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{{Short description|Liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, US}}
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| former_name = Iowa Conference Seminary (1853–1857)
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| endowment = $93.8 million (2021)<ref>As of June 30, 2021.{{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
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| endowment = $54.2 Million{{Ref_label|endowment|1|1}}
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'''Cornell College''' is a private [[Liberal arts colleges in the United States|liberal arts college]] in [[Mount Vernon, Iowa]]. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon [[William Wesley Cornell]], who was a distant relative of [[Ezra Cornell]] (founder of [[Cornell University]] in [[Ithaca, New York]]).


'''Cornell College''' is a [[private college|private]] [[liberal arts college]] in [[Mount Vernon, Iowa]]. Originally the '''Iowa Conference Seminary''', the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cornell College History & Traditions|url=http://www.cornellcollege.edu/about-cornell/history-and-traditions/index.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620215506/http://www.cornellcollege.edu/about-cornell/history-and-traditions/index.shtml |archive-date=2017-06-20 |access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon [[William Wesley Cornell]].
==Overview==
Cornell students study ''one course at a time'' (commonly referred to as "the block plan" or "OCAAT"). Since 1978, school years have been divided into "blocks" of three-and-a-half weeks each (usually followed by a four-day "block break" to round out to four weeks), during which students are enrolled in a single class; what would normally be covered in a full semester's worth of class at a typical university is covered in just seventeen-and-one-half Cornell class days. While schedules vary from class to class, most courses consist of around 30 hours of lecture, along with additional time spent in the laboratory, studying audio-visual media, or other activities. [[Colorado College]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]; [[Quest University]] in Squamish, British Columbia; [[Tusculum College]] in [[Tusculum, Tennessee]]; and [[University of Montana - Western|The University of Montana - Western]] are the only other colleges operating under this academic calendar. Cornell formerly operated on a calendar of 9 blocks per year, but switched to 8 blocks per year beginning in the fall of 2012.


==Academics==
From its inception, Cornell has accepted women into all degree programs. In 1858, Cornell was host to Iowa's first female recipient of a baccalaureate degree, Mary Fellows, a member of the first graduating class from Cornell College. She received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. In 1871, Harriette J. Cooke became the first female college professor in the United States to become a full professor with a salary equal to that of her male colleagues.
Cornell students study one course at a time (commonly referred to as "the block plan" or "OCAAT"). Since 1978, school years have been divided into "blocks" of three and a half weeks each (usually followed by a four-day "block break" to round out to four weeks), during which students are enrolled in a single class; what would normally be covered in a full semester's worth of class at a typical university is covered in just eighteen Cornell class days. While schedules vary from class to class, most courses consist of around 30 hours of lecture, along with additional time spent in the laboratory, studying audio-visual media, or other activities. Cornell formerly operated on a calendar of 9 blocks per year but switched to 8 blocks per year beginning in the fall of 2012.


Since its inception, Cornell has accepted women into all degree programs. In 1858, Cornell was host to Iowa's first female recipient of a baccalaureate degree, Mary Fellows, a member of the first graduating class from Cornell College. She received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. In 1871, [[Harriette Cooke|Harriette J. Cooke]] became the first female college professor in the United States to become a full professor with a salary equal to that of her male colleagues.
[[Image:KingChapel1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|King Chapel, Cornell College]]

[[File:KingChapel1.jpg|thumb|right|[[King Memorial Chapel|King Chapel]], Cornell College]]


==Campus buildings==
==Campus buildings==
The most widely recognizable building on Cornell's campus is King Chapel. The chapel is the site of the annual convocation at the commencement of the school year as well as the baccalaureate service in the spring for graduating students. The chapel contains a large organ (over 3000 pipes) and is often the site of musical performances. No classes are held in the chapel, and religious services are held in the nearby Allee Chapel.
Among the most widely recognizable buildings on Cornell's campus is [[King Memorial Chapel|King Chapel.]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75339432 |title=Iowa SP King Memorial Chapel |date=2013–2017 |publisher=Department of the Interior, National Park Service |series=File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Iowa, 1/1/1964 – 12/31/2013}}</ref> The chapel is the site of the annual convocation at the commencement of the school year as well as the baccalaureate service in the spring for graduating students. The chapel contains a large organ (over 3000 pipes) and is often the site of musical performances. Religious services are held in the nearby Allee Chapel.


Old Sem, for a short while the only building of the original college, now houses administrative offices of the college.
Old Sem, for a short while, was the second building of the original college and now houses administrative offices of the college.


Cornell contains 9 academic buildings. College Hall (also sometimes called "Old Main"), the second-oldest building of the college, houses classrooms and offices of several social science and humanities departments. South Hall, originally a male dormitory, houses the Politics and English Departments. Prall House contains offices and classrooms of the Philosophy and Religion Departments. The Merle West Science Center houses the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Departments. West Science contains the school's only stadium seating lecture-style classroom, with a capacity around 100. The Norton Geology Center contains both an extensive museum and classrooms for geological sciences. Law Hall includes the Math, Computer Science, and Psychology Departments, and also is the computing hub of the campus. McWethy Hall, formerly a gymnasium, was remodeled and now contains the studios and offices of the Art Department. Armstrong Hall and Youngker Hall are adjoining fine arts buildings. Armstrong Hall is the location of the Music Department, while Youngker Hall contains the Theatre Department, including Kimmel Theatre. In addition, the Small Sport Center and the Lytle House contain classrooms of the Kinesiology Department.
Cornell contains 9 academic buildings. College Hall (also sometimes called "Old Main"), the oldest building on campus, houses classrooms and offices of several social science and humanities departments. South Hall, originally a male dormitory, houses the Politics and Creative Writing Departments. Prall House contains offices and classrooms of the Philosophy and Religion Departments. The Merle West Science Center houses the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Departments. West Science contains one of the school's two stadium seating lecture-style classrooms, with a capacity around 100. These have since been relocated to the new science building, Russell Science Center. It opened for classes for the 2019–2020 academic year. The Norton Geology Center contains both an extensive museum and classrooms for geological sciences. Law Hall includes the Math, Computer Science, and Psychology Departments, and is the computing hub of the campus. McWethy Hall, formerly a gymnasium, was remodeled and now contains the studios and offices of the Art Department. Armstrong Hall and Youngker Hall are adjoining fine arts buildings. Armstrong Hall is the location of the Music Department, while Youngker Hall contains the Theatre Department, including Kimmel Theatre. In addition, the Small Sports Center and the Lytle House contain classrooms of the Kinesiology Department.


Cole Library serves both the college and the Mount Vernon community.
Cole Library serves both the college and the Mount Vernon community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cornellcollege.edu/library/about-cole/|title=About Cole Library {{!}} Cornell College|website=www.cornellcollege.edu|access-date=2019-02-25}}</ref>


Cornell has several residence halls. Pfeiffer Hall, Tarr Hall, and Dows Hall together form the "Tri-Hall" area. Tarr was once an all-male residence hall, but now houses both males and females. Dows is an all-female residence hall, and Pfeiffer is co-ed for all years. Pfeiffer was extensively renovated in 2008. Bowman-Carter Hall is an all-female dorm for first-years and upperclassmen. Pauley-Rorem Hall is a combination of two residence halls that are joined in the middle by a common set of stairs. Until 2012-2013, female first-years resided in Pauley, and male first-years resided in Rorem. In the school year of 2012-2013, both residence halls became coed by floor. Olin Hall and Merner Hall are co-ed upper-class residence halls. New Hall and Russell Hall (formerly Clock Tower Hall) were opened in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and offer suite-style living. Students may choose more independent living options in apartments at 10th Avenue, Armstrong House, and Harlan House, and even at the Sleep Inn through an arrangement with Cornell. Nearly all Cornell students are required to live on-campus or in campus apartments, so most students do not rent non-college housing, and many students choose to live in the residence halls for all four years at Cornell.
Cornell has several residence halls. Pfeiffer Hall, Tarr Hall, and Dows Hall together form the "Tri-Hall" area. Tarr was once an all-male residence hall, but now houses both males and females. Likewise, Dows, once an all-female residence hall, joins Pfeiffer and Tarr in providing co-ed housing. Tarr and Dows are both primarily freshmen dorms, while Pfeiffer houses upperclassmen as well as first-years. Pfeiffer was extensively renovated in 2008 and is co-ed by room. Bowman-Carter Hall is an all-female hall for upperclassmen, situated in an old hospital building. Pauley-Rorem Hall (commonly referred to as PR) is a combination of two residence halls that are joined in the middle by a common set of stairs. Female first-years resided in Pauley, and male first-years resided in Rorem until 2012-2013 when both residence halls became co-ed by floor. Pauley Hall was once home to the Pauley Academic Program, a community of male and female students with strong academic backgrounds. Pauley Hall was co-ed by floor as early as 1986, and in 1987–1989, the second floor Pauley was home to the Academic Program and was co-ed by room. Olin and Merner Hall are co-ed upper-class residence halls. New and Russell Hall (the latter commonly known as Clock Tower) were opened in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and offer suite-style living. Students may choose more independent living options in apartments at Wilch Apartments, 10th Avenue, Armstrong House, and Harlan House, and even at the Sleep Inn. Nearly all Cornell students are required to live on-campus or in campus apartments, so most students do not rent non-college housing.


The Cornell campus is centered around a modest hill, the feature noted in the moniker "Hilltop Campus." Several campus buildings are grouped on the hilltop, while the athletic facilities and some residential buildings are located farther downhill on the campus's northwest side.
The Cornell campus is centered on a modest hill, the feature noted in the moniker "Hilltop Campus." Several campus buildings are grouped on the hilltop, while the athletic facilities and some residential buildings are located farther downhill on the campus's northwest side.


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Cornell College fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, all of which compete in [[NCAA]] [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] sports. It is a member of the [[Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.cornellrams.com/ Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Cornell College fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, all of which compete in [[NCAA Division III]] sports. Formerly a member of the [[Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (IIAC), Cornell joined the [[Midwest Conference]] (MWC) in the fall of 2012.


Cornell has achieved its greatest success in [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. Cornell wrestlers have won eight individual national titles, and in 1947, the wrestling team won the NCAA [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] and [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] national championships. Sixty-Two Cornell wrestlers have been named NCAA All-Americans, and seven have been elected to the [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame]]. Seven wrestlers have also been in the Olympics.<ref>http://www.cornellrams.com/sport/0/11.php</ref>
Cornell has achieved its greatest success in [[collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]. Cornell wrestlers have won eight individual national titles, and in 1947, the wrestling team won the NCAA [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] and [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] national championships. Sixty-Two Cornell wrestlers have been named NCAA All-Americans, and seven have been elected to the [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame]]. Seven wrestlers have also competed at the [[Olympic Games|Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornellrams.com/sport/0/11.php |title=Cornell College - 2014-15 Wrestling |publisher=Cornellrams.com |access-date=2014-08-24}}</ref>


Another Cornell team has also met with success recently. In 2011, the women's [[volleyball]] team captured the IIAC title and went on to take part in the national tournament for the first time in school history.
Another Cornell team has also met with success recently. In 2011, the women's [[volleyball]] team captured the IIAC title and went on to take part in the national tournament for the first time in school history. Since then, the women's volleyball team has moved to the Midwest Conference (MWC) and won the MWC title seven times consecutively—six of those seven years making it to the national tournament.


Twenty-five Cornell students have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, awarded annually to students in their final year of eligibility who excel both athletically and academically. Cornell ranks in the top 15 Division III colleges in recipients of this award.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornellrams.com/|title=Cornell College Athletics Athletics|website=Cornell College Athletics Athletics}}</ref>
After 15 years of playing in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Cornell College will move to the [[Midwest Conference]] beginning in the 2012-13 academic year.

Twenty-five Cornell students have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, awarded annually to students in their final year of eligibility who excel both athletically and academically. Cornell ranks in the top 15 Division III colleges in recipients of this award.<ref name=autogenerated1 />


Cornell's [[American football|football]] rivalry with [[Coe College]] dates to 1891, making it the oldest intercollegiate rivalry west of the Mississippi. Coe currently holds the lead in the series, 60-51-4.
Cornell's [[American football|football]] rivalry with [[Coe College]] dates to 1891, making it the oldest intercollegiate rivalry west of the Mississippi. Coe currently holds the lead in the series, 60-51-4.


Cornell's [[mascot]] is a [[ram (sheep)|Ram]]. In 1949 the Royal Purple, the school's yearbook, offered a $5 prize for someone who could come up with a new mascot to replace either the "Purples" or "Hilltoppers." A sophomore came up with the idea for the ram.
Cornell's [[mascot]] is a [[ram (sheep)|ram]]. In 1949, the Royal Purple, the school's yearbook, offered a $5 prize for someone who could come up with a new mascot to replace either the "Purples" or "Hilltoppers." A sophomore came up with the idea for the ram.


[[File:Ash Park, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa.jpg|thumb|Ash Park, Cornell College football stadium, Mount Vernon, Iowa]]
==Intercollegiate Mock Trial==
A very young program, having existed for only four years, the Cornell College [[Mock Trial]] team has been relatively successful, and is currently ranked 16th in the nation. Competing against over 700 teams in the nation, including Yale University, Princeton University, New York University and Washington and Lee University, the Cornell Mock Trial team finished sixth in the nation at the 2010 AMTA (American Mock Trial Association) Nationals.

The Cornell Team has seen success throughout the year seeing victories in Mac II hosted by Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Bluejay Invitational hosted by Creighton University, the Fantastic Flyer Invitational hosted by Lewis University in Oak Brook, Illinois, and St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and the AMTA Opening Round Championship held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cornell Mockers have received numerous individual awards including two All-American attorney awards at the Gold Round National competition in April 2010.


==Greek life==
==Greek life==
[[File:Cornell Ram's head.JPG|thumb|Ram's head logo of Cornell College]]
Cornell College has 14 officially recognized unique non-national Fraternities and Sororities.
From 1853-1927 over twenty literary societies and secret societies emerged as the backbone of social life at Cornell. In 1927, all of these groups voluntarily disbanded, and in 1929, faculty voted to allow groups to organize as Greek organizations, provided that they renounced all ties to national Greek organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greek Life History |url=https://www.cornellcollege.edu/greek-life/history/index.shtml |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.cornellcollege.edu}}</ref> At present, Cornell College has 11 officially recognized local fraternities and sororities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cornellcollege.edu/greek-life/fraternities-and-sororities/index.shtml|title=Fraternities and Sororities - Cornell College|website=www.cornellcollege.edu}}</ref>

*Mu Lambda Sigma "Milts"
*Sigma Kappa Psi "Skys"
*Beta Omicron "OWLS"
*Alpha Chi Epsilon "AXEs"
*Alpha Sigma Pi "ARROWs"
*Delta Phi Delta "Delphis"
*Delta Phi Rho "Delts"
*Phi Kappa Nu "Newts"
*Phi Lambda Xi "Phi-Lambs"
*Phi Omega "Phi-Os"
*Gamma Tau Pi "Gammas"
*Kappa Theta "Thetas"
*Rho Zeta Omicron "The Rhozes"
*Beta Psi Eta "Betas"

==Academic statistics==
*Student Faculty Ratio: 12:1
*Most Popular Majors: [[Economics]], [[History]], [[Psychology]]
*Most Frequent Class size: 10-19<ref name="princetonreview.com">http://www.princetonreview.com/CornellCollege.aspx</ref>

==Applicant statistics==
*Average [[GPA#United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand|GPA]] of applicants: 3.44
*Middle 50% [[ACT (examination)|ACT]]: 23-29
*Middle 50% SAT: 1070 - 1330 (on 1600 scale)<ref>http://www.princetonreview.com/schools/college/CollegeAdmissions.aspx?iid=1023061#</ref>
*Percent of applicants admitted: 46%

==Student statistics==
*Enrollment: 1,191
*Male/Female: 45/55
*In-state/Out-of-state: 20/80
*International: 4.95%


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
*[[Ralph O. Allen]] (1965) – professor of chemistry at the [[University of Virginia]]
*[[John Q. Tufts]] late 19th century — Congressman from Iowa's 2nd Congressional district (1875–1877)
*[[Frank Jeremiah Armstrong]] (1900) – First African American graduate of the college
*[[Leslie M. Shaw]] 1874 — [[Governor]] of [[Iowa]], [[Secretary of Treasury|U.S. Secretary of Treasury]]
*[[Rob Ash]] (1973) — Head football coach at [[Montana State University – Bozeman|Montana State University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Ash|date=10 February 2011|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2011/02/alum-named-president-of-afca/#.UlvzNlD2Zs0|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Charles Atherton Cumming]] 1880 — American painter
*[[Leo Beranek]] (1936) — Co-founder of [[Bolt, Beranek and Newman]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Leo Beranek|url=http://www.cornellcollege.edu/cornell-report/issues/2008-spring/digest/life.shtml|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Robert G. Cousins]] 1881 — U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1893–1909)
*[[Chris Carney]] (1981) — Congressman from Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional district<ref>{{cite news|title=Chris Carney|url=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/C001065|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[William Wallace McCredie]] 1885 — Judge, U.S. Congressman from Washington (1909–1911) and Baseball Executive
*[[Robert G. Cousins|Robert Cousins]] (1881) — U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1893–1909)<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert G. Cousins|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000811|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Edgar J. Helms]] 1889 — Founder of [[Goodwill Industries]]
*[[Emma Amelia Cranmer]] (late 19th century) — temperance reformer, woman suffragist, writer<ref name="WillardLivermore1893">{{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ|edition=Public domain|year=1893|publisher=Moulton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ/page/n218 214]–}}</ref>
*[[Burton E. Sweet]] 1895 — U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1915–1923) and unsuccessful Senate Candidate (1922, 1924)
*[[James Daly (actor)|James Daly]] (1941) — [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0198446|James Daly}}</ref>
*[[Lester J. Dickinson]] 1898 — U.S. Congressman (1919–1931) and Senator from Iowa (1931–1937)
*[[Lester J. Dickinson]] (1898) — U.S. Congressman (1919–1931) and Senator from Iowa (1931–1937)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lester J. Dickinson|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000323|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Walter Thornton]] 1899 — [[Major League Baseball]] player
*[[Lee Alvin DuBridge]] (1922) — President of the [[California Institute of Technology]], science advisor to [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Lee Alvin DuBridge|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/25/obituaries/lee-alvin-dubridge-92-ex-president-of-caltech.html|publisher=The New York Times Company|access-date=13 October 2013|first=Wolfgang|last=Saxon|date=25 January 1994}}</ref>
*[[Erwin Kempton Mapes]] 1909 — renowned scholar of [[Spanish-American Literature]]
*[[Don E. Fehrenbacher]] (1948) — [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] winner<ref>{{cite web|title=Don E. Fehrenbacher|url=http://news.stanford.edu/pr/97/971216fehr.html|publisher=Stanford University|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Lee Alvin DuBridge]] 1922 — President of the [[California Institute of Technology]], science advisor to [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]]
*[[Michael J. Graham]] (1975) — President of [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)|Xavier University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael J. Graham|url=http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/04/04/loc_priest_savors_his.html|publisher=news.cincinnati.com|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Hubert Stanley Wall]] 1924 — mathematician
*[[Orin D. Haugen]] 1925 - Colonel in the United States Army during World War II <ref>[http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/Haugen/ ''Col. Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen'']</ref>
*[[Orin D. Haugen]] (1925) – Colonel in the United States Army during World War II<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~webbrl/Haugen/|title=An Orin D. Haugen Page|website=cda.morris.umn.edu}}</ref>
*[[David Hilmers]] (1972) — [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] and [[medical doctor]]<ref>{{cite web|title=David Hilmers|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/tag/david-hilmers/#.UlvyzVD2Zs0|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605154848/http://news.cornellcollege.edu/tag/david-hilmers/#.UlvyzVD2Zs0|archive-date=5 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Winifred Van Etten]] 1925 — Best selling novelist
*[[Duane Garrison Hunt]] (1907) – Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City from 1937 until his death in 1960 <ref>{{cite web|title=The Most Reverend Duane G. Hunt|url=https://www.dioslc.org/about-us/bishops-corner/32-the-most-reverend-duane-g-hunt|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Leo Beranek]] 1936 — Co-founder of [[Bolt, Beranek and Newman]]
*[[Rupert Kinnard]] (1979) — Cartoonist, known for creating the first ongoing gay/lesbian African-American comic characters<ref>{{cite web|title=Rupert Kinnard - NBJC Ubuntu|date=21 July 2017 |url=https://beenhere.org/2017/07/21/rupertkinnard/|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref>
*[[James Daly (actor)|James Daly]] 1941 — [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor<ref>{{imdb name|0198446|James Daly}}</ref>
*[[Franklin Littell]] (1937) — Holocaust scholar<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.cornellcollege.edu/2009/10/franklin-littell-37/ | title=Franklin Littell '37 - Cornell College | date=30 October 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Maryann Mahaffey]] 1946 — [[Detroit City Council]] member
*[[Elinor Levin]] (late 2000s) — member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |title=State Representative |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=33992 |website=Iowa Legislature |access-date=June 5, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Nancy Price (author)]] 1946 — Author, ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy (novel)|Sleeping with the Enemy]]''
*[[Maryann Mahaffey]] (1946) — [[Detroit City Council]] member<ref>{{cite web|title=Maryann Mahaffey|url=http://detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/mahaffey-maryann|publisher=Detroit Historical Society|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Don E. Fehrenbacher]] 1948 — [[Pulitzer Prize for History]] winner
*[[Erwin Kempton Mapes]] (1909) — renowned scholar of [[Spanish-American Literature]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Erwin Kempton Mapes|year = 1922|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s43OAAAAMAAJ&q=Erwin+Kempton+Mapes+Cornell+College&pg=PA8|publisher=Cornell College (Mount Vernon, Iowa)|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Dale O. Thomas]] 1948 — Wrestler and coach
*[[William Wallace McCredie]] (1885) — Judge, U.S. Congressman from Washington (1909–1911) and Baseball Executive<ref>{{cite web|title=William Wallace McCredie|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000384|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Herbert L. Hoover]], adopted nephew of the former President, retired businessman, and inventor of patented lace stitching technique (did not graduate).
*[[Deb Mell]] (1990) — member of [[Illinois House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Deb Mell|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=1952|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Don Weiss]] 1949 — Sports writer and [[NFL]] executive known as Mr. Super Bowl
*[[Jack Norris (activist)|Jack Norris]] (1989) – President and co-founder of [[Vegan Outreach]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://veganculinaryexperience.com/JackNorris.htm |title=Interview with Jack Norris, President and Co-founder of Vegan Outreach |last=Wyrick |first=Jason |year=2008 |website=The Vegan Culinary Experience |location=[[Glendale, Arizona]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311011005/http://veganculinaryexperience.com/JackNorris.htm |archive-date=2014-03-11 |url-status=live |access-date=2014-04-07 }}</ref>
*[[Richard Cross (bass-baritone)|Richard Cross]] 1957 — opera singer
*[[Grimes Poznikov]] (1969) - [[street performance|street performer]] in San Francisco, California<ref>{{cite web|title=Grimes Poznikov|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051105/news_1m5poznikov.html|publisher=Union-Tribune Publishing Co|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[William Taylor (FDIC chair)|William Taylor]] 1961 — Chairman of the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]
*[[Harper Reed]] (2001) — CTO of Obama for America 2012 campaign<ref>{{cite web|title=Harper Reed|date=27 February 2013|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2013/02/leader-of-the-geek-pack/#.Ulv5JFD2Zs0|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Mike Conklin]] 1969 — Feature writer and columnist, ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
*[[Leslie M. Shaw]] (1874) — [[Governor]] of [[Iowa]], [[Secretary of Treasury|U.S. Secretary of Treasury]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Leslie M. Shaw|date=June 1905|url=https://archive.org/stream/menofmarkinameri00gate#page/n61/mode/2up|publisher=Men of Mark in America on Open Library.org|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Grimes Poznikov]] 1969 - [[street performance|street performer]] in San Francisco, California
*[[Ruby Sia]] (1910), first Chinese graduate of Cornell College; missionary educator in Fuzhou
*[[David Hilmers]] 1972 — [[NASA Astronaut]] and [[medical doctor]]
*[[Burton E. Sweet]] (1895) — U.S. Congressman from Iowa (1915–1923) and unsuccessful Senate Candidate (1922, 1924)<ref>{{cite web|title=Burton E. Sweet|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/bremer/bios/bioburto.txt|publisher=USGenWeb Archives|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Rob Ash]] 1973 — Head football coach at [[Montana State University – Bozeman|Montana State University]]
*[[Dale O. Thomas]] (1948) — Wrestler and coach<ref>{{cite web|title=Dale O. Thomas|date=6 March 2004 |url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/obituaries/dale-o-thomas/article_1d3080a7-bbb6-5c06-80f6-2b5f8a610e48.html|publisher=Corvallis Gazette Times|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Michael J. Graham]] 1975 — President of [[Xavier University (Cincinnati)|Xavier University]]
*[[Walter Thornton]] (1899) — [[Major League Baseball]] player<ref>{{cite web|title=Walter Thornton|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thornwa01.shtml|publisher=Baseball Reference.com|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Richard Kirkham]] 1977 — Philosopher
*[[John Q. Tufts]] (late 19th century) — Congressman from Iowa's 2nd Congressional district (1875–1877)<ref>{{cite web|title=John Q. Tufts|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=194390|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Felecia Epps]] 1980 - Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law. [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]
*[[Hubert Stanley Wall]] (1924) — mathematician
*[[Chris Carney]] 1981 — Congressman from Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional district
*[[Elizabeth Wilson (politician)|Elizabeth Wilson]] — member of the [[Iowa House of Representatives]]
*[[Alan Krugman]] 1985 — CEO of [[Sprehe-feinkost]], a German frozen food company.
*[[Thomas Zinkula]] (1979) — Roman Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Davenport <ref>{{cite web|title=Bishops of the Diocese of Davenport|url=https://davenportdiocese.org/past-bishops|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Tanja Kozicky-Manrique]] 1988 — Hennepin County District Court Judge, Minneapolis, 1998–2010
*[[Deb Mell]] 1990 — member of [[Illinois House of Representatives]]
*[[Harper Reed]] 2001 — CTO of Obama for America 2012 campaign


==Notable faculty==
==Notable faculty==
*[[Joseph M. Bachelor]] — author
*[[Joseph M. Bachelor]] — author{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
*[[Ann R. Cannon]] — fellow of the [[American Statistical Association]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-19|title=Cannon selected as ASA Fellow - Cornell College|url=https://news.cornellcollege.edu/2019/04/cannon-selected-asa-fellow/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Cornell College News Center|language=en-US}}</ref> Assistant Chief Reader for the [[AP Statistics]] exam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stat2 Authors|url=http://www.stat2.org/authors.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.stat2.org}}</ref>
*[[Charles Atherton Cumming]] — American Artist
*[[Glenn Cunningham]] — Silver Medalist 1500 meters run, 1936 Olympics
*[[Glenn Cunningham (athlete)|Glenn Cunningham]] — Silver Medalist 1500 meters run, 1936 Olympics<ref>{{cite web|title=Glenn Cunningham|url=http://www.usatf.org/halloffame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=37|publisher=USA Track & Field, Inc.|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Robert Dana]] — Poet Laureate of Iowa<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Dana|url=http://blogs.cornellcollege.edu/obit/2010/02/08/remembering-robert-dana/|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Robert Dana]] — Poet Laureate of Iowa
*[[Charles Wesley Flint]], President (1915–1922), Methodist bishop<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Wesley Flint|url=http://omeka.cornellcollege.edu/exhibits/show/cornell-college-presidents/college-presidents/flint|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131014144700/http://omeka.cornellcollege.edu/exhibits/show/cornell-college-presidents/college-presidents/flint|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2013|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Charles Wesley Flint]], President (1915–1922), Methodist bishop
*[[Bruce Frohnen]] — academic<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Frohnen|url=http://law.onu.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_staff_profiles/bruce_p_frohnen/|publisher=Ohio Northern University|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016122036/http://law.onu.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_staff_profiles/bruce_p_frohnen/|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Bruce Frohnen]] — academic
*[[Leroy Lamis]] — American sculptor<ref>{{cite web|title=Leroy Lamis|url=http://www.cornellcollege.edu/cornell-report/issues/2011-fall/obits/index.shtml|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Lynda Hakken]] - Internationally renowned organist
*[[Jim Leach]] — former Republican congressman, taught as a visiting professor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Leach|date=7 February 2008|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2008/02/u-s-congressman-and-judge-help-teach-politics-courses/#.Ulv-X1D2Zs0|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Leroy Lamis]] — American sculptor
*[[David Loebsack]] — Congressman from Iowa's 2nd District<ref>{{cite web|title=David Loebsack|date=7 February 2008|url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2008/02/u-s-congressman-and-judge-help-teach-politics-courses/#.Ulv-X1D2Zs0|publisher=Cornell College|access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>
*[[Jim Leach]] — former Republican congressman, taught as a visiting professor.
*[[William Harmon Norton]] — geologist, also alumnus<ref name="Science obit">{{cite journal |last1=Miner |first1=Neil A. |title=William Harmon Norton 1856-1944 |journal=Science |date=18 August 1944 |volume=100 |issue=2590 |pages=141–142 |doi=10.1126/science.100.2590.141.a|pmid=17778571 |s2cid=239876707 }}</ref>
*[[David Loebsack]] — Congressman from Iowa's 2nd District
*[[Charles L. Phillips]] — professor of military science and tactics<ref>{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2891*.html |title=Charles L. Phillips in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, Volumes III to VIII |last=Thayer |first=Bill |date=July 4, 2016 |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |access-date=September 30, 2023 |ref={{sfnRef|Thayer}}}}</ref>
*[[Todd Knoop]] — Economist, author of "Recessions and Depressions: Understanding Business Cycles"
*[[Carol Enns]] — Psychologist, Theorist


==Notable staff==
==Notable staff==
*[[Lisa Stone]] — Head Coach, [[Saint Louis University]] Women's Basketball<ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Wisconsin coach to head SLU women's basketball team|date=3 May 2012 |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/ex-wisconsin-coach-to-head-slu-women-s-basketball-team/article_71f243ac-9583-11e1-a10d-001a4bcf6878.html|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref>
*[[Matt Hoover]] — Second season winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser"
*[[Lisa Stone]] — Head Coach, University of Wisconsin Women's Basketball


==Notes==
==Lecturers, speakers, and performers==
#{{note_label|endowment||1}}{{note_label|||endowment}} As of June 30, 2013. Page 44. {{cite web| title = Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax| url = http://www.cornellcollege.edu/business-office/printable-forms/files/IRS-Form990%202013.pdf| access-date = April 17, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013019/http://www.cornellcollege.edu/business-office/printable-forms/files/IRS-Form990%202013.pdf| archive-date = April 19, 2014| url-status = dead}}
Despite Cornell's small size and location in a small town, many nationally and internationally prominent speakers and performers have visited Cornell, including the following:
#{{note_label|enrollment||2}}{{note_label|||enrollment}} {{cite web | title= Cornell College: "Second Year of Record Enrollment" | date=14 September 2011 | publisher=Cornell College | access-date=September 19, 2011 | url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2011/09/second-year-of-record-enrollment/}}
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*[[Dee Dee Myers]] (2012)
*[[Karl Rove]] (2012)
*[[Robert J. Samuelson]] (2012)
*[[Rick Santorum]] (2011)
*[[Anita Perry]] (2011)
*[[Danzy Senna]] (2011)
*[[David Gergen]] (2010)
*[[Amina Wadud]] (2010)
*[[Tim Wise]] (2010)
*[[Winona LaDuke]] (2010)
*[[Terry E. Branstad]] (2010)
*[[Asher Naim]] (2009)
*[[Bob Vander Plaats]](2009)
*[[Danielle Ofri]] (2009)
*[[Staceyann Chin]](2009)
*[[Women (band)|Women]] (2009)
*[[Annie Sprinkle]] (2009)
*[[Pierce Freelon]] (2009)
*[[Yvonne Bynoe]](2008)
*[[Tim Roemer]] (2008)
*[[Amity Shlaes]] (2008)
*[[Demi Moore]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]] (2008)
*[[George Stephanopoulos]] (2008)
*[[Raphael Warnock|Rev. Dr. Raphael Gamail Warnock]] (2008)
*[[Patch Adams]] (2008)
*[[Scarlett Johansson]] (2008)
*[[Amy Roloff]] (2008)
* Mark E. Weston (2008)
*[[Barack Obama]] (2007, 2008, 2012)
*[[Bill Richardson]] (2007)
*[[Madeleine Albright]] (2007)
*[[Kevin Phillips (political commentator)|Kevin Phillips]] (2007)
*[[Mount Eerie]] (2007)
*[[Dinesh D'Souza]] (2007)
*[[Robert Solow]] (2006)
*[[Sarah Weddington]] (2006)
*[[Newt Gingrich]] (2005)
*[[Fareed Zakaria]] (2005)
*[[Bob Woodward]] (2004)
*[[Dennis Kucinich]] (2004)
*[[Howard Dean]] (2003)
*[[Ari Hest]] (2003)
*[[Joan Jett]] (2003)
*[[Janeane Garofalo]] (2003)
*[[Al Gore|Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore]] (2002)
*[[Art Alexakis]] (2002)
*[[Stephen Jay Gould]] (2001)
*[[Sir Mix A Lot]] (2000)
*[[Walter E. Williams]] (2000)
*[[Cornel West]] (2000)
*[[Stephen Carter]] (1999)
*[[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] (1999)
*[[Gloria Steinem]] (1999)
*[[Antonin Scalia|U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia]] (1999)
*[[They Might Be Giants]] (1997)
*[[Helen Thomas]] (1996)
*[[The Romantics]] (1986)
*[[BB King]] (1986)
*[[Kate Millet]] (1986)
*[[David C. Hilmers]], NASA Astronaut, (1986)
*[[Jane Elliott]] (1985)
*[[Doc Severinson]] (1985)
*[[Phyllis Bryn-Julson]] (1978)
*[[Janos Starker]] (1978)
*[[Joe Pass]] (1978)
*[[Chuck Wayne]] (1978)
*[[Jerry Jeff Walker]] (1978)
*[[Lennox Hinds]] (1977)
*[[Madeline Manning-Jackson]] (1977)
*[[Haki R. Madhubuti]] (1977)
*[[Sonny Rollins]] (1977)
*[[Albert Sampson|The Rev. Albert Sampson]] (1977)
*[[Stephen Spender]] (1977)
*[[Oscar Brand]] (1976)
*[[Vassar Clements]] (1976)
*[[Betty Friedan]] (1976)
*[[Roland Hanna]] (1976)
*[[Frank Herbert]] (1976)
*[[Eugene McCarthy]] (1976)
*[[Dorian Wind Quintet]] (1975)
*[[Daniel Ellsberg]] (1975)
*[[Igor Kipnis]] (1975)
*[[William Stafford]] (1975)
*[[Keith Stroup]] (1975)
*[[Paul Winter]] (1975)
*[[Melissa Manchester]] (1974)
*[[Bella Abzug]] (1974)
*[[Julian Bond]] (1974)
*[[Ravi Shankar (musician)|Ravi Shankar]] (1970)
*[[Ralph Nader]] (1970)
*[[John Denver]] (1970)
*[[François Mitterrand]] (1968)
*[[Marilyn Horne]] (1966)
*[[Milton Friedman]] (1965)
*[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] (1962)
*[[The Dave Brubeck Quartet]] (1957)
*[[Isaac Stern]] (1949)
*[[Robert Frost]] (1940)
*[[Marian Anderson]] (1937)
*[[Frank Lloyd Wright]] (1934, 1946)
*[[Grant Wood]] (1933) (Wood's first public lecture)
*[[Amelia Earhart]] (1933)
*[[Carl Sandburg]] (annually, 1920–1939)
*[[William Howard Taft|Former U.S. President William Howard Taft]] (1916)
*[[Helen Keller]] and [[Anne Sullivan]] (1916)
*[[Ernestine Schumann-Heink]] (1912)
*[[William Jennings Bryan]] (1907)
*[[Chicago Symphony]] (annually, 1903–1963)
*[[Booker T. Washington]] (1900)
*[[Susan B. Anthony]] (1879)
*[[Elizabeth Cady Stanton]] (1869)
*[[Fredrick Douglass]] (1859)
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==References==
==References==
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#{{note_label|endowment||1}}{{note_label|||endowment}} As of June 30, 2009. {{Cite web | title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009| work = 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments | publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers | url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf| format = PDF | accessdate = February 24, 2010}}
#{{note_label|enrollment||2}}{{note_label|||enrollment}} {{cite web | title= Cornell College: "Second Year of Record Enrollment" | publisher=Cornell College | accessdate=September 19, 2011 | url=http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2011/09/second-year-of-record-enrollment/}}

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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/ Official website]
* {{Official website|https://www.cornellcollege.edu/}}
*[http://www.cornellrams.com/ Official athletics website]
* [http://www.cornellrams.com/ Official athletics website]
*[http://www.cornellcollege.edu/ram_report/summer_2002/ 2002 article about the Cornell-Coe rivalry]


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For the private research university in Ithaca, New York, see Cornell University.
Cornell College
Former name
Iowa Conference Seminary (1853–1857)
MottoDeus et Humanitas
Motto in English
God and Humanity
TypePrivate liberal arts college
Established1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Religious affiliation
United Methodist Church
Endowment$93.8 million (2021)[1]
PresidentJonathan Brand
Academic staff
119
Undergraduates1,033[2][3]
Location
Mount Vernon
,
Iowa
,
United States
CampusRural, 129 acres (52 ha)[citation needed]
ColorsPurple & White   [4]
NicknameRams
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – Midwest Conference
Websitecornellcollege.edu

Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman.[5] Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell.

Academics

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Cornell students study one course at a time (commonly referred to as "the block plan" or "OCAAT"). Since 1978, school years have been divided into "blocks" of three and a half weeks each (usually followed by a four-day "block break" to round out to four weeks), during which students are enrolled in a single class; what would normally be covered in a full semester's worth of class at a typical university is covered in just eighteen Cornell class days. While schedules vary from class to class, most courses consist of around 30 hours of lecture, along with additional time spent in the laboratory, studying audio-visual media, or other activities. Cornell formerly operated on a calendar of 9 blocks per year but switched to 8 blocks per year beginning in the fall of 2012.

Since its inception, Cornell has accepted women into all degree programs. In 1858, Cornell was host to Iowa's first female recipient of a baccalaureate degree, Mary Fellows, a member of the first graduating class from Cornell College. She received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. In 1871, Harriette J. Cooke became the first female college professor in the United States to become a full professor with a salary equal to that of her male colleagues.

King Chapel, Cornell College

Campus buildings

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Among the most widely recognizable buildings on Cornell's campus is King Chapel.[6] The chapel is the site of the annual convocation at the commencement of the school year as well as the baccalaureate service in the spring for graduating students. The chapel contains a large organ (over 3000 pipes) and is often the site of musical performances. Religious services are held in the nearby Allee Chapel.

Old Sem, for a short while, was the second building of the original college and now houses administrative offices of the college.

Cornell contains 9 academic buildings. College Hall (also sometimes called "Old Main"), the oldest building on campus, houses classrooms and offices of several social science and humanities departments. South Hall, originally a male dormitory, houses the Politics and Creative Writing Departments. Prall House contains offices and classrooms of the Philosophy and Religion Departments. The Merle West Science Center houses the Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Departments. West Science contains one of the school's two stadium seating lecture-style classrooms, with a capacity around 100. These have since been relocated to the new science building, Russell Science Center. It opened for classes for the 2019–2020 academic year. The Norton Geology Center contains both an extensive museum and classrooms for geological sciences. Law Hall includes the Math, Computer Science, and Psychology Departments, and is the computing hub of the campus. McWethy Hall, formerly a gymnasium, was remodeled and now contains the studios and offices of the Art Department. Armstrong Hall and Youngker Hall are adjoining fine arts buildings. Armstrong Hall is the location of the Music Department, while Youngker Hall contains the Theatre Department, including Kimmel Theatre. In addition, the Small Sports Center and the Lytle House contain classrooms of the Kinesiology Department.

Cole Library serves both the college and the Mount Vernon community.[7]

Cornell has several residence halls. Pfeiffer Hall, Tarr Hall, and Dows Hall together form the "Tri-Hall" area. Tarr was once an all-male residence hall, but now houses both males and females. Likewise, Dows, once an all-female residence hall, joins Pfeiffer and Tarr in providing co-ed housing. Tarr and Dows are both primarily freshmen dorms, while Pfeiffer houses upperclassmen as well as first-years. Pfeiffer was extensively renovated in 2008 and is co-ed by room. Bowman-Carter Hall is an all-female hall for upperclassmen, situated in an old hospital building. Pauley-Rorem Hall (commonly referred to as PR) is a combination of two residence halls that are joined in the middle by a common set of stairs. Female first-years resided in Pauley, and male first-years resided in Rorem until 2012-2013 when both residence halls became co-ed by floor. Pauley Hall was once home to the Pauley Academic Program, a community of male and female students with strong academic backgrounds. Pauley Hall was co-ed by floor as early as 1986, and in 1987–1989, the second floor Pauley was home to the Academic Program and was co-ed by room. Olin and Merner Hall are co-ed upper-class residence halls. New and Russell Hall (the latter commonly known as Clock Tower) were opened in 2005 and 2007, respectively, and offer suite-style living. Students may choose more independent living options in apartments at Wilch Apartments, 10th Avenue, Armstrong House, and Harlan House, and even at the Sleep Inn. Nearly all Cornell students are required to live on-campus or in campus apartments, so most students do not rent non-college housing.

The Cornell campus is centered on a modest hill, the feature noted in the moniker "Hilltop Campus." Several campus buildings are grouped on the hilltop, while the athletic facilities and some residential buildings are located farther downhill on the campus's northwest side.

Athletics

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Cornell College fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, all of which compete in NCAA Division III sports. Formerly a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC), Cornell joined the Midwest Conference (MWC) in the fall of 2012.

Cornell has achieved its greatest success in wrestling. Cornell wrestlers have won eight individual national titles, and in 1947, the wrestling team won the NCAA Division I and AAU national championships. Sixty-Two Cornell wrestlers have been named NCAA All-Americans, and seven have been elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Seven wrestlers have also competed at the Olympics.[8]

Another Cornell team has also met with success recently. In 2011, the women's volleyball team captured the IIAC title and went on to take part in the national tournament for the first time in school history. Since then, the women's volleyball team has moved to the Midwest Conference (MWC) and won the MWC title seven times consecutively—six of those seven years making it to the national tournament.

Twenty-five Cornell students have earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, awarded annually to students in their final year of eligibility who excel both athletically and academically. Cornell ranks in the top 15 Division III colleges in recipients of this award.[9]

Cornell's football rivalry with Coe College dates to 1891, making it the oldest intercollegiate rivalry west of the Mississippi. Coe currently holds the lead in the series, 60-51-4.

Cornell's mascot is a ram. In 1949, the Royal Purple, the school's yearbook, offered a $5 prize for someone who could come up with a new mascot to replace either the "Purples" or "Hilltoppers." A sophomore came up with the idea for the ram.

Ash Park, Cornell College football stadium, Mount Vernon, Iowa

Greek life

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Ram's head logo of Cornell College

From 1853-1927 over twenty literary societies and secret societies emerged as the backbone of social life at Cornell. In 1927, all of these groups voluntarily disbanded, and in 1929, faculty voted to allow groups to organize as Greek organizations, provided that they renounced all ties to national Greek organization.[10] At present, Cornell College has 11 officially recognized local fraternities and sororities.[11]

Notable alumni

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Notable faculty

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Notable staff

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  2. 2 enrollment "Cornell College: "Second Year of Record Enrollment"". Cornell College. 14 September 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.

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