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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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Students explore 17 Chicago museums and related careers
Chicago was the perfect venue for Ellen Hoobler’s Museum Studies course during Block 4. Based at the McLennan Center, the class visited 17 museums while learning about the work that goes into creating spectacular exhibitions.
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Theatre students in Chicago explore 20 shows in 20 days
During the course “Theatre and the Arts in Chicago,” fifteen students enjoyed 20 professional productions in 20 days. Led by Cornell theatre professor Jim VanValen, the course also provided many opportunities to interact with theatre professionals.
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Cornell acquires space for Chicago Center
Cornell College has purchased a building that will reopen next fall as the college’s McLennan Center in Chicago. The center is made possible by a $1 million gift from alumni Bob McLennan ’65 and Becky Martin McLennan ’64 during the college’s recently-completed Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign.
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Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign breaks record
Cornell College’s Extraordinary Opportunities Campaign raised $105.8 million, the highest total ever for a national liberal arts college in Iowa.
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McLennans give $1 million to create Cornell College Chicago center
MOUNT VERNON —Bob McLennan ’65 and Becky Martin McLennan ’64 of Chicago have pledged $1 million in order to establish the McLennan Center in Chicago, a Cornell College satellite facility that will accommodate off-campus courses that will service the school’s distinctive One Course At A Time calendar.
Museum Studies course in Chicago 
Students explore 17 Chicago museums and related careers 
Theatre students in Chicago explore 20 shows in 20 days