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Annually, the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of our students.  They have worked hard to achieve not only academic goals, but many have also participated in extracurricular activities.      

We thank our sponsors for the various awards.  Without their generous support, we would not be able to recognize these students and provide financial assistance.

All award recipients have been recognized at the Lang awards celebration.

The Young Hospitality Summit (YHS) is an annual conference hosted by Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, that focuses on the hospitality industry in commerce, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility.

The Young Hospitality Summit (YHS) is an annual conference hosted by Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, that focuses on the hospitality industry in commerce, entrepreneurship, and social responsibil

This past weekend, we had three teams of HTM students travel to Montreal for the Hospitality and Tourism Case Competition (HTCC).

Our students competed against Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). Special thank you to Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec (ITHQ) for hosting and to Professor Foti for coaching and preparing our delegates this semester.

We are excited to announce that Dr. Mark Holmes has been appointed as Director, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM) for a five-year term, effective January 1, 2024.

Mark received his PhD in Environmental Studies (testing the implications of an integrated rural tourism framework for the Niagara wine region) from York University in 2014. His areas of specialization are sustainable tourism, sustainable food service and restaurants and sustainable workplaces.

Dr. William Murray, associate professor in the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, spoke to Hospitality Daily about his current research.