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[BU Today] SHA Students Partner with Museum of Ice Cream for Hands-on Learning Experience
Boston University’s summer courses cover a wide variety of topics: art, mathematics, history, and…ice cream? For one School of Hospitality Administration class, that was exactly the assignment. This summer, students enrolled in Introduction to Customer Experience Management partnered with the Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) in Boston’s Seaport. Read More By: Alene Bouranova Date: August 15, 2025 News... More
[BU Today] BU Paris Students Deliver Hospitality Research to the Palace of Versailles
Paris is known for having one of the world’s most robust hospitality industries. Sites like the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, and the Palace of Versailles draw massive international crowds, with 48.7 million visitors recorded in 2024. Last year, boosted by the Olympic Games, French hotels generated over $10 billion in revenue. But Jonathan Katz, a BU School of... More
[HN hospitalitynet] Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) Names Annual Student Case Competition Winners
PSU’s Logan Prendergast and Andrew Heiland and BU’s Eva Li, Rishabh Sharma and Albina Zhangirova Submit Winning Entries BU School of Hospitality's Rishabh Sharma (MS in Hospitality Real Estate), Eva (Jinyi) Li (MS in Hospitality Management), and Albina Zhangirova (MMH) demonstrated their strategic acumen in the 19th Annual Hospitality Asset Managers... More
[BU Today] Adventure in Thailand: SHA Undergrads Study Ecotourism
Yunmei (Mabel) Bai, SHA's assistant professor of revenue management, along with eight SHA students, recently embarked on a service-learning trip to Thailand to explore the complexities of global tourism. With the focus on understanding the environmental and social impacts of tourism, the trip provided invaluable insights through hands-on experiences such... More
BU Today – $50,000 in Prize Money Awarded at SHA’s Poyiadjis Hospitality Innovation Competition
BU Today - Kaushik Vardharajan (from left), an associate professor of the practice and director of the innovation and entrepreneurship program at the School of Hospitality Administration; Alexios Poyiadjis, son of Roys and Donna Poyiadjis, the founding sponsors of the competition; Johar Singh (Questrom’24), cofounder of the winning team, Astra... More
This School of Hospitality Administration Class Doubles as a Marketing Agency for Cities, Hotels, More
Student teams, paired with clients, gain real-world experience When was the last time you went to Revere? If you asked a team of undergraduate students from the School of Hospitality Administration, they’d tell you now is the perfect time to take a trip to the North Shore city. For their Advanced Hospitality Strategic... More
SHA’s Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) student chapter returns
It is our pleasure to resurrect the student chapter of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) at SHA. After a brief break due to COVID, it is time to get this club back together to network and learn about marketing in hospitality, engage with professionals in the Boston... More
[BU Today] SHA Students Travel to Paris This Summer to Learn Hospitality from the Best
Since the pandemic hit, France has spent 30 billion euros propping up its tourism sector, according to the New York Times. Photo by Il Vagabiondo/Unsplash Since the pandemic hit, France has spent 30 billion euros propping up its tourism sector, according to the New York Times. Paris is the perfect setting for BU SHA students... More
Mitali Kasliwal’s (SHA’22) Summer Internship at The Envoy Hotel’s New Pop-up Restaurant
Mitali Kasliwal (SHA'22) works as an intern at The Envoy Hotel's new pop-up restaurant: Para Maria. It is a Latin American-inspired restaurant with tacos, street corn, and some amazing paletas (popsicles). She works with Chef Tatiana Rosana, the Executive Chef at Hersha Hospitality. In addition to her internship, Kasliwal works... More
Owen Purnomo’s (SHA’25) Summer Internship at a Michelin Star Restaurant
Owen Purnomo (SHA’25) was given the opportunity to intern at Ze Kitchen Galerie, a Michelin Star Restaurant in the heart of Paris, France. He works under Chef William Ledeuil, a renowned chef in Paris and around the world. In his first year at SHA, Purnomo has begun exploring his passion... More