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Wait Lines May Boost Perceived Popularity of Restaurant Brands
Penn State School of Hospitality Management | April 25, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Restaurants can benefit from keeping their customers waiting, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. The research, led by Associate Professor of Hospitality Management Breffni Nooneand published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management, found that the presence of a pre-process wait line, such as waiting to be seated at a restaurant, can increase perceived brand popularity of the business among first-time customers. This effect is increased when paired with a brand popularity statement from an organization that is independent of the restauran...
Event To Honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri With Hospitality Industry Awards
the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | March 26, 2024
Sponsors announced for the 2024 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Industry Awards and Reception UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 2024 Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) Industry Awards and Reception will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at the Penn State School of Hospitality Management on the University Park campus. The event, a tradition of the PSHRS and School of Hospitality Management since 1960, will honor Jim Risoleo, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., with the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award and Ted Balestreri, chairman and CEO of Cannery Row Company and Sard...
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...
Penn State To Honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri With Hospitality Industry Awards
The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | November 30, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and the School of Hospitality Management will honor Jim Risoleo, president and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., and Ted Balestreri, chairman and CEO of Cannery Row Co. and chairman, CEO and co-founder of Sardine Factory Restaurant, at the 2024 PSHRS Industry Awards and Reception. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. on April 2, 2024, at the school’s Marriott Foundation Building among alumni, faculty, industry partners and students. Risoleo will receive the society’s Hospitality Executive of the Year Award and Balestreri will receive the Lifetime A...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management Master of Professional Studies Applications Now Live!
The School of Hospitality Management | August 31, 2023
New Flexible, Focused Graduate Degree in Hospitality Management Starts at Penn State The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has launched a one-of-a-kind graduate degree program in hospitality management designed specifically for hospitality industry professionals. The school’s Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Hospitality Management (HM), launched its inaugural class in Fall 2023. MPS offers an exceptional and focused curriculum delivered by world-class faculty through online and in-resident course offerings. Flexible learning options The MPS in Hospitality Management program blends flexible course mode options with ...
Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society Honors 12 Hospitality Management Alumni
PSHRS | August 1, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and Penn State School of Hospitality Management will honor 12 alumni during the 2023 Alumni Awards Reception, held in conjunction with the school’s 18th annual Alumni in the Classroom event, on Oct. 11. This year’s award ceremony will take place in the Marriott Foundation Building, the School’s Collaboratory for Inclusion and Innovation, on the Penn State University Park campus. “In the face of surging global travel demand, it is gratifying to recognize this year's class of Penn State School of Hospitality Management alumni who are shaping and lea...
Penn State Hospitality Event to Honor Noble Investment Group Founder and CEO
The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | March 17, 2023
Event sponsors announced, registration open for Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society gala UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Hospitality Executive of the Year event will be held on Tuesday, April 4th at the School of Hospitality Management on the University Park campus. The event, a tradition of the society’s and the school’s since 1960, will include the presentation of the Hospitality Executive of the Year Award to Mit Shah, founder and CEO of Noble Investment Group. Founded in 1993, Noble is an industry-leading real estate investment group specializing in the travel and hospitality sector. T...
New, Flexible Graduate Degree in Hospitality Management at Penn State
The Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management | February 13, 2023
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management announces the launch of its one-of-a-kind professional master's degree in hospitality management. University Park, PA – The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has launched a one-of-a-kind graduate degree program in hospitality management designed specifically for hospitality industry professionals. The school’s new Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Hospitality Management (HM), slated to begin in August 2023, offers an exceptional and focused curriculum delivered by world-class faculty through online and in-resident course offerings. The MPS in HM program blends flexib...
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