Eighteen projects initiated by faculty to support community-engaged learning have received Engaged Cornell's inaugural Engaged Curriculum Grants, totaling more than $930,000.
On her first visit to the New York State Fair, Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett walked past the midway games and deep-fried foods to enjoy the fair’s educational aspects.
Three Cornellians are among eight recipients of the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, awarded to families and individuals worldwide who have dedicated their private wealth to the public good.
The 2014-15 Civic Leader Fellows will present their projects Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:30 p.m. at 102 Mann Library. The fellowship helps community leaders, students and faculty solve community needs.
Style Engineers, an NSF-funded program to engage girls with STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics, is being distributed to educators nationwide following successful testing.
Fifty-two high school junior and senior girls spent a week at the CURIE Academy at Cornell to examine engineering as a possible career, and to do some real engineering on their own.
The second annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk will be held Sept. 1 in Collegetown to educate students about available resources to create a successful off-campus living experience.
Productions led by Performing and Media Arts students, a black cinema speaker series and abridged Shakespeare are among the highlights of the Schwartz Center's 2015-2016 season.
Tom Schryver, MBA '02, has been appointed to lead Johnson's Entrepreneurship Innovation Institute in addition to currently leading the Center for Regional Economic Advancement.
