PUBLISHER'S LETTER
From the Publisher
Thomas W. Bruce See larger image
At the center of this issue of Ezra is artist Jim Houghton's fanciful look at Cornell's physical footprint in New York City, which spans Manhattan Island and extends into the other four boroughs.
But there is nothing fanciful about Cornell's New York City campus, as the cover story in this issue makes abundantly clear. Cornell in New York City is an active, creative and organic reality that for too long hasn't been fully appreciated. It stretches from the College of Human Ecology's student internships to classrooms in the Architecture, Art and Planning facility to outreach spearheaded by Cornell Cooperative Extension.
There are 45,000 Cornell alumni living and working in the New York City metro area, hundreds of students in many colleges and programs, as well as many faculty members and staff. It is an ever-expanding universe of Cornelliana embracing many academic courses and visiting lecturers, as well as more than 300 events a year, including headliners like the biennial Big Red parade down Fifth Avenue and this year the excitement of the Nov. 28 Cornell hockey game against Boston University at Madison Square Garden. These are just a few examples of how, together with Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell's bustling Cornell New York City "campus" is involving students, faculty and alumni in education, research and outreach.
This issue of Ezra reveals how Cornell is melding this disparate, cosmopolitan and highly eclectic community. In the months ahead we will bring you even more evidence of the engagement between the Ithaca and New York City campuses.
I hope you enjoy reading about the exciting activities and programs featured in this issue's cover story. And I hope it will encourage you to become engaged in Cornell events and even to become an organizer yourself.
Thomas W. Bruce
Vice President, University Communications