weekend away […]

SHA Events at 2011 NRA Show

Registration is still open for School of Hotel Administration events that will be held during the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show this month in Chicago. The show will be held May 21-24 at McCormick Place, and many alumni and SHA staff will be in attendance. The eighth edition of the Dean’s Leadership Series will […]

Visiting Scholar Robert Nelson

Based at the University of Delaware, Robert Nelson ’83 has been a visiting scholar at the CREF during the Spring 2013 semester. Nelson, an associate professor who is the immediate past chair of the Department of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management at the University of Delaware, used his time effectively. In addition to meeting with […]