Public Engagement

Tim Bryant buys apples at a market in Syracuse, New York..

Engaged Cornellians

Leading positive change locally and globally

Public engagement is foundational to everything we do as an institution. By contributing to this deep-rooted university commitment, our students, faculty, staff and alumni — Engaged Cornell — are forging community partnerships, solving local and global challenges and creating knowledge to benefit humanity.

Engaged students, scholars and communities

As they lead positive change in the world, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are creating a legacy of engaged Cornellians.

Elementary students explore model play spaces created by their peers, with reading teacher Jenna Hallas

Cornell experts, Ithaca elementary students re-imagine outdoor spaces together

Cornell faculty and students, with the Ithaca City School District, are centering student voices in redesigning outdoor play spaces, including a renovation of the iconic playground at Fall Creek Elementary School.
Rebecca Phillips helps John and Sammi Collins bottle their new chocolate milk drink in Cornell’s Food Processing and Development Laboratory.

Dairy innovation program nurtures the cream of the crop

Sammi and John Collins are participants in the second cohort of Cornell’s Dairy Runway Program, which offers free entrepreneurship training for early stage innovators aiming to launch new dairy products.
Adrienne Yoon ’25 demonstrates the use of the manual blood pressure cuff and all-in-one device at Cayuga Medical Center.

Students transmit health care data without cell service, internet

Using low-frequency radio waves to send blood pressure data, a group of students has provided a proof of concept that could enable in-home health care for people without cellular or broadband access.
Kailee Tomas uses a lighter to melt plastic litter collected from the Mohawk River watershed.

Art brings science to life along the Mohawk River

Through the capstone course Art and Science of the Mohawk River Watershed, a group of environment and sustainability majors studied the river through the lenses of art, science and culture, deepening their understanding of a complex natural system.
Education Research
Rebekah Jones ’19 (left) and the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement’s Amy Somchanhmavong at the 2018 Community Engagement Showcase.
At the annual Community Engagement Showcase, engaged Cornellians connect on projects they’re pursuing with local partners around the globe.
From their first day through graduation, students have opportunities to engage with communities and make a difference in the world — through classes, labs, field research, study abroad and internships.

Connecting and Enriching Communities

Cornell relies on a robust exchange of ideas with the public to understand local needs, develop and implement solutions, and deepen community capacity. Building upon the unique strengths of our partners, our public engagement includes extension, outreach, policy briefings, solutions-oriented institutes and much more.

Cornell researchers use robots on the ground and drones in the air to monitor the quality and growth of crops at the Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, New York.

 

 

Serving New York State

As New York’s land-grant institution, with our Ithaca campus within the ancestral homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ Nation, Cornell creates and disseminates knowledge that improves the quality of life for all people in our state. More about Cornell's New York State Impact.

Michelle Cronin and Tyler Hill stand beside a stream.

Get Involved

students in the Engaged Cornell Hub
Engaged Cornell Hub

The Engaged Cornell Hub is the front door for students to connect and learn more about public engagement at Cornell. In this open and collaborative space, students, faculty, staff and community partners can learn more about and become involved in a variety of engagement opportunities on and off campus.

Engaged Cornell Hub

The Engaged Cornell Hub, which is currently staffed virtually during the pandemic, is the front door for students to connect and learn more about public engagement at Cornell.

 

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