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College News
CARVER GRANT
Cornell has been awarded a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust in the amount of $178,521 to purchase equipment for the biochemistry and molecular biology program. The funds will be used to purchase cell culture equipment, a gel documentation system, an atomic absorption spectrometer, and a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer. |
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WRESTLING TEAM TAKES HIGHEST NATIONAL FINISH SINCE 1963
Cornell sent two wrestlers to the semifinals and crowned four All-Americans, propelling the Rams to their highest national team finish in 45 years at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Cornell senior Chris Heilman (third at 125 pounds), sophomore Nick Nothern (sixth at 133), senior Pat McAuley (seventh at 157) and junior Kyle Kehrli (sixth at 174) earned All-America honors for placing in the top eight in their respective weight classes. |
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INSTRUCTOR RECEIVES AG AWARD
Cornell biology lecturer and lab instructor Laura Krouse received the 2007 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Krouse is the first small farmer to receive the award established in 2002 by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture to honor those who have contributed to the stability of family farms in Iowa. |
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HEARD ON CAMPUS
New York Times bestselling author and internationally renowned commentator Mark Steyn spoke in Kimmel Theatre as part of the Roe Howard Freedom Lecture Series. Steyn addressed the decline of the western world and summarized the main points of his bestseller “America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It.”
The Second City, Chicago ’s legendary comedy troupe, performed their show “One Nation, Under Blog,” in January, and then held an improv workshop the next day with Cornell theatre students. |
Campaign News
| Extraordinary Opportunities: The Campaign for Cornell College, has had a busy winter, announcing a number of large gifts, bringing the total raised thus far to $78.8 million out of the $92 million goal. |
| At the end of December, Cornell received a $3 million boost from The Hall-Perrine Foundation of Cedar Rapids after raising $6 million in 2-to-1 matching funds. The funds will help Cornell College expand and remodel The Commons. |
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Then, in the first month of 2008, the college announced that John Lively ’55 endowed $1.3 million for a scholarship fund to benefit students in and around Marshall County, Iowa, where Lively grew up and worked for a time. |
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And in February, just as four Cornellians were wrapping up an All-American season at the Division III NCAA Wrestling Championships, Cornell was pleased to announce an unrestricted donation of a pension plan valued at $700,000 from Warren DePrenger ’55, a long-time supporter of Cornell’s wrestling program, and a former Ram wrestler himself. |
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Finally, in March, Cornell was pleased to announce a $1 million gift from Cornell parent and life trustee Peter Paul Luce to expand and modernize Cornell College’s admission center. |
Cornell in the News
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GARNER IN BUSINESS WEEK
Cornell President Les Garner was featured in a Business Week article discussing business programs at liberal arts schools and Cornell's Berry Center for Economics, Business & Public Policy.
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TRAUGER '68 QUOTED IN USA TODAY
Aleta Grillow Trauger ’68 was quoted in a USA Today article on prescription drug mistakes made at pharmacies. Trauger is the U.S. District Court judge who presided over a case where a boy was given the wrong medication by a pharmacy. |
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CORNELL STUDENT QUESTION IN WSJ
Meanwhile, the gift that keeps on giving, Cornell was once again mentioned alongside Sen. Barack Obama as the Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed student asking about the Senator’s views on the Second Amendment. |
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MOUNT VERNON A MAIN STREET COMMUNITY
At a ceremony in Des Moines on March 4, Mount Vernon was named one of four communities selected to join the Main Street Iowa program. College communications director Dee Ann Rexroat serves on the executive board of the Community Development Board, and several other Cornell staff members—including Karla Carney-Hall, Megan Comer, Trish Kohl, Mike Williamson, and Gretchen Lindenbolt—serve on the board’s four committees. |
Alumni News
CAMPAIGN EVENT IN CHICAGO
On Saturday, April 5, Cornell will host a special event at the Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago. If you plan to be in the area for this event and would like an invitation, call toll free 1 (877) 683-7666. |
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CORNELL TAKES JAPAN
Taking its mission “around the world,” Cornell found itself in Japan recently visiting alumni at events in Kyoto and Tokyo in recognition of the Cornell College of Iowa Japan Association's 30th Anniversary. There and at visits to two partner universities, Aoyama Gaukin University in Tokyo and Kyoto Seika in Kyoto, President Garner and Vice President of Alumni and College Advancement Peter Wilch brought a message of the importance global perspective and global citizenship and the role a Cornell education plays in ensuring access to those opportunities.
The goal of the trip was to expand relationships with the two universities, allowing for an even richer set of offerings for Cornell students in Japan and an increased number of students participating in exchange programs from all institutions involved. From Iowa to Japan and back again, Cornell is truly expanding the possible universe for its students. |
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| HELPING STUDENTS RECEIVE LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
Develop personal and rewarding relationships with Cornell students through the Cornell Scholars program. This unique program provides an opportunity to help motivated young people with remarkable minds and impressive academic credentials afford a Cornell education. With an annual gift of $2,500 or more, you can provide a deserving student with tuition assistance for the upcoming academic year. Because you name this scholarship, it also provides you with a way to honor your own experience at Cornell or someone close to you. Since these funds are not endowed, your entire gift will immediately benefit the student recipient.
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Coming Up
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"HUMOR AND HEALTH" TOPIC OF ANNUAL DIMENSIONS LECTURE
Patch Adams, the inspiration for the hit movie starring Robin Williams, is a physician, social activist, professional clown, humanitarian, and executive director of the Gesundheit Institute. He continually advocates for the care in healthcare, and believes that laughter, joy, and creativity are an integral part of the healing process. Adams will speak on “Humor and Health” at 7 p.m. on April 9 in King Chapel. Sponsored by Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare. |
SMALL-THOMAS LECTURE
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will discuss the intersection of faith and social justice on April 10 as the fourth lecturer in the Small-Thomas series. |
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STEPHANOPOULOS IS THIRD DELT LECTURER
Journalist, author, and commentator George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, will speak on “Politics: The Art of the Impossible,” at 7 p.m. on May 7 in King Chapel. This is the third lecture funded by the Delta Phi Rho Centennial Endowment. Previous speakers include Bob Woodward and Fareed Zakaria. |
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