Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 7 10 a.m. - 12 noon Rialto Center for the Arts 80 Forsyth St. Atlanta, GA	Robinson Commencement Reception for Undergraduates Join fellow spring and summer graduates at the Rialto Center for the Arts as we celebrate your graduation at a special reception in your honor. There will be a complimentary brunch for you and your guests and you will receive a special graduation gift from the Robinson College of Business. Students may invite up to three guests. There is no charge for the students or their guests. However, because of space limitations, students may not exceed the three-guest limit. Register now »
Tuesday, June 25 7-9 p.m. The Balzar Theater at Herren's 84 Luckie Street Atlanta, GA Reception to follow at the Rialto Center for the Arts lobby.	An Evening at Herren's Herren’s Restaurant opened in 1934 by prizefighter Charlie ‘Red’ Herren. In 1939, the Guido Negri family bought the restaurant and the business stayed in the Negri family until Herren’s closed in 1987. Herren’s is noted for being downtown Atlanta’s first restaurant to voluntarily desegregate, which it did on June 25, 1963. Join us for An Evening at Herren’s to mark the 50th anniversary of this special day, which reflected Atlanta’s motto of a “City too busy to hate” and marked a new era of hospitality and tourism in Atlanta. To encourage the restaurant leaders of tomorrow, all proceeds will fund the Jane and Ed Negri Scholarship in Restaurant Leadership at Georgia State University’s School of Hospitality, in memory of a restaurant leader and pioneer of hospitality and equality. Register now »

Tuesday, May 7

10 a.m. - 12 noon

Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth St.
Atlanta, GA

Robinson Commencement Reception for Undergraduates

Join fellow spring and summer graduates at the Rialto Center for the Arts as we celebrate your graduation at a special reception in your honor. There will be a complimentary brunch for you and your guests and you will receive a special graduation gift from the Robinson College of Business. Students may invite up to three guests. There is no charge for the students or their guests. However, because of space limitations, students may not exceed the three-guest limit.

Tuesday, June 25

7-9 p.m.

The Balzar Theater at Herren's
84 Luckie Street
Atlanta, GA

Reception to follow at the Rialto Center for the Arts lobby.

An Evening at Herren's

Herren’s Restaurant opened in 1934 by prizefighter Charlie ‘Red’ Herren. In 1939, the Guido Negri family bought the restaurant and the business stayed in the Negri family until Herren’s closed in 1987. Herren’s is noted for being downtown Atlanta’s first restaurant to voluntarily desegregate, which it did on June 25, 1963.

Join us for An Evening at Herren’s to mark the 50th anniversary of this special day, which reflected Atlanta’s motto of a “City too busy to hate” and marked a new era of hospitality and tourism in Atlanta.

To encourage the restaurant leaders of tomorrow, all proceeds will fund the Jane and Ed Negri Scholarship in Restaurant Leadership at Georgia State University’s School of Hospitality, in memory of a restaurant leader and pioneer of hospitality and equality.