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

At hospitality hackathon, students challenged to revolutionize the customer journey
Hotel Business highlights the Pillsbury Institute’s hackathon and Hilton’s involvement in Cornell workshops.

Pitch competition rewards new ‘way’ to pay restaurants
The Pillsbury Institute’s pitch competition awarded top prizes to undergraduates in SHA, Dyson, and ILR and a grad student in the MMH program.

Mia Kyricos, Hyatt’s global head of well-being, receives Cornell award
Mia Kyricos, MMH ’03, senior VP and global head of well-being at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, received the 2019 Cornell MMH Outstanding Alumna of the Year.

Roundtable Recap: CHILER, hospitality leaders discuss wages, harassment, and immigration
CIHLER and industry participants discussed current issues related to hospitality labor and employment relations at the Nashville Regional Roundtable.

Andrew Quagliata teaches aspiring entrepreneurs the art of communication
Andrew Quagliata teaches aspiring entrepreneurs communication skills that can help boost their careers and bring success to other areas of their lives, too.

Hotel Ezra Cornell reveals theme for 2020 event: Dare to Do
HEC 95 will focus on the power hospitality has to impact society for the better, exploring how the industry can weave social responsibility into all facets of business.

Present Value: Sommelier Cheryl Stanley gives lessons in wine
Stanley, lecturer in the School of Hotel Administration, speaks with the Present Value podcast on the basics of wine, restaurant proceses, and wine production.

Is bad news fake news?
Cornell Real Estate Market Indices: Crocker Liu and co-authors highlight hotel performance and positive/negative momentum during Q3 2019.

CHR sustainability roundtable examines excess food, food rescue
Roundtable participants discussed the process of managing excess food, reducing excess food in the service industry, and creating a market for food rescue.