"Sorin is a recognized scholar and a proven leader of a highly respected computer science department," Bala said. "He has the expertise and commitment to research excellence and education to lead Cornell Bowers going forward."
"I knew Savely as a passionate scholar and thinker, learned in many fields and making connections between all of them," said Nancy Pollak, associate professor of comparative literature (A&S). "He found particular delight in studying the works of Nabokov, who rewarded just that kind of connection-making and discovery."
"The Concert Series at Cornell has existed for well over 100 years, and this gift from the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation will lead us into its next brilliant chapter," said Benjamin Piekut.
The best advisors are those who demonstrate through their actions both in and outside the classroom that they care deeply, not just about students' academic performance but about their personal growth as well.
"Don's development of CESR's uniquely tunable magnet system extended the facility's lifetime by decades and enabled its transition across multiple generations of research," said Ritchie Patterson.
"I mean, he's given us some of the best pre-game speeches that I've been a part of, so I thought for him to be able to talk to the general student body would be an awesome opportunity."
Today, we celebrate not just the work of our student employees but the extraordinary ways they go above and beyond their academic responsibilities. Through these awards, we honor those who have demonstrated outstanding dedication, initiative and leadership.
The testimonies included in TodoSomos show us that each individual migrant is a person like any other. Their testimonies give us access to their hopes, dreams, fears and expectations.
"Cornellians everywhere demonstrated their continued commitment to our founding principles and mission 'to do the greatest good.' In these times of great uncertainty for higher education, the results of Giving Day 2025 help the university provide an exceptional educational experience for its students..."
"It is an honor to be named the Ellis L. Phillips Sr. Director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Ellis Phillips played a pivotal role in our institution's history."