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180 the inaugural issue vol. i 2017 - 2018 ISSUE I THE HOTELIE TRADITIONS This issue is dedicated to the individuals who continue to uphold the unique traditions that make the Hotelie community what it is today. 2017 - 2018 The tradition continues on Tradition. Every culture on Earth has unique traditions that defne the people who are part of it. As for Hotelies, we have our own set of traditions that we continue to uphold. We eat at Establishment during our peers’ management night to show support and to fll ourselves with innovative meals. We don our suit and dresses to meet our distinguished speakers for Hotelie Fridays, fnishing the night with truffe fries from the Regent Lounge. Several student organizations take part in conferences while others host roundtables with female leaders or hold case competitions on topics ranging from real estate to entrepreneurship. We travel to New York City for the Hotel Show Weekend to network with our alumni. We then bring them back to Ithaca with Hotel Ezra Cornell, where students take on major responsibilities to exemplify what service is all about. We wanted to showcase all of these traditions with you. On behalf of the entire staff and the executive board, I am very excited to bring the very frst issue of The 180 to you. The traditions continue on to be unique to us and they unite us as Hotelies. We hope The 180 will capture those moments for you to remember. Yours in service, TOGO TAMURA ’19 Founder & Executive Director PAGE 02 OPENING CONTENTS Story of The 1804 7Academics Hotelie Tailgate 15 19 Extracurriculars Student Organizations29 40 Senior Pages Staff and Sponsorship46 photos by their respective owners, design by Togo Tamura TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 03 welcome to traditions One of the many Hotelie traditions was the publication of a yearbook until its last publication in 2003. The Hotelie yearbook truly brought the Hotelie community together in one book and captured all of the memories that we cherish to this day. This compilation of memories promotes what it means to be a Hotelie and serves as a keepsake for years to come. A lot has changed since the last publication of the yearbook. Mac’s Cafe was only used by Hotelies, the Student Lounge hadn’t been remodeled, and a giant spiral staircase used to exist in the Statler auditorium foyer. However, the spirit of The Hotel School has never changed and it never will. Even as time passes, the culture of the school will always remain the same. Live. Laugh. Hotelie. PAGE 04 STORY OF THE 180 today We, The 180, strive to highlight the members of the Hotelie community through collections of photos and moments compiled over the course of the school year. There are a lot of happenings at The Hotel School that make it the fantastic school that it is. We want to capture these moments. We also hope to continue on the legacy that the yearbooks had: to capture memories of the year for Hotelies. And thus, the theme for this year’s publication is Traditions. We hope this first issue ofThe 180 will honor the yearbook tradition and start a new tradition as a yearly chronicler of The Hotel School. We hope you’ll enjoy the memories! By Josh Lin photos by their respective owners, design by Madison Austrich THE PRESENT PAGE 05 This is Welcome to the world’s hub for teaching and researching the business of hospitality. “The Hotel School serves as the unique educational crossroad where theory meets practical application. Being able to interact with world-class faculty, learn hands-on at the Statler Hotel, and hear from industry leaders regularly are what make the Hotel School such an amazing place.” - Lee Lipschutz ’18 “I am blessed to be a Hotelie for life and will be forever grateful to have been surrounded by the kindest and most passionate members of the Cornell community. Hotelies truly know how to enjoy life -- and how to share it with others. Our strength lies in understanding how to bring people together through the experiences that will inevitably make this world a better place for all.” - Michael Baldyga ’19 “The Hotel School embodies the essence of hospitality. When you walk through the halls, peers, professors, and alumni all smile, ask how you’re doing, and care about your answer.” - Samantha Hogin ’20 “Being a ‘Hotelie for life’ to me means to be in an environment that brings out your best self, al- lows you to appreciate your resources, and urges you to give back to the valuable and one of a kind foundation that the number one Hotel School in the world provides.” - Jack Bronsky ’21 countries founded in represented alumni 1922 894 30+ 96% 12K+ students graduates photo by Ha Young Koo, design by Madison Austrich employed PAGE 06 OVERVIEW OF SHA ACADEMICS The 180 Staff’s Academic Highlights While the term “Hotelie” may confuse some into thinking that The Hotel School exclusively focuses on hotel management, The Hotel School offers multiple courses to accomodate students’ interests in various fields. From courses on hotel and restaurant management, real estate, financing, marketing, and more, students are able to select their classes according to their interests. However, students are required to take “core classes” that cover the various fields of hospitality. In this way, The Hotel School offers students the opportunity to solidify or change their career path. Although all of the classes in The Hotel School are informative and interesting, this section is dedicat- ed to featuring some of the editorial members’ favorite classes. By Daiki Tsunoda PAGE 08 ACADEMIC FEATURE HADM 1350 HADM 2810 HADM 2740 HADM 3030 HADM 3210 HADM 3350 HADM 2550 HADM 2430 HADM 2250 HADM 2010 HADM 1410 HADM 2210 Joy Liu ’21 Angelyn Escalona ’21 “Coming into The Hotel School, I didn’t have “Hospitality is all about much solid, hands-on the people, so I really hospitality experience, enjoy the Organizational so the Introduction to Behavior and Leadership Hotel Operations class Skills class because I get and practicum taught me to learn how to provide a lot. I learned that ho- human experiences to tels were so much more those I encounter.” than what I thought they were and I appreciate all those in the industry much more now.” Ward Simcox ’19 Communication is an integral step“Persuasive in turning photos by their respective owners and Angelyn Escalona, design by Wardprofessional SimcoxHotelies leaders. into I left the class with increased confidence in my speaking and presentation abilities, both in and out of the classroom.” ACADEMIC FEATURE PAGE 09 Fostering a DIVERSE The Hotel School’s Engagement affiliated with E&I, The Hotel School industry and Inclusion (E&I) Program has a offers a course on diversity with- While people in managerial strong presence through various in the Professional Development positions in the hospitality platforms. While there are many Program. Targeted towards industry have been predominantly programs, one of the biggest individuals who want to learn about homogenous in the past, in more one that E&I overlooks and managing and including diversity in recent years, the industry is advises is NSMH, or National their company, the course teaches becoming more diverse. Society of Minorities in executives how stereotypes lead Hospitality. First founded in 1989 to inefficient performance and The number of individuals who by four Hotelies, NSMH is a how to become an inclusive may not have thought about non-profit professional organi- leader. becoming leaders in the zation that is student run. NSMH industry are increasing, and The Hotel aims to educate and support its The Hotel School’s E&I program School’s Engagement and Inclusion members not only during their helps students have a wider Program seeks to help such undergraduate years, but also perspective on issues. While individuals through recruitment, through recruitment. these results have benefitted the retention, and graduation of a diverse students greatly, the student student population. Such effort not Advocating for the presence body can still benefit from more only helps individuals with diverse of such a society encourages diversity. In the coming years, backgrounds, but it also helps the students to be proud of their diverse our role as hotelies should be to undergraduate class as a whole backgrounds and openly talk about advocate and promote more by introducing diversity inside and issues regarding diversity in the diversity. By Daiki Tsunoda outside the classroom. hospitality industry. Though some underestimate Although most programs are the importance of an inclusive targeted towards undergraduate community, such an environment students, The Hotel School also can be beneficial given it provides emphasizes the importance of students with opportunities to diversity to students outside of become inclusive and effective the undergraduate program. leaders. For instance, while not directly Coffee Chat with Victor Younger, SHA Director of Diversity and Inclusion PAGE 10 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Nicole Lai ‘20 Taipei, Taiwan “I didn’t find the transition very difficult as I had an amazing roommate and a group of very close Hotelie friends that I met during my first few weeks. I would say resisting the temptation to get involved in every activities was my biggest challenge.” Michael Hon ‘21 Tatiana Konstantinidi ‘19 Eri Kato ‘20 Hong Kong, China Rhodes, Greece Tokyo, Japan Given its prestige as the best school for hotel administration in the US, The from around Hotel School attracts students interested in the hospitality industry from around the world. As of 2016, students from over 30 different countries THE GLOBE were enrolled and this number is expanding. “The Hotel School has a very diverse “Never be afraid to show people student body, and because it’s big, the real you.