Engage
Being a Cornellian means more than just earning a degree–you are forever a member of the Cornell College community. Explore the various ways you can show your support for the college and contribute to the success of the current students on the Hilltop.
Engage with Current Students
You know how much a Cornell education can shape a life, and you have the opportunity to extend that impact to current students and alumni. Students learn critical skills faster with a mentor, making your guidance a powerful way to support their growth and success.
Alumni classroom contributions
Class Instruction
Patty Helland '86
“I think alumni have unique perspectives, as we know what it’s like to learn and study under the block plan” Helland said of her experience sharing lessons from her career with current students. Read more
First Alumna Visiting Writer
Jeanna Kadlec '10
Fall 2024 was the first time a Cornell alum returned to teach as a Distinguished Visiting Writer. Her course, Advanced Memoir, ended in a New York City-style literary reading. Read more
Classroom Collaboration
Mickey Hines '20
Hines, a Williamsburg Community School District Health and P.E. teacher brught a bus-load of students to work with students in a kinesiology course led by professor Lewis Kanyiba. Read more
Volunteer
Volunteers are crucial to Cornell College for maintaining its high standard of excellence. There are many ways to volunteer your time and talent.
Please reach out to the Alumni office to learn more: email us at alumni@cornellcollege.edu or call 877.683.7666.
Career development and mentoring
Cornell students and alumni alike benefit from a well-connected network of alumni and parents. Whether it’s through an introduction, an internship host or job offer, or by offering advice or training, Berry Career Institute volunteers help strengthen that network.
There are a variety of ways in which alumni, parents, and friends can serve students in their career development. These range from helping students better understand certain career paths and sharing one's wisdom, to hosting students at one's workplace, to actively recruiting Cornell College students and alumni for open positions within one's organization.
Connect with career professionals at the Berry Career Institute to learn more about opportunities for alumni and friends to mentor and provide networking opportunities to Cornell students.
Class agents and reunion volunteers
Staying connected with classmates is a hallmark of the Cornell alumni experience. Class Agents serve to strengthen ties back to Cornell and among classmates. In preparation for reunions, Reunion Committee members partner with Class Agents to help build attendance at reunion events and encourage their classmates to give in recognition of milestone reunions.
Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Alumni Association Board of Directors is composed of alumni volunteers from across the Cornell alumni community. Directors serve a 3-year term and work in close partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement to provide opportunities for alumni to stay connected to each other and to Cornell. Directors travel to Mount Vernon twice a year for in-person meetings: once in the spring and once during Homecoming weekend in the fall.
If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved with this outstanding organization, please complete the nomination form.
Assist the Office of Admission
Cornell alumni know as well as anyone who would make a good Cornell student. The Office of Admission makes it easy for you to share information about prospective students with the college. And children and grandchildren of alumni who are admitted to Cornell may qualify for additional financial aid.