President Garner leaving Cornell
After 15 years as president, Les Garner is leaving Cornell College to accept the presidency of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (GCRCF).
Former VP candidate to speak March 13
Winona LaDuke, a Native American environmental activist and two-time Vice-presidential candidate for the Green Party, will give the keynote speech at Cornell College’s annual Feminist Symposium on Saturday, March 13.
Read moreEconomist to speak March 16
Robert Frank, a world-renowned behavioral economist, author and teacher, will speak at 7 p.m. on March 16 at Cornell College in a program sponsored by the Berry Center for Economics, Business and Public Policy.Grant to preserve historic King Chapel
The State Historical Society has awarded Cornell College $100,000 challenge grant for the restoration of King Chapel, the iconic 19th-century building that dominates Mount Vernon’s skyline.



