Michigan State University School of Hospitality Business
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The School of Hospitality Business is an industry-specific school within the Eli Broad College of Business
at Michigan State University
. Founded in 1927 as the nation's first business-based Hotel
Training Course, The School of Hospitality Business now has 865 undergraduate students, 25 graduate students, and 12 faculty members.
was founded in 1927 when the Education Committee of the Michigan Hotel Association met to discuss development of a college-level hotel management school, after which Michigan State approved a Hotel
Training Course. When classes started, there were 18 students majoring in the Hotel Training Course.
In 1947, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
granted $1.4 million for construction of the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education. The program was also divided into three major areas of concentration: Hotel Management, Restaurant
Management, and Institutional Management that year.
In 1951, Kellogg Center for Continuing Education was opened. The first General Manager was Weldon Garrison, a 1946 graduate of The School of Hospitality Business. The school's offices were moved to the Kellogg Center, enrollment increased to approximately 300, and the Les Gourmets dinner-dance was founded as annual event.
In the 1960s, the Eppley Foundation
granted the University $1.5 million to build the Eugene C. Eppley
Center for Graduate Studies in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. The school is still housed in this building. The School became the first program in the country to offer a Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and enrollment reached 550.
In the 1980s, CAREER EXPO, the nation's leading hospitality career fair was founded, and enrollment eclipsed 1,000. Dr. Ronald F. Cichy, an alumnus of the school, was appointed Director of the School. The Visiting Distinguished Chefs Series was founded.
In the 1990s, the Hilton
Lecture Series was founded, the school’s internship office was renamed the Student and Industry Resource Center (SIRC) and was endowed for $1 million, the First Annual Hospitality Association/Alumni Association Auction was held in the Kellogg Center, the Michael L. Minor Master of Science in Food service Management was launched as a complement to the school’s MBA in hospitality business
, the Hospitality Association offered its first Vegas Night.
In the 2000s, the school became independent within the Eli Broad College of Business
, the school's Alumni Association published the 75th Anniversary history book: The Legacy of the Leader, the Master’s Degree in Hospitality Business and the Graduate Specialization in Hospitality Business are launched, faculty developed and launched a Hospitality Business Real Estate
and Development Specialization for undergraduates.
levels:
. In another study reported on by the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, a half dozen faculty members of The School of Hospitality Business were named among “Hospitality’s Most Influential Scholars.” The faculty also received the 2006 Richard J. Lewis Quality of Excellence Award for outstanding leadership.
Notable Faculty include:
currently has the nation's largest study abroad
program with more than 200 programs reaching 60 countries on all continents, The School of Hospitality Business directs courses in China
, Dubai
, India
, Norway
, United Kingdom
and Australia
. Study abroad programs are currently under development in the school for Italy
and Puerto Rico
. Dr. Arjun Singh, a faculty member for the school currently serves as the Eli Broad College of Business
Study Abroad Program Director.
Eli Broad College of Business
The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, general business - pre-law, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an...
at Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
. Founded in 1927 as the nation's first business-based Hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
Training Course, The School of Hospitality Business now has 865 undergraduate students, 25 graduate students, and 12 faculty members.
History
MSU's School of Hospitality BusinessHospitality management studies
Hospitality management is the academic study of the hospitality industry. A degree in Hospitality management is often conferred from either a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a department in hospitality management studies...
was founded in 1927 when the Education Committee of the Michigan Hotel Association met to discuss development of a college-level hotel management school, after which Michigan State approved a Hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
Training Course. When classes started, there were 18 students majoring in the Hotel Training Course.
In 1947, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was founded in June 1930 as the W.K. Kellogg Child Welfare Foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer Will Keith Kellogg. In 1934, Kellogg donated more than $66 million in Kellogg Company stock and other investments to the W.K. Kellogg Trust...
granted $1.4 million for construction of the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education. The program was also divided into three major areas of concentration: Hotel Management, Restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
Management, and Institutional Management that year.
In 1951, Kellogg Center for Continuing Education was opened. The first General Manager was Weldon Garrison, a 1946 graduate of The School of Hospitality Business. The school's offices were moved to the Kellogg Center, enrollment increased to approximately 300, and the Les Gourmets dinner-dance was founded as annual event.
In the 1960s, the Eppley Foundation
Eppley Foundation
The Eugene C. Eppley Foundation was founded in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by Omaha hotel magnate Eugene C. Eppley, the foundation was the leading benefactor for several charities and institutions in the Midwestern United States...
granted the University $1.5 million to build the Eugene C. Eppley
Eugene C. Eppley
Eugene C. Eppley, , also known as Gene, was a hotel magnate in Omaha, Nebraska. Eppley is credited with single-handedly building one of the most successful hotel empires, by the 1950s the largest privately owned hotel chain in the United States.-Career:Eppley was born in Akron, Ohio and was...
Center for Graduate Studies in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. The school is still housed in this building. The School became the first program in the country to offer a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA) degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and enrollment reached 550.
In the 1980s, CAREER EXPO, the nation's leading hospitality career fair was founded, and enrollment eclipsed 1,000. Dr. Ronald F. Cichy, an alumnus of the school, was appointed Director of the School. The Visiting Distinguished Chefs Series was founded.
In the 1990s, the Hilton
Hilton Hotels
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
Lecture Series was founded, the school’s internship office was renamed the Student and Industry Resource Center (SIRC) and was endowed for $1 million, the First Annual Hospitality Association/Alumni Association Auction was held in the Kellogg Center, the Michael L. Minor Master of Science in Food service Management was launched as a complement to the school’s MBA in hospitality business
Hospitality management studies
Hospitality management is the academic study of the hospitality industry. A degree in Hospitality management is often conferred from either a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a department in hospitality management studies...
, the Hospitality Association offered its first Vegas Night.
In the 2000s, the school became independent within the Eli Broad College of Business
Eli Broad College of Business
The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, general business - pre-law, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an...
, the school's Alumni Association published the 75th Anniversary history book: The Legacy of the Leader, the Master’s Degree in Hospitality Business and the Graduate Specialization in Hospitality Business are launched, faculty developed and launched a Hospitality Business Real Estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and Development Specialization for undergraduates.
Programs
The School of Hospitality Business offers the following programs on both undergraduate and graduateGraduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
levels:
- Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(B.A.) in Hospitality BusinessHospitality management studiesHospitality management is the academic study of the hospitality industry. A degree in Hospitality management is often conferred from either a university college dedicated to the studies of hospitality management or a business school with a department in hospitality management studies... - Academic Specialization in Hospitality Business Real EstateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and Development - Master's degreeMaster's degreeA master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
(Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
, M.S.) in Foodservice Management - Master's degree (Master of Science, M.S.) in Hospitality Business
- GraduateGraduate schoolA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
Specialization in Hospitality Business - Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationThe Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(M.B.A.) with a secondary concentration in Hospitality Business
Faculty
The School’s faculty was ranked number one by the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research in “mean productivity” from 1992–2001, and in having "the most intensely" contributing authors amongst the Top 20 universities. According to the study, the School’s faculty published 1/3 more articles than their closest competitor, and almost double that of the Cornell University School of Hotel AdministrationCornell University School of Hotel Administration
The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is a specialized business school for hospitality management founded in 1922 as the first four-year intercollegiate school devoted to the field...
. In another study reported on by the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, a half dozen faculty members of The School of Hospitality Business were named among “Hospitality’s Most Influential Scholars.” The faculty also received the 2006 Richard J. Lewis Quality of Excellence Award for outstanding leadership.
Notable Faculty include:
- Dr. Michael Kasavana, a leading expert on hospitality information technologyInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. He has authored 6 books and coined the phrase "V-Commerce," and is considered the world's expert on this concept. Dr. Kasavana is the recipient of the MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, and was the first recipient of a Distinguished Achievements Award from FS/TEC.
- Dr. Bonnie Knutson, an authority on consumer lifestyle and buying trends, strategic marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, and marketingMarketingMarketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
researchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
. She is currently the editor of the Journal of Hospitality and Marketing, a national scholar of the National Advertising Foundation, a winner of the Golden Key Teaching Excellence Award, and the coveted Withrow award for excellence in teaching and research.
- Dr. Jack Ninemeier, the author of 42 books utilized both in the industry and in classrooms around the world.
- Dr. Raymond Schmidgall, the Hilton HotelsHilton HotelsHilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
Professor of Hospitality Financial Management and an accounting and financial managementManagerial financeManagerial finance is the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. It is focused on assessment rather than technique....
expert. He has authored 2 books on the topics of hospitality accounting and financeFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
currently used at leading hospitality institutions around the world.
Study Abroad
While Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
currently has the nation's largest study abroad
Study abroad
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students...
program with more than 200 programs reaching 60 countries on all continents, The School of Hospitality Business directs courses in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Study abroad programs are currently under development in the school for Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Dr. Arjun Singh, a faculty member for the school currently serves as the Eli Broad College of Business
Eli Broad College of Business
The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, general business - pre-law, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an...
Study Abroad Program Director.