MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... not only eco-aware citizens, but green engineers, architects and policymakers. Cornell president David Skorton puts it best: "Sustainability is no longer an elective."For evidence of how the movement has spread, consider the nationwide RecycleMania competition among colleges. The 2008 champion wasn't a powerhouse university like Harvard or Stanford with an established reputation for...
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Society (Free subscription) | yesterday
... not only eco-aware citizens, but green engineers, architects and policymakers. Cornell president David Skorton puts it best: "Sustainability is no longer an elective."For evidence of how the movement has spread, consider the nationwide RecycleMania competition among colleges. The 2008 champion wasn't a powerhouse university like Harvard or Stanford with an established reputation for...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), a national organization of Fortune 500 CEOs and senior executives, prominent college and university presidents, and foundation leaders working to advance innovative solutions to U.S. education challenges, welcomes its new leadership for 2008-2010. David J. Skorton, President of Cornell University, will...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... and to advocate for the adoption of practical policies to help realize this vision," said David Skorton, BHEF Chair and President of Cornell University. The grant will support BHEF's ongoing efforts to build a national network of corporate and philanthropic leaders focused on college readiness, access, and success, particularly in STEM, through convenings and advocacy. It will...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
... Southern California -- Donna Shalala, University of Miami -- John Silber, Boston University -- David Skorton, Cornell University -- Mary Spangler, Houston Community College System -- Stephen Trachtenberg, George Washington University -- Sanford J. Ungar, Goucher College "America's competitive advantage rests in our unique ability to cultivate and mold leaders, and our higher...
