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…




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…




Crisostomo to speak at Cornell’s “Chicano Week”

April 2nd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Noted social activist Paula Crisostomo will speak on “Walkout: Educational Equity and Chicano Civil Rights” at Cornell College Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Hedges Lounge. Read More…




Berry Center hosts Applied Economic Symposium

March 31st, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Two economists will speak at Cornell College’s Berry Center Applied Economic Symposium “Human Health and Economic Development: Lessons from Africa” on April 15, at 3 and 7 p.m. The lectures are free and open to the public. Read More…




Cornell hosts ACM photo contest; Myka Peterson receives honorable mention

March 23rd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College will host the latest leg of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) Off-Campus Study Photo Contest April 6-10. Included among the collection is an Honorable Mention award winner from Myka Peterson entitled “Shipwrecked!” Read More…




Brachova to represent Cornell at Iowa Private Colleges Day

March 10th, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Pavla Brachova will represent Cornell College at Iowa Private Colleges Day at the Iowa State Capitol on Tuesday, March 17. Read More…




Aviv String Quartet final 2008-09 Music Mondays performance

March 3rd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON — The Aviv String Quartet will close out the 2008-2009 season of Music Mondays at Cornell College March 23 with a selection of works from Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Read More…




Ofri presents Dimensions lecture

March 2nd, 2009

MOUNT VERNON – Bellevue Hospital physician Dr. Danielle Ofri will present “Singular Intimacies: Using Literature to Bridge the Cultural Gap” at Cornell College’s Kimmel Theatre on Wednesday, March 18, 11:10 a.m. 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…




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…




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