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Students network and refine research at graduate student conference

1/27/10

Lydia Hanks had a tremendous experience at her first research-centered conference. A graduate student in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (HRIM), Hanks presented two posters on her own research. "I received great feedback from other students and faculty from other schools," she says. "This helped me to further clarify my research and how I can move forward."

Hanks was among the sixteen Penn State graduate students (fourteen studying HRIM and two studying Recreation, Park and Tourism Management) attending the fifteenth annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism, held January 7-9, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

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Green career opportunities available in surprising fields

11/10/09

Clean technology is a growing industry. As the world grapples with the energy crisis, jobs in sectors such as wind power, solar, biofuels and biomaterials, conservation and efficiency are in higher demand. But college students don't have to study science or engineering to work in green industries. At Penn State, a wide variety of students are preparing to work in green professions in some surprising areas.

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Graduating senior triumphs against all odds

5/8/09

When Jenna Larson arrived at Penn State as a freshman in summer 2005, she knew college would present new and exciting challenges. What she didn't know, however, was that she would face a uniquely difficult experience -- encompassing multiple challenges -- and come out on top four years later.

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Food Services and academic program collaborate on new internship

11/26/08

Penn State University Park sophomore Chris Decker has a favorite station at Redifer Dining Commons: "In a Pickle." But the deli section of the cafeteria in South Halls isn't his favorite place to eat, it's his favorite place to work. Decker, a hotel, restaurant and institutional management major (HRIM), is completing a paid internship for course credit in the dining hall for 16 weeks this fall.

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Hospitality management students serve hand-tossed pizza in cafe 'lab'

4/16/08

The pizza program in Penn State's School of Hospitality Management is a slice of a much larger curriculum that teaches students how to manage hospitality enterprises. In this class, taught by "Chef Jeff" Boggie, students learn how to make handmade pies while learning the ropes of the pizza business.