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.

Running sprints up Libe Slope early on a cold Monday, as thunder rumbled and a downpour began, Samuel Rabin ’25 felt a moment of disbelief – why are we doing this? – along with determination to persevere through the extreme conditions.

“I wanted to set an example and help motivate others,” Rabin, the outgoing cadet commander of Cornell’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Tri-Service Brigade, recalled of that morning during his junior year. “You want to be up front, showing that if people are still going up the slope while it’s raining and wet and cold, then you can, too.”

Meet up with fellow veterans, family, and friends for collaboration, camaraderie, and
COFFEE. Everyone is welcome, so bring the family,friends, and co-workers.

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy has become the first Ivy League school to join Service to Service, a partnership led by the Volcker Alliance and We the Veterans that helps schools of public service connect veterans and military families with public service education pathways and propel them into stable and impactful careers in public leadership.

On Veterans Day, a series of speakers shared personal reflections about how camaraderie shapes both military and academic life as part of Cornell’s celebration of its military and veteran community, held in the Biotechnology Building on Nov. 11.

Ana Chan’s dog, a Great Dane named Rodgers, was sentenced to death.

Chan, a disabled Army veteran with a traumatic brain injury and partial blindness in one eye, relied on Rodgers for companionship, routine and physical support. She felt safer in crosswalks with Rodgers keeping his blue eyes on the traffic. His height meant he could close kitchen cabinets so Chan wouldn’t hit her head. His strength kept her upright when she lost her balance.