Calvin Thompson
Dr. Weaver
English Comp II
4 March 2022
Summary
Cornell College is a college that presents itself as a community for all attendees including staff. They are about students thriving and becoming successful while attending. Cornell believes in engaging in the community and gaining life experiences, with over 270+ courses they offer dedicated to just this purpose (Cornell University, public engagement page). They also have over 7,000 students contributing annually to these local communities. Cornell’s mission is to target students who are already active in their current environment or students who are open to being heavily active in their environment. Students and faculty are also very high on sustainability, with Cornell College being the #1 ivy league college when it comes to this factor. With the amount of students that are active on campus, this is fairly facile (CU, sustainability page).. As far as grading does, Cornell College uses a fair letter grading system, with an A+ (4.3) being the highest possible grade and a F (0.0) being the lowest possible grade.
Analysis
As presented in the summary, the college is trying to target a certain group of potential students. They want these students to feel as though this is the college for them, by presenting such school activities and organizations to help persuade the ideal student to attend the school. Cornell offers a “hub” that houses six units and programs, dedicated for students interested in creating a environment for all student body (CU, Engaged Cornell Hub). This is a major contribution to the school’s core values, which includes being “a community of belonging” (CU, Core Values).
To further explicate, the ideal reader that would be researching this college and contemplating if they may want to attend this college is the student who is already actively seeking for a community that is both engaging and expressive. The college expresses the Small Rhetorical Strategy of “audience” because of their mission statement and active role in the community. Cornell University’s mission is to make sure students are expressive and innovative. This college strives to not only help the students attending, but also the community of its small town Ithaca, NY. The school encourages students to participate in social gatherings and environmental changes. A big part of the school’s mission is to maintain high sustainability for each campus, in which they also include Cornell Tech. Cornell college also is major in leadership, with the college having organizations that are dedicated to just that. For example, their page on the “Board of Trustees” gives a little insight on their Vice President and General Counsel, Donica Thomas Varner.
There are also links on the page that further talk about the committee’s contributions. Shying away from the topic of keeping up with the community, the college is also known for its elite status in being an “ivy league school or ancient eight” (CU, university facts). The school is a federal land grant institution, making it a private university although they have a strong public influence (CU, university facts). Cornell University is the first college, of many, that offer over 19 modern Asian languages (CU, university facts) which is major considering only a few colleges offer this. Cornell college is seemingly variant in who they may target, but all students who apply or who are interested in attending this school must have at least two thing in common, which is their community engagement and their academic stability. Students also must come prepared due to the high school population (25,582 as of Fall ‘21) because it may be troubling acquiring proper help. This is very important to many students, because they may need certain resources the college may offer but due to the school populating so many students, resources may be limited. So it is recommended that all students that plan to attend this school, create study habits that stick and are efficient. Make sure you are very understanding and very schedule-oriented. The school is also big on “Diversity and Inclusion”, as it has a page dedicated just to explain their mission of implanting any and every student with a proper education regardless of their race or background. The college “strives to be a welcoming, caring and equitable community” (CU, Diversity and Inclusion page).
Response
Now the question is this: Would I attend this school? Based on the general audience the school is reaching out to, I don’t think I would be a great fit for one reason. I try to utilize all of my resources when attending a school, so for me not to be able to get proper help when needed due to overpopulation. The college is great as far as education, due to its large number of undergraduate students that return as graduate students. Although, there are many internships offered once you are far into your field. This could be helpful to students who are seeking jobs right after they are out of school and want to go straight into their career.