Building partnerships in and outside the classroom
Exploration across majors, academic fields, and acts of service is a defining characteristic of a Cornell education. It allows students, faculty, and researchers to adopt novel perspectives, discover new knowledge, and engage in alternative ways of thinking.
By working in partnership with each other, experts, and community leaders, Cornellians are developing solutions to problems impacting our world today. See how recent and ongoing collaborations at Cornell are already making a difference:
The good that Cornellians can do
Undergrads provide opportunities for art, social connection to incarcerated youth
Art Beyond Cornell, a student-run organization within the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, brings shared art projects to incarcerated youth in Brooktondale, New York. This work provides residents with opportunities for expression and connection.
An educational beacon
Faculty, students harness AI in the classroom
Faculty and students across colleges and disciplines are experimenting with generative AI in the classroom. “I told them, 'I’m learning as you are. And we’re going to experiment,'” said Juan Hinestroza, the Rebecca Q. Morgan ’60 Professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design in the College of Human Ecology. “The students were incredibly patient and played along as we made mistakes and found ways to optimize the use of tools.”
A source of solutions
Deconstruction economy would benefit NYS jobs, climate
A multi-disciplinary team of Cornell researchers and community leaders is creating a roadmap for a “circular construction economy.” This work will help policymakers shift from wasteful demolition practices to approaches that prioritize the systemic deconstruction of buildings and the reuse of materials.
A bridge to the world
Program house allows students to share cultural experiences, build community
The Jerome H. Holland International Living Center (HILC) allows students from all over the world to share their cultures and experiences while building global connections. “I love the community at HILC,” says Nicole Hao ’25, an RA at the program house. “Being in this community inspires you to understand people better and find common ground with people of different backgrounds.”