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Places to Visit at Cornell
The Arts Quad
The Arts Quad serves as home both to the College of Arts and Sciences, the university's
largest undergraduate college, and the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
Students in the arts college study a broad liberal arts curriculum that includes foreign
languages, ancient and modern history, literature, and science.
The university's first three structures, White, McGraw, and Morrill halls, were carved of
local bluestone and built on the western edge of the hilltop, looking out across the valley
below. Formerly combination dormitories, laboratories, and classrooms, they now house
several academic departments, including government, history, anthropology, and
linguistics. Olin, Kroch, and Uris libraries form the quad's southern boundary.
Willard Straight Hall
One of Cornell's most beloved alumni, Willard Dickerman Straight '01, left his
substantial fortune to Cornell. Instead of allowing the money to be used for academics, he
wished to "make Cornell a more humane place for students." Willard Straight Hall, the
student union on campus, truly fulfills the spirit of that wish. Popular stops in the Straight
include Cornell Cinema (movies seven nights a week), the ceramics studio, a darkroom, a
browsing library, two dining halls, and the Straight Scoop ice-cream parlor. There are
also offices and meeting rooms for many student organizations.
McGraw Tower
McGraw Tower is the most recognizable symbol of Cornell University. The famed
Cornell Chimes is one of the oldest musical traditions on campus. At the base of the
tower, Uris Library is a spacious and well-furnished study spot, and a great place for
students to work on research projects and papers. The famed Cornell Chimes is one of the
oldest musical traditions on campus. At the base of the tower, Uris Library is a spacious
and well-furnished study spot, and a great place for students to work on research projects
and papers.
Sage Chapel
Cornell's founders firmly believed that no single religion should be steward to a
university with as much to offer as Cornell. Services each week in beautiful Sage Chapel
may be led by a rabbi, a Baptist minister, an astrophysicist, or a student. Choral groups,
such as the Cornell University Glee Club, benefit from the superb acoustics, and an
Aeolian-Skinner organ with 3,850 pipes makes the chapel an ideal setting for both music
and devotion. Choral groups, such as the Cornell University Glee Club, benefit from the
superb acoustics, and an Aeolian-Skinner organ with 3,850 pipes makes the chapel an
ideal setting for both music and devotion.
Ezra Cornell Statue
The figure of Ezra Cornell is silhouetted by the last rays of sun fading in the west.
Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act in 1862, calling for each state to
establish colleges for the teaching of "agriculture and the mechanic arts." Ezra Cornell
donated his fortune and his farmland on Ithaca's East Hill in pursuit of his liberal-minded
vision of a university where "any person can find instruction in any study." The figure of
Ezra Cornell is silhouetted by the last rays of sun fading in the west. Abraham Lincoln
signed the Morrill Land Grant Act in 1862, calling for each state to establish colleges for
the teaching of "agriculture and the mechanic arts." Ezra Cornell donated his fortune and
his farmland on Ithaca's East Hill in pursuit of his liberal-minded vision of a university
where "any person can find instruction in any study."
Johnson Museum
Rising prominently at the edge of the campus, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
offers panoramic views of Cornell, Cayuga Lake, and Ithaca. The renowned architect I.
M. Pei designed the building's unique profile so that viewers on campus would still have
a view of the sunset. The museum features exceptional collections of Asian and
American artwork and a large collection of prints, and hosts many traveling exhibitions.