Student Life News
2021 Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvYkOT4LgE April 5-9, 2021: Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Hello Students of our MMH Program! You may not know this, but today kicks off Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week! Launched in 1993 by the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students, this week is celebrated throughout the US, as a way... More
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween to all of Boston University's students and faculty! COVID-19 had made Halloween seem a little unachievable this year. So in order to ensure safety and still celebrate the spookiest holiday of year, wear a MASK as apart of your costume this year and celebrate distance with friends or virtually with... More

Hanako Kawasaki SHA’22, QST’22
Hanako Kawasaki (SHA'22, QST'22) was named the Vietnam Female Amateur Golfer of the Year at the annual Vietnam Golf Awards ceremony in 2020. We congratulate Hanako on her new title!

Jesse Compher, SHA’21
For the second consecutive year, Jesse Compher (SHA ’21) made the US National Team! Compher will compete in the IIHF Women’s World Championship in Nova Scotia on Tuesday, March 31st to Friday, April 10th. We wish Jesse great luck!
This past week, SHA hosted a different type of guest…
You’ve probably seen other schools bring in stress-relief dogs to help students get through finals, but here at SHA we went a step further: we got goats...and puppies, and kittens, and bunnies, and chicks and a pig. On Thursday, December 5th, SHA invited to its lobby Barn Babies, the traveling... More

Patrick Curry, SHA’20
Patrick Curry's (SHA'20) outstanding performance as team captain on the BU men’s ice hockey team has led into a signed contract with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League! We look forward to cheering you on in your upcoming games as a new Red Wing!
[Hotel-Online] Smit Patel (MMH ’20) Will Be Honored as the John Cahill Student Seat Recipient
ATLANTA, July 23, 2019 – Hospitality Upgrade Publisher and President Rich Siegel today announced the next recipient of the John Cahill student seat will be Smit Patel, a graduate student of the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration program. The upcoming CIO Summit will be held Sept. 4-6, 2019, in Boston. “Smit possesses a... More
Jordan Fessehaie (SHA ’18) Inducted Into BU’s Prestigious Scarlet Key Honor Society
The Scarlet Key Honor Society is the highest honor given to Boston University student leaders who have enhanced their community and BU experience. On Saturday, September 17, 2017, Jordan Fessehaie (SHA ’18) was formally inducted into Boston University’s Scarlet Key Honor Society. The Scarlet Key Honor Society is the highest honor given... More
[BU Today] SHA Students Design Senior Living Community for Developer in Hungary
"Students who signed up for the School of Hospitality Administration course Hospitality Design last spring thought they would be introduced to 'basic principles of facility planning, layout, and design for hotel dining, kitchen, public, and service areas.' And they were. But in an unexpected way—and it came with a quick weekend jaunt across... More
[BU Today] SHA Students Help Real-World Clients with Hospitality Marketing
“Hand your business marketing over to a bunch of college students? That’d be crazy, right? Maybe not. Since 2015, hospitality businesses large and small have been turning to students in Leora Lanz’s classes at the School of Hospitality Administration for help with their marketing challenges. They have not quite handed over the... More