Undergraduate

A collection of stories related to the prestigious bachelor’s degree programs with the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and its three distinct schools.

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Nolan School

“Finding Synergy” at the 94th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell

Hotel Ezra Cornell, an annual SHA tradition and entirely student-run event, hosted its 94th gathering in 2019. The Board of Directors shares reflections.

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Nolan School

2019 Best & Brightest: Marissa Block, Cornell University

Marissa Block, SHA ’19, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants. After graduation, Block will join ZS Associates as a hospitality insights and strategy consultant.

Dean Kate Walsh on the cover of Today's Hotelier
Johnson School

Noteworthy: Dean Walsh says SHA selects students who exemplify “the essence of service”

Dean Kate Walsh offers her insights into why Hotelies and hospitality leadership go hand-in-hand in an interview with Today’s Hotelier.

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Dyson School

Students attend 2019 National Farmers Union College Conference on Cooperatives

As part of the Dyson School’s Cooperative Business Management course, students had the opportunity to travel to Minnesota for this invitation-only event.

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Dyson School

Schools that get you the job you really want

Dyson earned perfect marks from Poets & Quants, topping the list with 100% of graduates finding work in their desired industry within three months.

Andrea Bonds
Nolan School

A wanderer at heart, Andrea Bonds ’20 finds her home as a Hotelie

Andrea Bonds earned money for college by playing her flute as a street performer. Now she’s focused on hospitality entrepreneurship at her dream school.

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Nolan School

Getting ready for HEC 94 with a practice Pop-Up Dinner

To practice for their upcoming annual industry conference, Hotel Ezra Cornell hosted a Pop-Up Dinner for the who’s who of SHA.

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Johnson School

NSMH’s 30th anniversary: Celebrating the past, treasuring the present, shaping the future

The National Society for Minorities in Hospitality, co-founded by Hotelies in 1989, celebrated its 30th anniversary at the 2019 NSMH National Conference.

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Johnson School

With food insecurity as their entrée, students learn the business of serving a cause

Service is a key to learning in the course Hunger, Health, and Nonprofit Social Enterprise. Requirements include volunteering and organizing a fundraiser.