Lisa White named Cornell alumni director
September 26th, 2007MOUNT 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, 2007MOUNT 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.
Cornell hosts Maia String Quartet Sept. 23
September 17th, 2007MOUNT 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, 2007MOUNT 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…
Purple Pass allows free admission to Cornell events
August 30th, 2007MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College is introducing the new Purple Pass, which allows free admission to home athletic contests, Music Mondays concerts and campus lectures for residents of Mount Vernon and Lisbon and families with children in either school district. Read More…
Community service first, then classes Sept. 3 for Cornell’s 357 new students
August 30th, 2007MOUNT VERNON — New students at Cornell College will spend Saturday morning volunteering at several sites in eastern Iowa before starting classes Monday, Sept. 3. Read More…
$475,638 to Cornell from beloved professor’s estate
August 27th, 2007MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College has received a gift of $475,638 from the estate of a beloved speech professor who is credited with encouraging the career path of a student who would become a Hall of Fame baseball announcer. Read More…
Praise for Cornell professors’ article on information literacy
July 10th, 2007MOUNT VERNON — Two Cornell College professors are authors of a piece on information literacy that has been selected as one of the top 20 library instruction articles by the American Library Association Library Instruction Round Table (ALA LIRT). Read More…
Cornell seniors raise record $54,674 for class gift
June 1st, 2007MOUNT VERNON — Graduating seniors at Cornell College raised a record $54,674 for the class gift, a contribution to the Annual Fund that supports critical college operations including scholarships, student and faculty research, library acquisitions and leadership and service opportunities. Read More…