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Professor Baker Honored with Lilly Fellowship
July 09, 2018
Melissa Baker, an assistant professor in Isenberg’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, is recipient of a 2018-19 Lilly Fellowship. The nationally competitive fellowships foster teaching excellence through pedagogy workshops and seminars, course development and redesign, third-party assessment of teaching skills, and other resources. The Institute for Teaching Excellence & Development has awarded the fellowships since 1986.
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Isenberg Professors Honored for Teaching and Research
May 31, 2018
Isenberg Professors Albert Assaf, Nefertiti Walker, Sean Wandrei, Fousseni Chabi-Yo, Bruce Skaggs and Matthew Linn were honored for their outstanding teaching and research.
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Gratitude and Innovation Highlight 2018 Annual HTM Awards Dinner
May 01, 2018
The 2018 Annual HTM Awards Dinner at the Boston Park Plaza featured an awards ceremony and vibrant gathering for networking, attracting 440 alumni, faculty, students, and other movers and shakers from Greater Boston’s hospitality community and Florida, Washington, D.C., California, and other states.Richard M. Kelleher ’73, one of eight awardees, was honored with HTM's Distinguished Industry Industry Leader award.
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Young Alumni Panel
November 14, 2017
The Young Alumni Panel featured five recent Hotel & Tourism Management graduates; Brianna Cole ’16, Seth Roberts ’17, Victoria Quill ’16, Alex Darling ’16, and Lindsay Tice ’17. The panelists discussed the journey to their current positions, aspects of their jobs, and what the transition from college to career has been like. They all provided great insight with unique aspects to their individual experiences. Other key topics discussed were negotiating salaries, how to know if a company is the right one, moving to a different city, and work-life balance.
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Isenberg Hospitality Graduate Reveals a Celebrity Chef’s Savvy and Grit
November 09, 2017
“Remember, it’s all about journeys. Be patient!” HTM graduate and high-profile Manhattan-based chef Marc Forgione ’01 advised his mostly student audience in the Campus Center Auditorium in late October. Since its debut in 2008, Marc’s establishment, Restaurant Marc Forgione, has earned coveted Michelin stars and review kudos from the New York Times, Forbes magazine, and the Zagat Guide. In 2012, Marc won the Food Network’s Next Iron Chef competition, instantly gaining international “chef” celebrity status. So why did Chef Forgione regale his student audience with the good, the bad, and the nitty gritty details of his notable ascent?
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Victoria Vega '88 Accepts Presidency of the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management
October 27, 2017
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Faculty Profile: Atul Sheel
October 10, 2017
Atul Sheel is Isenberg’s go-to professor for insights and issues involving corporate finance in the hospitality industry.
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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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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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Victoria Vega '88 recognized as one of the Leading Women of Metro New York
Upcoming Alumni Events
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MBA: Keys to Success Panel
6:00pm
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UMass Club, Boston, MA
Sep
12
HTM Boston Alumni Reception
5:30pm
-7:30pm
UMass Club, Boston, MA
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22
Isenberg Alumni & Parents Tailgate at McGuirk | UMass Minutemen vs. Charlotte 49ers
McGuirk Alumni Stadium, UMass Amherst