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Reggie Aggarwal

Hospitality Management event to honor Cvent CEO and founder Reggie Aggarwal

March 11, 2025

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Influencer marketing can help tourism industry mitigate waste, pollution

February 20, 2025

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Hospitality program to introduce high school students to career opportunities

February 17, 2025

Simon Majumdar during a cooking demo from his 2024 visit to Penn State

Food television personality Simon Majumdar to return to Penn State in March

February 17, 2025

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Strategic corporate social responsibility can create social, economic value

January 28, 2025

Reggie Aggarwal

Hospitality Management, PSHRS to honor Reggie Aggarwal, founder of Cvent

December 09, 2024

People seated in a restaurant

Food Decisions Research Laboratory to host 10th annual online symposium

November 25, 2024

Map of Pennsylvania

'Free Food Map' now on the Penn State Go app

November 14, 2024

People in a kitchen

Hiring, supporting justice-impacted individuals in the workplace

October 29, 2024

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How celebrity CEOs affect risk-taking behavior for restaurant businesses

October 04, 2024

Alan Horowitz and Rick Garlick

Hospitality industry leaders named Penn State Conti professors for 2024-25

September 12, 2024

Waiter speaking with customers

Societal factors can shape how companies best respond after customers misbehave

September 11, 2024

Penn State School of Hospitality Management alumni

Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society honors 10 hospitality management alumni

August 15, 2024

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Environmental, social initiatives lead to greater returns in high-income nations

July 29, 2024

Two people looking at wine in a store

Novice consumers more likely to purchase wine with sweetness scales on labels

June 17, 2024

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Wait lines may boost perceived popularity of restaurant brands

April 24, 2024

Health and Human Development Building facade and side door

College of Health and Human Development names 2024 program marshals 

April 23, 2024

Ashley Akright Colon

Early career hospitality management alumni pay it forward: Ashley Akright Colon

April 08, 2024

Associate Professor Michael Tews stands next to table of students creating structures with Lego blocks

Hospitality students creatively solving problems with Lego Learning Initiative

April 01, 2024

Jim Risoleo and Ted Balestreri

Event to honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri with Hospitality Industry Awards

March 26, 2024

Cafe Laura Entrance

Hidden Gems: Cafe Laura

March 18, 2024

Person eating in a restaurant

Shapes, music may affect experience of people who dine alone at restaurants

March 11, 2024

Food television personality Simon Majumdar to visit Penn State March 19-20

February 22, 2024

Early career hospitality management alumni pay it forward: Dana Katz

February 12, 2024

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Leadership style may indirectly affect how employees speak up about food safety

January 03, 2024

Four people sitting around a table

Hospitality program introduces high school students to career possibilities

January 02, 2024

$1.5 million estate commitment to fund equity-targeted scholarships

December 05, 2023

A person handing another person a bowl of food

Food Decisions Research Laboratory to host 9th annual online symposium on Dec. 6

November 29, 2023

Jim Risoleo and Ted Balestreri

Penn State to honor Jim Risoleo, Ted Balestreri with Hospitality Industry Awards

November 21, 2023

GivingTuesday graphic with words College of Health and Human Development

Health and Human Development rallies the pride in support of engaged learning

November 17, 2023

Group of people sitting around a table and eating together

Workplace fun, afterwork socializing can lead to employee substance use

November 09, 2023

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AHLA Foundation and Yum! Brands executives appointed Conti professors

October 18, 2023

Map of Pennsylvania with pins

Free Food Map identifies resources for those in need

September 22, 2023

Asian waitress smiles as she leans over a white woman in a busy restaurant

Customers' stereotypes may make work emotionally harder for Asian waitstaff

September 11, 2023

Amy Yu_Grace Fischer 2023

Penn State Berks seniors get a taste of European hospitality during study abroad

August 29, 2023

Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society honors 12 hospitality management alumni

July 20, 2023

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More women taking leadership positions in hotel industry, report finds

May 04, 2023

Health and Human Development building on University Park campus

College of Health and Human Development names 2023 program marshals 

April 21, 2023

Penn State Hospitality event to honor Noble Investment Group founder and CEO

March 13, 2023

Graphic of a line drawing of two hands shaking in the shape of a heart. On top of the drawing are three icons: Environment Protection, Motivated Workforce, and Stakeholder Collaboration

Results mixed on whether corporate social efforts help improve company finances

February 10, 2023

Master of Professional Studies in Hospitality Management; woman smiling with hand on chin

New, flexible graduate degree in hospitality management offered at Penn State

February 09, 2023

Cardboard sign that says: "Stop Asian Hate"

Word choice and media exposure affected anti-Asian boycotts during the pandemic

November 15, 2022

Hospitality Management and PSHRS to honor Mit Shah, founder and CEO of Noble

September 07, 2022

Nine hospitality management alumni to be honored by PSHRS

August 10, 2022

Sharma named inaugural Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor in Hospitality

August 02, 2022

Quadri-Felitti named recipient of ICHRIE 2022 Stevenson W. Fletcher Award

June 29, 2022

The three recipients of the 2022 USAC awards with USAC leadership and Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi

University Staff Advisory Council announces 2022 staff award winners

June 13, 2022

College of Health and Human Development names 2022 program marshals

April 13, 2022

Nominate hospitality management professionals for the 2022 Alumni Awards

April 01, 2022

School of Hospitality Management director of industry and alumni relations named

March 14, 2022

Woman looks at airline miles app on her smartphone

Loyalty-reward programs can improve companies’ online reviews and word-of-mouth

February 14, 2022

Podcast explores the culture, business and psychology of food and eating

January 11, 2022

Penn State to honor 10 hospitality management alumni

October 11, 2021

Man and woman talking near a laptop computer in an office setting.

Active listening by managers can reduce employees' feelings of job insecurity

October 08, 2021

2021 Industry Awards

Hotel and Restaurant Society gala to honor Hilton president and CEO

October 07, 2021

NCC and Penn State sign hospitality management transfer agreement 

August 16, 2021

New date for Hospitality Executive of the Year honoring Hilton president and CEO

July 23, 2021

A hand holding a graduation cap in front of Old Main

College of Health and Human Development names college and program marshals

April 28, 2021

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Food access and insecurity during COVID-19

April 28, 2021

Warm feelings about human-looking robots can turn icy when bots blunder

April 07, 2021

Penn State students on Zoom for PCMA virtual Convening Leaders conference

Student meetings-and-events group named Chapter of the Year

January 19, 2021

Eleven standout Penn State hospitality management alumni honored

November 11, 2020

Woman gambling online.

Impacts of gambling in Pennsylvania to be explored

October 07, 2020

Woman in white mask hanging Open sign in restaurant window

School of Hospitality Management develops profit planning tool for restaurants

September 01, 2020

Hospitality diversity advocate, Gerry Fernandez, named Conti Professor

August 26, 2020

New online event series brings virtual conversations to the Penn State community

August 02, 2020

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