Cornell Supports Recovery Efforts
The Cornell campus was undamaged by flooding, utilities are functioning, offices are open, and classes will begin on time.
Cornell is working to support flood recovery efforts. Around 300 Red Cross volunteers are currently being housed on campus. Sixty women, children, and live-in staff from a Cedar Rapids social service agency are staying in another residence hall. Several local businesses have relocated operations to cornell residence halls, classrooms, and various campus spaces. Including Cornell students working or conducting research in the summer, all residence halls on the west end of campus will be occupied.
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Register for New Emergency Alert System
Students are encouraged to register for the new R.A.M. Emergency System. This state-of-the-art R.A.M. (rapid alert messaging) system will allow you to receive instant and simultaneous messages sent to all registered mobile phones, Blackberrys, pagers and e-mail. Messages will be of an urgent or emergency nature only. This system will be the surest way for you to receive notification if matters critical to your immediate safety occur.
Students can register at https://secure.cornellcollege.edu/campus_safety. Registration is simple and will take only a minute. This is the first registration for this system. Students who provided their cell phone numbers for personal contact purposes earlier this year will also need to register for this emergency text messaging service. Students will need to register only once while attending Cornell and notifications will terminate upon graduation. Users may opt out of the system at any time.
New rankings featured in the May 19 issue of Forbes magazine from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity rank Cornell 21st on the list of all liberal arts schools. The study - which utilizes student rankings of professors, graduation rates, student awards, and vocational success - purports to “review the meal” as opposed to the “ingredients”-based rankings from U.S. News & World Report, according to the article. Cornell also boasted the greatest increase in ranking over U.S. News of any school that made the list, improving 76 places. To read the full article or see the complete list of rankings, visit forbes.com.
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