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

Gorges Ventures Fund Hits the Mark with Students and Entrepreneurs
A new student-managed and financed investment club launched by Johnson School MBAs will invest in startups founded by Cornell University students.

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.

The Price is Right: Market Reports Help NYS Farmers Set Optimal Prices
For the first time, NYS farmers can see prices and sales for meat and produce at farmers markets around the state, thanks to a Dyson team.

Cornell Votes Fields a Surge of Student Interest in Voting
With a focus on voter registration, the nonpartisan student group has engaged more than 1,500 students.

Kicking Off a New Year of Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship Kickoff is hosted each year by Entrepreneurship at Cornell and drew than 300 students this year.

Transforming Education for a New Era: The Journey of Lrn
Cornell Metro NY EMBA students aim to revolutionize education with their AI-powered app, Lrn, that personalizes learning to address educational gaps.

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.