2011

According to a new trend analysis report by Dr. Bjorn Hanson, divisional dean of the NYU Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management, negotiated corporate hotel rates for 2012 should increase between 5 to 6 percent in 2012.

NYU-SCPS launches a new course, Mobile Marketing for the Small- to Medium-Sized Business, which for the first time leverages an M-learning platform to allow students to utilize mobile technology to participate in the on-line course.

The Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at NYU-SCPS has relocated to its new permanent home, a custom-designed facility at 7 East 12th Street.

NYU-SCPS Tisch Center Professor Wayne McDonnell discusses the need to revise the current definition of a quality start in baseball and recommends the creation of a new statistic that incorporates pitch counts as well as measures the efficiency and effectiveness of a starting pitcher.

The Center for Global Affairs within NYU-SCPS has released Turkey 2020 and Ukraine 2020, the latest reports issued by its Scenarios Initiative. The reports, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, are the fifth and sixth in the CGA series that examines likely foreign policy issues facing the United States.

The Center for Publishing at the NYU-SCPS will feature a host of industry leaders during its annual Summer Publishing Institute: Book, Magazine, and Digital Publishing. Now in its 33rd year, the program immerses students in an intense, six-week course of study that combines workshops, strategy sessions, industry visits, and presentations that spotlight some of the top executives in publishing.

Well-known television journalist and author, Maria Bartiromo, host of CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” will moderate a panel discussion, “The Power of Private Equity,” at the 33rd Annual New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference.

As members of the Class of 2011 prepare for Convocation and Commencement, NYU-SCPS is recognizing three female graduates who are pursuing career paths in two traditionally male-dominated industries: construction management and sports business.

Since 2008, NYU-SCPS has experienced a more than 150 percent increase in its online offerings and is NYU’s leader in distance learning.

Ensuring that curricula satisfy the continually evolving demands of industry practice is central to the NYU-SCPS mission, which focuses on providing students with the knowledge base and skill sets needed to advance personally and professionally. Critical to this effort is the School’s continued commitment to integrating a global approach within the learning environment.