Less than two percent of hotel owners are Black, and less than one percent of them are Black women. Georgia State University alumna Davonne Reaves is part of that one percent. But there's more to her business model than acquiring real estate assets. Her goal is to create 221 Black hotel owners in the year 2021.
Hospitality
Georgia State University Receives $2 Million Gift in Memory of Days Inns Founder to Establish Hospitality Immersion Program
Georgia State University Receives $2 Million Gift in Memory of Days Inns Founder to Establish Hospitality Immersion Program
The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business has received a $2 million endowment from Deen Day Sanders to establish an immersion program in memory of her late husband, Days Inns founder and school namesake, Cecil B. Day, Sr.
New Grad Student Q&A: Alexandria Carswell
New Grad Student Q&A: Alexandria Carswell
Alexandria Carswell took a big risk (and a significant pay cut) when she transitioned out of the hotel industry and accepted a position as a corporate travel consultant. But it was worth gaining experience in another hospitality sector.
New Grad Student Q&A: Brittany Fearon
New Grad Student Q&A: Brittany Fearon
Brittany Fearon possesses experience in the food and event management spaces, and will bring a practical perspective to the upcoming Master of Global Hospitality Management cohort.
Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration Scholarship Recipients
Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration Scholarship Recipients
Each year, faculty from the department nominate student honorees, who are selected by a scholarship committee.
Soon-Ho Kim Prefers Face-to-Face Interaction, but Adjusted Amidst COVID-19
Soon-Ho Kim Prefers Face-to-Face Interaction, but Adjusted Amidst COVID-19
Kim grew up in South Korea, where promoting one’s personal achievements is considered rude. He would much rather discuss his students—because in his book, their achievements are the best indicator of his success.
Hospitality Professor Donates Gloves to Georgia State COVID-19 Researchers
Hospitality Professor Donates Gloves to Georgia State COVID-19 Researchers
About a week after the campus closure, Kyle Townsend remembered the unopened boxes of 1,800 rubber gloves sitting in Robinson’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration.
Atlanta Metro Women Magazine Interviews Hospitality School Director Debra F. Cannon
Atlanta Metro Women Magazine Interviews Hospitality School Director Debra F. Cannon
Specializing in Hotel Management & Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry Meet Debra F. Cannon, Director & Associate Professor […]
Eduniversal Ranks Three Robinson College Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best
Eduniversal Ranks Three Robinson College Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best
Robinson’s MBA/Master of Health Administration is No. 15 in the U.S. and No. 50 worldwide. The program helps students develop an understanding of market forces, policy formulation and strategic management, and gain the necessary technical and managerial skills for executive positions.
Hospitality Executive Regynald Washington Urges Robinson Graduates to “Be a Maniac about Excellence”
Hospitality Executive Regynald Washington Urges Robinson Graduates to “Be a Maniac about Excellence”
Regynald G. Washington’s address to Robinson's spring 2019 MBAs and specialized master’s graduates cited the wisdom of Walt Disney, Will Rogers, Confucius and Eleanor Roosevelt. But the hospitality executive’s most memorable words to the Class of 2019 were his own.