CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & PARENTS
MARCH 2016

Events

Spotlight

A Decade of Difference: Cornell's capital campaign surpassed its goal, thanks to thousands of supporters who made gifts that touched every corner of the university. Share in the success, review key defining moments and stories, and view the interactive timeline.

Spotlight

Audio from 44 "American Ideals" lectures by legendary Cornell Professor Milton Konvitz, which many Cornellians say shaped their lives, is now available online at DigitalCommons@ILR.

Obituaries

• Elizabeth Garrett

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Cornell mourns death of President Garrett; Rawlings named interim president

Cornell University President Elizabeth Garrett died March 6 from colon cancer. See full coverage of the campus and community's remembrances of Cornell's 13th president, read alumni reactions and visit the online memorial site.

Provost Michael Kotlikoff has served as acting president since Feb. 19, when Garrett underwent surgery. Hunter R. Rawlings III, Cornell president emeritus and professor emeritus of classics, will begin serving as interim president April 25. An international search for the university's 14th president will begin in the coming months.

Bench honors couple 'whose life paths crossed on this hill'

The three children of Steven Stein '61 and Susan Volpert-Stein '62 dedicated a bench to their parents that overlooks Libe Slope and West Campus.

Alumni key to building Shoah archive, giving Cornell access

Beginning ths semester, Cornellians can access 53,000 video interviews with survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides.

PCCW symposium features women in the arts

The March 4-6 event focused on women in film and offered insights and advice from those in arts businesses.

Help shape Cornell: Vote today!

Get to know the four alumni-elected trustee candidates, and vote for two before noon Thursday, April 21.
No ballot? Contact cornell@electionservicescorp.com.

News from

A thrilling Match Day at Weill Cornell Medicine

Medical students learned where they will be doing their internship and residency training.

Nahshon Garrett, Gabe Dean crowned NCAA champions

The wrestlers earned their titles in front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd.

Business college to bring students more classes, career help

Opportunities for students in the new college were discussed at a Dyson School forum.