Centers & Institutes

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

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Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

A Second Quarter Rebound: Are We There Yet?

Are hotel prices signaling a return to pre-pandemic levels? Professor Crocker Liu weighs in.

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Johnson School

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.

The panelists (clockwise from top left) included Yaron Lipshitz, chief executive officer of Allseated; Jacqueline Nunley, senior industry advisor for travel and hospitality at Salesforce; Kristi White, chief product officer at Knowland; Greg Land, global industry leader for aviation, hospitality, and travel-related services at IBM; and Chekitan Dev, Singapore Tourism Distinguished Professor at the School of Hotel Administration.
Nolan School

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.

coastline view of beach and hotels in Honolulu, Hawaii
Nolan School

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.

Person wearing a face mask and hardhat works on a touch screen in a warehouse.
Nolan School

Unions and Management Find Alignment Where It Counts

The pandemic has created workplace safety challenges.This webinar highlights hospitality labor and management working together.

Ellen Yui and students discuss entrepreneurship
Nolan School

Meet Ellen Yui: Mentoring the Next Generation of Hospitality Entrepreneurs

Over 30 years later, Ellen Yui now acts as the guiding force for a new generation of rising industry leaders through the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program.

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Nolan School

Roundtable Recap: Biden’s NLRB, UNITE HERE, and the pandemic discussed at 9th Annual CIHLER Labor Relations Roundtable

CIHLER’S Ninth Annual Labor Relations Roundtable explored expected changes from the Biden administration’s National Labor Relations Board.

A screenshot, showing the four webinar panelists smiling during the online event.
Nolan School

The Importance of Social Listening: Using Technology to Provide Personalized and Customer-Centric Service

A virtual keynote to explore how hospitality companies can leverage social listening to deliver personalized guest experiences