Table of Contents VOL. VII, No. 1, FALL 2014
CORNELL UNIVERSE
Cornell Universe
eLab grad's health care startup, "flipped classrooms" in the College of Arts and Sciences, Weill Cornell brain image printed in 3-D for Franklin Institute, ILR graduate gets MLB top job, and more. Read more
COVER STORY
The Transformer: Chuck Feeney '56 champions the pleasure of giving while living
How Chuck Feeney '56 and The Atlantic Philanthropies have championed the idea of giving while living. Read more
PAYING IT FORWARD
Paying it forward, and back
What impact does giving and volunteering have on Cornell? It's doing nothing less than changing the course of the university's future. Read more
PEOPLE
Building on opportunity: The Cassell family of architects
Albert I. Cassell, B.Arch. '19 (1895-1969), the university's second black architecture graduate, found opportunity at Cornell and encouraged his family to seek the same. Read more
IN THE FIELD
Cornellians help uncover and preserve 'The Lost City'
When fellow Cornellian artist-adventurer Mark Gibian approached me about trekking through the Guatemalan jungle to the "Lost City" of El Mirador last year. Read more
REUNION
Class of '09 shares the 'Spirit of '31'
Samantha Berg '09 marked her first Reunion as an alumna this past June, but it was far from her first Reunion as a Cornellian. Read more
FACULTY LEGENDS
Faculty Legends: Francis Henry Fox
Francis Henry Fox, D.V.M. '45, taught large-animal medicine – and played pranks – for 40 years. Read more
CAMPAIGN NEWS
Crowdfunding at Cornell: a slowly budding flower
In 2013, Cornell's Division of Alumni Affairs and Development made its first foray into online crowdfunding campaigns, launching seven mini-campaigns. Read more
YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN
You can make it happen: Fall 2014
Inspire young women to become engineers, save past issues of the Cornell Daily Sun, advance science through the Lab of Ornithology's work, and more. Read more
PEOPLE
Appreciating the special partnership of two community leaders
As one prominent Ithacan – President David Skorton – prepares for a new life in 2015, so, too, does a friend of his, Marcia Fort, longtime director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center. Read more
LET'S GO BIG RED
Women's sailing receives varsity status
Alumnus Brian Clancy was an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy when he took notice that the winds had shifted for Cornell sailing. Read more
WE CORNELLIANS
'We Cornellians'
This panel from the illustrated 1940 book "We Cornellians" looks at student clubs and organizations. Read more
From The Publisher
This issue of Ezra is one that makes me proud to be part of the Cornell community in a powerful way. It is about caring and giving, and it is about excellence. Read more