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UniFocus Helps Prepare Future Hospitality Leaders With Donation of Labor-Management Technology to The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph
UniFocus | June 20, 2022
Award-winning boutique hotel is the only student-run Autograph Collection hotel in the world. DALLAS, TX— June 20, 2022— UniFocus, the leading provider of Workforce Management Systems, is pleased to announce that it is donating its advanced labor management platform to The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University, Autograph Collection. The historic boutique property on Purdue University’s campus is managed by White Lodging and offers Purdue University students real-word hotel management experience. Like other common systems in place at the hotel that are used across the industry, this donation by UniFocus helps ensure that future ind...
Purdue to Rename Hospitality School as White Lodging – J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management...
White Lodging | October 5, 2021
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — October 5, 2021 — White Lodging, one of the leading hospitality development and management companies in the United States, is enhancing the development of the next generation of hospitalitarians as part of the White family’s significant continued support of Purdue University. In addition, Purdue University trustees voted Friday (Oct. 1) to rename the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in honor of the White family’s longstanding financial and in-kind support. At the request of Bruce White, White Lodging’s founder and CEO, the school’s name will also honor the career and contributions of J.W. “Bi...
The Union Club Hotel at Purdue University Reopens Following $35 Million Renovation...
White Lodging | August 5, 2020
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. | August 5, 2020: Purdue University is ushering in a new era in hospitality to campus with the reopening today (Aug. 5) of the historic Union Club Hotel. The 182-room hotel recently completed a comprehensive $35 million, yearlong renovation where snapshots of Purdue’s legacy can be found everywhere, including in the names of its three new dining concepts. The Union Club Hotel renovation involved a complete overhaul of all guest rooms and public spaces, including a significant transformation of the lobby to create a grand entrance with a modern loft-like feel. Throughout the renovation, original Purdue architecture an...
Purdue University Selects White Lodging to Operate Union Club Hotel...
White Lodging | July 25, 2019
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., July 25, 2019 -- Purdue University has selected White Lodging to operate the Union Club Hotel on its West Lafayette, Indiana campus. The iconic property was built in phases from 1929-53 as an addition to the Purdue Memorial Union and is currently undergoing a complete renovation. "We are thrilled to work with White Lodging to bring the service and experience at our hotel to a level consistent with the grand plans we have for this renovation," said Robert Wynkoop, senior director of Auxiliary Services at Purdue University. "White Lodging and Purdue will be ready to welcome our first guests in the Union Club's next chapte...
