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Net Positive: Spears Business seniors build passionate fanbase around OSU Hockey

OSU Hockey is no average club sport. Led by Spears School of Business senior Jayden Rodriguez, the student executive board has worked behind the scenes to create a lively game day atmosphere and supportive fanbase while learning about the business
Net Positive: Spears Business seniors build passionate fanbase around OSU Hockey
Net Positive: Spears Business seniors build passionate fanbase around OSU Hockey

Tue, Apr 28, 2026

OSU Hockey is no average club sport. Led by Spears School of Business senior Jayden Rodriguez, the student executive board has worked behind the scenes to create a lively game day atmosphere and supportive fanbase while learning about the business

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Spears Business HTM students excel at ICHRIE competitions testing hotel management skills

Thu, Dec 18, 2025

Students in OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management excelled in two recent International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education competitions. Mel Gelnar won the ICHRIE Hotel Challenge, while Carrie Bailey placed second

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Geared toward research: HTM faculty partner with Human Mode, ASU to study robotics in hospitality

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management faculty at OSU are partnering with Oklahoma City-based technology company Human Mode and Arizona State University faculty to research robotics in hospitality. At the intersection of academia and industry,

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HTM student Bhattarai shows leadership as Mr. International, aspiring chef

Wed, Jun 25, 2025

Graduate student Ayush Bhattarai won OSU's title of Mr. International in November, representing his home country of Nepal. He also represents his heritage through food, and the Spears Business HTM program is propelling him toward his dream of being

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Spears Business professor Im studies impact of flexible work arrangements on tourism industry

Mon, Mar 3, 2025

Work and vacation, once distinct from each other, are increasingly intertwined. What are the implications for the tourism industry? Spears Business assistant professor Dr. Jinyoung Im and her co-authors created a framework to examine this phenomenon.

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High-tech hospitality: Ph.D. student Abraham Terrah offers insight into AI’s growing role in hotel service

Wed, Nov 6, 2024

From in-room voice assistants to robot bartenders, how are people responding to AI technologies in hotels, and how can the hospitality industry ethically adopt them? Spears Business Ph.D. student Abraham Terrah is researching these big questions.

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OSU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and OSUIT's Culinary Arts Program prepare future restaurateurs

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

At Taylor's Restaurant in the Nancy Randolph Davis Building, a hustle and bustle of professionally dressed students run the business — from the kitchen all the way to the host stand. It's a restaurant on the surface, serving different

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