MBA students have established a new award to recognize teaching excellence. The Bill Braithwaite MBA Distinguished Professorial Award is the first granted by CME students to an instructor teaching in the MBA program. The award will honour one of our most dedicated MBA Faculty and Advisor, Bill Braithwaite.
This year the School welcomed 29 hospitality & tourism employers to the 15th Annual Job Expo held in Peter Clark Hall with students seeking either summer, part or full-time positions.
The HAFA/HTM Alumni Career Networking Night engaged approximately 200 students in round table discussions with approximately 50 alumni.
Join alumni and friends at the annual golf tournament on Friday, May 30th, 2014. This year it will be held at the Richmond Hill Golf Club at 8755 Bathurst Street in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Continental Breakfast is served at 7:45 am with tee-off (shotgun start) at 8:30 am. The earlybird fee is $150 per golfer before 4 p.m. on April 19th, $165 after April 19th. Golf only is $120 and lunch only is $30. Registration opens February 20, 2014.
Prof. Justin Taillon's HTM*1000 course served as the backdrop for this year's Young Hotelier Summit (YHS) contestant presentations on January 14th. Six HTMers presented topics ranging from the changing role of generation Y to social media in modern hotel organizations.
This year's YHS presentations will be occurring this afternoon from 2:30pm-4pm in MCLN Room 102. All HTM professors and students are welcome to attend!
Attendance will be especially beneficial to any students interested in being a part of YHS in future years. Here is a basic rundown of what YHS entails and what to expect:
1. Young Hotelier Summit is a competition in Lausanne, Switzerland for fourth-year hotel-focused students at the world's most-established hospitality universities.
Our very own HAFA grad, Daniel Janetos will be competing against three other Chefs tonight on Chopped Canada! Congratulations Dan!
Full Mercury Story
By Valerie Hill
WATERLOO — From the time he was a little kid, Daniel Janetos inhabited his mother's kitchen.
The College of Management & & Economics (CME) is currently seeking a new Director for the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM). The closing date for applications is Friday, February, 28th, 2014. See position advertisement for further details.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Canadian properties are pleased to announce, the 2014 Starwood Management Trainee Program. The recruitment season has started, with the position now LIVE on Starwood.Jobs.
Professor Justin Taillon and the HTM*4500 Hospitality Analytics course spent the past 5 days in Turks & Caicos. They were completing a consulting report for Ports of Call Resort, a beautiful hotel located on the Caribbean Island.
