May 28, 2021
Doctoral student Jessica Murray has published research on the hospitality and tourism industry. She also worked on shelf stability for the chocolates produced by Crimson Confections, a business run by the School of Hospitality Business Management.
Washington State University’s School of Hospitality Business Management was ranked No. 2 in the nation by a global ranking organization.
The school was also ranked seventh in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in hospitality and tourism management.
The 2021 ranking, reported by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, focuses on the strength of academic research in the fields of tourism and hospitality management, including international influence and recognition.
WSU Crimson Confections has made chocolates for 15 years, but executive chef Jamie Callison wants students to take more away from the business than the sweet smell of chocolates.
“It was really created to give our students real practical, experimental learning in marketing and sales,” Callison said.
The business operates out of Todd Hall’s Marriott Foundation Hospitality Teaching Center, he said. It is currently staffed by Callison, Chef de Cuisine Jason Butcherite, doctoral student Jessica Murray and three other students.
“We’re really excited that the students take this over, and [Murray] has been very influential in helping get this going along,” Callison said.
December 21, 2020
Brelsford Visitor Center
The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center will begin 2021 with new hours of operation following a brief closure as part of the University’s reduced operations during the holiday season.
The visitor center will reopen Jan. 4 with two weeks of temporary reduced hours before implementing new permanent business hours of 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday and closed weekends. The new hours begin Jan. 19 and temporary reduced hours of 9 a.m.–3 p.m. weekdays will be in place Jan. 4–15.
Current hours of 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday will remain in effect through Dec. 23. The visitor center, located at 150 E. Spring St. in Pullman, will be closed Dec. 24–Jan. 3 during the University’s reduced operations and Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.