College acquires home for Center for Literary Arts

April 3, 2012

Cornell College has purchased a house with historic ties to its English and creative writing department that will serve as home to the newly-created Center for the Literary Arts. Read More…




Work beginning on Garner President’s House

March 23, 2012

Construction has begun on the renovation of the Garner President’s House, which is funded by Cornell College Trustees and other friends of the college. The project, first announced in 2010, will include an expansion to the public area of the 162-year-old building that’s been home to Cornell presidents since 1864. Read More…




Cornell creating Center for Literary Arts

December 19, 2011

Drawing from the strength and rich history of its English department, next fall Cornell College will launch an academic enrichment program known as the Center for the Literary Arts. Read More…




King Chapel getting an elevator

November 29, 2011

Work will begin this fall to add an elevator addition near the southeast entrance to King Chapel, the historic centerpiece of Cornell College’s campus. The elevator is part of an ongoing renovation to the first building on campus named to the National Register of Historic places. Read More…




$500,000 in gifts for the Thomas Commons

October 17, 2011

Three gifts from Cornell College alumni totaling $500,000 will move the Thomas Commons renovation project closer to completion. Read More…




Teacher, alumna left nearly $400,000 to Cornell

October 14, 2011

A longtime elementary teacher who also taught education at Cornell has left the college nearly $400,000, half of which will go toward restoring the college’s historic King Chapel. Read More…




$5.6 million gift to help fund Thomas Commons renovation

September 7, 2011

A gift of $5.6 million from the estate of a Cornell College parent—one of the largest outright gifts in the history of the college—will go toward renovations of the Thomas Commons and endow a scholarship in his daughter’s name. Read More…




Alum gives $100,000 for leadership program

July 27, 2011

An alum from the 1960s has pledged $100,000 to Cornell College to fund a program designed to teach students what it takes to lead. Read More…




Gift of $500,000 for The Commons

September 27, 2010

A $500,000 gift from Cornell parents Peter Paul and Betsy Luce will help with plans to expand and renovate The Commons. Read More…




Plans to renovate President’s House

September 21, 2010

Members of the Cornell College Board of Trustees and other friends of the College are funding a major renovation and expansion of the 160-year-old home that serves as the President’s House on campus. Read More…