17 elected to Phi Beta Kappa

February 27th, 2009

Seventeen Cornellians have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most widely respected academic honorary society in the United States. Read More…




Hearne to perform March 10

February 27th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON - Lisa Hearne, soprano, will sing in recital on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Ringer Recital Hall.  Hearne, associate professor of music at Cornell College, will perform with Joyce Strabala of the Cornell piano faculty.  Admission is free and open to the public. Read More…




Whisler joins Cole Library

February 19th, 2009

MOUN VERNON – Laurel Whisler has been appointed to the position of college librarian at Cole Library effective July 1. Read More…




Mock Trial qualifies for Championship Series

February 16th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – The Cornell College Mock Trial team qualified for its first ever Opening Round Championship Series of the American Mock Trial Association over the weekend by finishing 6-2 at the regional tournament in Davenport. Read More…




Cornell announces new college logo

February 12th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College announced a new logo today, pairing the logotype in use since 1987 with a collegiate crest. Read More…




Garner quoted in Congressional Quarterly

February 8th, 2009

Les Garner, Cornell College president, was quoted in the Feb. 5 Congressional Quarterly article “Debate Extends to Pell Grant’s Stimulative Merits.” Read More…




Eco Corps, Student Senate host Going Green week

February 6th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – The Sustainability Committee, along with Eco Corps and Student Senate, is hosting Going Green Week, Feb. 9-13. Events include an all-campus competition to recycle, with the winning dorms receiving a chocolate fondue party to close out the week. Read More…




Cornellian stages play with little sister

February 6th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Third-year student Lindsay Tornquist was featured in an article in the Feb. 5 Rapid City Journal on the staging of her play “The Sound of Rain.” The twist? It stars her little sister, Rachel. Read More…




Bruns and Schulze headline March 2 Music Mondays

February 5th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON — Swiss baritone Martin Bruns and German pianist Jan Philip Schulze will perform at Cornell College March 2 as part of the 11th season of Music Mondays. Read More…




Cornell eReport redesigned and online

February 4th, 2009

Get your fix of Cornell news, life, and features with the Winter 2009 Cornell Report, now online and redesigned. Read More…




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