Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience News
Audrey Pagel ’24: Ingenuity In Action reflection
Audrey Pagel ’24 reflects on her Ingenuity in Action experience co-leading Alternative Spring Break. Read More About Audrey Pagel ’24: Ingenuity In Action reflection
Rachael Adewusi ’24: Ingenuity In Action reflection
Rachael Adewusi ’24 reflects on her Ingenuity in Action experience as president of BACO (Black Awareness Cultural Organization). Read More About Rachael Adewusi ’24: Ingenuity In Action reflection
Justin Clinton-Gohdes ’06: New Zealand
Justin Clinton-Gohdes ’06 works for social service NGOs and provides mental health counseling in New Zealand, where he's lived for 10 years. Read More About Justin Clinton-Gohdes ’06: New Zealand
Allen ’68 receives Leadership and Service Award
Cornell College has awarded Michael Allen ’68 with the 2023 Leadership and Service Award. Read More About Allen ’68 receives Leadership and Service Award
I’m learning professionalism
Caitlyne Mar ’24, Dungy Writing Studio peer consultant, writes about how she is learning professionalism from her first job--her work-study job at Cornell. Read More About I’m learning professionalism
Lauren Buckner ’99: Block planning a life
As an entrepreneur with multiple businesses, Lauren Buckner ’99 is often asked how she juggles it all. Her solution is to block plan her life. Read More About Lauren Buckner ’99: Block planning a life
Life after Student Senate
Three former Student Senate presidents tell how they leveraged their experiences into their lives after Cornell. Read More About Life after Student Senate
Hartney’s hustle leads to Texas Toyota job
Lily Hartney ՚23 starts a new position at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) in Plano, Texas, one week after her Cornell College Commencement. Read More About Hartney’s hustle leads to Texas Toyota job
Cornell’s 165th Commencement is May 14
Due to weather, Commencement will be held at the arena of the Richard and Norma Small Athletic and Wellness Center. Baccalaureate will be at Kimmel Theatre. Cornell College will hold its 165th Commencement ceremony in celebration of the Class of 2023 on Mother’s Day Sunday, May 14. The ceremony starts at 10 a.m. on the […] Read More About Cornell’s 165th Commencement is May 14
Yanicke ’67 continues supporting Cornell students
Her love of swimming led Georgia Yanicke ’67 to choose Cornell’s sports medicine hydrotherapy area for her gift to the Athletic & Wellness Project. Read More About Yanicke ’67 continues supporting Cornell students
Neil Wylie, 1940-2021
Neil Wylie, who taught psychology at Cornell College from 1966 to 1981, died June 16, 2021, in Hartford, Maine. Read More About Neil Wylie, 1940-2021
Cornell College announces new Trustees
The Cornell College Board of Trustees has elected three new members—Tahllee Baynard ’97, Felecia Epps ’80, and Lauren Williams ’22—and reelected Sheryl Stoll ’70. Read More About Cornell College announces new Trustees
Stolz headed to Bulgaria on Fulbright
Senior Tessa Stolz talks about the benefits of an 18 day class, the one and only class you focus on for an 18 day block, on the block plan. Read More About Stolz headed to Bulgaria on Fulbright
5 professors you should know
Meet five Cornell College faculty at the midpoint of their careers, each with deep commitments to their students and their scholarship. Several followed a straight path to graduate school and found Cornell. Others left unrelated careers to pursue their passion. Two are alumni who returned to teach on the block plan. Read More About 5 professors you should know
The neuroscientist: Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Steven Neese
You can often find Steven Neese in West Science Hall's Vivarium Lab, where he and his team of students conduct research. Read More About The neuroscientist: Associate Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Steven Neese
Wyatt Whitegoat ’16: Indigenous health pioneer
In the past five years Wyatt Whitegoat ’16 received two master’s degrees and returned twice to work on the Navajo reservation where he was born. Read More About Wyatt Whitegoat ’16: Indigenous health pioneer
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69: Serving others at a sacred time
Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69 provided leadership in the fields of hospice and palliative care—serving the needs of those approaching the end of life. Read More About Jane Welgos Sidwell ’69: Serving others at a sacred time
Belen Castellanos Tokarski ’95: Leading people forward
As chief operating officer of Mylo, a tech start-up in the insurance industry, Belen Castellanos Tokarski ’95 says anyone can demonstrate leadership. Read More About Belen Castellanos Tokarski ’95: Leading people forward
Janah Cook Dawson ’09: Every student deserves to feel at home
Janah Cook Dawson ’09 recalls being in the first all women of color ensemble to perform as Lady in Brown in Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls ...” Read More About Janah Cook Dawson ’09: Every student deserves to feel at home
Cailynn Wichman: Outfielder with a huge heart
The world needs more people like senior outfielder Cailynn Wichman, says Head Softball Coach Jackie Sernek ’14. Read More About Cailynn Wichman: Outfielder with a huge heart