How Your Gifts Help
On Campus
As a residential college, Cornell offers students the opportunity to develop the full array of their skills in living and learning experiences outside the classroom. At Cornell, students learn important lessons about the responsibilities of living in a community and of caring for themselves and others.
A campus listed entirely on the National Register of Historic Places, with every one of its 19th-century buildings still intact, also provides a unique challenge to campus planners. These facility projects maintain the integrity and spirit of our historic Hilltop.
Opportunities for support include:
The Commons
Campaign goal: $12 million
Since 1966, The Commons has served as the hub of campus life, with virtually every student visiting the Commons every day. Much of students’ education about leadership and service occurs in The Commons. Cornell plans a total overhaul of this building to nurture and support additional opportunities for students to grow and learn.
More information:
- A Case Statement for the Commons
- Architectural Renderings
- “Commons shapes students lives since ’66,” Cornell Report, Summer 2007
- “Riesen’s vision strengthens Commons’ role,” Cornell Report, Summer 2007
- White Paper, March 2008 The New Residential Education
Pfeiffer Hall
Campaign goal: $4 million
The renovation of Pfeiffer Hall, built in 1930, will modernize this residence hall to be responsive to changing student needs and to our desire to create learning communities as part of residence life.
More information:
- Pfeiffer Hall webpage
- White Paper, March 2008 The New Residential Education
King Chapel
Campaign goal: $2.5 million
For 125 years King Chapel has been our gathering place for campus-wide events, major speakers, and cultural activities. This project will restore building integrity, repair damaged exterior materials, alleviate the effects of building movement, and create a weather-proof building. A graphical description of the proposed renovations is shown in the Fall 2009 Cornell eReport.
More information:
- A Case Statement for King Chapel
- "King Chapel across generations" Cornell eReport, Fall 2008
- King Chapel webpage
- White Paper, March 2008 The New Residential Education
West Science
Campaign goal: $12.5 million
UPDATE: The scope of this project has grown, and the Cornell Board of Trustees has determined that West Science Center will be a stand-alone campaign following completion of the Extraordinary Opportunities campaign.
