Kylie Williamson ’26 has been named Navy/Marines Student of the Year by Navy Federal Credit Union, a top honor in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) system. Williamson is the first Cornell student to win the award.

pieces featured in “Fit for Duty: Form and Function in Military Dress,” a multisite Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC) exhibition opening on Veterans Day.

Worn in Iraq by a Cornell alumnus, the combat uniform set a template for contemporary camouflage and tactical design, according to exhibition notes. The khaki trench coat, originally designed for British officers, evolved from battlefield necessity into a fashion staple. The Hawaiian shirt reflects the early influence of Japanese textiles – designs and motifs forced to shift after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

This day-long conference brings together advocates, legal practitioners, scholars, and veterans to explore what “human rights” mean in the veterans’ context. Panels will address immigration and citizenship, military sexual trauma, pensions and public benefits for low-income veterans, justice-involved veterans, and the experiences of veterans of color. The event will also highlight the role of law school veterans clinics in advancing rights and access to justice for those who served. Hosted by the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services in partnership with Cornell Law School’s Veterans Law Practicum and Gender Justice Clinic, this convening aims to deepen understanding and strengthen advocacy for veterans’ human rights.

The McGraw Clock Tower will turn green at sunset on Veterans Day. At 6pm, Cornell Chimes will be playing a concert featuring the anthems of each U.S. Armed Forces branch.

Open only to Cornell veterans, reservists, active duty service members, and ROTC cadets/midshipmen. Stop by Willard Straight Hall, Memorial Room (Room 407), to enjoy lunch and connect with the Cornell military community! You are welcome to drop by at any time that works with your schedule.

Stop by from November 11, 2025 – March 6, 2025:

An interdisciplinary exhibition on form, function, and service – exploring how military uniforms have evolved in aesthetics, silhouette, material, and visual symbolism over the past century – shaping ideas of discipline, identity, and design.  Presented across two campus sites, the exhibition connects military dress to contemporary fashion, student design, and veteran storytelling

Honored Speaker: Brigadier General Adam M. Cobb, Deputy Commanding
General–Operations, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York

Join us for an afternoon of insight and dialogue connecting lived military experience
with service, education, and design. The program features student veteran
perspectives and leadership across ROTC units, culminating in remarks from
Brigadier General Adam M. Cobb. A reception and viewing of the exhibition Fit for
Duty: Form and Function in Military Dress will follow.

Immediately following the program: light refreshments and self-guided viewing of Fit
for Duty: Form and Function of Military Dress.

Hosted by the office of the Vice Provost for Engagement and College of Human Ecology.

A talk by Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, “The Role of the Military in Supporting State Crises,” will highlight campus events in observance of Veterans Day, on Nov. 11.

Biehler will speak on the military’s role in supporting the government’s response to natural disasters and to the pandemic. The talk will be held in auditorium 230 of Anabel Taylor Hall, and also will be livestreamed.

Along with Cornell-issued ID cards, room keys and tote bags, a select group of incoming students recently picked up gear issued by the federal government: camouflage uniforms.

“When they hand me my uniform, it’s the real deal: I’m officially a U.S. Army cadet,” said Andy McMurray ’29 of Long Island, who is entering the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). “That’s something I’ve always wanted, so I’m looking forward to it.”

34th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day Watchfire

Friday, September 19, 2025
7 PM
Myers Park
Lansing, New York

August 27, 2025
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

Hosted by President Michael Kotlikoff

Join us as we convene Cornell’s military community to express our gratitude for its commitment to public service and to welcome in the new academic year.

Black Hawk helicopter pilot Ben Groen found himself constantly tending to unreliable fences when he began to farm as a hobby on his 24-acre property near Fort Drum in upstate New York. Problems with a post or an electrical short could invite one of his 1,200-pound Scottish Highland bulls to stray into a neighbor’s pasture or trample his own yard.