News items related to Far Above... The Campaign for Cornell. http://www.campaign.cornell.edu en-us (C) Cornell University alumniwebmaster@cornell.edu 2008-05-02 00:00:00.0 Salameno learned about the West Campus residential community through conversations with Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services. He was also inspired to make a gift because of his undergraduate experiences. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May08/WestCampusGift.html 2008-05-02 00:00:00.0 The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future has named three new associate directors who will use their expertise in three key areas -- energy, environment and economic development. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May08/ccsfDirectors.kr.html 2008-04-11 00:00:00.0 Faculty-student relationships are at the heart of the West Campus House System, where residents enjoy frequent opportunities to interact with house fellows. On March 5, the concept was extended by encouraging students to invite any faculty member of importance to them. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April08/dinner.professor.bh.html 2008-04-10 00:00:00.0 While social scientists have long researched the nature of poverty in terms of economics, geopolitics, social development, and other lines of inquiry, these veins are often tapped piecemeal. The Institute for the Social Sciences' fourth theme project, "Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility," will be a holistic undertaking. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April08/ISSpoverty.fac.html 2008-04-03 00:00:00.0 Cornell will use th efunds to aunch a global partnership to combat stem rust, a deadly wheat disease that poses a serious threat to global food security. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April08/wheat.rust.lm.html 2008-04-02 00:00:00.0 Faculty and alumni at the conference, held March 28-29, called for systems-oriented solutions and a greater Cornell presence on the world stage. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April08/CEAAcover.ws.html 2008-03-25 00:00:00.0 Tester, who was recruited from MIT, is expected to play a leadership role in the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. He will speak on campus March 28-29. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/Tester.Croll.prof.html 2008-03-27 00:00:00.0 http://physicalscienceproject.fs.cornell.edu/view/index.shtml 2008-03-27 00:00:00.0 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation willallocate $2.5 million toward the $12 million needed to endow three new senior humanities professorships. The challenge grant requires Cornell to raise $9.6 million over the next five years to receive the Mellon funds. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/mellongrant.html 2008-03-11 00:00:00.0 Like planting acres of seedlings, a comprehensive campaign like Far Above... The Campaign for Cornell is an act of faith that the results will grow stronger with time. We can gain perspective and inspiration by looking at the powerful impact of gifts made just ten years ago. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/Ten.years.campaign.html 2008-03-06 00:00:00.0 Martin delivered her second Academic State of the University Address March 5. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March08/acad.sou.aj.html 2008-03-05 00:00:00.0 http://www.cornell.edu/video/details.cfm?vidID=174 2008-02-28 00:00:00.0 The senate requested information on growth and spending for student aid from 136 colleges and universities with endowments of $500 million or more. Skorton's response included a cover letter and a highly detailed 25-page financial report (available at http://www.cornell.edu/president/). http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb08/SkortonLetter.html 2008-02-29 00:00:00.0 The gift is from Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc. It will be divided between NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. The gift will establish the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Care Institute and support new research and clinical care initiatives at the Center for Reproductive Medicine -- now renamed the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb08/Perelman.Center.html 2008-02-21 00:00:00.0 The gift was made by Janet Swanson, spouse of John Swanson '61, BME '62, MME '63. It supports shelter medicine, wildlife medicine, and diagnostic equipment for the hospital. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb08/VetCollegeGift.kr.html 2008-02-14 00:00:00.0 Tanner's commitment supports the West Campus general program endowment, in particular the 87 house fellows, primarily faculty members, currently affiliated with Alice Cook, Carl Becker and Hans Bethe houses. Henceforth they will be known as Hunter R. Rawlings III House Fellows. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb08/HalTanner.WestFF.da.html 2008-02-14 00:00:00.0 At Big Red in the Big Apple, seven of Cornell's top scholars tackled topics such as health, food, and economics, and Cornell's international and intellectual missions. http://www.cornell.edu/video/details.cfm?vidID=162&display=player 2008-01-31 00:00:00.0 Cornell will fund the incremental cost of the initiative from an increase in payout from its endowment, new gifts, and reallocations of existing budget resources over the next two years. The annual cost of the initiative is expected to increase the university's total annual financial aid expenditure by an additional $14 million when fully implemented. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/finAid.html 2008-02-07 00:00:00.0 Richard Marin, B.A. '75, MBA '76, executive-in-residence at the Johnson School, reflects on his day of service at Big Red in the Big Apple. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb08/Cornell.cares.Perspe.html 2008-01-29 00:00:00.0 The James McConkey Summer Fellowship in Creative Writing will support a second-year MFA student who is completing a thesis. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/McConkeyRecep.gl.html 2008-01-26 00:00:00.0 Cornell's "$4 billion aspiration" -- its five-year Far Above campaign -- is halfway there, with $2 billion raised since the campaign was launched in October 2006. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/BigRedBigApple.html 2008-01-25 00:00:00.0 "A Meeting of the Minds" faculty panel, "Far Above: The Celebrration" and a Cornell Cares service day brought togethert more than 1,000 Cornellians. http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/newyork/ 2008-01-31 00:00:00.0 Gifts to the Annual Fund enabled these talented students to earn a transformative Cornell education and go on to leave their marks on the world. http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/fund/stories/ 2008-01-28 00:00:00.0 Cornell alumni, students and taff volunteers at sites across New York City for Cornell Cares, an activity organized by the Cornell Public Service Center. The event was part of the Big Red in the Big Apple celebration. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/CornellCares.da.html 2008-01-26 00:00:00.0 The scholars tackled topics ranging from global politics and crises in health, food and economics, to Cornell's international and intellectual missions before a large audience of Cornellians in midtown Manhattan. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/MeetingMinds.html 2008-01-25 00:00:00.0 On January 25 and 26, more than 1,000 alumni and friends gathered in New York City to celebrate Cornell University's and Weill Cornell Medical College's $4 billion campaign and global leadership in higher education, research, and public service. http://www.campaign.cornell.edu/newyork/ 2008-01-17 00:00:00.0 A panel of top Cornell faculty members, a reception for more than 1,000 Cornellians and a day of volunteer service projects will highlight "Big Red in the Big Apple," January 25-26 in New York City. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/BigRedBigApple.da.htmlhttp://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/BigRedBigApple.da.html 2008-01-17 00:00:00.0 Early measures of student satisfaction with North Campus have been promising. Administrators are now focusing on making residential life more appealing to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, with West Campus. http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/Currentissue/features/Feature2.asp 2008-01-16 00:00:00.0 The campaign aims to raise $640 million for students, including $200 million for endowed undergraduate scholarships. See how personal the impact on students--and donors--can be. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan08/campaign.4.bh.html 2007-12-06 00:00:00.0 The final steel beam of the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center was raised on November 9. The heart center is scheduled to open January 2010. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec07/WCMC.Milstein.html 2007-11-28 00:00:00.0 Although he has only been working for a few months, Grant has pledged $5,000 a year for 10 years so that Mann Library can hire minority students to work at its main desk. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov07/alum.grant.aj.html 2007-11-29 00:00:00.0 Jackie Robinson Foundation Sinclair Scholars attended a dinner with Keith Sinclair, who, along with his wife, Esther Sinclair, established the scholarship in 2003. The couple has given more than $300,000 for scholarships for minority students. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov07/sinclair.dinner.aj.html 2007-11-28 00:00:00.0 The West Campus houses will be finished two years early, in the fall of 2008. Skorton writes about the "neighborhood's" popularity ad encourages students to share their experiences. http://cornellsun.com/node/26365 2007-11-15 00:00:00.0 As he completes his first year as Cornell's chief investment officer, James Walsh describes the university's investment returns during the past 12 months -- a record 25.9 percent -- as "terrific." Cornell's endowment currently has a market value of approximately $5.5 billion, up from $4.3 billion in the previous fiscal year. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov07/2015investWalsh.lgk.html 2007-11-06 00:00:00.0 With more than 600 students last year, economics is now the most popular major in the arts college. A $5 million gift from Cornell trustee Donald C. Opatrny '74 will bolster teaching and research efforts. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov07/SS.Focus.Economics.html 2007-11-02 00:00:00.0 Bryce Hoffman reflects on the faith in Cornell that donors have expressed by investing in its success. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov07/1.billion.milestone.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 Cornell had the most successful fundraising year in its history, with $754.8 million in new gifts and commitments. And the Cornell Annual Fund reached a record $18.4 million -- a 29 percent increase over the previous year. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/skorton.sou.aj.html 2007-10-24 00:00:00.0 Becker House has a new Becker Café Scientifique series, hosted by faculty house fellows. It brings faculty and students together over a cup of coffee and great desserts to explore ideas. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/living.West.campus.zy.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 Cornell has received 14 major new gifts, including the largest donations in the university's history to the arts and humanities. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/Gifts.gl.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 A pivotal campaign gift of $5 million from Cornell trustee Donald C. Opatrny '74 will bolster teaching and research efforts in the university's economics department, while an anonymous campaign gift of $5 million will endow the chair of the Department of Government. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/Social.Science.Gifts.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 "I view the ILR School as my rock," says Kenneth F. Kahn '69, whose $5 million gift to endow the deanship of the ILR School is the largest from a donor in the school's history. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/ILR.Gift.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 A commitment to establish a $5 million endowment for the deanship of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning has been made by Cornell trustee Ira Drukier '66, M.Eng. '67, and his wife, Gale. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/AAP.deanship.gift.da.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 University Council member David R. Atkinson '60 has pledged $1 million per year over three to five years to seed program activities and research in energy, the environment and economic development. Trustee David Croll '70 has pledged $5 million for the establishment of the David D. Croll Professorship of Sustainable Energy Systems in the College of Engineering and related programmatic funds. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/Croll.Atkinson.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 Through the Beatrice Moore Stump Endowment, the alumna has supported "worthy, needy" College of Arts and Sciences undergraduates with $3.25 million in scholarships. A further $3.25 million will give the college unrestricted support. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/StumpGift.gl.html 2007-10-19 00:00:00.0 When the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art threatened to burst at its I.M. Pei-designed seams, Presidential Councillors Susan Eckert Lynch and Bob Appel '53 and wife Helen '55 stepped forward with gifts. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct07/museum.gifts.gl.html 2007-10-11 00:00:00.0 http://cornellsun.com/node/24895 2007-09-04 00:00:00.0 http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept07/disalvo.sust.aj.html 2007-08-29 00:00:00.0 Crews pounded slabs of paving stone into place as work on Bailey Plaza moved toward completion this week. Construction is expected to continue for two more weeks with a ribbon-cutting ceremony slated for Oct. 19. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug07/bailey.plaza.update.html 2007-06-13 00:00:00.0 Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it is the recipient of $400 million, made up of several major gifts, bringing the prestigious Medical College to the halfway mark in just the first seven months of its $1.3 billion capital campaign - "Discoveries that Make a Difference" - launched in October 2006. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June07/WeillGift.html 2007-05-25 00:00:00.0 Naming the proposed new building of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP) for Paul Milstein is intended as a tribute to a major Cornell benefactor who attended New York University's College of Architecture as a young man, and then went on to transform and energize the urban landscape of New York City as an investor and real estate developer. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/Milstein.cover.dea.html 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 If you ask a thousand people why they give to Cornell, you might hear a thousand different responses. But if you ask them how they give to Cornell, a fair number and maybe even a majority will tell you that they give to the Cornell Annual Fund. The annual fund is one of Cornell's most essential resources because it supports every person, in every study, every year. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/annual.fund.RK.html 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 Cornell President David Skorton has announced a $25 million gift from the family of Nancy '62 and Peter Meinig '61 to recognize and support outstanding, innovative faculty life sciences research at Cornell. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/MeinigGift.kr.html 2007-05-22 00:00:00.0 As David Skorton prepares to deliver his first commencement address, he looks back on his first year as Cornell's 12th president -- what he learned, how he felt and even a few surprises he encountered along the way. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/skorton.lookback.aj.html 2007-05-09 00:00:00.0 Cornell University has established the Center for Reproductive Genomics, which will combine basic and clinical research in reproductive sciences on Cornell's Ithaca campus and at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City, which has one of the country's leading fertility clinics. Infertility affects 10 to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/reproductive_genomics.kr.html 2007-05-01 00:00:00.0 The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell is a victim of its own success. Since it opened in 1973, the museum's permanent collection has grown to 32,000 from 9,000 works of art from Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America, and more than 2 million people have visited the landmark building. Yet current gallery space in the 61,000-square-foot museum allows only 2.5 percent of the collection, or about 765 objects, to be displayed at one time. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/Johnsonexpansion.html 2007-04-27 00:00:00.0 http://www.cornell.edu/provost/che_20070427.cfm 2007-04-12 00:00:00.0 Cornell experts in computational biology and bioinformatics have made key contributions to the analysis of the genome of the rhesus macaque, better known as the rhesus monkey. The Cornell researchers were part of a consortium of some 200 scientists around the world whose work is reported in a special section of the April 13 issue of the journal Science. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April07/macaque.genome.ws.html 2007-03-13 00:00:00.0 Thanks to the effort of three notable Cornell alumni, the College of Arts and Sciences is planning to establish the Clinton Rossiter Professorship in American Institutions in the Department of Government. Pending final approval by the Cornell Board of Trustees, the endowment for the Rossiter professorship is expected to grow to $3 million. The professorship is designed to strengthen the college's teaching and scholarship in American politics while advancing the university's effort to endow faculty positions through the Cornell capital campaign. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March07/rossiter.professorship.fc.html 2006-12-22 00:00:00.0 The Cornell Department of Music has received its largest gift ever, $6.5 million, from the estate of alumnus Sidney T. Cox, A.B. '47, M.A. '48 (1922-2005). This bequest, the culmination of a lifetime of giving to the department, will be designated to support three areas within the department's activities: the performing ensembles; concerts and lectures; and graduate education in musicology, composition and performance practice. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec06/CoxMusicGrant.html 2006-12-08 00:00:00.0 Jim Mazza '88, director of the Campaign for Cornell, discusses the many roles Cornellians will play in the campaign. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec06/Campaign12-06.html 2006-12-01 00:00:00.0 Christopher Reeve came to Cornell already a seasoned professional actor and with ambitions far beyond Ithaca. But he was proud to attend the same school as his grandfather. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/ChrisReevetribute.dea.html 2006-11-17 00:00:00.0 The largest single gift in the history of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration -- and one of the largest gifts ever for hospitality education in the United States -- was announced Nov. 13 at a gathering of Hotel School alumni in New York City. The gift will help support the school's Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (IHE). http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/hotel.gift.NYC.aj.html 2006-11-03 00:00:00.0 Cornell alumni Irwin '54, BEE '56, and Joan '54 Jacobs have established a $30 million scholarship and fellowship endowment for Cornell's College of Engineering. It is the largest gift pledged to date specifically for scholarships in Cornell's recently announced $4 billion campaign. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/jacobs.gift.aj.html 2006-11-03 00:00:00.0 With strong emphasis on strengthening ties between Cornell's Ithaca campus and its Manhattan medical school, alumni joined trustees, administrators and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) campus Oct. 26 to launch the "public phase" of the university's $4 billion campaign. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct06/campaign.launch.main.aj.html