The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration is the world’s premier hospitality school. For more than 100 years, our school has pushed boundaries in the pursuit of excellence and defined the future of the hospitality industry. How have we done it, year after year? Through world-class research, classroom instruction combined with experiential learning, and a vibrant alumni community that embodies the model of paying it forward. As a part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, our school is reimagining what it means for Cornellians to lead, serve, and thrive as globally minded hospitality professionals.

Your support for the Nolan Hotel School Annual Fund places students at the forefront of our industry, creating new opportunities to learn inside and outside the classroom, put their passion into practice, and to do the greatest good. Annual fund gifts enable us to capitalize on new opportunities and invest in key priorities each year. This includes attracting and retaining faculty, fueling innovative research, expanding access to a transformative education regardless of financial need, and creating meaningful, engaged learning experiences for the next generation of hospitality leaders.

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Club and organizational involvement have been central to my experience as a Hotelie. Each of these involvements has taught me leadership skills, developed my collaboration style, and helped me to explore many different areas of interest. Additionally, each presents its own pathways to connection with alumni and opportunities to give back to the school by shaping what its future might look like.

—Maggie Folwell '24

In the past, the Nolan Hotel School Annual Fund has supported:

Future priorities for the Nolan Hotel School Annual Fund include:

How the Nolan Hotel School would use future gifts at the following levels:

  • $5,000will provide a student with the funding to take on a low-paying or unpaid summer internship.
  • $10,000will provide funding for faculty summer research.
  • $25,000will provide financial aid equal to the annual payout from a $500,000 endowment.

Message from the dean

Kate Walsh, Dean, Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration; E.M. Statler Professor

“At the heart of our industry, you’ll find service-oriented people-centered leaders who are driven to use their knowledge, skills, and expertise to improve hospitality and the world around us. At the Nolan Hotel School, we believe that Hotelies are those leaders. Your support of the Cornell Nolan Hotel School Annual Fund enables their success by funding the people, programs, and priorities that enhance our dynamic environment for academic and experiential learning and make our school what it is.”

—Kate Walsh
Dean, Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration; E.M. Statler Professor

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Every dollar adds up

We can do so much more with your support this year—and every year.

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