The Posse impact at Cornell

Three years into its journey as a Posse partner institution, Cornell College now has nearly 40 Posse scholars on campus from cities around the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Dive into this six-part feature to find out what Posse is, what its founder and president says about Cornell, and hear stories of a student from each of Cornell’s four Posses.

Intro: What is Posse and how did it come to Cornell?

Q&A: Posse founder: Cornell is ‘part of the solution’

Shirley Romero Carreon ’25: Community builder

“The fact that I was able to build a community here for other people makes me very happy.”

 

 

 

Bryce Stevens ’26: Team player

“We’re not here for ourselves. We’re a Posse. We help each other.”

 

 

 

Ren Solis-Roman ’27: Writing coach

“We were getting experiences that others only get once they’re here. That’s helpful because I know where to go and I have people to go to.”

 

 

 

Claudia Collazo-Ramos ’27: Bringing the fun 

“A lot of the Cornell Posse students bring leadership and diversity, and I feel like we make Cornell more fun, especially the Puerto Rican Posse. We are very fun to be around.”