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

My favorite MMH class may surprise you!
There is a big difference between undergraduate and graduate curriculum. We are picking MMH classes that directly correlate to our futures.

Roundtable Recap: How Trump administration will affect labor laws and regulations for hospitality
Professor David Sherwyn explores how the Trump administration might affect labor laws and regulations, especially in the hospitality industry.

Our first 90 days in the MMH program
Like we do with new jobs—it’s time for a 90-day review of the Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) program! It’s time to reflect on our summer.

Top 5 takeaways from the MMH leadership development program
The MMH Leadership Development Program (LDP) connects current students in the MMH program with top-tier alumni from the Hotel School.

Megan Larkin ’17 finds the sweet spot in food and beverage studies
Larkin created “Cookie Melt,” with two classmates in Product Development in the Food and Beverage Industry, a course taught by SHA lecturer Chris Gaulke.

Awards and Honors: Professor Alex Susskind earns JHTR Best Paper of the Year Award
Recognized for: “Guest-Server-Exchange Model and Performance: The Connection Between Service Climate and Unit-Level Sales in Multiunit Restaurants”

Sharonee Vaca ’19 takes off for aviation industry
Freshman year at SHA, Vaca networked and shared her passion for the aviation industry, and landed an internship in Delta’s networking planning department.

Noteworthy: Kate Walsh named dean of the Nolan School
Kate Walsh, MPS ’90, has been named the new dean of the School of Hotel Administration.
Study highlights growth of strategic hotel profit management
Cathy Enz’s co-authored study shows hospitality firms continue to expand their revenue management practices with a strategic profit-management approach.