Student Voices & Experiences
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Team Pickleball Mania Wins Pitch Competition
Top honors went to the students working with the alumna-owned Pickleball Mania, offering space in the Ithaca Mall to play the fastest growing racket sport in America.
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First-gen students, alumni connect in mentorship program
The new Accelerator Scholars Program provides first-generation Dyson and Nolan School students with mentorship, networking, knowledge and skills.
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Cate Khan ’99 Honored with Inaugural Dyson Alumni Leadership Award
Dyson School graduate Cate Khan ’99, CEO of VerishopGroup, cofounded not only a platform but a support ecosystem for diverse, independent businesses.
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Park Fellows Alumni Spotlight: Alex Green MBA ’12
Alex Green, MBA ’12, reflects on his Park Fellowship experience, and how it has shaped how he approaches his career at Apple.
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Baker Program in Real Estate Announces STEM Designation and +1 Option for Undergrads
The Baker Program announces two developments that enhance the value of its MPS-RE degree and open it up to students from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Rafaela Baldeón ’27: Leave Things Better Than You Found Them, Including Our Planet
Dyson’s Rafaela Baldeón ’27 shares her experience at COP28, the UN climate summit, as a member of Ecuador’s delegation of scholar ambassadors.
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Undergrads to debate free speech in the workplace
Is promoting freedom of expression in the workplace a good business practice? This question will be debated at two upcoming events, one in Spanish and one in English, co-hosted by the Cornell Speech and Debate Program, the SC Johnson College of Business, and ILR.
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Park Perspectives: Building Trust at the Start of the MBA
Frank Hager, MBA ’24, encourages students to focus on building trust in their first months at Johnson.
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Flavor+US
Nolan School sophomore Rahanna Bisseret Martinez ’26 published a cookbook offering more than 70 dishes touching on a wide variety of global cuisines.