In Brief: Fall 2022

By Cornell Report Staff

Signatures of the members of the Class of 2026 adorn The Rock (above) as the 170th school year began in August. Signing The Rock is a New Student Orientation activity sponsored by the Alumni Office, sharing the history and traditions of one of our oldest campus residents with our newest ones.

From left: Director of Equity and Compliance Samantha Hebel Perkins ’12, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Dan Chou, and Assistant Director of Residence Life Nicole Casal ’18.

Pocket Park opens in Mount Vernon

A pocket park has opened in Mount Vernon, bringing life to an alley in the uptown business district.

It’s part of a long-term streetscape plan the city funded, but was languishing in the design stage until the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group donated the final $50,000–after winning that amount in a community smoking cessation contest. The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council purchased and installed the art.

From left: Director of Equity and Compliance Samantha Hebel Perkins ’12, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Dan Chou, and Assistant Director of Residence Life Nicole Casal ’18.

‘An Array of Wonders’

Professor Emeritus of Art Tony Plaut ’78 exhibited “An Array of Wonders: Past, Present, and Future,” at Peter Paul Luce Gallery in McWethy Hall this fall. Among the more than 100 works in the show is the self portrait figure, “Now,” seen in the foreground.

Professor Emeritus of Art Tony Plaut ’78 exhibited “An Array of Wonders: Past, Present, and Future,” at Peter Paul Luce Gallery in McWethy Hall this fall. Among the more than 100 works in the show is the self portrait figure, “Now,” seen in the foreground.