Creative Ways to Give
All abuzz.Provide the Introduction to Behavior course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with two electronic thermometers to regulate the temperature of honeybee colonies--$1,500.
Artful listening. Purchase hearing assistance equipment for the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts--$15,000.
Big Apple bound.Fund a day trip to New York City for students in the Program in American Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$300/student.
Check it out.Fund new literature and media updates for the Resource Center of the Asian American Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences--$500.
Crystal clear.Fund travel and living expenses for an undergraduate or graduate student in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering to train municipal water boards in Honduras to operate and maintain Agua Clara drinking water treatment plants--$5,000/one summer, $16,500/one year.
Delve deeply. Purchase four new microscopes for the Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Laboratory for Aegean and Near Eastern Dendrochronology--$5,800 each.
Extra credit. Endow the annual Ciriaco Moron Arroyo Prize for the best graduate student essay in Hispanic letters, Department of Romance Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$10,000.
Face the music. Acquire new, comprehensive hymnals for the Cornell Catholic Community--$8,000.
First things.Sponsor a seed grant for new Africa-related research projects and the development of curriculum units for faculty associated with the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies--$15,000.
For good measure.Acquire six balances for the freshman lab, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Arts and Sciences--$1,400 each.
Free and clear. Acquire cordless drills for the College of Veterinary Medicine's orthopedic surgeons--$21,000.
Get in the act.Purchase high-definition cameras and film editing equipment to support the Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance--$10,000.
Grass roots.Support a student in the Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, to study the impact of nature initiatives on urban neighborhoods next summer--$3,500.
Great shot.Obtain a point-and-shoot digital camera for the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$250.
.gov.Underwrite the development of a new website for the Department of Government, College of Arts and Sciences--$10,000.
In vestments.Buy chasubles, albs, and stoles for clergy and lay ministers of the Cornell Catholic Community--$5,000.
Meet and seat.Purchase a conference table for the Department of the History of Art and Visual Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$900.
Picture perfect.Purchase multiformat video screening equipment for Cornell Cinema--$5,000.
Power play.Support travel costs to Spain this spring for the women's field hockey team to play four games against top Spanish teams--$2,500 each for 26 players and staff.
Preserve the past.Update digital camera equipment to digitize the cuneiform tablet collection in the Department of Near Eastern Studies--$1,500.
Serve and protect.Purchase a server to support undergraduate research in the Department of Communication, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences--$3,000.
Set the stage.Endow an operating fund for the Spanish-language theatre troupe Teatrotaller in the Department of Romance Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$25,000.
Small wonder.Provide the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, with a microscopy station for Chemistry 302--$8,500.
Spread the news. Fund one year of printing and mailing costs of the annual newsletter for the Department of Science and Technology Studies, College of Arts and Sciences--$3,000.
Walk tall.Purchase a new cement-free hip replacement for large-breed dogs being treated for hip dysplasia at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Companion Animal Hospital--$13,000.
Watch out.Purchase a new multiple-parameter electrocardiogram machine for the College of Veterinary Medicine to monitor patients undergoing daily radiation therapy --$12,000.
Weltanschung.Support a photo competition and exhibition of students' international research and study through the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies--$3,000.
What's going on? Fund a changing display in Uris Hall to feature international study events at Cornell-- $10,000.
