New Certificate Program in Strategic Hospitality Management from eCornell and Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
May 2008 — eCornell has launched a new five-course online certificate program in strategic hospitality management designed to develop critical strategic leadership competencies in current and
high-potential hospitality managers and leaders. This program, developed in partnership with Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and Johnson Graduate School of Management, prepares managers to
evaluate the competitive environment, create and assess strategic alternatives, and successfully execute a strategy.
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eCornell Launches Online Certificate Program in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration
March 2008 — eCornell has partnered with Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration to create a six-course certificate series focused on developing a comprehensive knowledge base and tool
set that enables participants to fully understand the multi-party dynamics surrounding hotel real estate and management contracts from the point of view of property owners, operators, and lenders.
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eCornell Named a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider
February 2008 — eCornell has been named a Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) by the Project Management
Institute (PMI). As a R.E.P., eCornell has been approved by PMI to issue Professional Development Units (PDUs)
for twenty-seven of eCornell's leadership, strategic management, financial management, and management development courses.
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eCornell offers Strategic Human Resources Management Certificate
December 2007 — eCornell and Cornell University's ILR School (Industrial and Labor
Relations) have launched an online Strategic HR Management
certificate program to provide rising HR leaders with key concepts,
practices and tools to transform today's HR function and drive
bottom-line firm performance.
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Delta Hotels Announces Partnership with Cornell University
September 2007 — Delta Hotels is pleased to announce that it is
partnering with eCornell, the on-line education arm of Cornell
University, the esteemed Ivy League institution, to offer quality on-
line education to its leaders.
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BMC Software & eCornell
Announce Partnership for Employee Development
June 2007 — BMC Software is pleased to announce its partnership with
eCornell, Cornell University's Online Professional Development arm
whose mission is to support corporate training & development.
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Fairmont Hotels &
Resorts & eCornell Announce Partnership for Employee Development
May 2007 — Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that it
has partnered with Cornell University and eCornell on a new venture
that will provide top-quality online training and education to
leaders at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts locations worldwide.
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eCornell Partners
with Easy Educate in India to Enable Managers to Enroll in Online Executive
Education Programs
February 2007 — eCornell has announced a multi-year partnership with Hyderabad-based
Easy Educate to promote and enroll students into eCornell
professional development and executive education courses and
certificate programs.
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eCornell Launches
Online Certificate Program in Hotel Revenue Management with Cornell
University's School of Hotel Administration
February 2007 — eCornell has partnered with Cornell University's
School of Hotel Administration to create a five- course certificate
series on the strategies and techniques of hotel revenue management.
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eCornell Author Bacharach's Book
Voted 6th Best Management Book of 2006
December 2006 — eCornell author and Cornell University faculty member Samuel
Bacharach's book, Keep Them on Your Side was named the 6th best management book of
2006 by Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper.
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Raffles Hotels & Resorts and
eCornell Collaborate to Develop Raffles Univirtual
November 2006 — Raffles Hotels & Resorts has announced the successful
development of Raffles Univirtual, in partnership with Cornell
University and eCornell. Raffles Univirtual will provide top-notch
online education to employees at all Raffles hotels & resorts located
in major cities around the globe and in the world’s most sought-after
leisure destinations. Developed by Cornell University’s world-
renowned School of Hotel Administration, Johnson Graduate School of
Management, and School of Industrial Relations, managers at Raffles
hotels & resorts will be eligible to earn Certificates from Cornell
University in the fields of Hospitality Management, Foodservice
Management, Financial Management, Proactive Leadership, Executive
Leadership, Supervisory Skills and Human Resources Management.
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eCornell Partners with Canadian HR Press to Serve Canadian Market
November, 2006 — eCornell has announced a multi-year partnership
with the Canadian HR Press to provide Ivy League professional
development and executive education to Canadian professionals.
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Human Capital Institute Partners with eCornell to Offer New Education Programs
October 2006 — The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global
professional association and educator in talent management
strategies, announced today that it has partnered with eCornell, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Cornell University, and launched a new
comprehensive online curriculum of professional and executive
development education programs.
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eCornell Provides Discounted Ivy League Training to Government Employees
April 2006 — eCornell announces distribution
agreement with the National Technical Information Service
to provide discounted tuition for online management
training and executive development to U.S. Government
employees. Courses and certificate programs from Cornell
University are now available at preferred government rates
as part of an initiative to provide a rigorous, scalable,
and cost-effective learning solution to almost 10 million
government employees.
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eCornell’s Approach Featured in CEO Today magazine
April 2006 — eCornell’s problem-based
approach to online leadership development, and its role in
successfully preparing an organization to effectively
manage the upcoming crisis in leadership sucession, was
profiled in CEO Today magazine.
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eCornell’s Approach to Technology Profiled at The Boardroom Connection
March 2006 — eCornell’s President and
CEO, Chris Proulx, was profiled on The Boardroom Connection,
a forum for leadership through technology innovation. In
this interview, Proulx discusses eCornell’s keys to
success and how the use of collaborative technologies are
enhancing the online learning experience.
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eCornell featured on MarketWatch Weekend
March 2006 — eCornell president and chief executive
officer Chris Proulx was interviewed by MarketWatch’s Ed Crane
regarding their innovative Professional Development and
Executive Education programs.
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eCornell Partners with the Cortiva Institute to Target the Wellness Space
March 2006 — eCornell and the Cortiva
Institute have joined forces to create a new and innovative
program designed to provide management and business
training to health and wellness professionals. eCornell is
developing tailored versions of its existing management
courses as well as new courses for Cortiva’s student
and alumni populations to meet the growing demand for such
material among this new breed of professionals.
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Cendant Hotel Group Partners with Cornell University
January 2006 — Cendant Hotel Group announced
a partnership with Cornell University and eCornell to provide
international franchisees with classroom-based and online
hospitality management courses.
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Fast Company magazine names eCornell Faculty Partner's book one of 2005's Fifteen Best
January 2006 — Samuel Bacharach, Cornell
University professor and eCornell Faculty Partner, received
both national and international accolades for his recent
book, Get Them on Your Side, and its innovative and
practical approach to leadership.
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The Pierre, a Taj Hotel Announces its Partnership with eCornell & the Launch of "The Pierre eKnowledgeSuite"
November 2005 — The Pierre, a Taj Hotel,
managed by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, celebrated the
official launch of The Pierre eKnowledgeSuite with
eCornell on Tuesday, November 29th.
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eCornell and the Ken Blanchard Companies Partner to Address Growing Need for New Leaders
November 2005 — eCornell and the Ken
Blanchard Companies announced a partnership that will
deliver a high-performance leadership development solution
for organizations. It will pioneer the use of personal and
group coaching to augment proven online leadership
development courses. The partnership is designed to
enable individuals and organizations to bridge the
learning-doing gap by providing coaching support to
sustain and apply learning to get results.
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eCornell to present at CLO Symposium, Elliott Maisie's Learning 2005, and EUHOFA International Congress
August 2005 — eCornell, a leading provider
of proven online learning experiences tailored for
professional and executive development, has been confirmed
as a presenter at three leading learning events scheduled
for September, October, and November 2005.
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YMCA of the USA Chooses eCornell for Online Professional Development Certificate Programs
July 2005 — YMCA of the USA has selected
eCornell as its first provider of online learning for
the YMCA University. The eCornell system allows learners
to work at their own pace within an established timeframe,
ability to scale in order to serve a diverse population,
and cost-effective economics that allow YMCA of the USA
(Y-USA) to offer programs across the country to over 2,500
locations.
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eCornell's approach to online learning design, Learning Molecules, featured in ASTD's Learning Circuits
May 2005 — David Shoemaker, Ph.D.,
eCornell's Vice President of Learning Solutions, and
Ulises A. Mejias authored an article on eCornell's unique
approach to developing a shared language, taxonomies, and
metrics around online learning design in Learning
Circuits, the American Society for Training &
Development's online magazine covering eLearning.
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Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts and eCornell Partner for Five-Year Worldwide Learning Program
May 2005 — Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts,
Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has selected
eCornell, a leader in online corporate education and
training, as its worldwide partner to provide hospitality,
general management, and leadership development programs.
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eCornell and ICCD launch Proactive Leadership in Higher Education
February 2005 — eCornell and the Institute
for Community College Development (ICCD) at Cornell
University have developed a new program specifically
designed to help leaders in higher education build
support for their ideas and reduce organizational
resistance to change. Proactive Leadership in Higher
Education is a four-course certificate series to be
offered through the eCornell online education program and
facilitated by Dr. Barbara Viniar, Executive Director of
the ICCD and former president of Berkshire Community
College.
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eCornell and Swissôtel partner to create Swissôtel eUniversity
November 2004 — Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, managed by Raffles International, is pleased to announce the successful development of Swissôtel eUniversity, in partnership with Cornell University. Swissôtel eUniversity is envisaged to provide top-notch education via the Internet to over 7,000 Swissôtel staff in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Graduates of Swissôtel eUniversity will receive eCornell certificates offered by Cornell University's renowned School of Hotel Administration.
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eCornell at TechLearn 2004
September 2004 — TechLearn is the world's leading event focused on learning, training, and technology in the workplace. The conference, held November 14-17 in New York City, was attended by over 2000 business and government leaders from 56 countries.
eCornell's Director of Learning Solutions, David Shoemaker, Ph.D., and Director of Learning Systems Design, Ulises Mejias, presented "Approaches to Online Learning Design: Metrics, Metaphors, and Processes." Their presentation featured the development and use of eCornell's patent-pending "Learning Molecules" approach to online course design and production. Learn more about the Learning Molecule by reading our whitepaper.
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts and eCornell Announce Four-Year Learning Partnership
August 2004 — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has partnered with eCornell, a leading provider of executive and professional development, to deliver online courses in Hospitality Management, Essential Management Skills, Strategic Management, and Human Resource Management to its worldwide employees.
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eCornell Launches Online Executive Leadership Series from Cornell University
August 2004 — Executive Leadership provides senior managers with the skills necessary to differentiate organizations in an economy governed by uncertainty, increasing competitive threats, and expanding global opportunities. Developed with Cornell faculty, the course content, typically delivered via an in-person seminar over 4-5 days, is now delivered completely online.
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August 2004 — "Ivy League E-Learning" — Visit Line56 to read how eCornell helps Cornell University translate and enrich the classroom experience for purposes of online executive and professional education.
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Air Products Sharpens Its Performance Culture With An Assist From eCornell, A Total Learning Solutions Provider
July 2004 — eCornell's courses proved to be popular with Air Products' managers because they brought the best of the outside world into an environment that could profit from it. "It's not that unusual for employees to begin and end their careers here," explains Becky Bechtel, Air Products' Manager of HR Global Employee Development.
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Cornell and The Culinary Institute of America Partner Online to Provide Management Skills to Restaurant Professionals
May 2004 — The Cornell Hotel School, eCornell, and The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) have combined to produce a series of self-guided online courses designed to help restaurant professionals develop their management skills and maximize operating efficiency.
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