Cornell welcomed RAGBRAI
On Friday, July 25, Cornell and Mount Vernon welcomed nearly 15,000 riders and their support vehicles as they biked through Mount Vernon for the 36th Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Faculty and staff greeted riders—especially Cornellians—at an Alumni booth with free wrist bands. See a photo gallery of the event.
Register for New Emergency Alert System
Students are encouraged to register for the new R.A.M. Emergency System. This state-of-the-art R.A.M. (rapid alert messaging) system will allow you to receive instant and simultaneous messages sent to all registered mobile phones, Blackberrys, pagers and e-mail. Messages will be of an urgent or emergency nature only. This system will be the surest way for you to receive notification if matters critical to your immediate safety occur.
Students can register at https://secure.cornellcollege.edu/campus_safety. Registration is simple and will take only a minute. Students will need to register only once while attending Cornell and notifications will terminate upon graduation. Users may opt out of the system at any time.
New rankings featured in the May 19 issue of Forbes magazine from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity rank Cornell 21st on the list of all liberal arts schools. The study - which utilizes student rankings of professors, graduation rates, student awards, and vocational success - purports to “review the meal” as opposed to the “ingredients”-based rankings from U.S. News & World Report, according to the article. Cornell also boasted the greatest increase in ranking over U.S. News of any school that made the list, improving 76 places. To read the full article or see the complete list of rankings, visit forbes.com.
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