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Ed Marinaro ’72 shares his journey from Cornell to the NFL and how his values of humbleness and perseverance allowed him to earn a lifetime full of achievements.

The $6 million project was made possible by a $3 million gift in 2016 from Martin Tang and his two sisters, in response to a challenge grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies, a foundation created by Charles Feeney, SHA ’56.

This year, the Hotel Ezra Cornell conference theme was A Sense of Place, where speakers, alumni, and industry leaders discussed a shift from an age of information to an era of experience.

Micah Green, who attended Cornell for one year before dropping out and forming his company Maidbot, gave student entrepreneurs advice in a talk sponsored by Life Changing Labs at eHub in Collegetown.

With playful, self-deprecating humor and pithy lessons from his successful career, Will Guidara ’01, co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, a restaurant ranked among the best in the world, gave the keynote address at the 93rd Hotel Ezra Cornell.

Authored by alumnus David Desta, this in-depth editorial examines the landscape of the Ethiopian hospitality industry and proposes solutions by way of on-the-job academic coursework to help build up a reliable, qualified workforce within Ethiopia.

Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Inc., has been selected to receive the 2018 Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award.

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.

Dean Kate Walsh moderated a panel that explored the approaches women can take to navigate challenges and achieve successful careers.