Cornell Report Fall 2010
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One road trip ends, hundreds more begin
When Cornell Trustee Jim McWethy ’65 was shopping for a college, it was by no means the intensely researched and academically competitive world of today.
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Farewell Oprah, hello Cornell
Oprah will probably have bid farewell to the Windy City before Cornell creates its academic nest there. The search is on for the right piece of real estate for a college annex, something near downtown to give students the best access to all that Chicago has to offer.
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Maps to everywhere
Sure, One Course At A Time (OCAAT) is a hallmark of Cornell College and its success stories. For recruiting students though? OCAAT is, admittedly, something that “requires a leap of faith,” said Vice President of Enrollment Jonathan Stroud. But now, he said, the college is not just delivering academic programming, it’s “enriching the academic student opportunities.”
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A mission and a passport
Brittany Atchison ’10 is a woman with a mission, a passport, and Cornell support to take her where she needs to be.
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Dreams comes true
Imagine a young you dreaming of a career in, let’s say, sports management. One day you wake up and instead of heading to a Hilltop classroom, you find yourself south, deeply south, under a dome that will be your classroom for the next three months—Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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Extraordinary campaign redefines Cornell Education
Outwardly the picture of health, a historic showcase of red brick, weathered stone and welcoming porches, in some corners of Cornell College the insides were beginning to resemble trampled doormats. College insiders knew this was a list that would take more than honey to fix.
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Graduates with Distinction
At Homecoming Lois Hetland ’75 was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for her work at Harvard’s Project Zero on the way arts education influences understanding and knowledge. Also honored were three Leadership and Service Award-winners—Robert Engel ’55, Lee Swanson ’60, and long-time class agent Robert Pierce ’75—and Young Alumni Achievement Award-winner Dr. Barron Bremner ’96.
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Enrollment hits high
Cornell set a record for enrollment this year with 1,191 students.
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Finding poetry in the parks
Professor Glenn Freeman (English and creative writing) spent two weeks each at Rocky Mountain and Isle Royal national parks last summer. He wasn’t vacationing, though.
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Honoring the honor dorm
About 20 former residents of the college’s men’s honor residence gathered this summer for a reunion commemorating the 50th anniversary of its founding.
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Cornell grad returns to teach
Jai Shanata, a graduate student at Caltech, is a visiting professor teaching a total of three chemistry classes this year.
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Alums return to campus– to teach
Cornell has always had a vibrant alumni community, full of graduates who want to keep in touch with their alma mater and come back to visit occasionally. But this year, there are 10 alumni back on campus not for a visit, but to teach classes.
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Ram Report
Cornell asks to join Midwest Conference; Sports Center fire; Volleyball coach breaks 200 wins
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Dan Kellams ’58
Dan Kellams ’58, a New York-based freelance writer and editorial consultant, has published a new book titled “A Coach’s Life: Les Hipple and the Marion Indians.” It tells the story of a legendary Iowa high school coach who was known for his winning teams and strict rules. He eventually lost his job when times changed […]
One road trip ends, hundreds more begin 
Farewell Oprah, hello Cornell 
Maps to everywhere 
A mission and a passport 
Dreams comes true 
Extraordinary campaign redefines Cornell Education 
Graduates with Distinction 
Enrollment hits high 
Finding poetry in the parks 
Honoring the honor dorm 
Cornell grad returns to teach 
Alums return to campus– to teach 
In Brief 
Ram Report 
Dan Kellams ’58