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Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society Opens 2022 Alumni Awards Nominations
the Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society | April 7, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — April 7, 2022 — The Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society (PSHRS) and Penn State School of Hospitality Management have opened nominations for its Annual Alumni Awards. An awards ceremony and reception for award recipients and the entire alumni and School community will be held in conjunction with the school’s 17th annual Alumni in the Classroom event in October 2022. The deadline for alumni, friends and corporate employers of Penn State hospitality alumni to nominate candidates is May 1, 2022. “PSHRS is humbled to honor our fellow graduates who have distinguished themselves in their careers and represented...
Penn State School of Hospitality Management Names New Director of Industry & Alumni Relations
The Penn State School of Hospitality Management | March 14, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — March 14, 2022 — Patrick Howley has recently been selected as Director of Industry and Alumni Relations for the Penn State School of Hospitality Management. Howley will develop strategic partnerships and initiatives between the school and businesses in the hospitality industry. Howley will represent the Penn State School of Hospitality Management at a variety of industry events, serve as liaison between the school and professional societies in the industry, and represent the school at college and University alumni events. In addition, he will manage activities between the school and its partners, including the Pen...
Using Your Loyalty-Reward Program to Improve Word-of-Mouth About Your Hospitality Business
THE PENN STATE SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT | February 16, 2022
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA — February 16, 2022 — New research from Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management found that companies like airlines and hotels can use their loyalty-reward programs to improve word-of-mouth about their business, both online and in the real world. Research has repeatedly validated the well-worn cliché that word-of-mouth is the best form of advertising. Today, unpaid product and business reviews on sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor constitute a digital form of word-of-mouth that is more important than ever to the success of businesses. Anna Mattila, Marriott Professor of Lodging Management in the School of Ho...
NCC and Penn State Sign Hospitality Management Transfer Agreement
Northampton Community College | August 30, 2021
Northampton Community College (NCC) students seeking a four-year bachelor's degree in hospitality management can now add Penn State Berks or the School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State University Park, to their list of possible schools at which they can pursue their academic degree in hospitality management. Leaders from Penn State and NCC signed a transfer and articulation agreement this spring. The agreement establishes a program-to-program enrollment articulation agreement in hospitality management. NCC students who successfully complete the requirements for an associate program w...
New Date Announced for PSHRS Hospitality Executive of the Year Honoring Hilton President and CEO
the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society | July 28, 2021
Penn State School of Hospitality Management and Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society announce a new date to honor Hilton's Chris Nassetta at annual Industry Awards gala in October 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — July 28, 2021 — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management in the College of Health and Human Development and the Penn State Hotel & Restaurant Society (PSHRS) have announced a new date to honor Christopher J. Nassetta, president and chief executive officer for Hilton, as the 2021 Hospitality Executive of the Year. This event originally planned in 2020 was postponed as a result of the pandemic and a new date h...
Hospitality Diversity Advocate, Gerry Fernandez, Named Conti Professor in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management
Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management | August 31, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State School of Hospitality Management has named Gerry Fernandez, president and founder of the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, as the 2020-21 Walter J. Conti Visiting Professor. The Conti Professorship Program was established in 1987 by alumni and friends of the Penn State School of Hospitality Management to honor alumnus Walter J. Conti for his contributions to the school, Penn State, and the hospitality profession. Industry leaders have served as Conti Visiting Professors each year since 1988. As a Conti Visiting Professor, Fernandez will teach and advise students and faculty mem...
Northstar Travel Vice President Joins Hospitality Management Advisory Board
the Penn State School of Hospitality Management | February 12, 2020
Louis Magliaro, executive vice president and group publisher at The BTN Group, the corporate travel publishing arm of Northstar Travel Group, has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. Magliaro is responsible for strategic planning, marketing, sales, conferences and events, digital, editorial and custom content at The BTN Group, which serves an audience of more than 100,000 corporate travel managers and meeting professionals through its three publications: Business Travel News, Travel Procurement and The Beat. Magliaro has more than 20 years of travel media experience, having worked at Nielsen...
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts VP Joins Hospitality Management Advisory Board
the Penn State School of Hospitality Management | February 10, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jane Woods LaFranchi, vice president, general counsel and secretary at Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. [caption id="attachment_217765" align="alignleft" width="195"] Jane Woods LaFranchi IMAGE: Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company[/caption] In her role with HE&R, LaFranchi leads the legal department in providing comprehensive counsel, representation and oversight on a wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory matters involving the company’s diverse entertainment and lodging operatio...
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