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	As the lead for the new Student Corner at HospitalityEducators.com, helping hospitality students be better prepared in starting their professional careers is a priority. This is the first of a series of 'Hospitality Conversations' exploring different internship programs available to hospitality students. As Published in

Hospitality Conversations : Using Business Networks Productively Or Recovering Lost Customers After a Renovation Mar 28, 2013: A related column in this series titled “A Common Sense Review Process for Capital Investments” addressed the logic and an approach in planning and executing major projects.

Both a certain financial amount and government regulations relating to depreciation tables define most major capital projects. These ventures usually have some sort of potential risk. The ROI (Return on Investment) is usually justified by an expected improvement in the profit potential, by complying with brand standards/requirements (if appropriate) or by introducing significant physical additions or improvements, such as adding a new wing, spa, meeting space, retail, etc. that should increase revenues and the overall value of the hotel.

Questions I Wish You Would Ask Me™ Bill Hurley, International Hotelier Sep 4, 2012: Questions I Wish You Would Ask Me™
Bill Hurley, International Hotelier

An open letter to Hospitality Students in their Junior Year Or Thoughts on how to prepare for Graduation Aug 24, 2012: Keys To Success |
An open letter to Hospitality Students in their Junior Year Or Thoughts on how to prepare for Graduation | By John Hogan, CHA MHS CHE

Hospitality Conversations with Dr. Marc Clark- The Changing Landscape in Global Hospitality Education Jul 14, 2012

Dr. Marc Clark, CHE CHO CHA
In this series of "HOW TO" columns, we chose a topic of universal interest to all hotel managers, human resource professionals and associates themselves

How To Provide Training and Professional Development that positively hits the target of engaging staff in meaningful programs while providing measurable results.

Understanding the Developing Perspectives in Quality Assurance Part 2 in Hospitality Conversations ™ Jun 14, 2012

The terms “Quality and Excellence” are often very hard to explain in a single word, yet as consumers, we seem to know instantly if the hospitality service or product we are receiving is of the caliber we expected. In this two part series on Quality, John Roberto, Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Quality Assurance at LRA Worldwide, Inc., completes his interview on changes in many different types of hospitality and service businesses.

Hospitality Conversations™ – Today’s Most Pressing Legal Issues for Hotel Owners and Managers! Jan 30, 2012: For our 2nd 2012 Hospitality Conversations™, we contacted another well-known professional who is a frequent guest speaker at professional, legal and writing associations.

Karen Morris is a Judge, Lawyer, Professor and Author.

What are today’s Most Pressing Issues for Hospitality Business Owners and Managers? Jan 5, 2012: Hospitality Conversations™ with Dr. William Frye, CHE,

What are today’s Most Pressing Issues for Hospitality Business Owners and Managers?