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

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.

Saunders was included among The 50 Best No-GMAT MBA Programs for 2024 by College Consensus.

Spectrum News talks to Ted Ganster, lecturer in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation, about how RIT's Beers of the World class provides students with a broader palate and historical understanding of craft beer brewing.

Spectrum News talks to Jerrie Hsieh, professor, and Muhammet Kesgin, associate professor, both in the Department of International Hospitality and Service Innovation at Saunders College of Business, about a new workforce training program aimed at refugees.

Saunders College of Business’s undergraduate and graduate portfolio is internationally ranked and recognized, placing 31st for employment outcomes of their graduates in the Poets&Quants list of best undergraduate business programs, 2024. In the overall assessment, Saunders ranked #59.

The Rochester Hotel Association (RHA) is accepting applications for its annual David Crumb Excellence in Hospitality Scholarship, open to hospitality students at RIT and Monroe Community College.

Saunders College of Business is proud to offer the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Student Award. This award will be presented to an RIT student who has proven their potential to become a successful entrepreneur. 

Saunders College has been recognized as among the Best MBA Programs of 2023 by Abound.

For the first time, Saunders College of Business has been ranked among the “Best Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools in the World For 2023” by CEOWORLD Magazine.