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Purple Pass gives free admission to Cornell events

The Purple Pass allows free admission to home athletic contests, Music Mondays concerts and campus lectures for residents of Mount Vernon and Lisbon and families with children in either school district.

The Purple Pass is available at the Small Multi-Sport Center, Cole Library, or Scott Alumni Center. Patrons can obtain a Purple Pass for their family by showing proof of residence (a driver’s license or other document with a home address) or school enrollment (school ID, etc.).

For more information, see our Purple Pass website.

Campus News

Faculty Recital: Lisa Hearne, soprano; Joyce Strabala, piano

Soprano Lisa Hearne, professor of music, and Joyce Strabala, instructor of piano, will give a recital on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Ringer Recital Hall of Armstrong Hall at Cornell College. The program includes Hermit Songs by Samuel Barber, The Promised Land, a new work of American spirituals by Gwyneth Walker, art songs in French and German, and songs from musical theater. Read More

Posted Apr 01, 2013

Ken Morris earns Diversity Focus fellowship

Ken Morris, director of Intercultural Life at Cornell College, will be one of the inaugural Diversity Focus Fellows. Morris, who has worked at Cornell for six years, will run a community website and blog about the African-American community in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor. Read More

Posted Mar 27, 2013

Corridor Business Journal writes about Cornell College’s strategic plan

Cornell College President Jonathan Brand was interviewed about what makes Cornell special, and about the college's strategic planning process. Read More

Posted Mar 19, 2013

Religion professor emeritus Charles Vernoff dies

Charles Vernoff, who taught religion at Cornell College from 1978 until 2006, died March 11 at his home in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 71. Vernoff was named emeritus professor of religion at his retirement. He was best known for his courses Mysticism East and West, The History and Theology of the Holocaust, and Contemporary Jewish Literature, and as a scholar and outstanding classroom teacher. Read More

Posted Mar 12, 2013

Lecture on science and details on March 21

Christopher Essex, a professor in the department of applied mathematics at the University of Western Ontario, will speak at Cornell College on March 21. He will talk about "When Scientific Technicalities Matter." Read More

Posted Mar 08, 2013

Green appointed to Iowa Board of Psychology

Melinda Green, associate professor of psychology at Cornell College, has been appointed to the Iowa Board of Psychology. The board evaluates the qualifications of applicants for licensure and grants licenses to those who qualify, establishes rules and regulations to ensure the integrity and competence of licensed psychologists and investigates complaints for unprofessional conduct. Read More

Posted Mar 08, 2013

Cornell College hires new VP for enrollment

Cornell College has hired Colleen Murphy as the new Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission, effective July 1. Murphy works as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing at Greensboro College in Greensboro, N.C., and as a consultant for Noel-Levitz. She has been involved with marketing and higher education for nearly 20 years. Read More

Posted Feb 27, 2013

Second Amendment Scholar Speaking April 3

Saul Cornell, one of the nation’s leading authorities on the Second Amendment and the history of gun regulation, will talk about “A Well Regulated Militia: The Second Amendment as History and Myth,” at Cornell College’s Kollman Lecture on April 3. Read More

Posted Feb 26, 2013