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HTM researcher Slevitch wins top paper award at ICHRIE Global Conference for research on menu design

Dr. Lisa Slevitch was part of a team that took home top research honors at the 2026 Global Conference for the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education.
HTM researcher Slevitch wins top paper award at ICHRIE Global Conference for research on menu design
OSU examines how hospitality firms positioned their corporate narratives during the pandemic

Tue, Nov 2, 2021

The restaurant and food service industry lost more than $80 billion in sales in March and April 2020 and has suffered the most significant losses compared to any other industry, according to a survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association.

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School of Hospitality and Tourism Management ranks in top 25 on global list

Thu, Jun 10, 2021

Oklahoma State University placed highly on the 2021 edition of ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, specifically the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

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Hospitality and Tourism Management program and faculty recognized among the world’s best

Thu, Apr 29, 2021

The Oklahoma State University School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) has been recognized for its high-quality program and faculty research, according to recent rankings and a global database of most-cited scientists, including

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Spears Business recognizes students, faculty

Fri, Apr 16, 2021

Some of the Spears School of Business finest students and faculty members were recognized Friday during the school's Undergraduate Honors and Awards Celebration in the lobby of the Business Building.

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Watson Graduate School students, faculty receive awards

Fri, Apr 16, 2021

Spears School of Business graduate students and faculty were recognized with awards and honors in a special recognition ceremony today at the school on the Oklahoma State University campus.

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Ties that bind

Fri, Oct 23, 2020

Dr. Bill Ryan of Oklahoma State University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management has spent his entire academic life at OSU, from earning his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees here to spending a career as an administrator and

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New head of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management brings energy, vision to the role

Fri, Oct 9, 2020

For Dr. Brij Thapa, moving to Oklahoma with his family in September to take over as the head of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) at Oklahoma State University was a major life change. He had never been to the state before and

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OSU alum leads NYC hotel through COVID-19

Thu, May 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed hundreds of thousands of American health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis, and joining them are scores of lesser-recognized people supporting those nurses, doctors and others. One of those is an Oklahoma

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The language of food 9,500 miles away

Tue, Feb 18, 2020

The language of food is not difficult to learn but can take years, even decades, to master. For Kai-Sean Lee, a Ph.D. student and instructor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Oklahoma State University, the language of food spans

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Connecting Spears Business graduate communities

Mon, Feb 17, 2020

The Watson Graduate School of Management at Oklahoma State University is launching the Graduate Leadership Association of Spears (GLAS), a student-led organization for the school's graduate programs.

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