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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OCTOBER 2012
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"A New Breed of Entrepreneur in the Business of Hospitality, Food and Drink" - Nov. 7, Atlanta
Sy Katz '31 Parade - Nov. 10, New York City
Israel Ballet production of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" - Nov. 10, Tel Aviv, Israel
CSV presents: A Cornell NYC Tech Campus update with Dean Dan Huttenlocher - Nov. 13, Menlo Park, Calif.
The Cornell Club welcomes Gordon Chang '73, Law '76 - Nov. 13, 2013, The Cornell Club-New York City
Cornell Adult University spring theater weekend with professor Glenn Altschuler - April 5-7, 2013, New York City
"Frozen Apple": Men's hockey to battle Michigan in NYC - Nov. 24, Madison Square Garden
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Video: "Cornell's Land-Grant Mission and the Spirit of Public Engagement" celebrates and explains how that mission has evolved from the university's founding. |
Obituaries |
• Jennifer Gerner
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In an event that honored Cornell's tradition of public engagement and its founding as a land-grant university, a dinner banquet at Barton Hall, "Cornell Now: Celebrating Our Land-Grant Mission," was held Oct. 26 as part of Trustee-Council Annual Meeting weekend. At a pre-dinner reception, faculty and students showcased examples of Cornell's public engagement projects, research and partnerships across its colleges.
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![Kathryn Ling](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Oct12/photos/Ling.thumb.jpg) |
Kathryn Ling '11, a Teach for America corps member, applied for grants and increased her classroom library to 250 books, but it still didn't feel like enough.
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Following a tough 2011 football season, Grider '14 got hooked on ice hockey - and found that his time on the ice has also improved his football skills. |
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President Skorton gives an update on the impact and response to Hurricane Sandy at Cornell locations in New York City, across the state, along the East Coast and in Haiti. |
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President delivered State of the University Address Oct. 26 in Statler Auditorium. |
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Chair for Robert Tishman '37; also, new images of the planned campus have been released. |
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Report: build on existing strengths, coordinate resources and make new investments. |
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Rubén Jose King-Shaw Jr. '83 and his wife, Patricia, were inspired by Frank Rhodes. |
![Bianca Jade and Tess Nelson](http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct12/tn/ExternTN.jpg) |
They offer alumni opportunities to mentor while students are able to try out different careers. |
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Also, team co-captain Katie Kellner '13 won the individual Ivy League championship. |
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The Oct. 12 event drew more than 350 attendees in New York City. |
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Fiction writer Diaz, MFA '95, is among 23 recipients of the award. |
![Richard Meier](http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct12/tn/MeierTN.jpg) |
Meier '56, B.Arch. '57, returned to campus Oct. 17 and reflected on his work. |
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