Take a riveting one-week CAU Summer course in your favorite subject taught by leading Cornell faculty on campus. Stay in the dorm or commute from nearby! Stay tuned for details about CAU Summer 2025!
Engaging, noncredit classes taught by expert instructors focus on a wide variety of topics, including wine & food pairing, entrepreneurship, natural history, theater, writing, and more!
You can stay in the dorm, the Statler Hotel, or commute from nearby!
Learn more about commuting from home or local accommodations.
Jacqueline LeVoir P ’18 of Lakeside Park, KY, and Mark Nottingham P ’22 of Philadelphia, PA, first met in July 2023, when they were both on campus for CAU Summer 2023. This summer, they'll celebrate a year together—by returning for CAU Summer 2024.
Learn more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall.
"This was one of the single best experiences of my entire life. I thoroughly enjoyed the campus, the accommodations, the instructor, and the people. It was an absolute pleasure to be on campus with such wonderful people."
—Corey Christen
“Great experience if you have intellectual curiosity and a love of learning.”
—Mark Nottingham
With an array of evening activities ranging from Community Dinners to Hot Topic Lectures, and a social lounge for informal gathering, opportunities abound for friendships to bloom.
Check out the FAQ to learn more about the CAU Summer experience
Whether you're a Cornell alum, parent, or completely new to Cornell, CAU Summer is a great way to meet people who share your passion for learning.
Courses fill fast! Stay tuned to our emails for course roster updates and registration details.
The vibrant intellectual community on campus, and within the CAU Summer community, is one reason people come back year after year.
“My expectations were to learn something I did not know. I learned at least 10 things I did not know.”
—Joshua Goldberg, ’63, MS ’65
Whether you love lectures, enjoy active learning, or want to dive deeply into a new experience in just one week, CAU Summer has courses that run the gamut.
“CAU Summer gave me the opportunity for a vacation and a chance to be a student again! Having instructors who were so knowledgeable and passionate about their subject made the course exceptionally great.”
—Donald G. Horowitz
“The course was excellent and the teacher was outstanding. I got everything I wanted out of it.”
—Suzanne Johnson ’70
“Good balance of class learning, socializing, and evening programming. On campus housing offered ease in getting to all activities and socializing. Camp for adults with better amenities.”
—Doria Linnetz ’99
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