Saunders College of Business News
Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation

The business exploration program at Saunders College of Business is your opportunity to spend up to a year and a half taking fundamental business courses and meeting with faculty, staff, and career advisors before selecting from one of the college’s seven, nationally-ranked, business majors.

Our STEM-Designated master of science in hospitality business management (HBM), offered online and in-person, is designed to be completed part or full-time, providing students the tools to manage current and emerging issues and become a professional “guestologist” in the fast-growing hospitality and tourism business field.

Saunders College of Business recognizes the accomplishments of its outstanding employees throughout the 2023-24 academic year.

Saunders College of Business continues to be a leader in graduate programs nationally and internationally.

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Detecting deepfakes, a device to help grocery stores like Wegmans inspect strawberries and reduce waste, and even the economic impact of Taylor Swift are just a few of the nearly 400 exhibits at this year’s Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival.

Once again, Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology has been recognized for several of its programs by College Factual in its annual rankings:

A faculty researcher from Saunders College of Business has conducted a study capturing the public’s pre-event engagement with the 2024 solar eclipse happening across the U.S. next week.

WHEC-TV talks to Muhammet Kesgin, associate professor in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, about how the lack of awareness can create problems with planning.

The Democrat and Chronicle talks to Muhammet Kesgin, associate professor in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, about the financial impact.

WKMG-TV talks to Keith Banks, 2016 hospitality and tourism management alumnus, about the show.