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Hospitality Industry Leaders Named Penn State Conti Professors for 2024-25
Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management | September 16, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has named Alan Horowitz, vice president of enterprise sustainability at Aramark, and Rick Garlick, principal consultant of Richard Garlick and Associates Consulting and Research Services, as its 2024-25 Walter J. Conti visiting professors. The Conti Professorship program brings hospitality industry leaders and scholars to serve as guest lecturers and mentors with students in the Hospitality Management program and to connect with faculty members and researchers in the school. As part of its 36th anniversary, Horowitz and Garlick represent the continued growth and suc...
Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society Honors 10 Hospitality Management Alumni
The Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society | August 16, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and Penn State School of Hospitality Management will honor 10 alumni during the 2024 Alumni Awards Reception, held in conjunction with the school’s 19th annual "Alumni in the Classroom" event, on Oct. 9. This year’s award ceremony will take place in the Marriott Foundation Building, the school’s Collaboratory for Inclusion and Innovation, on the University Park campus. “The vitality of the hospitality industry is matched by the engagement and success of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management alumni – who span the diverse segments and geog...
Early Career SHM Alumni Pay It Forward
Penn State School of Hospitality Management | April 18, 2024
Recent SHM Alumni have provided their alma mater with new student support options UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – The School of Hospitality Management (SHM) in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development (HHD) has received a series of gifts from recent alumni, bolstering the support available to students. In this series, we spotlight recent alumni who have decided to give back to their alma mater, supporting students following the path they helped to trailblaze. As one of the longest-running hospitality programs in the nation, SHM equips students with the technical knowledge and interpersonal skills necessary to meet the needs of an ...
Hospitality Students Creatively Solving Problems With Lego Learning Initiative
Penn State School of Hospitality Management | April 17, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — From constructing towers to landscapes, Penn State students are building physical representations of business strategies and practicing creative problem-solving as part of the “Lego Learning Initiative for Hospitality Management Education.” Michael Tews, associate professor in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management, leads this learning initiative. He received a 2023-24 Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grant from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence to experiment, test or implement a teaching innovation that addresses an important instructional concern. "This approach is hands-on, vi...
Penn State’s Master of Professional Studies in Hospitality Management Elevates Careers in Hospitality
Penn State School of Hospitality Management | April 16, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management is accepting applications for its Master of Professional Studies in Hospitality Management for the fall 2024 semester. The program helps professionals gain in-demand skills and leadership experiences that translate directly into hospitality management and upper-level management positions. Applications to start the program in fall 2024 are due by June 1. “Obtaining a graduate degree in hospitality management sets individuals apart in the field,” said Lori Walker, coordinator of the Penn State Master of Professional Studies in Hospitality Management program. “A...
HAMA Announces 18th Annual Student Case Competition Winners
HAMA | March 4, 2024
Winners Selected from Among 30-Plus Participants Focused on Series of Case Studies NEWTON, Mass., March 4, 2024—Officials of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (“HAMA”) today announced that Khoa Tang of The Pennsylvania State University and Angelina Zhang of New York University were chosen as the winners of the 18th Annual HAMA Student Case Competition. The respective graduate and undergraduate winners were selected from among 30-plus individual and team entries focused on one of three possible case studies based on a real scenario experienced by one of the HAMA members. The case studies included: Return on Investme...
Early Career SHM Alumni Pay It Forward
PENN STATE’S SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT | February 14, 2024
Recent SHM alumni have provided their alma mater with new student support options UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – The School of Hospitality Management (SHM) in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development (HHD) has received a series of gifts from recent alumni, bolstering the support available to students. In the following months, this series will spotlight recent alumni who have decided to give back to their alma mater, supporting students following the path they helped to trailblaze. As one of the longest-running hospitality programs in the nation, SHM equips students with the technical knowledge and interpersonal skills necessary...
Workplace Fun, Afterwork Socializing Can Lead to Employee Substance Use
The School of Hospitality Management | November 20, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fun in the workplace can yield positive benefits to employees and employers alike, but it may also lead to an increase in afterwork employee substance use, according to new research from the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. Researchers led by Michael Tews, associate professor of hospitality management, found that fun activities for employees inside or outside the workplace and a manager’s support for fun are both correlated with substance use through coworker socializing. They published their work in the Journal of Drug Issues. “We know that fun has a positive impact in the workplace, but this...
