The History of #HTMRyerson
As we await the start of a new semester, we look back at the beginnings of #HTMRyerson and all the changes it has undergone over the past decades with its vision, curriculum, and construction.
The Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management first opened doors in 1951, better known at the time as the Hotel Resort and Restaurant Administration Program at the Ryerson Institute of Technology (opens in new window) .
1948 - Ryerson began as Ryerson Institute of Technology
1951 - Inception of Hotel, Resort & Restaurant Administration under the Institution for Home Management
1961 - Program was moved under the Business Division (which became the Faculty of Business) and was located in the Business Building on Victoria Street
1969 - Program name changed to Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Administration Department
1971 - Ryerson became Ryerson Polytechnic Institute
1981 - Program name changed to School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
1993 - Ryerson was renamed Ryerson Polytechnic University; Hospitality and Tourism Management moved into the International Living Learning Centre (formerly the IBIS Hotel)
2001 - Program degree changed to Bachelor of Commerce
2002 - Ryerson was renamed Ryerson University
2006 - Faculty of Business (now called Ted Rogers School of Management) moved to the new building on Dundas Street
2007 - Program name changed to Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
2020 - Join our history!
HTM's Timeline
