Centers & Institutes

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

Visiting scholars bring new ideas and energy to the Center for Hospitality Research

A group of visiting scholars have brought an international flair to the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) during this academic year, both in terms of academic scholarship and cultural enrichment. […]

OEE introduces videoconferencing custom programs

New from the Office of Executive Education—custom programs through videoconferencing! Bring an SHA faculty expert to your property for a one-time presentation or offer a series of workshops over time […]

One student’s quest for learning

Kanika Thakran MMH ’13’s webpage concept started with a classroom assignment when senior lecturer Bill Carroll asked her to make a presentation on hotel industry trends. Thakran, a student in […]

Tarallo Joins Pillsbury Institute as Academic Director

Neil Tarallo, newly appointed academic director of the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE), comes to the School of Hotel Administration from Syracuse University, where […]

RSVP Today for the 2011 Hotelie Tailgate

Join us for another Hotelie Tailgate! Experience great food and fun on Saturday, September 17, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Schoellkopf Field parking lot before the Cornell vs. […]

High school Hotelies: “It’s Summer College, not Summer Camp!”

For three weeks each summer, 80 high school students from around the world attend Hotel Operations Management: Tactics for Profitability and get a taste of what it is like to […]

Hospitality Business Plan Winner Gets Ready to Launch His Concept

Some time in the next few years, you’ll have the opportunity to stop at a restaurant for a quickly served, high quality Mediterranean meal, thanks to Martin Andonov ’13, who […]

New business plan competition prize highlights disability and environmental issues

As student teams plan, prepare, and perfect their original concepts for the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition this year, they will have an extra incentive to design businesses that tackle […]

Statler Hotel wins AAA honor, receives new uniform systems, and launches F&B educational events

There has been much to celebrate at the Statler Hotel this winter. In January, the Statler received its second consecutive AAA Four Diamond Award and installed new state-of-the-art uniform tracking […]