Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.

Private Jet Startup Wins Hospitality Pitch Deck Competition
Nolan School MMH students Harry Han and Benjamin Lin delivered a winning pitch for a startup enabling travelers to book private jets online in China.

Hospitality Hackathon Embraces AI to Improve the Guest Experience
Students from across campus spent two days creating proposals designed to help hotels deliver an exceptional experience for the guest of the future.

Hospitality Student Markets Coffee From Her Rural Guatemalan Village
Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.

First Gen Nolan School Students Explore Careers in Miami
Cornell students met executives and recruiters at real estate development corporations, investment and finance firms, hotel brand management companies, trendy boutique hospitality groups and more.

Class of ’28 Changemakers Are Ready To Start
Paths of the 3,574 students in the incoming class – including farmers, artists, inventors, entrepreneurs, athletes and altruists – converge in Ithaca.

2024 Graduates Reflect On Their Cornell Experience
Congratulations to the class of 2024! Cornell SC Johnson College of Business Graduates share their most memorable moments and learnings

Katie White ’24 Reflects On Her Nolan School Experience
The most valuable thing Katie White ’24 learned at Cornell was the importance of connections.

Elizabeth Barrett ’24 Reflects On Her Nolan School Experience
Elizabeth Barrett will always remember how Cornell made her feel like she was capable of achieving anything.

Faculty Cooking Throw Down Dishes Up Camaraderie
The event brought faculty and students together to celebrate the end of the academic year at the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.