Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

What Keeps Us Coming Back: How to Build Customer Loyalty
In the wake of COVID-19, experts joined Professor Helen Chun to discuss recent trends in customer loyalty within the hospitality industry.

Glamping: The Present (and Future) of Alternative Lodging
How do you help more people experience the magic of camping? “Glamping,” or glamorous camping, is taking the alternative lodging industry by storm.

The Time and Space for Disruption: Using Technology to Reinvent Hospitality Business Models
Three industry experts discuss the role of tech in disrupting hospitality business model

Staying true to my passion for sustainability and food systems
Alanna Miyajima, MBA ’21, writes about how her experience at Johnson helped her pivot into a career helping to make food systems more sustainable.

A Second Quarter Rebound: Are We There Yet?
Are hotel prices signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels? Professor Crocker Liu weighs in.

EpiWell: Pushing the boundaries in diabetes management
As part of the BR Microenterprise program, MBA candidates Tyler Ashcraft and Faraan Khan worked with EpiWell, a local diabetes management company.

Preparing for the Return of Business Meetings, Conferences and Travel: Is High-Tech the New High-Touch?
Industry experts share insight with Professor Chekitan Dev in a panel discussion on how best to prepare for the return of business travel.

Mana Up supports Hawaii’s entrepreneurs and helps them to scale up
SHA graduate Meli James ’00 co-founded Mana Up to build up and support Hawaii’s ecosystem of entrepreneurs, providing tools to scale globally.

Unions and Management Find Alignment Where It Counts
The pandemic has created workplace safety challenges.This webinar highlights hospitality labor and management working together.