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

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Student takeaways from the 2019 HR in Hospitality Conference in Las Vegas

Taylor Hardy ’19 recaps her experience at the 13th annual HR in Hospitality Conference, hosted by CIHLER.

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Student hospitality startups win $37.5K at competition

Five student teams pitched their hospitality-oriented startups at the ninth annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition.

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Cornell’s ‘positive energy’ is just what Myron Spikes ’22 was looking for

The first in his family to attend college directly after high school, Myron has always held onto an unyielding determination to excel and earn a degree.

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“Finding Synergy” at the 94th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell

Hotel Ezra Cornell, an annual SHA tradition and entirely student-run event, hosted its 94th gathering in 2019. The Board of Directors shares reflections.

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2019 Best & Brightest: Marissa Block, Cornell University

Marissa Block, SHA ’19, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants. After graduation, Block will join ZS Associates as a hospitality insights and strategy consultant.

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Noteworthy: Dean Walsh says SHA selects students who exemplify “the essence of service”

Dean Kate Walsh offers her insights into why Hotelies and hospitality leadership go hand-in-hand in an interview with Today’s Hotelier.

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Celebrating International Women’s Day: Faculty reflect on their careers and share their best advice

To the women who wear many hats we celebrate you today and every day as you empower others and exemplify what it means to live a life of service.

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A wanderer at heart, Andrea Bonds ’20 finds her home as a Hotelie

Andrea Bonds earned money for college by playing her flute as a street performer. Now she’s focused on hospitality entrepreneurship at her dream school.

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Richard Adie ’75, retired Statler GM, offers advice for fellow hotel general managers

Retired Statler Hotel General Manager Rick Adie ’75 reflects on his experiences as a GM and his interactions with executive education participants.