Cornell to announce new Athletic Director Wednesday

May 6th, 2008

Cornell College will introduce its new Director of Athletics on Wednesday, May 7 at noon in Shaw Conference Room in The Commons. 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…




New rankings in Forbes put Cornell in top 25

May 5th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – New rankings featured in the May 19 issue of Forbes magazine from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity rank Cornell 21st on the list of all liberal arts schools. Read More…




Student awarded business scholarship

April 30th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - Emily Burnham, a Spencer resident and a senior at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been selected to receive an Aegon Transamerica Foundation Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Read More…




Cornell receives “green” award

April 29th, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cornell College received a Silver Award from Alliant Energy for energy efficiency in the construction of its new dormitory Clock Tower Hall at the first annual “Excellence in Energy-Efficient Construction Awards” ceremony. Read More…




Cornell Fellows in Corridor Business Journal

April 28th, 2008

CEDAR RAPIDS - The Cornell Fellows program was featured in the April 28 edition of the Corridor Business Journal. RJ Holmes ‘99, Dimo Dimitrov ‘07, and Dean Riesen ‘79 were all quoted in the article on the connection between the Fellows program and Cedar Rapids businesses. Read More…




Introducing news.cornellcollege.edu

April 28th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - Cornell College has launched a new News Center page in order to better communicate with the greater Cornell community at news.cornellcollege.edu. Read More…




Stephanopoulos lecture moved to May 8

April 24th, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Due to an anticipated obligation given the unprecedented closeness of the Democratic primary season between Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barak Obama, George Stephanopoulos’ lecture “Politics: The Art of the Impossible,” at Cornell College has been moved to Thursday, May 8 at 7 p.m. Read More…




Gruber-Miller appointed to teaching prep task force

April 23rd, 2008

MOUNT VERNON - John Gruber-Miller has been appointed to the American Philological Association/American Classical League Joint Task Force on Latin Teacher Preparation, which meets in Philadelphia over the weekend of May 30-31. Read More…




Rexroat named Mount Vernon Citizen of the Year

April 22nd, 2008

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College Communications Director Dee Ann Rexroat has received the Citizen of the Year award from the Mount Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce. Read More…