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Harvest Celebration 2009: Honoring Hospitality Industry Leaders While Raising Funds for Collins College Students (Nov. 16, 2009)

The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona will host Harvest Celebration 2009 on Saturday, Nov. 21 to honor top leaders in the hospitality industry while raising money for students inside and outside the classroom. The celebration will take place at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa. The Collins College is pleased to announce that Jay Rasulo, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, will receive the Hospitality Leader of the Year Award; Steve Slater, Vice President & General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Southern California, will be honored with the Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Award; and Margaret Bailey, Senior Vice President of Government Services for Capital Hotel Management, will receive the college’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award. Read more ...

Visitor Industry Outlook Conference Will Tackle Tough Questions About the Economy (Oct. 22, 2009)
As the economy reels from the ongoing recession, learn how the Southern California tourism industry is faring and hear predictions for 2010 at the 21st annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference. Cal Poly Pomona’s Collins College of Hospitality Management and PKF Consulting are partnering again to host the conference on Friday, Oct. 30, at the Pasadena Convention Center. This year’s event is “Where? When? & How Long?” Read more ...

Save the Date: Harvest Celebration 2009 (Oct. 9, 2009)
The Collins College of Hospitality Management is putting a new spin on an old tradition. On Saturday, Nov. 21, the college will host Harvest Celebration 2009 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa. The fundraising celebration is reminiscent of the Harvest Auction, but will take on a new format. The college will continue to award the Robert Mondavi Wine & Food Award, in addition to presenting the new Hospitality Leader of the Year award and the college’s 2010 distinguished alumnus. Proceeds from the event will support hospitality management students inside and outside the classroom.

2nd Annual NYC Alumni Mixer (Oct. 9, 2009)
Enjoy the company of fellow Cal Poly Pomona alumni overlooking the heart of Times Square during the 2nd Annual NYC Alumni Mixer. The event will be Monday, Nov. 9 from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m. at the New York Marriott Marquis’ Promenade (9th floor), located at 1535 Broadway, New York City. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be provided. Dean Andy Feinstein of The Collins College of Hospitality Management is hosting. Please RSVP by Nov. 4 to Lisa McPheron at lcmcpheron@csupomona.edu or call (909) 869-3151.

Cal Poly Pomona Wines Win Gold, Bronze Medals
Horsehill Vineyards is on sale while supplies last at The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch (June 19, 2009)
Cal Poly Pomona’s inaugural vintage of Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel Rosé won the Gold Medal, Best of Class in the Best Rosé Limited Production category at the 70th annual Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition. The 2008 Horsehill Vineyards Zinfandel received a bronze medal. The Collins College of Hospitality Management and the College of Agriculture partnered with master winemaker Jon McPherson at South Coast Winery in Temecula to produce and bottle the rosé for the university. Read more ...

CSU Launches Initiative To Bolster Hospitality & Restaurant Industry as Career Path for Students (June 9, 2009)
Exploring the Chemistry of Wine (May 13, 2009)
New Issue of Collins Magazine Highlights Students, Faculty and More (May 13, 2009)
Lawry’s Restaurants Chairman Richard Frank to be Awarded Honorary Doctorate (March 9, 2009)
15 High Schools Descend on Cal Poly Pomona for Statewide Culinary Competition (March 2, 2009)
16th Annual Hospitality Career Expo Attracts More Than 30 Firms (Feb. 10, 2009)
CSU Trustees Honor Carol & Jim Collins (Jan. 27, 2009)

Archives
2008 news archives

In The News

The Collins College of Hospitality Management has been featured in numerous local and national publications over the years. Below are the links:

• Food For Thought [.pdf 888 KB] (Feb. 2010)
  By Penny E. Schwartz, Inland Empire
  Inland Empire magazine featured an eight-page story about culinary programs in the Inland Empire. The Collins College of Hospitality Management is highlighted prominently in the story for its culinary classes, chefs on faculty, The Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch and the college's relationship with the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone.

Horsehill Vineyards: An old vintage is new again thanks to Cal Poly (Dec. 2009 - Jan. 2010)
By Gino L. Filippi, Inland Living Magazine, pages 42-44
For graduate student Paul T. Nurre, the hillside vineyard at Cal Poly Pomona is an interesting research laboratory for winegrowing and the preservation of historic California zinfandel grapes. The Horsehill Vineyards project, a partnership between the College of Agriculture and The Collins College of Hospitality Management, has 2,700 vines read more ...

The Skills of Goodwill [.pdf 1 mb]
By Meridith May, The Tasting Panel (Dec. 2009)
The Collins College of Hospitality Management is creating an uninterrupted supply of hospitality leaders in California.

• High vacancy rates expected in Inland hotels through late 2010 (Oct. 29, 2009)
  By Kimberly Pierceall, The Press-Enterprise
  The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were followed by a travel standstill, but business hasn't been this bad for this long at the nation's hotels since the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to a report from hospitality research firm PKF Consulting to be presented today at a travel conference.
  
• Hospitality student gives Peace Corps a chance (July 27, 2009)
  By Dina Berta, Nation's Restaurant News
  David Harrison of La Verne, Calif., starts his new job next month after graduating in June from The Collins College of Hospitality at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Harrison, however, won’t be heading to a resort or running a restaurant. He’s traveling to Uganda for a 27-month tour with the Peace Corps. Read more ...
• "Cal Poly earns awards for the first wine products," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, June 20, 2009
  
• Video games: now they’re cookin’ (June 17, 2009)
  By Eric Gwinn, Chicago Tribune
  "Cooking Mama" and other virtual cooking video games are popular, but can they really simulate what it’s like to work in the kitchen? Andy Feinstein, dean of The Collins College, weighs in. Read more ...
• CSU launches hospitality initiative (June 12, 2009)
  Chef Educator Today
  The California State University (CSU) system has partnered with hospitality industry leaders to launch a Hospitality Industry Initiative, which aims to create excitement about career opportunities in the hospitality industry and prepare the industry's next generation of managers. Read more ...
• "The Bronco brand: campaign seeks to boost private funds," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, May 3, 2009
  
• Cal Poly to recognize two with honorary degrees in June 9 (March 13, 2009)
  By Monica Rodriguez, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
  POMONA - Cal Poly Pomona announced this week that the head of a family restaurant chain and an businessman will be awarded honorary doctorate degrees in June. Pomona resident Richard N. Frank, chairman of Lawry's Restaurants. Inc. will be presented the degree June 14 during the 2009 graduation ceremony for Cal Poly's Collins College of Hospitality Management. Read more ...
• Business Scholar Jane Zhang: Hospitality Industry Expects a Turnaround Next Year
  (written in Chinese, March 12, 2009)
  Professor Jane Zhang comes from Beijing, China. She was awarded the Best Paper at the 12th Annual Hospitality Graduate and Research Conference. Professor Zhang was rooted in hospitality industry whereas she developed and managed her own restaurants and hotels in Beijing. Up to this year, she has developed 11 lodging properties in Beijing under the name of Kang Long, the two most successful emperors in China. According to Professor Zhang, hospitality industry will see a quick turnaround in a year. It is the best time to get education and be prepared for an industry rebound. Read more ...
• "Teens compete for culinary crown," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, March 6, 2009
  
• "LQHS to compete in state restaurant, hospitality competition," The Desert Sun, March 6, 2009
  
• Recession takes big bite out of L.A. restaurant business 9 (Feb. 25, 2009)
  By Betty Hallock, The Los Angeles Times
  Stefano Ongaro saw it coming. The owner of the 60-seat Italian restaurant All'Angelo in Hollywood started to notice declining sales last March, and though August had brought an influx of European tourists, by October he was facing another slump. December, typically every restaurant's busiest month, was even worse. (Story quotes Dr. John Self.) Read more ...
  
• "Benefactors pledge $5 million to Collins College of Hospitality Management," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,Dec. 15, 2008
  
• "Breaking News: Collins pledges $5M for hospitality school," Nation's Restaurant News, Dec. 15, 2008
• Associate Professor Margie Ferree Jones Featured on Local Edition (Nov. 23, 2008)
  Time Warner Cable's news show, Local Edition
• Natural Chemistry: Panel Explores Palate-Expanding
  Food and Wine Pairings (Sept. 2008)
  By GINO L. FILIPPI
  HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED why one wine complements a certain dish better than another? Or have you wondered how one delicate change by a chef can transform the pairing from simply appetizing to delightfully palate-pleasing? Thanks to chef-instructor Ernie Briones at Cal Poly Pomona’s Collins College of Hospitality Management, I was invited to participate in a unique food and wine tasting to learn what happens when certain wines are paired with certain foods. Read more ...
• This wine goes to school (Nov. 23, 2008)
  "Cal Poly Pomona's wine hits shelves," Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, ( Nov. 22, 2008)
  "The Food Network May Be Calling La Quinta Grad Next," The Desert Sun, (Sept. 3, 2008)
• Tasting & Auction Gala Nets $300k for Cal Poly Pomona (July 21, 2008)
• 2008 Scholarship Winners: Rising to the Top (July 14, 2008)
• Cal Poly Pomona Hospitality School Expands to College Designation (June 23, 2008)
• Collins School Wine Storage State-of-the-Art (June 3, 2008)
• Darden Grant Bolsters Collins School Scholarship Opportunities (April 4, 2008)
• Cal Poly Pomona Students Learn About Wine From The Best (Feb. 24, 2008)
• Hospitality Career Expo Connects Industry and Jobseekers (Feb. 2, 2008)
• Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch Expands Dinner Hours (Jan. 13, 2008)
• Holiday Hospitality Reaches War Zone (Dec. 16, 2007)
• Dr. Andrew Feinstein Named Dean of the Collins School (Sept. 26, 2007)
• Feinstein Named Dean of Cal Poly's Collins School of Hospitality (Sept. 17, 2007)
• Wine Competition Returns to Fairplex With Help From Professors, Students (May 20, 2007)
• Collins School Students & Faculty Put Best Dish Forward (Nov. 26, 2006)
• 2006 Harvest Auction Promises to Pamper Palates & Support Students (Sept. 17, 2006)

Faculty-Written Op-Eds

Downfall of Steak and Ale chain sends message that inability to adapt is death sentence for restaurants (Sept. 8, 2008)
By JOHN  SELF
By the time you get to chapter seven in a book, it usually means that you are getting to the good part. You know the characters, you know the plot and the action is starting to heat up. Unfortunately for Bennigan’s and Steak and Ale, Chapter 7 did not mean it was getting to the good part. It meant it was going straight to the last chapter, the place where the hero dies. Read more ...