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Cornell University's main campus is located in Ithaca, New York, on East Hill, offering views of the city and Cayuga Lake. The campus has expanded to approximately 745 acres (301 ha) since its founding, comprising academic buildings, laboratories, administrative facilities, athletic centers, auditoriums, museums, and residential areas.
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders, Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca, met in the New York State Senate in January 1864. Together, they established Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1865. The university was initially funded by Ezra Cornell's $400,000 endowment and by New York's ...
Diocesan Sisters College, Bloomfield (closed in 1969) Hartford College for Women, Hartford (merged into the University of Hartford in 1991; closed in 2003) Hartford Female Seminary, Hartford (closed in the late 19th century) Litchfield Female Academy, Litchfield (closed in 1833) Maplewood Music Seminary, East Haddam.
The Cornell University Greek system dates to the first months of university operation during the autumn of 1868. Cornell's co-founder and first president, Andrew Dickson White was a strong promoter of fraternities as a means of teaching self-governance to young students.
Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 ...
Sage Chapel. Coordinates: 42.447211°N 76.484452°W. Sage Chapel. Sage Chapel is the non-denominational chapel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York State which serves as the burial ground for many contributors to Cornell's history, including the founders of the university: Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as well as ...
Touchdown (mascot) A costumed Touchdown at homecoming in 1987. Note the Schoellkopf West stands behind the mascot, which were demolished in 2016. Touchdown, or the Big Red Bear, is the unofficial mascot of Cornell University. The first mascot was an American black bear introduced in 1915 by the Cornell University Athletic Association.
Ruth McVey (Ph.D. 1961) – co-author, Cornell Paper. Suzanne Mettler (Ph.D. 1994) – political scientist and author. Lee Poh Ping (Ph.D. 1974) - political scientist at the University of Malaya; prominent contributor to the field of international relations and Japanese studies in Malaysia.