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Dear alumni and friends, On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students at the School of Hotel Administration, I write to express concern for the safety of our many alumni and friends who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. We have been monitoring the news of the destruction caused by the strong winds, rain, and […]

Balmy breezes were blowing on April 30 when more than 115 SHA alumni and friends gathered at the Viceroy Miami hotel to honor Burton M. “Skip” Sack ’61 as the Cornell Hotel Society Southeast Regional Hotelie of the Year. The CHS South Florida chapter hosted the successful event. Among the many speakers who paid tribute […]

With the support of its industry partners, the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research produces a series of industry roundtables throughout the year. The most recent set of CHR roundtables have focused on design issues related to boutique hotels, the hospitality industry’s continued push toward sustainability, and, for the first time, the connection between hospitality and […]

The heart of Tangelo Park lies about two miles from Orlando’s International Drive, a meandering and intensely developed 14.5 miles of theme parks (six), hotels (over 100), outlet malls, souvenir shops, restaurants, and smallscale family attractions. Tangelo Park is not a park at all, but a nearly squaremile, neatly rectilinear concentration of tract houses built […]

The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE) announces its sponsorship of Entrepreneurship at Cornell, a university-wide event that honors and celebrates the important economic role played by entrepreneurs. Known as E@C, it is a two-day celebration of what President David Skorton calls the “spirit of innovation and creation.” Scheduled for […]

As a senior in high school, Eduardo Rosario ’16 knew that he wanted to go to a top university. He also knew that he had smarts and the drive to get there. After doing some research on his own, he went to see his guidance counselor with a list of his dream schools in hand. […]

Reunion 2012 drew 230 Hotelies to Ithaca, where they enjoyed an array of activities, including tours, lectures, and a state of the university address by President David Skorton. At SHA, alumni, family, and friends gathered on Friday to hear presentations by Rohit Verma, professor of services operations management and director of the Center for Hospitality […]

The first meeting of the Real Estate Minor Alumni of Cornell (REMAC) was held in October in New York City. Organized by recent alumni, this event brought together over 35 of the brightest young stars in real estate in NYC for networking and planning at the Papillion Bistro and Bar. The second meeting, sponsored by […]