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

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.

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.

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.

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