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🎹 Dueling Pianos is back! After a couple of years away, this Homecoming favorite returns for a night of audience-request...
08/31/2026

🎹 Dueling Pianos is back! After a couple of years away, this Homecoming favorite returns for a night of audience-requested songs, sing-alongs, laughs, and great music. Grab a spot in the beer garden, bring your friends, and join us for one of Homecoming's most anticipated events. Mount Vernon community members are welcome! 🎶🎉

Check out this photo from 2016, when the first Dueling Pianos Homecoming event was held!

Register for Homecoming events here: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

Homecoming Convocation highlights both the 50th reunion class and alumni award recipients each year. The Alumni and Coll...
08/26/2026

Homecoming Convocation highlights both the 50th reunion class and alumni award recipients each year. The Alumni and College Advancement Office is pleased to share information about this year’s alumni award winners and recognize their contributions to Cornell and beyond.

Our first alumni award feature is Jim Swift ’76, who is also a member of this year’s 50th reunion class. Swift is receiving one of the Distinguished Achievement Awards as he is an internationally respected oral and maxillofacial surgeon, educator, and researcher. A tenured professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, he has authored more than 100 publications and has led major professional organizations in dentistry and surgery. A dedicated mentor, volunteer, and Cornell Trustee, Swift has advanced patient care, dental education, and scientific research throughout a distinguished career.

Join us in congratulating Swift on this well-deserved honor in the comments, and attend Homecoming Convocation to see him receive his award.

If you’d like to attend Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2026, register here: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

Each year during Homecoming weekend, Cornell Athletics inducts a new Hall of Fame class at the signature C Cub Breakfast...
08/19/2026

Each year during Homecoming weekend, Cornell Athletics inducts a new Hall of Fame class at the signature C Cub Breakfast. To celebrate and honor this year’s inductees, we’ll be featuring each member of the Hall of Fame class.

Our first inductee is Rikki Mulloy Trombley ’15. Trombley is Cornell’s only basketball player named first-team All-Conference four times. The guard is listed 32 times in Cornell’s record books, including 1,478 career points, a school record that stands today. Join us in congratulating Rikki on this well-deserved honor!

Register for the C Club Breakfast and other Homecoming events here: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

The Alumni Office is ready to welcome students back home to the Hilltop!
08/19/2026

The Alumni Office is ready to welcome students back home to the Hilltop!

Experience history in a whole new way this October! Join us for a Mount Vernon Cemetery Tour during Homecoming Weekend 2...
08/18/2026

Experience history in a whole new way this October! Join us for a Mount Vernon Cemetery Tour during Homecoming Weekend 2026 and explore the stories of former Cornell College community members whose legacies continue to shape the Hilltop. Surrounded by fall scenery, you'll discover a unique and meaningful glimpse into Cornell's past. 🍁

Register for the Cemetery Tour and other events using this link: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

Do you want to spend some time with Cornell faculty, staff, and mentors over a pint on the Orange Carpet? Enjoy conversa...
08/10/2026

Do you want to spend some time with Cornell faculty, staff, and mentors over a pint on the Orange Carpet? Enjoy conversation and the opportunity to chat with professors outside the classroom at Pints with a Prof! Catch up with a favorite faculty member, meet someone new, or learn about exciting things happening on campus today.

Register for Pints with a Prof and other Homecoming events here: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

August is National Make-A-Will Month, the perfect time to review your will and beneficiary designations or create a plan...
08/04/2026

August is National Make-A-Will Month, the perfect time to review your will and beneficiary designations or create a plan if you have not already done so. You can visit freewill.com to create a will at no cost and easily provide for the people and causes that matter most, including Cornell College.

For more information on planned giving, visit plannedgiving.cornellcollege.edu

Join us for the ultimate Ramily Tailgate right on the field! Gather with alumni, students, families, and fans for great ...
07/27/2026

Join us for the ultimate Ramily Tailgate right on the field! Gather with alumni, students, families, and fans for great food, a lively beer garden, and plenty of Ram spirit before kickoff. This all-ages event also features family-friendly fun hosted by SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee), including face painting, an obstacle course, and activities for kids. It’s the perfect place to celebrate and get ready to cheer on the Rams! 🏈🐏

Register here: https://community.cornellcollege.edu/e/homecoming-2026

Today is ! Did you know the famous aviatrix visited Cornell in 1933? According to The Cornellian, Amelia Earhart delive...
07/24/2026

Today is ! Did you know the famous aviatrix visited Cornell in 1933? According to The Cornellian, Amelia Earhart delivered a lecture to a large audience, detailing her “perilous Atlantic flight—from an uneventful takeoff that caused her no anxiety whatsoever to a subsequent return to terra firma on an Irish farm.”

She also described her early flying experiences, which began in 1920 with pilot Frank Hawks. At the time, she had never made a parachute jump but had done some stunt flying. After answering a range of student questions, Earhart declared, “Gliders are lots of fun.”

It’s always exciting to look back at Cornell’s history and see the remarkable figures who have visited campus.

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