Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) is recognized as the leading source for exemplary research on and for the hospitality industry. The mission of CHR is to foster and conduct research to be distributed for further advancements of the global hospitality industry. CHR coordinates round-table discussions and meetings of Hotel School faculty, corporate partners and other industry leaders to explore hospitality specific topics of importance. The information and new perspectives developed from these sessions is presented to the hospitality community with the ultimate goal of propelling the industry forward.

The result of the combined efforts of Fellows working with business leaders to create new ideas and models facilitates the continued improvements in strategic, management, and operating practices for the industry. The application of these findings is presented in research reports and industry tools that are available online to thousands of business leaders and academics worldwide.

To further explore the many benefits the CHR’s research data visit http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/research/chr/

Throughout its 85 year history and continued to this day, the philosophy of “Hospitality Leadership Through Learning” is ever apparent. Considered to be the premier hospitality school in the world, Cornell’s Hotel School is synonymous with First-Class knowledge, experience and global participation. With such stature, the school’s mission is equally grand and global: to create and disseminate knowledge about hospitality management to the global hospitality industry.

From its inception, it has always retained its preeminent status by never becoming complacent nor satisfied; Cornell remains at the forefront of innovation. This commitment to excellence has propelled the School to develop programs that establish new horizons for the industry and its executive personnel.

As the leader in advanced education for hospitality professionals, the Office of Executive Education at the Hotel School has introduced more courses to insure industry executives would have the ability to accelerate their careers and remain competitive. Each year the school and its faculty help thousands of executives reach new heights of excellence in a wide range of course studies: Professional Development Program (PDP), General Managers Program (GMP), Online courses, and the School’s unique Custom Programs that are created to provide cutting-edge educational programs in hospitality management and topics for specific corporate groups.

For more information of specific program offerings and further questions, please visit http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1865, Cornell University’s colleges, schools, and other academic units offer more than 4,000 courses, 70 undergraduate majors, 93 graduate fields of study, undergraduate and advanced degrees, and continuing education and outreach programs. Once called “the first American university”, Cornell is both a private university and a land-grant institution of New York known as the most educationally diverse member of the Ivy League.

With its rich heritage of scholarship and democratic ideals, Cornell was the first college devoted to three key studies: hotel administration, industrial and labor relations, and veterinary medicine. Progressing from 1865 to present, Cornell now has 7 undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, professional-degree schools in business management, medicine, law, and veterinary medicine and affiliated faculty units. Within these schools, Cornell provides nearly 100 academic departments. In addition to the on-site schools and unites, Cornell has designated national centers and programs to conduct research and study to support and improve all aspects of the Cornell University System.

To further explore opportunities with Cornell University, please visit http://www.cornell.edu