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82-674: Other conferences : The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports and other competitive teams that represent Cornell University in Ithaca, New York . The university sponsors 37 varsity sports, and several intramural and club teams. Cornell participates in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League . The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in the ECAC Hockey League . Additionally, teams compete in

164-450: A baccalaureate degree include passing a swimming test, completing two physical education courses, and satisfying a writing requirement. As of 2024, Cornell University has an endowment of $ 10.7 billion, the 14th-largest among all U.S. universities and colleges. In 2018, Cornell ranked third among all U.S. universities behind Harvard University and Stanford University in private fundraising, collecting $ 743 million. In addition to

246-547: A co-educational and nonsectarian institution. As of fall 2023, the student body included 16,071 undergraduate and 10,207 graduate students from all 50 U.S. states and 130 countries. The university is organized into eight undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions on its main Ithaca campus. Each college and academic division has near autonomy in defining its respective admission standards and academic curriculum . In addition to its primary campus in Ithaca,

328-410: A cooperative extension service , which includes 56 offices across the state. These offices provide programs in agriculture and food systems, children, youth and families, community and economic vitality, environment and natural resources, and nutrition and health. The university operates New York's Animal Health Diagnostic Center, which conducts animal disease control and husbandry. Cornell University

410-573: A "notably modern achievement in American architecture." It was built in 1914 and 1915 and was originally designed as a drill hall for the Department of Military Science. Upon its completion it was often referred to as the "New Armory", as opposed to the Old Armory, a building on the now Engineering Quadrangle that has since been demolished and replaced by Hollister Hall. In January 1940, it

492-483: A "student takeover of Barton Hall" and the Barton Hall Community was formed. On May 11, 1972, Barton Hall was again the site of anti-war protests, and one protester threw a rock through a window. The rock thrower was mistakenly identified as physics major James R. Bean, who was later suspended and placed on trial for first degree riot, a class E felony. Bean was acquitted after a four-day trial. Before

574-525: A "transnational university". In 2017, Cornell opened Cornell Tech , a graduate campus and research center on Roosevelt Island in New York City , which won a competition bid initiated by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg , and is designed to spur technology entrepreneurship in New York City. Cornell University's main campus is located in Ithaca, New York , on East Hill, offering views of

656-623: A 2.1 million square foot state-of-the-art tech campus to be built on Roosevelt Island , on the site of the former Coler Specialty Hospital . The following year, in fall 2012, instruction began at a temporary location at space donated by Google , located at 111 Eighth Avenue in Manhattan . In 2014, construction began on the Cornell Tech campus, and the first phase was completed in September 2017. Thom Mayne of Morphosis Architects

738-466: A U.S. graduate school vote on unionization was defeated in a vote. In March 2004, Cornell and Stanford University laid the cornerstone for the building and operation of "Bridging the Rift Center", located on the border between Israel and Jordan , and used for education. In 2005, Jeffrey S. Lehman , a former president of Cornell, described the university and its high international profile as

820-1173: A board member in 2019. His eldest daughter Katy Cornell, class of 2001, is expected to become the next life trustee. On July 1, 2024, Michael Kotlikoff , who served as Cornell's 16th provost, began a two-year term as interim president, succeeding Martha E. Pollack , Cornell's fourteenth president , who announced her retirement in May 2024. Cornell's colleges and schools offer a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, including seven undergraduate colleges and seven schools offering graduate and professional programs. All academic departments at Cornell are affiliated with at least one college. Several inter-school academic departments offer courses in more than one college. Students pursuing graduate degrees in these schools are enrolled in Cornell University Graduate School . The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions provides additional programs for college and high school students, professionals, and other adults. Cornell's four statutory colleges include

902-620: A capacity of 1,100. Cornell soccer teams play on Charles F. Berman Field on the southeast side of campus. In August 2000, the bleachers and lights were completed, with a capacity of over 1,000. Field hockey plays on Marsha Dodson Field. The Cornell Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams compete in Barton Hall , a converted military hangar, for indoor track, and the Robert J. Kane sports complex for outdoor track. There are also facilities about 2 miles east of campus that has multiple uses, but it

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984-527: A fire in the Residential Club dormitory that killed eight students and one professor. In the late 1960s, Cornell was among the Ivy League universities that experienced heightened student activism related to cultural issues, civil rights, and opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War . In 1969, armed anti- Vietnam War protesters occupied Willard Straight Hall , an incident that led to

1066-462: A full four-year MD program, mirrors the medical school curriculum taught at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City . The college also offers a two-year undergraduate pre-medical program, which has a separate admissions process and was established as an undergraduate program in September 2002 as the first coeducational institute of higher education in Qatar. The college is partially funded by

1148-431: A gas-fired combined heat and power facility, an on-campus hydroelectric plant, and a lake source cooling system. In 2007, Cornell established a Center for a Sustainable Future The same year, following a multiyear, cross-campus discussion about energy and sustainability, Cornell's Atkinson Center for Sustainability was established, funded by an $ 80 million gift from alumnus David R. Atkinson ('60) and his wife Patricia,

1230-543: A graduate student group, At What Cost?, was formed at Cornell to oppose a graduate student unionization drive run by CASE/UAW, an affiliate of the United Auto Workers . The vote to unionize, held in October 2002, was rejected, and At What Cost? was considered instrumental in the unusually large 90% turnout for the vote and in the 2-to-1 defeat of the unionization proposal, the first instance in history in which

1312-429: A recent graduate, Romeyn Berry '04, wrote lyrics for a new football song. The lyrics included the words "the big, red team," and the nickname stuck. Cornell does not have an official mascot; however, the bear has long been a symbol of Cornell Athletics. In 1915, a live bear named Touchdown first appeared at football games to represent Cornell. The current version, which appears at many of Cornell's sporting events,

1394-482: A restructuring of the university's governance and forced the resignation of then Cornell president James Alfred Perkins . Since the 20th century, rankings of universities and colleges, Cornell University and its academic programs have routinely ranked among the best in the world. In 1995, the National Research Council ranked Cornell's Ph.D. programs as sixth-best in the nation. It also ranked

1476-438: A throwing cage with a cement circle and crusher dust landing sector surrounded by a 25-foot (7.6 m) high chain link fence. The interior of the track has a Recaflex runway for the pole vault, two long and triple jump pits and multiple high jump areas. The track itself has a raised aluminum curb and a common finish line. Barton Hall is also home to the three ROTC Detachments on campus: Army, Navy, and Air Force. Each branch has

1558-569: Is a nonprofit organization with a decentralized structure in which its 16 colleges, including 12 privately endowed colleges and four publicly supported statutory colleges, exercise significant autonomy to define and manage their respective academic programs, admissions, advising, and confer degrees. Cornell also operates eCornell , which provides online professional development and certificate programs and participates in New York's land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant programs. Cornell University

1640-611: Is a brown bear costume, which replaced the live bear in 1939, that is worn by an undergraduate student ; it is referred to as the "Big Red Bear" or by its nickname, "Touchdown." "Red man," a person dressed in a tight red suit, has been seen running up and down the field of men's soccer games. Cornell's colors, carnelian red and white, date back to the university's Inauguration Day on October 7, 1868. Many of Cornell's athletic directors have made substantial contributions to collegiate athletics in general, including Romeyn Berry , James Lynah , and Robert Kane . Big Red sports are covered in

1722-568: Is affiliated with neighboring Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , one of the nation's leading cancer centers, Rockefeller University , and the Hospital for Special Surgery . Many faculty members have joint appointments at these institutions. Weill Cornell, Rockefeller, and Memorial Sloan–Kettering offer the Tri-Institutional MD–PhD Program , which is available to selected entering Cornell medical students. From 1942 to 1979,

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1804-511: Is bordered by two gorges , Fall Creek Gorge and Cascadilla Gorge. The gorges are popular swimming spots during warmer months, but their use is discouraged by the university and city code due to potential safety hazards. Adjacent to the main campus, Cornell owns the 2,800-acre (1,100 ha) Cornell Botanic Gardens , which features various plants, trees, and ponds. Cornell University has implemented several green initiatives , designed to promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact, including

1886-466: Is characterized by an irregular layout and a mix of architectural styles, which have developed over time and are attributed to the university's ever-changing master plans for the campus. The more ornate buildings generally predate World War II . Since then, more recent buildings on the campus are characterized by modernist architectural styles. Several Cornell University buildings have been named National Historic Landmarks , and ten have been listed on

1968-702: Is mainly used by the Cornell men's soccer team for practice. Other campus facilities include a Robert Trent Jones (a Cornell alumnus) designed golf course , baseball's Hoy Field , the Niemand•Robison Softball Field, the Oxley Equestrian Center, and numerous fields and gymnasiums. Some of the athletic playing fields along Tower Road are known as the "Alumni Fields" because the Cornell Alumni Association funded

2050-442: Is now one of the nation's longest continuously published student newspapers in the nation. From the 19th to early 20th centuries, Cornell had several literary societies that were founded to encourage writing, reading, and oration skills. The U.S. Bureau of Education described three of them as a "purely literary society" following the "traditions of the old literary societies of Eastern universities. In 1967, Cornell experienced

2132-777: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , College of Human Ecology , School of Industrial and Labor Relations , and College of Veterinary Medicine . In the 2010–2011 fiscal year, these four colleges received $ 131.9 million in State University of New York (SUNY) appropriations to support teaching, research, and service missions, making them accountable to SUNY trustees and state agencies. New York residents enrolled in these colleges qualify for discounted tuition; however, their academic activities are considered by New York state to be private and non-state entities. Cornell's nine privately endowed, non-statutory colleges include

2214-951: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , the College of Human Ecology , the Industrial and Labor Relations School , and the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Among Cornell's graduate schools, only the Veterinary Medicine College is supported by New York state . The main campus of Cornell University in Ithaca spans 745 acres (301 ha). As of October 2024, 64  Nobel laureates , 4 Turing Award winners, and 1 Fields Medalist have been affiliated with Cornell. Cornell counts more than 250,000 living alumni, which include 34  Marshall Scholars , 33  Rhodes Scholars , 29  Truman Scholars , 63  Olympic Medalists , 10 current Fortune 500 CEOs , and 35 billionaires. Cornell University

2296-519: The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning opened an 11,000 square foot, Gensler -designed facility at 26 Broadway in Manhattan's Financial District. The General Electric Building at 570 Lexington Avenue serves as the New York City location for over a dozen additional Cornell University programs, including the New York City headquarters of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and

2378-476: The College of Arts and Sciences , College of Architecture, Art, and Planning , College of Engineering , and College of Hotel Administration , each of which operate independently of state funding and oversight, which grants them greater autonomy in determining their academic programs, admissions, and advising. They also do not offer discounted tuition for New York residents. As of 2023, among Cornell's 15,182 undergraduate students, 4,602 (30.3%) are affiliated with

2460-570: The Maine – New Hampshire coast, which is operated in conjunction with the University of New Hampshire and focuses on undergraduate education and research. Until 2011, Cornell operated Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico , which was the site of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope . The university maintains several facilities dedicated to conservation and ecology , including

2542-866: The National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association , the Collegiate Sprint Football League, the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC), the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC), the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association , and the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). Cornell's teams did not have an official name until after 1905, when

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2624-690: The National Register of Historic Places : Andrew Dickson White House , Bailey Hall , Caldwell Hall , the Computing and Communications Center , Morrill Hall , Rice Hall , Fernow Hall , Wing Hall , Llenroc , and Deke House . Three other listed historic buildings, the original Roberts Hall, East Robert Hall, and Stone Hall, were demolished in the 1980s to make way for new campus buildings and development. The majority of Cornell University's academic and administrative facilities are located on its main campus in Ithaca. The architectural styles on

2706-1039: The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York , which operates three substations, the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland , the Hudson Valley Laboratory in Highland , and the Long Island Horticultural Research Laboratory in Riverhead on Long Island . The Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca conducts research on biological diversity in birds. Additional research facilities include

2788-491: The University of Pennsylvania are long-time rivals in football, having played each other in 122 games since their first meeting in 1893, representing the fifth most-played rivalry in college football . Cornell's football series against both the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College are tied for second longest uninterrupted college football match-ups in history, both dating back to 1919. Cornell and Penn play for

2870-1132: The Animal Science Teaching and Research Center, the Duck Research Laboratory, the Cornell Biological Field Station, the Freeville Organic Research Farm, the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm, and biodiversity laboratories in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and the Peruvian Amazonia in Peru . Cornell offers various study abroad and scholarship programs, which allow students to gain experience and earn credit towards their degrees. The "Capital Semester" program offers students

2952-986: The Atkinson Center. Cornell's medical campus in New York City , also called Weill Cornell, is on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . It is home to two Cornell divisions, Weill Cornell Medicine , the university's medical school, and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences . Since 1927, Weill Cornell has been affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital , one of the nation's largest hospitals. While Cornell's medical school maintains its own faculty and academic divisions, it shares administrative and teaching hospital functions with Columbia University Medical Center . In addition to NewYork-Presbyterian, Cornell's teaching hospitals include Payne Whitney Clinic in Manhattan and its Westchester Division in White Plains, New York . Weill Cornell Medical College

3034-647: The CSFL title six times. The men's ice hockey team has been NCAA champion twice, ECAC champion 12 times and Ivy League champion 22 times, and recorded the only undefeated season in NCAA Division I Hockey history in 1970. The men's lacrosse team has been NCAA champion three times and Ivy League champion 29 times. The men's Lightweight rowing team varsity 8+ has won the IRA regatta seven times since 1992 (1992, 2006–08, 2014, 2015 & 2017). The women's polo team has won

3116-586: The College of Arts and Sciences, which is the largest college by enrollment, followed by 3,203 (21.1%) in Engineering, and 3,101 (20.4%) in Agriculture and Life Sciences. The smallest of the seven undergraduate colleges is Architecture, Art, and Planning, with 503 (3.3%) students. Academic requirements for graduation are developed and managed by the respective colleges, and university-wide requirements for

3198-627: The Cornell Cooperative Extension. Students om the School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Extension and Outreach Program make workplace expertise available to organizations, union members, policymakers, and working adults. The College of Engineering's Operations Research Manhattan, located in the city's Financial District , brings together business optimization research and decision support services used in financial applications and public health logistics planning. In 2015,

3280-775: The Cribs , Saint Motel , Daya , and the Flaming Lips . The Grateful Dead's concert at Barton Hall on May 8, 1977 is considered by some to be the greatest of their career. In 2011, a recording of the concert was one of 25 recordings selected that year for preservation in the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress . The concert is available in full on the band's 2017 live album Cornell 5/8/77 . In 2009–2011, Barton Hall underwent an $ 8 million renovation, including structural repairs, work on

3362-517: The John Collyer Class of 1917 Boathouse and Doris B. Robison Boathouse on Cayuga Inlet. Both boathouses underwent an $ 8 million renovation in 2011. Cornell maintains informal athletic rivalries with other collegiate institutions. Cornell's principal rival is Harvard . The men's ice hockey team has a historic rivalry with Harvard , which dates back to 1910 and includes many championship meetings. The Cornell-Harvard ice hockey rivalry

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3444-668: The National Women's Polo Championship 15 times and the women's hockey team has been Ivy League champion 14 times. Men's Squash The football, lacrosse, and sprint football teams play in Schoellkopf Field , which has a capacity of 25,597. The ice hockey teams play in Lynah Rink , which has a capacity of 4,267. The Cornell men's wrestling team competes at the Friedman Wrestling Center with

3526-673: The New York City branch of the Cornell Cooperative Extension. In September 2004, Cornell opened the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in Education City , near Doha , which is the first U.S. medical school established outside of the United States. The college, which is a joint initiative with the Qatar government , is part of Cornell's efforts to increase its international influence. The college,

3608-587: The New York State Open Meetings Law. The university charter (specifically, paragraph 1.b of section 5703 of the Education Law) provides that one member of the board, the life trustee, is the eldest living lineal descendant of Ezra Cornell. As of 2024, the current and longest-serving life trustee is Ezra Cornell, class of 1971, the great-great-great grandson of the original Ezra Cornell. He celebrated 50 years of service as

3690-614: The Qatar government through the Qatar Foundation , a Qatar state-led non-profit organization, which contributed $ 750 million for its construction. The medical center is housed in a large two-story structure designed by Arata Isozaki , a Japanese architect. In 2004, the Qatar Foundation, announced the construction of a 350-bed Specialty Teaching Hospital near the medical college in Education City, which

3772-531: The Senate , Speaker of the Assembly , and president of the university serve in ex officio voting capacities. The board is responsible for electing a President to serve as the university's chief executive and educational officer. From 2014 to 2022, Robert Harrison served as chairman of the board. He was succeeded by Kraig Kayser. The Board of Trustees holds four regular meetings annually, which are subject to

3854-534: The Townhouse Community. The architectural styles of North Campus are more modern, reflecting the growth of the university and need for expanded student housing during the 20th century. The West Campus House System showcases a blend of architectural styles, including Gothic -style buildings and residential halls collectively known as "the Gothics." In Collegetown, located near the campus in Ithaca,

3936-400: The Trustees Cup. They are only surpassed by the Lehigh-Lafayette series , which is uninterrupted since 1897. In polo , the men's and women's teams maintain rivalries with the University of Virginia and the University of Connecticut . For men's lacrosse , Cornell and Princeton University have historically been the perennial favorites in the Ivy League and the Princeton game is usually

4018-512: The Weill Cornell Medical campus also housed the Cornell School of Nursing . On December 19, 2011, Cornell and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa won a competition for rights to claim free city land and $ 100 million in subsidies to build an engineering campus in New York City. The competition, established by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , was designed to increase entrepreneurship and job growth in New York City's technology sector. The winning bid consisted of

4100-750: The academic quality of 18 individual Cornell Ph.D. programs among the top ten in the nation, which included astrophysics (ninth-best), chemistry (sixth-best), civil engineering (sixth-best), comparative literature (sixth-best), computer science (fifth-best), ecology (fourth-best), electrical engineering (seventh-best), English (seventh-best), French (eighth-best), geosciences (tenth-best), German (third-best), linguistics (ninth-best), materials science (third-best), mechanical engineering (seventh-best), philosophy (ninth-best), physics (sixth-best), Spanish (eighth-best), and statistics / biostatistics (fourth-best). The council ranked Cornell's College of Arts and Humanities faculty as fifth-best in

4182-422: The architectural styles are diverse, reflecting the area's mixed-use nature. The Schwartz Performing Arts Center and two upper-level residence halls are surrounded by a variety of apartment buildings, eateries, and businesses. Cornell University's main campus in Ithaca is located in the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York and features views of the city , Cayuga Lake , and surrounding valleys. The campus

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4264-488: The campus range from ornate Collegiate Gothic , Victorian , and Neoclassical buildings to more spare international and modernist structures. Frederick Law Olmsted , designer of Central Park , proposed a "grand terrace" overlooking Cayuga Lake in one of the earliest plans for the development of the campus. North Campus features primarily residential buildings, including ten residence halls designed to accommodate first and second-year students, and transfer students in

4346-502: The city and Cayuga Lake . The campus has expanded to approximately 745 acres (301 ha) since its founding, now including multiple academic buildings, laboratories, administrative facilities, athletic centers, auditoriums, museums, and residential areas. In 2011, Travel + Leisure recognized Cornell's campus in Ithaca as one of the most beautiful in the United States, praising its unique blend of architectural styles, historic landmarks, and picturesque surroundings. The Ithaca campus

4428-477: The days prior to online course registration, each student would come to Barton Hall at the start of the semester to register for classes. This process would involve placing punched cards into bins for each class positioned on tables throughout the hall. Student organizations would also recruit members at these events. In the first part of the 20th century, "drill" was mandatory for all male students, and it would be conducted in Barton Hall. Also, until 1974, graduation

4510-399: The end of the trial, the District Attorney subpoenaed the defense witnesses to appear before the grand jury to further investigate the protest. The Bean trial was a high point in political tensions between the town and the campus and marked an end to efforts to prosecute anti-war protesters off-campus. For many years, Barton Hall had a non-operational deck gun used in Navy ROTC Training which

4592-434: The fields were used as sites for new biology buildings and were replaced by new fields along Jessup Road. Today, facilities are spread around campus with tennis courts and basketball courts located near a number of dormitories. In addition, the athletics department operates Helen Newman Hall (formerly the women's athletics building) and Noyes Center as remote fitness facilities. The men's and women's crew programs are housed in

4674-400: The grading and development of these fields in exchange for a promise that they would remain in perpetuity. A subsequent land swap resulted in giving the Agriculture College building sites at the east end of the fields in exchange for the site of what became Schoellkopf Field and Hoy Field. The Alumni Fields became the site of an underground Synchrotron Laboratory . Since the 1970s, several of

4756-428: The gutters and masonry, and replacement of the roof and windows. Barton Hall now contains a 200 m track, basketball courts, the Hart Memorial Library, and the Wortham Museum. After the opening of Newman Arena , the building was remodeled into a premier indoor track facility. The Recaflex track features eight 42-inch lanes, one of the few indoor 200-meter tracks in the country with eight such lanes. Barton also contains

4838-478: The largest gift ever received by Cornell from an individual at the time. A subsequent $ 30 million commitment in 2021 will name a new multidisciplinary building on campus. As of 2020, the university, which has committed to achieving net carbon neutrality by 2035 is powered by six solar farms, which provide 28 megawatts of power. Cornell is developing an enhanced geothermal system, known as Earth Source Heating, designed to meet campus heating needs. In 2023, Cornell

4920-479: The most anticipated Ivy-game. Fellow upstate schools Syracuse University and Hobart are also considered Cornell's lacrosse rivals. In women's equestrian , Skidmore College is an ongoing rival. Cornell University Cornell University is a private Ivy League land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York , United States. The university was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White . Since its founding, Cornell has been

5002-457: The nation, its Mathematics and Physical Sciences faculty as sixth-best, and its College of Engineering as fifth-best. In 2000, Cornell began expanding its international programs. In 2004, the university opened Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in Education City in Al Rayyan , Qatar . The university also developed partnerships with academic institutions in India , the People's Republic of China , and Singapore . In August 2002,

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5084-591: The opportunity to intern in the New York State Legislature in Albany , the state capital. The Cornell in Washington program enables students to spend a semester in Washington, D.C. , participating in research or internships. The Cornell in Rome program allows students to study architecture, urban studies, and the arts in Rome , Italy. The university is also a member of the Laidlaw Scholars program, which provides funding to undergraduates to conduct internationally focused research and foster leadership skills. As New York state's land-grant university , Cornell operates

5166-400: The purpose-built Fischell Band Center in 2013. In the Spring of 1969 members of the Afro-American Society (AAS) occupied Willard Straight Hall, the Cornell Student Union, in protest against judicial sanctions against several black students and to demand a black studies program. Two days after the students left Willard Straight Hall , a Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) meeting became

5248-411: The south bleachers. The center includes a Hall of Fame/meeting room/study facility for track, an office, a library and a 1,500-square-foot (140 m ) weight room. For many decades, a small room in Barton served as the home of the Cornell Big Red Marching Band and the Cornell Big Red Pep Band . The cramped space was lacking in ventilation and instrument storage space, and the bands were relocated to

5330-494: The two campus publications, The Cornell Daily Sun and The Cornell Review , and various blogs. A number of fight songs are associated with Cornell sports teams, such as "The Big Red Team", "Fight for Cornell", and "New Cornell Fight Song", but the one with the longest use and tradition is "Give My Regards to Davy", a song written by three Cornellians in 1904. The song is sung to the tune of George M. Cohan 's " Give My Regards to Broadway ". The sprint football team has won

5412-436: The university administers three satellite campuses, including two in New York City , the medical school and Cornell Tech , and one in Education City in Al Rayyan , Qatar . Cornell is one of three private land-grant universities in the United States. Among the university's eight undergraduate colleges, four are state-supported statutory or contract colleges through the State University of New York system, including

5494-418: The university became one of the first universities in the nation to include alumni-elected representatives on its board of trustees. Cornell University is home to Cornell University Press , founded in 1869. Cornell was first home to the Cornell Era , a weekly campus publication founded in 1868. In 1880, it was replaced with the founding of The Cornell Daily Sun , an independent student-run newspaper, which

5576-414: The university development program in Ithaca and New York City, each college and program has its own staffed fundraising programs. Cornell University has a robust fundraising program , and it has been the recipient of several sizable private donations, which have enabled the university to expand its reach, create new programs, and drive advancements in education and research. In 1998, Weill Cornell Medicine

5658-520: The university. White agreed to be Cornell University's first president. White spent the first three years at Cornell University overseeing construction of the university's first two buildings, and he traveled to recruit promising students and faculty . On October 7, 1868, Cornell University was inaugurated, and 412 male students were enrolled the following day. Cornell developed as a technologically innovative institution, applying its academic research to its own campus and to outreach efforts. In 1883, it

5740-461: The week-long trial attracted great publicity because the defense called as witnesses a large number of administrators, trustees, President Dale Corson , and former President James A. Perkins to testify. Barton Hall also serves as a concert venue for the Cornell Campus, with concerts produced by the Cornell Concert Commission. It has hosted acts such as the Grateful Dead , Santana , Ludacris , Bob Dylan , Death Cab For Cutie , Franz Ferdinand ,

5822-399: Was built to provide military instruction to Cornell students, as required by Cornell's status as a land-grant institution. Its drill shed originally contained 362 x 228 feet of open floor space, large enough to accommodate 1,000 men. The building is made of local limestone with double trusses spaced 40 feet apart to support the roof. The Architectural Record called the "splendid drill hall"

5904-868: Was chartered by an act of the New York State Legislature (Chapter 585 of the Laws of 1865) which was later codified into Article 115 (sections 5701 through 5716) of the Education Law of the Consolidated Laws of New York . Cornell University is governed by a 64-member board of trustees, which includes both privately and publicly appointed trustees appointed by the Governor of New York , alumni-elected trustees, faculty-elected trustees, student-elected trustees, and non-academic staff-elected trustees. The Governor, Temporary President of

5986-466: Was conducted in Barton Hall, until it was moved outdoors to Schoellkopf Field . For many years, it also hosted graduation ceremonies for Ithaca High School . Barton Hall was home to Cornell Basketball between 1919 and 1990 when the new field house, later named Bartels Hall, was completed. In 1995, Barton received another major change with the construction of the H. Hunt Bradley Track Center under

6068-571: Was fenced off from the general public. On May 1, 1969, as a protest against the Vietnam War , members of the Students for a Democratic Society broke into the fenced area and painted anti-war slogans on the gun . In a departure from the practice of handling student disciplinary issues with the campus judicial system, eight of the protesters were prosecuted in the city courts for trespassing, but charges against them were dropped. In September 1969,

6150-548: Was founded on April 27, 1865, by Ezra Cornell , an entrepreneur and New York State Senator , and Andrew Dickson White , an educator and also a New York State Senator, after the New York State legislature authorized the university as the state's land grant institution. Ezra Cornell offered his farm in Ithaca, New York as a preliminary site for the university, and granted $ 500,000 of his personal fortune as an initial endowment (equivalent to $ 12,373,000 in 2023) to

6232-564: Was highlighted in the 1970 novel Love Story and its film adaptation . Following tradition, when Harvard plays the men's ice hockey team at Cornell's Lynah Rink , some Big Red fans throw fish on the ice. A historic rivalry with Boston University , dating back to when Cornell and Boston University played in ECAC Hockey before the creation of Hockey East , is maintained by biennial games at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan , dubbed "Red Hot Hockey," on Thanksgiving weekend. Cornell and

6314-469: Was named for Col. Frank A. Barton, Class of 1891. Colonel Barton was one of the first two Cornell students to receive an army commission in Cornell's Military Science Program, and was the first ROTC commandant at Cornell from 1904 to 1908. During World War I, Barton Hall functioned as an airplane hangar and it served the ROTC as an armory during World War II. Barton Hall was well known to all Cornellians. In

6396-485: Was one of the first university campuses to utilize electricity developed from a water-powered dynamo to light its campus. Since 1894, Cornell has included colleges that are state-funded and fulfill state statutory requirements; it has also administered research and extension activities that have been jointly funded by New York state and U.S. federal government matching funds. Beginning with its first classes, Cornell University has had active and engaged alumni. In 1872,

6478-461: Was renamed in recognition of 1955 Cornell alumnus Sanford I. Weill , former chairman and CEO of Citibank , and his wife, following their $ 100 million donation to the university. As of 2013, the Weills have provided over $ 600 million in total donations to the university. Barton Hall The New York State Drill Hall was designed by the official State Architect of New York, Lewis Pilcher . It

6560-556: Was selected to design Cornell Tech's first building. In addition to the tech campus and medical center, Cornell maintains local offices in New York City for some of its service programs. The Cornell Urban Scholars Program encourages students to pursue public service careers, arranging assignments with organizations working with New York City's poorest children, families, and communities. The College of Human Ecology and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences enable students to reach out to local communities by gardening and building with

6642-506: Was the first university in the nation to commit to Kyoto Protocol emission reductions. The same year, a concert held at Barton Hall by Dead & Company raised $ 3.1 million for MusiCares and the Cornell 2030 Project, two organizations which have contributed to the establishment of the Climate Solutions Fund and aims to catalyze large-scale, impactful climate research across the university, which will be administered by

6724-443: Was to be completed in a few years. Cornell University owns and operates a variety of off-campus research facilities and offers study abroad and scholarship programs. These facilities and programs contribute to the university's research endeavors and provide students with unique learning opportunities. Cornell's off-campus research facilities include Shoals Marine Laboratory, a seasonal marine field station on Appledore Island off

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