academics
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Chicoine ’16 off to Thailand on Fulbright Program
Madison Chicoine ’16 will spend a year in Thailand teaching English on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant fellowship. She becomes the 12th Cornellian in the past 11 years awarded a Fulbright.
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Senior art exhibits open April 10
Cornell College seniors are gearing up for their end-of-the-year showcases.
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19 students honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa
Nineteen Cornell College students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the country’s oldest and most respected academic honor society. The students will be officially inducted at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 7, in Cole Library prior to the annual Baccalaureate ceremony. Phi Beta Kappa considers members of the top 15 percent of the senior class and […]
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Woolf scholar Hankins to lecture at Duke University
Leslie Kathleen Hankins, Cornell College professor of English and creative writing and past president of the International Virginia Woolf Society, will speak at Duke University about the various writing surfaces used by Woolf throughout her life.
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Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2016-17
The Cornell College Center for the Literary Arts announces two Distinguished Visiting Writers for 2016-2017: screenwriter Brian Sloan and live lit performer Kate Harding.
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Theatre Department hosting 5 guest artists
Cornell College’s Theatre Department is hosting three guest artists who are teaching courses during Blocks 5 and 6, as well as two members of a New York acting troupe in residence for a week during Block 7.
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Cornell professor wins Fulbright Award
Cornell College English Professor Kirilka Stavreva is one of only 15 U.S. professors who have been awarded a Fulbright Global Flex Award, which will allow her to conduct research in Italy and England. This is the first year this Fulbright is being awarded.
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Mardi Gras kickoff concert is Jan. 23
Cornell College’s Caribbean music groups will heat up a cold winter night with a Mardi Gras pre-tour concert in King Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23. Admission is open free to the public.
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Students teach about bat conservation
Four Cornell College students visited a class at Washington Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Iowa, to share information about bat conservation in Iowa.
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Hoang wins poster award
Cornell College senior Nguyet Minh “Julie” Hoang won the Best Poster Award held as part of the Oak Ridge Science Semester.
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Donnellan earns Gilman scholarship
Cornell College junior Miranda Donnellan has earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, and will spend the spring 2016 semester studying in South Korea.
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State renews approval of Cornell College teacher education program
The Iowa State Board of Education has renewed its approval of the Cornell College Education Department’s teacher education program.
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Museum Studies course in Chicago
Students in the Block 3 art history course on museum studies visited cultural sites throughout Chicago to learn about the role of museums in society.
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Cornell College awarded $1 million grant to support research
The National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology awarded Cornell College a $1 million grant to support research led by biology professor Marty Condon.
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Cornell College making test scores optional for admission
Cornell College has started a three-year pilot program that makes submitting standardized test scores optional for admission, a move that administrators say will broaden the reach of the college and attract more students.
Chicoine ’16 off to Thailand on Fulbright Program 
Senior art exhibits open April 10 
19 students honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa 
Woolf scholar Hankins to lecture at Duke University 
Distinguished Visiting Writers named for 2016-17 
Theatre Department hosting 5 guest artists 
Cornell professor wins Fulbright Award 
Mardi Gras kickoff concert is Jan. 23 
Students teach about bat conservation 
Hoang wins poster award 
Donnellan earns Gilman scholarship 
Museum Studies course in Chicago 
Cornell College awarded $1 million grant to support research 
Cornell College making test scores optional for admission