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The Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management (also known as SHM) is located at the main campus of The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania and serves over 500 students. SHM is one of the three oldest continually-operating hospitality management programs in the United States and offers a Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Hospitality Management. The B.S. Degree offers an optional minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
SHM houses a Career Center under the direction of Ms. Maria Kim, and a Hospitality Real Estate Strategy Group under the direction of Dr. John O’Neill. SHM also has an Industry Advisory Board composed of leading hospitality industry executives who provide the school with strategic advice and strengthen SHM’s industry links for such things as career placement, education, and research, as well as help faculty remain current about industry trends. The school’s alumni association is known as the Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society.# ISO Certification in India
History
The hospitality management program at Penn State formally began in 1937 as an outgrowth of Institutional Management and was originally known as Hotel Administration.
In 1958, the program became Food Service and Housing Administration (FSHA), dividing the Hotel Administration major into two separate majors – Commercial Food Service and Institutional Resident Management.
In the 1970s, the program became focused on Service Management and Administrative Dietetics.
In 1981, the program name changed again, and the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM) was formed. The department was upgraded in 1987, and the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management was created. In 2005, the program was renamed the School of Hospitality Management.# ISO Certification in India
Mateer Building and Café Laura
Mateer Building- Penn State School of Hospitality Management
The School of Hospitality Management is located in the Mateer Building on the northwest corner of Penn State’s University Park campus near the intersection of Atherton Street and Park Avenue. Mateer was completed in 1993 and is named after A. Laura Mateer and her husband M.C. “Matty” Mateer in whose memory she had donated $1.5 million to the School. Mateer is the host to Café Laura, the Career Center, conference rooms, faculty offices, a computer laboratory and classrooms.# ISO Certification in India
Café Laura, named for Laura Mateer, is the student-run restaurant located in the Mateer Building. Under the supervision of instructors, students receive hands-on restaurant experience in a laid back lunch setting and a formal theme dinner setting. Café Laura underwent a significant make-over in 2013, with an all new dining area including tables, chairs, carpeting, painting, artwork, signage, lighting fixtures, equipment and window treatments, new menus and the addition of grab-and-go equipment and service. During 2014, an additional $1.2 million renovation occurred that included a completely new server, espresso bar, executive dining room, rest rooms, and additional lighting fixtures, carpeting, painting, artwork, signage and menus.# ISO Certification in India
