HAFA HFTM Alumni Association

09/10/2026

Toronto, we’re coming your way! 🎉

The HAFA/HFTM Alumni Association is hosting this year’s Fall Social on Thursday, October 22 at The Rec Room Toronto Roundhouse.

It’s a casual night to reconnect with the HAFA/HFTM community, with a few games, a drink in hand, familiar faces, new conversations and a chance to celebrate this year’s Alumni Award recipients.

🎟️ Tickets are now on sale! Find all the details here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm/alumni-friends/fall-social

08/25/2026

Who should we recognize this year?

HAFA/HFTM Alumni Award nominations are open, and we want to hear from you.

Maybe it’s a classmate, colleague, mentor, friend or someone you’ve always thought deserved a little more recognition.
Put their name forward.

Check out the award categories or submit a nomination.

👉🔗 https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm/alumni-friends/alumni-award-nominations

Self-nominations are welcome too.

03/04/2026

This January we held the 2026 HAFA HFTM Alumni Association Career and Awards night – celebrating everything hospitality at PJ's Restaurant at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics - University of Guelph and WOW what a great event!

From a delicious meal to industry panels to networking to recognizing our award winners, the night was one for the books and we hope to see everyone out again next year 🤩 Congratulations again to our prestigious Alumni Award Winners:

George D. Bedell Alumni Award: Tim O'Connor, class of 1984
Leadership/Entrepreneurial Award: Rachel Baque, class of 2001
Leader of Tomorrow Award: Monika Kruszka, class of 2019

Cheers and see you at the next Alumni event!

Lang School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management University of Guelph Alumni

01/20/2026

We're looking forward to a great Careers and Award night with alumni, faculty, students and friends 🤩 Congratulations again to our prestigious alumni award winners!

George D. Bedell Alumni Award: Tim O'Connor, class of 1984
Leadership/Entrepreneurial Award: Rachel Baque, class of 2001
Leader of Tomorrow Award: Monika Kruszka, class of 2019

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Location: Macdonald Stewart Hall, PJ’s Restaurant (University of Guelph)

Alumni Schedule:
4:45 p.m. – Registration (Macdonald Stewart Hall – PJ’s Restaurant)
5:00 – 5:50 p.m. – Dinner Buffet (PJ’s Restaurant)
5:50 – 6:00 p.m. – Welcome and Event Briefing
6:15 – 6:40 p.m. – Session 1: Alumni Panel and Student Q&A
6:45 – 7:10 p.m. – Session 2: Faculty Discussion on Industry Challenges
7:15 – 7:40 p.m. – Session 3: Graduate Program Updates with the Director
7:50 – 8:45 p.m. – Networking and Awards Reception at PJ’s
(First drink complimentary; cash bar to follow)

Parking:
Complimentary parking is available after 5:00 p.m. in the lot across from the School (Macdonald Stewart Hall).

01/06/2026

You're invited to the 2026 HAFA HFTM Alumni Association Career Networking Night on January 20th, 2026!🎉 (Registration info below...) Join the HAFA HFTM Alumni Association for a delicious dinner in PJ's Restaurant, followed by networking sessions with current Lang School of Business students.

NEW this year, we are excited to announce that we will also be celebrating our alumni award winners – congratulations to this year's award winners!

🎉 George D. Bedell Award: Tim O'Connor, class of 1984
🎉 Leadership/Entrepreneurial Award: Rachel Baque, class of 2001
🎉 Leader of Tomorrow Award: Monika Kruszka, class of 2019

**Stay tuned over the next couple of weeks as we celebrate our prestigious award winners!

✔️ Event details:
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
5:00 PM - 8:45 PM EST
PJ's Restaurant - Macdonald Stewart Hall
University of Guelph
Free to attend
RSVP by January 9th, 2026
✍️ Register here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm/2026-career-networking-night-alumni-industry-registration

* Registration will close at midnight on January 9, 2026, or when the event sells out. There are limited seats available for the alumni dinner and we will handle registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. During the networking sessions, alumni will be grouped by different focus areas for students to explore. Registration includes a drink ticket for the networking reception, access to a cash bar, door prizes, and your dinner ticket. Dress code is business/casual. Please send a PM if you have any questions about the event – we can’t wait to welcome you back home to Lang and PJ’s!

11/07/2025

Happy Friday Alumni! This weekend don't forget to register for the upcoming HAFA HFTM Alumni FALL SOCIAL on Nov. 20th at PJ's 🍁 NOTE: The deadline to register and to send in your nominations is now the same = Nov. 14th ✔️ We look forward to reconnecting with alumni, faculty and friends in a few weeks, see you there!

10/28/2025

Don't forget to nominate fellow HAFA HFTM Alumni this week here! 👉https://www.pjsrestaurantguelph.ca/fallsocial
🎉Awards to be awarded at the Fall Social on Thursday, November 20th, 2025 – looking forward to catching up and celebrating with alumni, students, faculty and friends only a few months away!
✍️ And Register here! https://www.pjsrestaurantguelph.ca/fallsocial

HTM Alumni Fall Social November 20th 6:00 pm to 8:00 pmPJ’s Restaurant RSVP by November 14th Name * First Name Last Name Email * Please provide your current organization and title. * What year did you graduate? * Dietary restrictions (if applicable) Thank you!

10/15/2025

SAVE THE DATE!🍁 We're so excited to announce that the HAFA HFTM Alumni Association Fall Social is BACK this November 20th!🎉Join us at PJ's restaurant at the University of Guelph from 6pm to 8pm to catch up with alumni, faculty, students and friends and celebrate our prestigious award winners. Please RSVP here by November 14th ✔︎ registration includes delicious complementary hors d'oeuvres and one drink ticket: https://www.pjsrestaurantguelph.ca/fallsocial

🍁We're looking forward to seeing everyone there and please do not forget to nominate your fellow alumni for one of our Alumni Awards to be handed out at the Fall Social!✍️ Nominations due by October 27th, 2025 by emailing [email protected] or completing the form here: https://forms.gle/WTtaqFxb31muE5aq8

01/15/2025

Registration is open for the 2025 HAFA HFTM Alumni Career Networking Night taking place next Wednesday, January 22nd!
👉 Find all details here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm/career-networking-night
✍️ And you can register directly here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/hftm/2025-career-networking-night-alumni-industry-registration
We hope you enjoy some of the photos from last year 📸 – we look forward to another great night of networking between alumni, students and faculty again this year! ✔︎ Registration closes soon – PM with any questions.

12/29/2024

Save the date ✔︎ Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 – HAFA HFTM Alumni Association Career Networking Night! More details to come...