Armstrong Trust commits $250,000 to Cornell bookstore renovation

September 28th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College has received a $250,000 pledge from the Esther and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust to fund a new campus bookstore in The Commons, Cornell’s student union that was built during Esther Armstrong’s tenure on the college’s board of trustees. Read More…




Cornell joins national program providing consumer-friendly data

September 26th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College has joined hundreds of private colleges and universities nationwide in the University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN), a Web-based project launched today to provide comprehensive public information to help prospective students and their families judge the quality of higher education institutions. Read More…




Lisa White named Cornell alumni director

September 26th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon native Lisa White has been named alumni director at Cornell College. Read More…




Borealis Wind Quintet opens Cornell concert series Oct. 1

September 21st, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — Borealis Wind Quintet, acclaimed as one of America’s preeminent chamber ensembles, will open Cornell College’s 10th season of Music Mondays with a concert Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in King Chapel. Read More…




Wilch earns Forty Under 40 honor

September 19th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON – Peter Wilch, Cornell College vice president for alumni and college advancement, was named by the Corridor Business Journal of Iowa City/Cedar Rapids as a Forty Under 40 Award honoree for 2007. Read More…




Cornell hosts Maia String Quartet Sept. 23

September 17th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — The Maia String Quartet will be in concert Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. in Ringer Recital Studio of Armstrong Hall on the Cornell College campus. Admission is free. Read More…




Cornell alumnae featured in fiber arts exhibition

September 7th, 2007

MOUNT VERNON — “The Personal is Political: Fiber Arts at Cornell,” opening Sept. 16, features textile art by alumnae, articulating and attesting to visions, hopes and fears about the individual’s relationship to the larger community. Read More…




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