Marchionda first 2008-2009 Music Mondays performer

September 19th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON — Guitarist Stephen Marchionda opens Cornell College’s 11th season of Music Mondays Oct. 6. Read More…




Amity Shlaes is third Roe Howard lecturer

September 11th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Amity Shlaes, senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, will deliver Cornell College’s Roe Howard Freedom Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Hedges Conference Room, The Commons. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More…




National security lecture series comes to Cornell

September 9th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON—National security experts will speak at Cornell College this fall as part of a National Security Network’s “Around the Country” series. The National Security Network, based in Washington, D.C., is a foreign policy organization dedicated to strengthening public understanding and support of international relations, global affairs, and national security. Read More…




Capitol Steps to satirize at Cornell

September 4th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON — On Wednesday, Oct. 1, nationally renowned political comedy group Capitol Steps will appear at Cornell College in King Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Capitol Steps will perform skits and routines updated to reflect our changing political times. Read More…




Cornell exhibit to feature works of alumni

August 28th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - From Sept. 14 through Oct. 19, the Peter Paul Luce Gallery at Cornell College will host a featured exhibit bringing together an impressive range of painting styles, themes and mediums from a number of its most prominent alumni. Read More…




Iowa Private College Week Aug. 4-8

July 22nd, 2008

MOUNT VERNON — From Aug. 4 to 8, 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…




Cornell hosts Relay for Life

May 13th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – The American Cancer Society’s 6th Annual Relay for Life at Cornell College begins with the opening ceremony at 8 p.m. Friday, May 16 in the Small Multi-Sport Center. Read More…




Stephanopoulos tells Cornell we’re headed for “historic election”

May 8th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - ABC Washington correspondent George Stephanopoulos told a packed house in Cornell College’s King Chapel tonight that the race for a Democratic nominee essentially ended Tuesday after the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. Read More…




Relay For Life Bank Night Tues., May 13

May 7th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College Relay for Life will hold Bank Night on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Read More…




One Book, One Campus, One Community

May 6th, 2008

This fall Cole Library will sponsor “One Book, One Campus, One Community,” with the goal of creating opportunities for life-long learners to come together to talk about a fantastic book. Read More…