Lindsey Boyd '98 and Gwen Whiting '98, founders of The Laundress, endowed The Laundress and Kay Obendorf Fund for Inspiring Innovation.
After learning more about her situation, ISSO director Brendan O’Brien tapped an emergency-funding reserve to sponsor her for an additional semester. Greatly relieved, Madeira Kliauga was able to continue her studies and later secure funding for her last semester and earn her degree. ISSO completely saved me!” she said—and she hasn’t forgotten the kindness. Earlier … Read the full story
On Cornell Giving Day, April 19, 2016, the competition among alumni classes was friendly but fierce, and for a common cause. Twenty-nine classes rallied peers to surpass their participation goals, each unlocking $2,000 in challenge funds.
With special thanks for use of Tokyo time-lapse video by darwinfish105 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), Cornell campus time-lapse video by Brian Stuckey MBA ’13 (with permission), and European time-lapse video by Mario Dias (CC BY 3.0). Original music composed by Jeremiah Bornfield/Postsound.
Seven Cornell projects received significant support during a one-month crowdfunding campaign that concluded December 5, 2014.
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