University of Cornell

Date of Foundation : 1865
Founders : Ezra Cornell , Andrew Dickson White
Type: Private/Statutory  research university
Address : Ithaca, NY 14850, United States
Web site: www.Cornell.edu
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150 years ago on April 27, 1865, by the effort of an American Senator and  experienced educator Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White defended the idea of cornell University. Ezra Cornell offered his farm in Ithaca, New York as a site and $500,000 of his personal fortune as an initial endowment.  The university was inaugurated on October 7, 1868. Its starting enrollment was 412 male student.Since 1894, this University has included state-funded statutory colleges and has also administered research and extension activities that have been jointly funded by state and federal matching funds.
 In 2004, the university opened the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. It continues to forge partnerships with major institutions in India, Singapore, and the People's Republic of China.  On March 9, 2004, University of Cornell and Stanford laid the cornerstone for a new Bridging the Rift Center located on the Israel–Jordan border.
Cornell University will be widely recognized as a top-ten research university in the world, and a model university for the interweaving of liberal education and fundamental knowledge with practical education and impact on societal and world problems.

Cornell University core values

    * Seek knowledge
    * Support free and open intellectual inquiry and expression
    * Sustain excellence in teaching, research, and public engagement
    * Use knowledge to enlighten ourselves and benefit the world
    * Reward and recognize merit, creativity, and innovation
    * Treat all individuals with dignity, respect, and fairness
    * Embrace difference and diversity
    * Promote cross-cultural and cross-national understanding
    * Be a collaborative, collegial, and caring community
    * Be accessible and affordable to all who meet high academic standards

Fields of Study
Cornell University offers nearly 80 formal major fields of study

Field of study
                                                                                                   College/School

Africana Studies                                                                        College of Arts and Sciences
Agricultural Sciences                                                         College of Agriculture and Life
American Studies                                                         College of Arts and Sciences
Animal Science                                                             College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Anthropology                                                                         College of Arts and Sciences
Applied Economics and Management                         College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Archaeology                                                                         College of Arts and Sciences
Architecture                                                                        College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Asian Studies                                                                        College of Arts and Sciences
Astronomy                                                                        College of Arts and Sciences
Atmospheric Science                                                       College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biometry and Statistics                                           College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Chemical Engineering                                                       College of Engineering
Chemistry and Chemical Biology                       College of Arts and Sciences
China and Asia-Pacific Studies                                      College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering                                                      College of Engineering
Classics (Greek, Latin)                                                      College of Arts and Sciences
College Scholar Program                                     College of Arts and Sciences
Communication                                                    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Comparative Literature                                        College of Arts and Sciences
Design and Environmental Analysis                     College of Human Ecology
Development Sociology                                      College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Economics                                                                       College of Arts and Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering                   College of Engineering
Engineering Physics                                                   College of Engineering
English                                                                                  College of Arts and Sciences
Entomology                                                                 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Environmental and Sustainability Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Operations Research and Engineering ..College of Engineering
Performing and Media Arts.................. College of Arts and Sciences
Philosophy ......................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Physics................................................ College of Arts and Sciences
Plant Science ..................................... College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Policy Analysis and Management ........ College of Human Ecology
Psychology .......................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Religious Studies ................................ College of Arts and Sciences
Science and Technology Studies .......... College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology ............................ College of Arts and Sciences
Spanish .................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Statistical Science ....................College of Arts and Sciences
Urban and Regional Studies ..... College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Viticulture and Enology........... College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies ........... College of Arts and Sciences
Fiber Science and Apparel Design............ College of Human Ecology
Fine Arts ..................................................... College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
Food Science ................................................ College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
French ............................................................ College of Arts and Sciences
German Studies ............................................ College of Arts and Sciences
Global and Public Health Sciences .................. College of Human Ecology
Government ................................................. College of Arts and Sciences
History .......................................................... College of Arts and Sciences
History of Architecture .......................... College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
History of Art............................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Hotel Administration ..................................... School of Hotel Administration
Human Biology, Health and Society................ College of Human Ecology
Human Development ..................................... College of Human Ecology
Information Science, Systems, and Technology............. College of Engineering
International Agriculture and Rural Development......... College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Landscape Architecture............................................... College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Linguistics ................................................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering ............................... College of Engineering
Mathematics ............................................................... College of Arts and Sciences
Mechanical Engineering ............................................. College of Engineering
Music.......................................................................... College of Arts and Sciences

Cornell Medical College (New York City)
    Anesthesiology
    Biochemistry
    Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Cell and Developmental Biology
    Dermatology
    Medicine
    Microbiology and Immunology
    Neurology and Neuroscience

    Neurological Surgery
    Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Ophthalmology
    Orthopaedic Surgery
    Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
    Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Pediatrics

    Pharmacology
    Physiology and Biophysics
    Public Health
    Psychiatry
    Radiology
    Surgery
    Urology

 Cornell Medical College (Qatar)
 Pre-Medical Program
    Medical Program