welcome to cornell! “i would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any...
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Welcome to Cornell!
“I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”
Ezra Cornell
1865
Any person…
• 13,600 undergraduates(freshmen and transfers)
• 50 states and over 120 nations
• 50% women; 50% men
• 30% with a multicultural background
• more than 30 religious-based organizations
• need-blind admission
“Elite. Not elitist.”
Any person…
• 4,000 courses
• 100 academic departments
• 90+ undergraduate majors
• interdisciplinary and cultural studies programs
• over 40 languages taught in the classroom
Any study…
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Human Ecology
• School of Hotel Administration
• School of Industrial and Labor Relations
• College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Seven Undergraduate Colleges and Schools
• one of the smallest liberal arts colleges in the Ivy League
• over 40 majors
• 2,000 courses offered (over 250 new courses developed each year)
• Independent Majors and the College Scholars Program
• strong area studies programs, including Africana Studies, Asian Studies, and Latino and Latin American Studies
Arts and Sciences: Excellence, Innovation, and Tradition
The Constellation of Professional Colleges
• Agriculture and Life Sciences: 24 fields of study, including the accredited business program in Applied Economics & Management
• Engineering: 13 majors, great research opportunities, and Co-op
• Human Ecology: 11 academic programs focused on contemporary human issues and problems
• Hotel Administration: the world’s finest education for the world’s largest industry
• Industrial and Labor Relations: the nation’s only undergraduate program in this area
• Architecture, Art, and Planning: three distinct departments with creativity and the urban experience in common—and the chance to study in Rome
• Cornell faculty teach undergraduate courses
• experts in their fields, including Nobel Prize winners, teach introductory classes
• faculty serve as academic advisors
• they supervise independent studies and research projects • professors act as advisors to 800+ student organizations
• they live and sometimes teach in first year residence halls
A World Class Faculty: Dedicated to Teaching Undergraduates
Opportunities for Undergraduate Research
• with faculty in all 7 colleges
• all academic disciplines
• individual and team projects
• undergrads publish work and present at conferences
• formal programs include:
- Undergraduate Research Board- Cornell Presidential Research Scholars- Hughes Undergraduate Research Program in Biology
• Cornell Abroad
• Cornell in Washington
• The Urban Semester
• Shoals Marine Laboratory
• The Rome Program
• Archaeological Digs
• Arecibo Observatory
Adventures inOff-Campus
Study
• 800+ student organizations open to all who wish to participate
• varsity sports, intramurals, phys ed, outdoor education
• volunteering/public service
• music, theatre, art, cinema, dance
• lectures, readings, colloquia
• 46 fraternities/ 21 sororities
Student Life: So Many Choices
• the North Campus Community
• program houses (open to freshmen and transfers)
• special first-year programs: – the Carol Tatkon Center – First-Year Writing Seminars – the first-year summer reading project
• fitness centers, great food, great friends
Residence Life:The First Year Experience
• Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a
lively and cosmopolitan college town
• thriving music, theatre, and art scenes
• “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls
• museums, festivals, farmers’ markets
• Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons
Ithaca and the Finger Lakes
• Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a
lively and cosmopolitan college town
• thriving music, theatre, and art scenes
• “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls
• museums, festivals, farmers’ markets
• Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons
• tremendous academic depth and breadth
• world renowned faculty
• outstanding libraries and facilities
• bright, creative, motivated students
• distinguished and loyal alums
• a history of tradition and service
• a name that opens doors for you
The Cornell Advantage
• attend admissions info sessions
• take a campus tour led by a Cornell student
• sit in on classes during the academic year
• eat in the dining halls
• sample student life through overnight hosting
• visit the Cornell Store, the Johnson Museum of Art, the student union in Willard Straight Hall, the Plantations, the Ornithology Lab
Make Yourself at Home!