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Table of Contents VOL. VII NO. 3, SPRING 2015

CORNELL UNIVERSE

Cornell Universe

Gift names Cornell Tech executive ed center, "Jennie's Will" performed for sesquicentennial, university's first-ever giving day. Read more

COVER STORY

Cornell in 2065:'What I see happening'

We asked professors, administrative leaders and students: What will your area of expertise be like in the year 2065, when the university celebrates its bicentennial? Read more

COVER STORY SIDEBAR

Cornellians predict the future of alumni affairs

Alumni look at what engagement with their alma mater might look like in the coming decades. Read more

CHARTER DAY

Charter Day Weekend

Charter Day Weekend: It will be a multi-day, on-campus, around-the-globe celebration of Cornell's beginning. Read more

CORNELL AT 150

As Cornell celebrates 150, Skorton and Garrett look to the future

David J. Skorton, Cornell's current and 12th president, and Elizabeth Garrett, who will become Cornell's 13th president July 1, sat down recently to discuss leadership and Cornell's future. Read more

CORNELL AT 150

Looking into the crystal ball: A past prediction of a future Cornell

In his June 1960 Commencement address, President Deane Waldo Malott voiced a vivid description of what a future Cornell -- and Cornellians -- might be like. Read more

CORNELL AT 150

Sweet Cornell: Official ice cream of the sesquicentennial

Pack 150 years of Cornell history into a pint of ice cream and what does it taste like? "Sweet Cornell." Read more

CORNELL AT 150

The future campus: Walkable, sustainable, shaped by founder's vision

Many of the likely changes to Cornell's Ithaca campus in the coming years will reflect 21st-century challenges facing the university and showcase the Cornell community's answer to them. Read more

CENTERSPREAD

Celebrating the sesquicentennial around the world

Beginning last September, Cornellians around the globe began marking the university's 150th birthday year with regional events and a traveling stage show, "The Big Idea! Cornell Celebrates 150." Read more

CORNELL HISTORY

An Ezra magazine virtual time capsule

What messages, mementos and memories would we want to leave for future Cornellians 150 years from now? Read more

CAMPAIGN NEWS

Finding and funding a room of one's own

Tucked away in Olin and Kroch libraries are tiny, spartan rooms that host some of Cornell's greatest thinkers. Read more

CAMPAIGN NEWS

University surpasses its $5.75 billion campaign goal

In January, six months after meeting a previous "Cornell Now" campaign goal of $4.75 billion, Cornell surpassed its amended goal of $5.75 billion with eleven months left to go in the campaign. Read more

MAKE IT HAPPEN

You can make it happen: Spring 2015

Help veterans transition to civilian work, support meaningful dialogue across differences, name a sailboat as part of Cornell's newest varsity sport and more. Read more

LET'S GO BIG RED

Some of Big Red athletics' top moments of all time

Many of the Big Red's most memorable achievements are well known through the collegiate sport landscape. Here are 10 signature moments for Cornell sports teams. Read more

WE CORNELLIANS

'We Cornellians'

This panel from the conclusion of "We Cornellians" looks at some of the quirks and defining characteristics of Cornell and Cornellians. Read more

END NOTE

Walking across a bridge to the future

The Class of 2018 has just begun its undergraduate journey and yet, in our very first semester, we already find ourselves a part of Cornell history as the university celebrates its sesquicentennial. Read more



From The Publisher

Tracy Vosburgh

Here we are: After so many months of preparation and planning by so many Cornellians, we are celebrating our sesquicentennial, with Charter Day Weekend (April 24-27) right around the corner. Read more