Cornell Hosts the 2009 Iowa Sociological Association Conference

April 27th, 2009

The Iowa Sociological Association Annual Meeting on April 24, 2009 brought together almost 50 student and faculty participants from Iowa colleges and universities to the Cornell College campus in Mount Vernon. Read More…




Thaler, author of Nudge, lectures May 14

April 22nd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, will deliver the Roe Howard Freedom Lecture on May 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Cornell College in Hedges Conference Room. Read More…




Spring choral concert Sunday, April 26

April 22nd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present their spring choral concert on Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. in King Chapel. The ensembles are directed by associate professor of music Lisa Hearne. Read More…




Wondra awarded Fulbright

April 21st, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College senior Nic Wondra of Centennial, Colo. has received a Fulbright Award for 2009-2010 to study the educational system of the Republic of Georgia. Read More…




An evening with Robert Dana

April 20th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College will host “An Evening with Poet Robert Dana” on Tuesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Kimmel Theatre. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More…




Anonymous donor gifts $100,000

April 16th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – A class of 1967 alumnus has pledged an unrestricted gift of $100,000 to Cornell College as the Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign nears its $92 million goal. Read More…




Holocaust survivor to speak April 22

April 15th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Holocaust survivor Irene Furst, along with her daughter Linda Hurwitz, will speak at Cornell College on Wednesday, April 22, at 11:10 a.m. in King Chapel. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More…




Harry Kalas 1936-2009

April 13th, 2009

Harry Kalas, the 73-year-old Philadephia Phillies announcer and former Cornellian, died Monday. Read More…




Three Cornell Professors invited to NEH Seminars

April 13th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Three Cornell College professors have been invited to participate in three prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities summer seminars for 2009. Read More…




13th Annual Student Symposium April 18

April 9th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON — Research on a wide range of topics – solar power, religion and mortality in education, the bikini, autism, the operas of Richard Wagner, The Iliad, Snow White, and comic book art  – will be showcased at the 13th annual Cornell College Student Symposium on Saturday, April 18, in The Commons. Read More…




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