Cornell University School of Hotel Administration

Cornell University School of Hotel Administration

Cornell University elevates the very definition of higher education to a new status. Historically one of the most diverse and prestigious universities in the United States, Cornell has built a legacy of outstanding educational opportunities for a wide array of people from varied backgrounds. Since the 1860s, following the American Civil War, it has boasted an unprecedented dedication to enrolling people of many races, genders, and cultural backgrounds. The best education is provided by the unique integration of practical instruction blended with an education in the classics. The School of Hotel Administration has carried on the reputation of Cornell in its preparation of graduates taking on professional venues throughout the field of hospitality.

Cornell is a private, Ivy League university and the land-grant university for New York State. Cornell's mission is to discover, preserve, and disseminate knowledge; produce creative work; and promote a culture of broad inquiry throughout and beyond the Cornell community. Cornell also aims, through public service, to enhance the lives and livelihoods of our students, the people of New York, and others around the world.

University Vision

Cornell University will be widely recognized as a top-ten research university in the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education and impact on societal and world problems.
The nature and implicit values of Cornell University were the theme of President Skorton's "State of the University" address on October 23, 2009. He argued that Cornell University is supported by four fundamental pillars:

Core Values

• Classical and contemporary inquiry, "shaped by the founder's commitment to liberal and practical education." In other words, Cornell values the arts and humanities as well as advanced scientific and technological research; in broader terms, the university is committed to the interweaving of fundamental knowledge and practical education.
• "Thinking otherwise" Cornell's faculty members have a history of being intellectually diverse and entrepreneurial and as Carl Becker indicated, "thinking otherwise." This reflects a deep commitment to academic freedom and a belief that such freedom is essential to creativity and innovation. The One Cornell theme of our strategic plan stresses the importance of creative collaborations that emerge from the "bottom up" rather than from the "top down."
• Student access, which expresses a central principle of Ezra Cornell's original vision, namely a university open and accessible to all who merit entrance ("any person"). The longstanding and recently reaffirmed commitment to need-blind admissions reflects this value, as does the commitment of the university to diversity and inclusion and the notion that diversity and excellence are interrelated. The university's commitment to student access has been tested in recent years, given significant competition with peer institutions, and Cornell has addressed this challenge successfully with a program to reduce the costs of a Cornell education for students from families in lower income quintiles.
• Public engagement, which expresses the university's commitment to search for knowledge-based solutions to societal and world problems. Public engagement is an interpretation of the university's outreach mission that emphasizes being proactive (actively engaged) and having a public impact. It implies a broadening of the historic land grant mission of the university.

Libraries

Cornell University Library stands at the center of intellectual life on campus. Expert librarians are available in person—and online 24/7—to help navigate our world-class collections and assist with papers, exam prep, and long-term projects. We're a home away from home, with warm, inviting spaces for solo study and high-tech, flexible spaces for group work. Students and faculty agree: The Library is an indispensable partner in study, teaching, and research.


Facilities


Audaciously designed to empower collaboration, experiential learning, creative thinking, and inspired innovation; the warm and welcoming spaces that make up SHA embody our mission to educate and inspire future hospitality leaders and enhance our world-renown reputation for trailblazing education and research.Sophisticated design and function, combined with a warm, welcoming ambiance, enhanced by the latest technology: these are the qualities you might expect to find in a world-class luxury hotel. But this actually describes the School of Hotel Administration (SHA)—and that’s kind of the point. The places and spaces that make up SHA embody its mission to educate and inspire future hospitality leaders and enhance its world-renown reputation.

SHA students go on to build and lead some of the world’s finest hotels, restaurants, and resorts; help evolve a fast-growing global industry; and dream up new ways to create one-of-a-kind experiences. The SHA environment is purposely designed to emphasize collaboration and experiential learning and to open up space for creative thinking and inspired innovation.The addition of the Marriott Student Learning Center (MSLC) in 2012 greatly enhanced the SHA student experience by providing a warm and welcoming space for studying and socializing, as well as access to research resources and state-of-the-art technology.

SHA is also a destination for hospitality industry leaders who come together to share experiences and industry knowledge and network with students and each other. Our conference facilities—at the Robert A. and Jan M. Beck Center and the Statler Hotel—are among the most sophisticated on Cornell’s campus, which means we also regularly play host to international conferences, visiting scholars, and special events.

The Statler Hotel, Ithaca’s only AAA Four Diamond property, is probably SHA’s most well-known gem. The full-service luxury hotel has been home away from home for thousands of Cornell alumni, campus visitors, and students and their parents since it first opened its doors in 1989. It’s also an important part of the SHA’s teaching mission, providing hundreds of students each year with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in hotel and restaurant management and operations.

Programs

Undergraduate

At SHA, you get the best of both worlds, belonging to a tight-knit class of fewer than 175 students within Cornell's entering class of 3,100. You can enjoy all of Cornell's resources and opportunities within a richly diverse community while forming close bonds with classmates who share your interests and faculty who know you by name.

SHA offers many exceptional opportunities outside of the required curriculum, encouraging its students to explore their many interests and passions.

As a Hotelie, you will have a unique student experience. The opportunity to focus on research, to study abroad, to obtain solid management experience, to earn dual degrees, and to gain exposure to all aspects of the hospitality industry gives our students access to the best education in the world—and a clear advantage when entering the hospitality industry.

Master of Management in Hospitality

At SHA, you get the best of both worlds, belonging to a tight-knit cohort of MMH faculty and classmates while enjoying the richness of Cornell's resources, opportunities, and diverse community. As a world-renowned university, Cornell regularly attracts top-tier industry leaders to campus—many of whom come from the worlds of business or hospitality—to share their experiences with students.

SHA offers many exceptional opportunities outside of the required curriculum, encouraging its students to explore their many interests and passions and, ultimately, find the career path that is right for them.

Baker Program in Real Estate

Cornell's Baker Program in Real Estate offers a comprehensive, professional graduate-level curriculum that educates the next generation of real estate industry leaders taught by the largest on-campus real estate field faculty in the country.


Contact Information

174 Statler Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-6902
Phone: 607.255.4957