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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dear Friends, It is my great sorrow to bring you the news that Christine Natsios ’85, for many years our director of alumni affairs and secretary of the Cornell Hotel Society, passed away on February 16, 2013. Christine was diagnosed with cancer last fall. She faced her illness and treatment with tremendous dignity, strength, and […]

Armed with an innovative spirit and strong teamwork skills, Thao Ly Bui Tran, MMH ’12 flew to Redmond, Washington in early March to compete in the final round of the 2012 Firenze|BXT Student Innovation Competition. And she walked away with the grand prize. The Innovation Competition is hosted annually by the Microsoft Corporation and exposes […]