Student Voices & Experiences

Andrea Bonds
Nolan School

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.

Four images: Village with tents, students riding camels, Great Wall of China, waterfront town
Johnson School

Learning beyond the classroom with winter travel treks

Sara Schmitt, MBA ’19, reflects on 35 days spent traveling the world on business, technology, and entrepreneurship treks with her classmates.

Harrison Jobe at NPR
Johnson School

Aligning values: My internship as a summer consultant at NPR

Harrison Jobe, MBA ’19, discusses the state of journalism and his summer internship at NPR—made possible with help from the Social Impact Internship Fund.

Bryan_Tannenbaum_CWG
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: From internship to mentorship

Bryan Tannenbaum, Two-Year MBA ’19, reflects on his Johnson experience as a first-year during recruiting and how he transitioned to a second-year mentor.

Students working on computers in a breakout room
Johnson School

Exploring a New Age IPO: Beyond Meat

The 2019 IBI continues with an in-depth look into IPOs and a guest lecture from Alex Ivanov, MBA ’00, managing director of equity capital markets at Citi.

Group of student council students
Johnson School

Park Perspectives: Student leadership transitions and learning to let go

Taylor Fox, Two-Year MBA ’19, highlights how student leadership roles at Johnson prove to be both a memorable and critical element to the MBA experience.

Students preparing desserts
Nolan School

Getting ready for HEC 94 with a practice Pop-Up Dinner

To practice for their upcoming annual industry conference, Hotel Ezra Cornell hosted a Pop-Up Dinner for the who’s who of SHA.

A large group dressed in formal attire
Johnson School

NSMH’s 30th anniversary: Celebrating the past, treasuring the present, shaping the future

The National Society for Minorities in Hospitality, co-founded by Hotelies in 1989, celebrated its 30th anniversary at the 2019 NSMH National Conference.

Colombian mountains
Johnson School

Colombia’s next decade: Challenges and opportunities

In the wake of political, social, and economic transformation, Colombia has positioned itself for sustained growth, but not without challenges.