Zambian leaders have engaged six School of Hotel Administration students and Robert Kwortnik, associate professor of service marketing, as branding and marketing consultants. (April 13, 2010)
The gift will be split between the Student Agencies Endowment Fund and the Student Agencies Cornell Tradition Fellowship, which together have paid nearly $100,000 in scholarship support. (April 5, 2010)
Training Industry Inc. has named eCornell, the university's online learning company, to its 2010 list of the top 20 leadership training companies. (April 2, 2010)
Abbey Liebman '10 designed a solar-powered jacket that captures the sun's rays to charge cell phones, iPods and other handheld devices. It debuted at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show March 13.
Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.
The board of trustees has approved a plan that calls for a 4.5 percent tuition increase for undergrads in the endowed colleges and an increase of the same dollar amount for the state-supported colleges.
Hotel School business lecturer Paul Strebel discusses the pros and cons of converting individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into Roth IRAs, which are tax-free and easier to do this year.
The 2010 Cornell Hospitality Compendium, released by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research, is now available for free download at the CHR Web site. (Jan. 5, 2010)
