Student Voices & Experiences

Avery Sheppard holds her first place $25,000 prize.
Nolan School

Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain

Master’s student Avery Sheppard won $25,000 to put toward her fish and chips eatery by winning the Nolan School’s hospitality business plan competition

eLab student founder Kate Barclay ’26 pitches her startup, LUCRA, to an audience at the CSV: Student Startup Showcase in San Francisco.
Johnson School

Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

Students travel to San Francisco to pitch startups at the Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at Autodesk Gallery

Student chefs at work in 2009
Nolan School

Hospitality sweet: Hotel Ezra Cornell celebrates a century

From a servers’ race to invitations sent via pigeon, Nolan School students showcase their talents to an evolving industry

Illustration of a woman seated at a desk, working on a computer, surrounded by a desk lamp, a notebook and a small plant

From Mumbai to Dubai: How AI is bridging the gender gap in emerging markets

In India and the UAE, women are using AI to build businesses and reshaping what opportunity looks like for women who follow

A close-up of two people carrying small portions of scallops and crostini.
Nolan School

At the 101st Hotel Ezra Cornell, luxury is built on details

Through small gestures of hospitality, Hotel Ezra Cornell’s student organizers set out to create an unforgettable guest experience.

A student presents his project, CarbonWatch, to a symposium attendee.
Dyson School

The murky business of clean air: Creating a transparent carbon market

Cornell students in the Dyson School’s SMART program created a dashboard to track and verify carbon market data in Kenya.

Daniel Cane '98, left, joined Tim Barry ’93, right, for a chat during the Celebration Ezra event
SC Johnson College

Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs

More than 200 alumni gathered for Celebration Ezra, honoring Cornell SC Johnson College of Business entrepreneurs and others

A wide view of Seoul, South Korea, at dusk shows dense low-rise neighborhoods in the foreground and brightly lit modern skyscrapers rising in the distance

Bullish on tokenized emerging markets

Tokenization can unlock new capital channels for emerging market equities

Participants clapping at the inaugural Health for the Future Student Design Competition
SC Johnson College

Students design wellness solutions for North Carolina community

During a weekend design challenge, students focused on building a more connected wellness ecosystem