College News
Theatre, Art
cited as among best in nation in yearly awards
Cornell once
again celebrated strong rankings in Forbes,
The Princeton Review, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges. What's new
is the high rankings the theatre and art departments received. The Princeton Review ranked Cornell
among the best undergraduate institutions in the nation, and cited the theatre
department as the 16th best in the country. Fiske called Cornell a "Top
Financial Find" and one of the "44 Best Buy Schools," and cited the art department
as one of the 24 best among undergraduate institutions. Finally, Forbes magazine once again listed
Cornell as the best college in Iowa, and 105th overall.
Extraordinary
giving
Despite a year of economic turmoil Cornell closed out the 2008-2009 year
strongly, raising $9.8 million in gifts, pledges, and grants, including nearly
$1 million for the environmental studies program and $2.2 million for the
annual fund. Nearly 4,000 donors contributed to funds that allowed students to
study overseas, renovated dormitories, created new classes and programs,
brought in lecturers and provided student scholarships. Cornell has received
extraordinary gifts from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, trustee Sheryl
Atkinson Stoll '70 and her husband William Stoll, Tom Durham '77 and the Rev.
Martha Hemenway Durham '78, and many, many others. If you are considering a
gift to the Cornell Annual Fund, now is the time to give. Without the support
of our alumni and friends, there is no Cornell. To give to the annual fund, visit
cornellcollege.edu/giving.
Change is the name of
the game
After one of Cornell's most successful athletic years ever, a number of new
faces will be pacing the sidelines in 2009-10 as several teams try to repeat
while others aim simply to contend. Shawn Voigt '90, Cornell's last national
champion in wrestling, returns to the mats as an assistant for Mike Duroe's
squad that finished 8th at the national tournament and had three
all-Americans. Meanwhile, Adam Hadenfeldt '06 returns to the Hilltop to helm a baseball
team that finished 10-23 last year. Also new this season is Derek Bell as
Cornell's first director of soccer, taking over both the men's (3-13 in 2008)
and women's (8-10) teams. Finally, after leading the basketball team to a
conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament, the Rams had to say
goodbye to Coach Mike DeGeorge as he pursued other non-coaching opportunities
with his family.
Rood House finished/offices
move
Several offices moved during
the summer of 2009, creating a centralized location for basic student services
in Old Sem. Thanks to a gift from Richard Small '50 and honorary alumna Norma
Small, the staff in Alumni and College Advancement relocated from Old Sem to
the Paul K. Scott Alumni Center at Rood House. Other offices shifted as well. A
complete list of new office locations can be found at http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2009/08/12/offices/
Cornell gets
social
If you're
not one of the more than 2,100 alumni on Facebook, what are you waiting for?
Visit facebook.com/cornellcollege to view photos, read updated news, interact
with other Cornellians, and get inside information on area events. Cornell also
can be found on Twitter (if you're into that sort of thing) at
Twitter.com/cornellcollege.
