The Cornell Tradition Fellowship

03/18/2026

Help Shape Student and Campus Life Websites + Get Cornell Merch

In this 90-minute session, you’ll share how you find information about housing, dining, health, events, and student resources, and what could make these sites easier to use.
As a thank you, participants will receive Cornell merch (including “Yell Cornell” crewnecks). Feel free to bring a friend or forward this to someone who might be interested.

If you're interested, please sign up using the Doodle poll:
https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/b33e9c7a-4509-417d-8eab-08f979678c1d/select

Available sessions:
• March 18 | 4:00–5:30 PM
• March 20 | 12:30–2:00 PM
• March 20 | 4:00–5:30 PM
• March 24 | 1:00–2:30 PM
Your feedback will directly help improve Student & Campus Life websites.

Student & Campus Life is looking for students to join a **90-minute focus group** to help us improve Cornell’s Student & Campus Life websites. Share your ideas and influence campus life.

03/17/2026

Are you a fantastic Senior in the Cornell Tradition?
Did you know you can nominate yourself for a Cornell Tradition Senior Recognition Award?
The Cornell Tradition Senior Recognition Award is given annually to a maximum of nine Cornell Tradition Fellows in recognition of their outstanding service and leadership through work and volunteer activities.
Each recipient of The Cornell Tradition Senior Recognition Award will name a one-year $4,000 Tradition Fellowship for a continuing Tradition Fellow. In addition, a $500 contribution will be made to the non-profit agency of their choice. Past recipients have included the Ithaca Youth Bureau, Women for Women International, and the Humane Society, to name a few.
Visit our webpage (https://scl.cornell.edu/growth-opportunities/cornell-commitment/cornell-tradition/cornell-tradition-senior-recognition-awards) for access to the self-nomination form.
Please send your self-nomination(s) by Monday, March 23rd.
Contact our office at 607-255-8595 or email jj87@cornell.edu if you have any questions.

03/17/2026

03/16/2026

Cornell Commitment Alums,
What an amazing Cornell Giving Day! It wouldn’t have been possible without your generosity. Thank you for making a difference for Cornell students!

03/16/2026

Big Red, Big Impact – swab to save a life
From March 13–20, Cornellians are driving a campuswide effort to add 10,000 new potential stem cell donors to the NMDP registry. With a simple, free cheek swab, you can help advance lifesaving research and increase the chances of finding matches for patients awaiting transplants. It’s a simple way our community can make an immediate difference.

Link: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.nmdp.org%2Fm%2FNMDPCornell&data=05%7C02%7Camg492%40cornell.edu%7Cec07bd00bd4a48d4c46108de8049689c%7C5d7e43661b9b45cf8e79b14b27df46e1%7C0%7C0%7C639089249958379005%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KcEQKEzN6NerN4cypx%2BxctZMW9%2FILQDf7TTIVjnlRzg%3D&reserved=0

03/16/2026

If you are still trying to fulfill your service requirements, support is needed for Cornell Days.

Location | Takton Center in Balch Hall

Time | 8:45 am-12:15 pm

Dates | Saturday, April 11th, Sunday, April 12th, Saturday, April 18th, and Sunday April 19th

Volunteers will serve as greeters for the Resource Fair. They will welcome and assist students and families and direct them to tables.

Please wear Cornell Gear and comfortable shoes. You may be required to stand for much of the time.

If you have a name tag, we ask that you please wear it to be easily identifiable.

03/12/2026

Giving Day is TODAY, Thursday, March 12th! When thinking about how to support Cornell, don’t forget your connection to The Cornell Commitment – The Cornell Tradition, the Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars, and the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars. If membership in our organization made a difference in your undergraduate experience, click on our link for ways YOU can make a difference for a current student. The Cornell Commitment empowers students to impact the world. Help us strengthen our impact!

https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/cornell-commitment

And if you are a proud Commitment alum and care to multiply your influence, please forward this message to friends and colleagues, encouraging them to join you in supporting our students. We will be forever grateful!

Wishing you and yours all the best,
The staff of The Cornell Commitment

I’m ready to support Cornell Commitment on March 12, 2026 during Cornell Giving Day. Learn more about Cornell Commitment

03/10/2026

Giving Day is Thursday, March 12th! When thinking about how to support Cornell, don’t forget your connection to The Cornell Commitment – The Cornell Tradition, the Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars, and the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars. If membership in our organization made a difference in your undergraduate experience, click on our link for ways YOU can make a difference for a current student. The Cornell Commitment empowers students to impact the world. Help us strengthen our impact!

https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/cornell-commitment

And if you are a proud Commitment alum and care to multiply your influence, please forward this message to friends and colleagues, encouraging them to join you in supporting our students. We will be forever grateful!

Wishing you and yours all the best,
The staff of The Cornell Commitment

I’m ready to support Cornell Commitment on March 12, 2026 during Cornell Giving Day. Learn more about Cornell Commitment

03/10/2026

An opportunity to support NMDP (formerly Be the Match) is coming to Cornell’s campus. A campus-wide donor registration drive will take place March 12–20.
To learn more about how you can donate and/or volunteer, visit:
https://go.nmdp.org/m/NMDPCornell
Recently, a story has brought added urgency to this effort. Juan Uribe, a Cornell alumnus and member of SAE, has reached out to President Michael I. Kotlikoff with an urgent plea. Juan is searching for a life-saving stem cell donor match for his son—and for the many others who are still waiting. His family’s story has gained national attention, highlighting how critical donor registration is right now.
Read more about his story:
https://people.com/dad-makes-heartbreaking-plea-amid-search-for-sons-life-saving-donor-tiktok-exclusive-11909121
Watch the viral TikTok video:
https://www.tiktok.com//video/7605259145264057631
Even one additional registrant could be the match that saves a life.

4.4M likes, 145.2K comments. “Posting in hopes someone may be a stem cell match for my son. Due to the decrease in Latino stem cell collection, we only have a few months left to find a match. Please consider registering at the link in bio to see if you are a match.”

03/09/2026

Cornell Tradition alums are everywhere… including hosting New York’s “hottest dinner parties.”
Congrats to Eddy Cruz ’17 on the feature!

Eddy Cruz ’17 has recently been spotlighted online and in the news for his lavish themed dinner parties, hosting strangers in his New York City apartment.

03/06/2026

"As somebody who spent my first semester off-campus studying in Brook's DC program, being able to connect with a community of individuals all with passions in service on campus this semester has been one of the highlights of my time so far. Cornell Tradition has provided me the resources to pursue academic, professional, and service initiatives to make my time at Cornell all the more fulfilling." ~Jane Wang, Brooks School of Public Policy, 2029

03/05/2026

Cookies & Conversation with Cornell Tradition Alum Griffin Erich
Wednesday, March 11th
5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
202 Kennedy Hall
Thinking about graduate school? Join us this semester for an in-person alumni chat with Cornell Tradition alum Griffin Erich.
Connect with Griffin, hear about his path to a PhD, ask questions about graduate school, and enjoy cookies (his favorite snack!) while chatting with fellow students. Space is limited, so be sure to register here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00c10iKhufujHee
Questions? Contact Jacinta Stark at jj87@cornell.edu.
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About Griffin
Griffin Erich is a second-year PhD student in the Horticulture Section at Cornell University, where he studies the biology of apple fruit and leaf cuticles. Co-advised by Dr. Jason Londo and Dr. Jocelyn Rose, he splits his time between the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, and Cornell’s main campus. His research explores questions at the physiological, cellular, and biochemical levels.
As a Cornell Tradition Fellow, Griffin served on the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) for two and a half years, helping organize volunteer opportunities at Applefest, the Chili Cook-Off, and the Beechtree Elderly Community. He also worked as a research assistant in the School of Integrative Plant Science and as a visitor services intern at the Johnson Museum of Art. Griffin looks back fondly on his time in Cornell Tradition and especially values the relationships he built with fellow students and program staff.