Anne Kenney has been reappointed to a second term as Cornell University librarian; she has had many successes and looks forward to several new challenges.
"Hats Off to Hunter, a Campus Salute to President Hunter Rawlings" will kick off a day of events on Monday, April 28, to celebrate Rawlings' eight years as president of Cornell University. "Hats Off to Hunter," an ice cream social with entertainment, will be held under a tent on the Arts Quad from 1:10 to 2:30 p.m. A chimes concert will start the program, open to all members of the Cornell community. Entertainment will include performances by student vocal groups, a poetry reading, jugglers and musicians. A large Grecian urn will be provided so that participants can write down their recollections and good wishes for Rawlings and place them in the urn. (April 21, 2003)
How does a little girl growing up in the big city of San Francisco develop an abiding love and appreciation for nature and a passion for biology? Go fish. "My parents enjoyed fishing, and although my sister had no interest, I loved it," says Helene Dillard, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Jed P. Sparks, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development program grant from the National Science Foundation. He will receive five-year funding of $500,000 to support research into foliar uptake of atmospheric nitrogen from the molecular to ecosystems levels. Early Career awards are NSF's most prestigious honor for new faculty members, recognizing and supporting teacher-scholars who are considered most likely to become academic leaders of the 21st century. (April 15, 2003)
Events on campus include TV stars Laverne Cox and Henry Winkler; electronic music with visual accompaniment at Cornell Cinema; and the Dyson Women in Leadership Summit.
Glenn Altschuler encounters it a lot these days: the fear among undergraduate students, particularly in the liberal arts, that they won't be sufficiently "marketable" upon graduation. In response, the dean of Cornell's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and other administrators and faculty have created the Summer Program in International Business, an eight-week curriculum that will give students in fields ranging from anthropology to electrical engineering a hands-on introduction to the business world.
Ithaca Tangueros is hosting Tango! a concert and dance performance Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in the Statler Auditorium at Cornell. The show includes live tango music and performances by some of the finest Argentine Tango couples dancers in the world.