Specialized Master's

News and updates related to the various specialized master’s programs at SC Johnson College.

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MMH Mexico trek: Company visits, excursions, alumni connections offer hospitality all around

Although I’m well aware of how powerful the Hotelie network is, this trip really reaffirmed it for me. We were 2,631 miles away from Ithaca, but still somehow felt like everywhere we went, Cornell and SHA was with us.

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MMH students give 5 tips for finals week

Before you can enjoy a much-needed vacation, you have one more hurdle to jump. Finals week. After interviewing a couple current Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) students, here are some tips I gathered.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

GRASSHOPR connects Dyson graduate students with K–12 classrooms

This year I’ve been one of the lucky graduate students to participate in GRASSHOPR, which provides a way for Cornell graduate students to share their knowledge with local grade schoolers.

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Dyson community celebrates students, faculty, and staff at awards ceremony

Students, faculty, and staff gathered on Friday, April 27, 2018, for an awards ceremony in recognition of some of the many excellent contributions during the 2017–2018 academic year.

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Team from Cornell University wins 2018 ULI Hines Student Competition with plan to redevelop Toronto site

A redevelopment plan for a Toronto site presented by students from the Baker Program has taken top honors in the 2018 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hines Student Competition.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

Einaudi Center travel grants to send 100 graduate students packing

Four Dyson graduate students have been awarded travel grants from the Mario Einaudi Center including Ali Abbas, who will spend time in Pakistan exploring collusion between citizens and the state in the property tax market.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

After 105 years, it’s time to scale the family restaurant

Talking with administrators during the application process further highlighted the managerial focus of the program. I was not coming here to learn operations, I was coming here to learn how to be a leader in the industry.

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Hotelies set course for the cruise industry with immersive Royal Caribbean experience

Students recently traded their winter jackets for sunglasses to get a closer look into the cruise industry with Robert Kwortnik’s Introduction to the Global Leisure Cruise Industry course.

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SMART Program reflections: Mukumu Fresh Produce in Uganda

By the last night of the trip, there was a general sentiment of deep-seated appreciation for the opportunity to be exposed to the realities of agribusiness development in Uganda.