How Your Gifts Help

   In the Classroom

Cornell’s extraordinary opportunities in the classroom are grounded in the college’s commitment to the liberal arts. Faculty members work closely with students to nurture intellectual growth and creativity. Students are challenged to seek new ideas, delve into complex issues, achieve new levels of understanding, and present ideas clearly.

Opportunities to support this extraordinary style of learning include:

• Endowed Scholarships
• Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Faculty Development Funds
• The Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy
• Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare
• The Center For Teaching and Learning

Endowed Scholarships
Campaign goal: $19 million

In affirming our commitment to financial access for outstanding students from all walks of life, Cornell seeks endowed scholarship funds so that we can compete for the most talented students—those who will take full advantage of the extraordinary opportunities offered by Cornell and develop into caring, thoughtful leaders.

More information:

• White Paper, February 2007
  
• Scholarship information from the Financial Assistance Office

Campaign goal: $13 million

Endowed professorships and chairs enable us to attract and retain faculty members who excel in their fields and who are deeply committed to teaching undergraduates.

More information:

• “The new guard,” Cornell Report, Winter 2005
• “Tepper named first Ringer chair,” Cornell Report, Summer 2006

The Berry Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy provides extensive experiential learning opportunities and prepares students for leadership in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors of the economy.

More information:

• White Paper, May 2007
• “Cornell launches Berry Center,” Cornell Report, Winter 2007
• Berry Center website

Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare
Campaign goal: $5 million

Dimensions provides a unique undergraduate education for health care professionals who will lead by virtue of their ability to master both the art and science of health care.

More information:

• White Paper, November 2005
•  “Dimensions program collaborates with alum’s research,” Cornell Report, Winter 2007
• Dimensions website
• "Dimensions: Learning the 'care' of healthcare," Cornell eReport, Winter 2009
  

The Center For Teaching and Learning
Campaign goal: $3.5 million

The Center for Teaching and Learning assures that all of our students in disciplines across the college will have the opportunity to develop critical skills in research, information literacy, analysis, communication, and multimedia presentation.

More information:

• White Paper, 2006