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Alum Combats Risk while Building Relationships in the Hospitality Industry
June 19, 2017
Fred Mitzner '86 (HTM) is the Senior Vice President at ConferenceDirect a national third party go-between that secures conference sites and services at hotels and other venues for trade associations and other special interest groups.
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Isenberg Celebrates Graduates of the Class of 2017
May 19, 2017
This year's commencement ceremonies celebrated the nearly 1,700 combined graduates of Isenberg's undergraduate, MBA, MS, and PhD programs.
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HTM Runs in the Family for These Alums
May 05, 2017
Jane Pritzker and Alex Goldstein, a mother-son Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) power team recently came to speak in Professor Erin Tierney’s Hospitality class. Jane is a 1979 HTM grad and the Director of National Accounts at the Boston Convention Center, and Alex is a 2013 HTM grad and Group Sales Manager at the Boston Park Plaza hotel.
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HTM Awards Dinner Celebrates Isenberg’s Vibrant Hospitality Community
April 25, 2017
The Hospitality & Tourism Management department held their annual awards dinner on April 14 at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. The dinner honors alumni and leaders in the hotel, restaurant, tourism, and hospitality industry.
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Students Explore Diverse Opportunities on HTM Career Day
April 20, 2017
The 2017 Hospitality & Tourism Management Career Cay was attended by 350 students and 68 recruiters representing all major sectors of the hospitality industry.
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Faculty Profile: Emily Ma
April 10, 2017
Meet the newest Hospitality & Tourism Management faculty member Emily (Jintao) Ma whose teaching and research focus on organizational and service behavior and improvement in hotels and restaurants.
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Women of Isenberg Conference Highlights Diverse Perspectives
March 08, 2017
In February, 350 students, alumni, faculty, and staff attended the fourth annual Women of Isenberg conference, which brings together women from all career levels to talk about their unique experiences and challenges as women in business.
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Annual HTM Reception in NYC Honors Young Alum
November 21, 2016
On November 14th, 115 alumni, faculty, students, and industry leaders, gathered in the elegant Sofitel Hotel in Manhattan for the Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM)’s annual New York City Reception.
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HTM Grad Advises Students, Business Professionals Not to Neglect "Soft Skills"
November 16, 2016
Susan Callender '86 is an HTM grad and founder and owner of Oh My Gauche!, a company specializing in training business professions in communication and interpersonal skills. She recently visited campus to spend a day with students to share advice and run a 'business etiquette' dinner.
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Alumnus/Restaurateur Is Long on Business Savvy and Drive
October 06, 2016
At his Michelin-starred Restaurant Marc Forgione, Isenberg HTM grad Chris Blumlo '99 insists that "every point during the customers stay be positive." Blumlo's m.o. calls for attentiveness to customers, business diligence, and improvisation in response to unforeseen challenges.
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Ground Breaking Ceremony Celebrates Isenberg’s Business Innovation Hub
September 21, 2016
On September 16, Isenberg alumni, students, faculty, and staff celebrated ground breaking for the school’s $62 million Business Innovation Hub. When the Business Innovation Hub does open in January of 2019, the futuristic building complex will add 70,000 square-feet of classrooms, labs, and student-focused spaces.
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New Hospitality & Tourism Chair Internationally Renowned in Research and Industry
September 05, 2016
A relationship-builder, innovative educator, and internationally renowned researcher, Professor Muzzo Uysal brings experience, acumen, and energy to his new role as chair of the Hospitality & Tourism Management department.
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Welcome New HTM Chair Dr. Muzaffer Uysal
August 25, 2016
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Professor Muzaffer "Muzzo" Uysal is joining our faculty as the new Chair of our Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) program. The hands-down choice of our search committee, Professor Uysal brings many career highlights that underscore his leadership in the hospitality and tourism field. He is a relationship-builder with both industry and academe, a dedicated and innovative educator, and an internationally renowned hospitality researcher.
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Parents of Students and Recent Graduate Honored at Isenberg Celebration
June 21, 2016
This year's 4th annual Isenberg Business Leadership Awards, held at the Colonnade Hotel and Boston and attracting 330 members of the Isenberg community, honored Chuck and Karen Peters of New England Wire Products and Recent Alumni awardee Brian Tino, account executive at InVision.
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Isenberg’s Culture and Community Praised at Graduation Events
May 12, 2016
“No matter where we go, no matter what we do, we carry the Isenberg brand with us,” Senior Class Speaker Stephanie Berenson ’16 told an audience of over 4000—graduating seniors, their families, and Isenberg faculty and staff—at Isenberg’s Senior Celebration at the Mullins Center on May 7. “We are part of each other. We are each other’s network, and one day, as graduates, we will be a resource for Isenberg students just as alumni have been for us,” emphasized the dual marketing/journalism major.
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Isenberg Top Public Undergraduate Business School in Northeast
May 02, 2016
Isenberg is the highest ranking public undergraduate business school in the Northeast, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 Undergraduate Business School Rankings. Climbing three places since the 2014 ranking, Isenberg now ranks 11th among public undergraduate business school programs in the United States. The new rankings clearly illustrate Isenberg’s growing national stature, with the school moving up 45 spots among private and public business schools since 2010.
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HTM Faculty Spotlight: Melissa Baker
April 19, 2016
Assistant Professor Melissa Baker received the College Outstanding Teacher Award this year for her teaching effectiveness, positive impact on her students and overall outstanding performance.
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Club Managers Association Student Chapter Hosts New England Area Workshop
April 19, 2016
In March, the UMass Student Chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) at Isenberg hosted this year’s New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) Workshop.
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Investing in People and UMass Highlight HTM Awards Dinner
April 14, 2016
More than 250 alumni, students, faculty, and friends from the industry attended the HTM Annual Awards Dinner in Boston, which was preceded by an hour of convivial networking. Alumni represented every age group in the program’s history and every subsector in the hospitality industry.
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Laurie Stroll '83 Finds Strength in Community
April 11, 2016
Laurie Stroll ’83 went from a single mother in college to the President and Owner of Newport Hospitality and she cites the strong network she built through UMass and the Isenberg HTM program as one of the keys to her success.
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Upcoming Alumni Events
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27
Isenberg Career Day 2017
11:00am
-3:00pm
Campus Center
Sep
27
HTM Boston Alumni Reception
5:30pm
-7:30pm
UMass Club, Boston, MA
Sep
30
Isenberg Parent's Tailgate, UMass Football vs. Ohio
McGuirk Stadium, UMass Amherst