THE ONE THOUSAND MISSION:
This year, more than ever before, Cornell needs your help to provide financial aid to students and families struggling with college education costs, diminished savings plans, declining New York State financial support, and to Cornell itself, which is wrestling with declining revenues, shrinking endowment, continued cost pressures, and need to provide more financial aid.
You may not know, for example, that Cornell provides more financial aid to more students than any other Ivy League School. Over 60% of our students this year received financial aid.
The One Thousand is a community of individuals committed to helping close the financial aid gap at the Hotel School by personally making a contribution to the Annual Fund and by personally recruiting friends, family, business associates, classmates, and others to do likewise. It is not sponsored by, managed, or any way affiliated with Cornell or the Hotel School, but 100% of all contributions will go directly to the School.
The One Thousand is a site for hotel school alumni and friends who are interested in blogging with influential industry executives such as Lee Pillsbury, the founder of the site! It's also a place to show your support of the school through giving and/or telling others. Checkout the points contest. Please also check back for new posts and new stuff! Go To The Blog.
A Message from Dean Johnson
I am delighted to be invited to submit the first blog entry wishing Lee Pillsbury a happy birthday! As he has done in creating The One Thousand, Lee has put tremendous thought and effort into supporting the School of Hotel Administration (SHA) over the years, and we cherish his friendship. Read More
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Yesterday Vs. Today
January 24th, 2010
I look at my experience at the Hotel School today and can only imagine what it was like nearly 50 years ago. While I am sure that the “hotelies” of today have the same mentality as the “hotelies” of the...Read the rest of this entry »
Hotelie Insider: The Entrepreneurial Advantage
December 9th, 2009
After putting my restaurant concept idea in front of Drew Nieporent in New York and developing it within the hotel school, I wanted to get some additional professional feedback. I thought about getting my plan some thoughtful attention from resources...Read the rest of this entry »
Highlights of the Innovation Network
November 13th, 2009
Now that everyone has had time to process the happenings at the Innovation Network… let’s hear your takeaways!...Read the rest of this entry »
What is an ENTREPRENEUR?
November 13th, 2009
As the student leadership of the Hotelie Entrepreneurs Society, we are asked to define entrepreneurship all the time. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but am interested in getting other opinions. So, what does the industry think? 1....Read the rest of this entry »
Interview with Michael Medzigian, Chairman and Managing Partner, Watermark Capital Partners
November 13th, 2009
Yana Bushoy: When do you think the hospitality market will rebound? Michael Medzigian: I am rather concerned about this issue. I think it will take a long time to rebound entirely. It will be a muted recovery that will be very...Read the rest of this entry »
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