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

Team from Cornell University wins 2018 ULI Hines Student Competition with plan to redevelop Toronto site
A redevelopment plan for a Toronto site presented by students from the Baker Program has taken top honors in the 2018 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hines Student Competition.

The growing use of technology and robotics in food service
Hotel School alumnus Court Williams contextualizes the growing trend towards food service companies using technology in previously human-filled roles.

How I realized I was a closet data geek halfway through my career
Anne Loehr ’90, in her own words: “I’ve been a college dropout, a pastry chef, a hotel manager, and an entrepreneur – and now I work with numbers. But I’ve never lost sight of the common thread.”

Undergrads! Here’s how to make your Nolan School experience count.
As students know well, everyone at the Hotel School came from the top percentiles in their class. But here’s the truth: This place isn’t a cut-throat competitive arena.

A Sense of Place at The 93rd Hotel Ezra Cornell
This year, the Hotel Ezra Cornell conference theme was A Sense of Place, where speakers, alumni, and industry leaders discussed a shift from an age of information to an era of experience.

2018 Best & Brightest: Kayti Stanley ’18
Kayti Stanley, SHA ’18, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants.

Entrepreneur alumnus featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list advises students to keep an open mind
Micah Green, who attended Cornell for one year before dropping out and forming his company Maidbot, gave student entrepreneurs advice in a talk sponsored by Life Changing Labs at eHub in Collegetown.

Cornell Hospitality Summit series: Hospitality technology disruption
At the Cornell Hospitality Research Summit, a panel of industry experts discussed what hoteliers can expect in the future.

With hotels becoming social spots, more private spaces for guests
Professor Chekitan S. Dev says you can credit the trend of private guest spaces to millennial travelers in the New York Times.