Smiths lead the way on “Block by Block” flood relief

July 30th, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cornell trustee John Smith ‘71 and his wife Dyan never really seem to keep their checkbook closed in the face of a worthy cause. Read More…




Cornell among Best 371 Colleges; Theatre cited as among best in the nation

July 27th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell is one of the country’s best undergraduate institutions, according to The Princeton Review.  The education services company features Cornell in the new 2010 edition of its guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges. Read More…




Trustee donates $200,000 to Cornell College to fund Commons project, Pre-Law

July 21st, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College trustee and alumna Sheryl Atkinson Stoll ‘70 says she owes much of her success to her alma mater. Now, Cornell students can say they owe much of their success to Sheryl Stoll. Read More…




Cornell professor not baffled by numerical phenomenon

July 7th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell mathematics professor Jim Freeman had the number of a Cedar Rapids Gazette story on Wednesday. All nine of them. Read More…




Recent graduate to be published in Oswald Review

July 7th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – A paper by Nathan Sacks ‘09 was accepted for publication in The Oswald Review, an undergraduate journal. The paper is slated for the fall of 2009. Read More…




Iowa Private Colleges Week Aug. 3-7

July 6th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON — From Aug. 3 to 7, hundreds of college-seeking students and their families will participate in what is becoming a rite of summer, Iowa Private College Week, sponsored by the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (IAICU). Read More…




2009-10 Music Mondays schedule set

July 6th, 2009

The 12th season of Cornell College’s Music Mondays concert series will kick off Oct. 12 with the Georgia Guitar Quartet, an innovative chamber music group that counts among its influences everything from Bach and Brahms to Led Zeppelin and Radiohead. Read More…




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