economics & business
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Partnership will fast-track Cornell College students to study finance at UI’s Tippie College of Business
Cornell College students can now fast-track their way into a masters of science in finance program at the University of Iowa.
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College Hall to undergo nearly $3.6 million renovation
Thanks to a lead gift from Robert McLennan ’65 and Rebecca Martin McLennan ’64, College Hall will undergo a nearly $3.6 million renovation.
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James Berry McWethy ’65
James “Jim” Berry McWethy ’65, one of Cornell College’s most enthusiastic and generous supporters, died at age 76 on June 22, 2020.
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Cornell’s own research informs COVID-19 testing, protocols
Faced with a pandemic, 10 Cornell College students and faculty are applying their research skills to keep the campus community as safe as possible.
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Jerome Savitsky, 1957-2020
Jerome Savitsky, a longtime Cornell College professor of economics and business who was renowned for challenging students, died on May 28, 2020.
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Cornell elects four Trustees
The Cornell Board of Trustees has elected three new members—Marissa Czapla ’20, Stephanie Froehlich ’05, and George Krivo ’84—and reelected Francis Kao ’85.
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Cornell announces Class of 2020 leadership awards
President Brand announced the selection of Marissa Czapla has Young Trustee, Caitlin Tobin as the Senior Award recipient, and MaryJo Schmidt as Class Agent.
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Michael Baca ’13: In protecting yourself you protect others
Michael Baca ’13 is part of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics emergency management team involved in coordinating a statewide community response. His message at this time is to protect ourselves, and in the process, others from the coronavirus.
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Sophomore pushes through her fears to find success
Sophomore Bailey Barnard is not staying home in Keystone, Iowa, for the summer. Instead, she’s taking on an internship as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs in Salt Lake City, Utah, in their Operations Global Market division.
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Knoop explores economic inequality in new book
The pages of today’s newspapers are packed with stories about economic inequality in which the rich are becoming richer and the poor are falling behind.
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Students get healthy dose of career advice
Cornell College students left the comforts of campus to explore future possibilities through a career tour in Des Moines with the state’s largest provider of hospital and health care services–UnityPoint Health.
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Student featured on ‘Ethical Perspectives’
Cornell College junior Jonathan Lopez, a licensed practical nurse, participated in a panel discussion titled “Drug Pricing: Finding a Balance” on KCRG-TV9’s “Ethical Perspectives on the News.”
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Alumnus Dicker sees future full of digital storytellers
Colorado native Brennen Dicker ՚91 never thought he would like living in Iowa, but that was before he came to live on the Hilltop at Cornell College. “I was wrong,” Dicker says. “There is something very special about spending a couple years on the Hilltop.” He advises students considering Cornell who may not be sure […]
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Cornell team wins at data science competition
Cornell students took home the Overall Winner award in the Novice Division at the MinneMUDAC student data science challenge on Nov. 9 in the Twin Cities.
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Transfer student quickly invests in Cornell community
Jonathan Lopez, a nurse for the past seven years, decided to pursue another one of his passions: business. When he transferred to Cornell College he realized that switching to the block plan was a bit of an adjustment from his previous experiences studying on the traditional semester schedule—one he was happy to accommodate.
Partnership will fast-track Cornell College students to study finance at UI’s Tippie College of Business 
College Hall to undergo nearly $3.6 million renovation 
James Berry McWethy ’65 
Cornell’s own research informs COVID-19 testing, protocols 
Jerome Savitsky, 1957-2020 
Cornell elects four Trustees 
Cornell announces Class of 2020 leadership awards 
Michael Baca ’13: In protecting yourself you protect others 
Sophomore pushes through her fears to find success 
Knoop explores economic inequality in new book 
Students get healthy dose of career advice 
Student featured on ‘Ethical Perspectives’ 
Alumnus Dicker sees future full of digital storytellers 
Cornell team wins at data science competition 
Transfer student quickly invests in Cornell community