Quick viewing(Text Mode)

Ithaca, N.Y. General Information Nestled in the Heart of New York State’S Beautiful Finger Lakes Region Is Tompkins County, with Ithaca at Its

Ithaca, N.Y. General Information Nestled in the Heart of New York State’S Beautiful Finger Lakes Region Is Tompkins County, with Ithaca at Its

Ithaca, N.Y. General Information Nestled in the heart of State’s beautiful region is Tompkins County, with Ithaca at its

center. Long known for the the CoachesMeet & Staff excellence of its educational and research institutions, and more recently for its multitude of scenic wonders, Ithaca is indeed, “Gorges.” Meet The Big RedMeet

• Ithaca and Tompkins County are located in the central Finger Lakes Region of New Ithaca is America’s best emerging city York State, five hours from New York City, three hours from Niagara Falls, two hours - Cities Ranked & Rated - from Rochester and 4.5 hours from Philadelphia.

• The 14 counties in the Finger

Lakes Region cover more than 2008 Opponents 9,000 square miles, or roughly the size of New Hampshire or Vermont, and slightly larger than the state of New Jersey.

• Ithaca offers more restaurants per capita than New York City.

• The , built to 2007 In Review honor the memory of Ithaca resident and astronomer , is a true-to-scale model The beauty of Ithaca and the Cornell of our . It is one of the campus is unmatched. Ithaca is host only walkable “planet walks” in the to over 150 waterfalls, all of which world. The , Ithaca’s lie within a 10-mile radius of down- hands-on museum and outdoor town. Tompkins County is also home to three of the six gorge parks in New science playground, is the sponsor York state. Among the amazing sites of the Sagan Planet Walk, and is one

is Taughannock Falls (above). At 215 of eight museums involved in the partnership of educational attractions Records History and feet high, Taughannock has a greater called the DISCOVERY TRAIL. Some others include the vertical drop than Niagara Falls. Be- and Cornell’s Laboratory of low, is one of the more spectacular sights, located just min- Ornithology. utes from the Cornell campus. • The downtown was named one of the New York’s top design projects of the cen- tury by the state chapter

of the American Institute This Is Cornell of Architects.

• Ithaca was designated “America’s Most Enlight- ened City” by the Utne Reader in 1997.

• In its June, 2006, issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine ranked Ithaca eighth in its list of America’s 50 smartest places to live.

2008 Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 21 Cornell University Realizing a Bold Dream

In the mid 1800s, two New York state senators, and Cornell hallmarks, , shared the bold dream of founding a “truly as is attention to great university.” Cornell, a plain-spoken inventor, wanted “an institu- undergraduate General Information General tion where any person can find instruction in any study,” including the education. The mechanical arts and agriculture. White, a scholarly graduate of Oxford university’s 2,200 and Yale, yearned to establish a university where “truth shall be taught faculty members for truth’s sake” in the arts and sciences. Together they created a nonsec- are active teachers tarian university that was the first in the eastern to admit as well as research- women and that pioneered the concept of elective courses. Their egali- ers—Nobel laure- tarian vision and in- ates often novative ideas, which “I would found an institution conduct in- set Cornell apart at troductory Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches its opening in 1868, where any person can find c o u r s e s — continue to guide the and the lines university today. instruction in any study.” of traditional Cornell includes 13 col- disciplines are leges and schools. On the EZRA CORNELL easily crossed. Ithaca campus are the seven Engineering stu- undergraduate units—the dents dabble in College of Agriculture and Life photography; the- Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; the College of atre arts students explore the world of computers; physics majors learn

Meet The Big Red Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; the School of Hotel Ad- landscape architecture. ministration; the College of Human Ecology; and the School of Industrial National Science Foundation studies on programs in research and and Labor Relations—as well as four graduate and professional units: development at U.S. universities consistently rank Cornell among the the Graduate School, the Law School, the Johnson Graduate School top 10 or 11 in total research and development expenditures, and in of Management, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. (The Weill federally financed expenditures. Cornell ranks second among U.S. uni- Medical College and the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences are versities in funds allocated by the National Science Foundation in New York City.) An university that is also the land grant for programs in academic science and engineering. institution of New York State, Cornell is a unique combination Cornell has five national research centers: the of public and private divisions committed to teaching, research, Center for High Energy Synchrotron Studies, the

2008 Opponents and public service. Floyd R. Newman Laboratory of Nuclear Cornell’s 13,700 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate and Studies, the National Astronomy and Iono- professional students come from all 50 states and more sphere Center (which operates the world’s than 100 countries. Interdisciplinary study and research are largest radio-radar telescope, in 2007 In Review Records and HistoryRecords This Is Cornell

22 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer Arecibo, Puerto Rico), the Cor-

At a research institution, scholars don’t just acquire General Information nell Nanofabrication Facility, knowledge — they help create it. Cornell’s faculty members and the National Science and have garnered such prizes as the Nobel and the Pulitzer, not Technology Center for Com- to mention MacArthur “genius” grants and countless other puter Graphics and Scientific honors. Visualization. The university These same luminaries teach undergraduate classes and also has four national resource include students on their research teams. centers: the Latin American Cornell serves as a land grant institution, receiving fund- Studies Program, the East Asia ing from New York State for its colleges of Human Ecology, Program, the South Asia Pro- Agriculture and Life Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and gram, and the Southeast Asia the CoachesMeet & Staff for its School of Industrial and Labor Relations. In return, the Program. university offers reduced tuition to state residents in those col- Cornell University Library’s leges and helps citizens apply the research generated here to 17 Ithaca-campus units provide improve the state’s economy and the health of its people. an array of reference, informa- A network of more than 200,000 alumni around the world tion, and instructional services. supports the efforts of current students by sponsoring in- At the southeast edge of the ternships, offering career counseling and mentorship, and Arts Quad, Olin and Kroch providing much of the financial support that maintains the libraries house the largest university’s world-class libraries, laboratories, and faculty.

concentration of resources in The Big RedMeet Four thousand courses offered by nearly 100 depart- the humanities, social sciences, ments, more interdisciplinary programs than you’ll find at and area studies, including any other university in the country, research opportunities extensive Asia collections, for undergraduates in nearly every field, and faculty-guided and rare books, manuscripts, independent study give you the wherewithal to shape a pro- and archival materials. Mann gram that speaks to your interests and passions and grows Library, on the Ag Quad, has with you over your four years here. materials in agriculture, bi- ology, biotechnology, and Cornell’s Undergraduate Colleges and Schools

related fields. Other libraries 2008 Opponents College of Agriculture and Life Sciences specialize in African and College of Architecture, Art, and Planning African American studies, College of Arts and Sciences engineering, entomology, College of Engineering the fine arts, hotel manage- School of Hotel Administration ment, industrial and labor College of Human Ecology relations, law, manage- School of Industrial and Labor Relations ment, mathematics, music, the physical sciences, and veterinary medicine. Cornell may be a cutting-edge research university, but 2007 In Review that doesn’t mean undergraduate education is an after- Famed for its woodlands, thought. A Cornell undergrad could spend the morning in a gorges, and waterfalls, the meeting with a professor for an independent study and the 745-acre main campus is on afternoon in large survey courses like psych 101. a hilltop overlooking Ithaca, Students here work hard. Besides attending classes, a lively city of about 30,000 there’s reading, writing, and research, not to mention situated at the southern preparing for exams. But students still find time to build end of 44-mile-long Cayuga friendships, volunteer off campus, hold part-time jobs and Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state.

play sports. Records History and And while some stu- Campus attractions of dents spend their four special interest include years close to campus, the Johnson Museum many go farther afield. of Art, the Cornell Plan- They study natural me- tations, and the Cor- dicinals in South America, nell Lab of Ornithology marine biology off the and Sapsucker Woods coast of Maine, and pub- wildlife sanctuary. The lic policy in Albany, N.Y. In heart of New York state’s This Is Cornell addition to university-run wine-growing region is programs in New York less than an hour away, City, Washington, D.C., as are the Corning Glass and Rome, Italy, Cor- Center and Museum and nellians travel to sites the Watkins Glen auto around the world, polish- circuit. New York City is ing their language skills about a four-hour drive and broadening their from Ithaca. horizons.

2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 23 David J. Skorton 3rd Year at Cornell

General Information General 12th President of Cornell University

David J. Skorton became the 12th president of Cornell University research protection programs. He has served on the boards and com- on Sept. 7, 2006. He holds faculty appointments in Internal Medicine mittees of many national organizations, including the American College and Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City and of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Institute in Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering on the Ithaca of Ultrasound in Medicine, the American Society of Echocardiography, campus. the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Skorton came to Cornell after serving as president of the University Programs, the Association of American Universities, the Council on

Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches of Iowa since March 2003. He had been a faculty member there for Competitiveness, and the Korea America Friendship Society. He has 26 years. He was appointed vice president for research in 1992 and traveled widely in Europe and Asia on behalf of both academic and interim vice president for external relations in 2000. He served as vice community projects. president for research and external relations from March 2002 until he Skorton is actively engaged in service to the community and to the assumed the presidency. As vice president, he oversaw more than 30 state of Iowa, particularly in regional and state economic development. administrative units and headed a research and development program He served on and chaired the Iowa City Area Development Group, served that ranks among the nation’s top 20 public research universities in on the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Priority One Advisory obtaining external funding. He also continued his role as a physician, Committee and the Technology Corridor Committee, and currently caring for adolescents and adults with inborn heart disease. serves on the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Co-founder and co-director of the UI Adolescent and Adult Con- He also was a member of the Iowa Business Council and has served on Meet The Big Red genital Heart Disease Clinic at the University of Iowa Hospitals and the Iowa Department of Economic Development Board, the Governor’s Clinics, Skorton focused his research on congenital heart disease in Life Sciences Advisory Committee, and the Iowa Research Council, of adolescents and adults, cardiac imaging, and computer image process- which he was president from 1999 to 2001. ing. His research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Skorton earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1970 and an the Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Heart Association, M.D. in 1974, both from Northwestern University. Following a medical and by private industry. He has published numerous articles, reviews, residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of California, Los book chapters, and two major texts in the areas of cardiac imaging and Angeles, he went to the University of Iowa in 1980 as an instructor. He image processing. He served in a variety of administrative positions at was named assistant professor of internal medicine in 1981 and assis- the University of Iowa, including director of the Cardiovascular Image tant professor of electrical and computer engineering in 1982. He was 2008 Opponents Processing Laboratory (1982–1996), director of the Division of General promoted to associate professor in 1984 and to professor in 1988. Internal Medicine (1985–1989), and associate chair for clinical programs As a musician, Skorton has a longstanding interest in jazz. He grew in the Department of Internal Medicine (1989–1992). up in Los Angeles surrounded by Latin music and worked as a profes- A national leader in research ethics, Skorton is charter past-president sional jazz and R&B musician in the Chicago area. He hosted a weekly of the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection program, As Night Falls—Latin Jazz, on KSUI, the University of Iowa’s Programs, Inc., the first entity organized specifically to accredit human public FM radio station.

2007 In Review Dr. Susan H. Murphy ‘73 30th Year at Cornell Vice President, Student and Academic Services Records and HistoryRecords

Susan H. Murphy has served Cornell University as vice president for Murphy joined the Cornell staff in 1978 following work as a guidance student and academic services since July 1994. Under her direction counselor and head of the guidance department at Chatham (N.J.) Bor- are academic support, campus life, dean of students, Greek life, career ough High School. For 16 years, she worked in admissions and financial services, public service, religious affairs, athletics and physical educa- aid, including nine years as dean of admissions and financial aid. tion and health services. In addition to her responsibilities at Cornell, Murphy chairs the policy A 1973 graduate of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Murphy committee of the Council of Ivy Group Presidents. Previously, she has majored in history. She subsequently completed master’s degrees at held state-wide and national positions in the College Board and the Stanford University and Montclair State College. In 1994, she earned a National Association of College Admission Counselors. This Is Cornell Ph.D. in educational administration from Cornell.

24 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer General Information J. Andrew Noel, Jr. 28th Year at Cornell • 10th Year As Director of Athletics The Meakem•Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education Meet the CoachesMeet & Staff

Andy Noel begins his 10th year as Cornell University’s director of ath- Noel was the Big Red’s head wrestling coach from 1974 to 1988 and then letics and physical education, having led the Big Red athletics program to served two years as an assistant director in the department’s public affairs unprecedented success while setting a course for his vision of continued office, implementing the athletic department’s annual giving program. prosperity. At Cornell, his wrestling teams won four Ivy League championships His position was endowed in December 2003 by Jack ’58 and Diane and placed second four times. Under Noel’s direction, the wrestling team ’61 Meakem and Scott Smith ’79. Jack is a former oarsman and member established a strong network of support from alumni and friends. In 1990, of Cornell’s Athletic Hall of Fame, while Scott wrestled under Noel during he was recognized at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association his time on East Hill. Championships for his distinguished coaching career at Cornell, and in 1992

The Big Red teams have parlayed Noel’s accomplishments into suc- he was inducted into the New York State Wrestling Coaches Association Hall The Big RedMeet cess on and off the playing field. Cornell’s athletic teams have won 49 Ivy of Fame. He is also a member of both the Franklin and Marshall Sports and League team titles and 11 national championships during his tenure. The the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) halls of fame. program captured 31 Ivy titles from 2002-03 through 2005-06, setting a In addition to his coaching and administrative career, Noel served on Cornell record dating back to the inception of the Ivy League, including the wrestling committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association a record nine in 2005-06. Academically in 2007-08, 15 student-athletes from 1997-2001. He was a member of the NCAA Championships Cabinet were named to academic all-district teams, with one earning Academic from 2003-06 and served on both the Misconduct Appeals Subcommittee All-America honors, bringing Cornell’s six-year total to 16, among the most and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. Noel is a past chairman of the Ivy of any school in the Ivy League. League athletic directors’ committee on administration and serves on the Noel accepted the appointment as director after serving three years as Cornell President’s Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs and the Council an associate director of athletics for the Big Red. Since becoming director, of Mental Health and Welfare. In 2006, he was named to the Wells College

Noel has continued to hire top coaches and has also successfully upgraded Board of Trustees. 2008 Opponents a number of department facilities (including renovating Schoellkopf Hall, A native of Lancaster, Pa., he graduated from Franklin and Marshall and . During his tenure, he has also been a member College in 1972 with a bachelor of arts degree in history and received his of the team that raised $66 million in support of capital projects and en- master of arts degree in counseling and guidance from dowment, helping secure the financial future of the department. During in 1973. the campaign, 21 coaching and staff positions were endowed, bringing Noel is married to Dr. Betsy Mead Noel ‘86, and has a son Jonathan ‘04 the total number of endowed positions within the department to 30, the and two daughters, Amanda ‘07, and 4-year-old Amelie. most of any school in the country. 2008-09 Athletics Administration 2007 In Review

Anita Brenner Stephen P. Erber Al Gantert Jeff Hall Larry Quant Matt Coats Associate Director Associate Director Assoc. Director of Athletics/ Assoc. Director of Athletics/ Assoc. Director of Athletics/ Asst. Director of Athletics/ of Athletics of Athletics Physical Education Sales and Marketing Financial Operations Operations Records History and

Bernie DePalma Tom Howley Chris Wlosinski Mark Bilyk Pam Dollaway Amy Foster Asst. Director of Athletics/ Asst. Director of Athletics/ Asst. Director of Athletics/ Equipment Manager Human Resources Manager Compliance Coordinator Sports Medicine Athlete Performance Student Services & Compliance This Is Cornell

Pat Graham Jeremy Hartigan Gene Nighman John Webster Patty Weldon Facilities Manager Director of Athletic Ticket Manager Director of Athletic Alumni Coord. of Alumni Programs Communications Affairs and Development for Women’s Athletes 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 25 Champions are crowned during the he riedman enter season, but championships are earned T F C long before competition begins. Cornell’s 900 varsity athletes have exclusive access to one of the newest and best training facilities in the nation—the 8,000-square- foot Friedman Strength and Conditioning Center. Completed in June 1997, this impressive $2 million addition to Bartels Hall reflects the university’s strong commit- General Information General ment to athletic excellence. Coaches and team members alike credit the center, its world-class equipment, and first-rate staff with adding immensely to the success of the Big Red athletic program. The Friedman Center contains free- weight, selectorized, plyometric, and cardiovascular equipment and has been designed to meet the diverse training Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches needs of Cornell’s athletes. The center can accommodate up to 100 users at a time without compromising safety or function. Its unique features include air-condition- ing, a 175-watt stereo system, and dam- age-resistant flooring. Cornell’s varsity strength and condition- ing program—nicknamed “Big Red Pow- er”—focuses on enhancing performance Meet The Big Red and preventing injury. The new facility and equipment enable the staff to prescribe year-round sport-specific programs with variety and precision. Before the training programs are designed, the muscular and Tom Howley metabolic needs for each sport—and for each position within the sport—are analyzed. Athletes are then assessed to identify their 14th Year at Cornell individual strengths and weaknesses, and follow-up assessments are conducted at regular intervals. Comprehensive workouts are Assistant Director of Athletics for prescribed to address deficiencies and promote the development 2008 Opponents of skills used during competition. Athlete Performance Injury prevention also is emphasized. Through resistance training, the number and the severity of injuries are reduced. If an injury does Tom Howley has been the strength and conditioning coach at Cornell occur, the strength and conditioning staff works closely with the since July 1995 and was promoted to assistant director of athletics in sports medicine staff to ensure a safe and complete rehabilitation. 2005. In that role, he oversees the design and implementation of athletic The objective is to allow the athlete to resume full participation as performance programs for Cornell’s 36 varsity sports. The comprehen- soon as possible. sive, year-round programs include strength and power development, mobility skill training and conditioning, and are implemented in a motivating, team-oriented environment. 2007 In Review Prior to his arrival at Cornell, Howley was the assistant director of strength and conditioning at East Carolina University from 1991-1995. During these seasons, the Pirates participated in two bowl games (1992 Peach Bowl and 1995 Liberty Bowl), qualified for the NCAA baseball regional tournament (1994) and played in the NCAA basketball tour- nament (1993). Howley was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Tom Dilliplane Auburn University from 1989-91, where he earned his master’s degree in Assistant Strength Coach exercise physiology. The Tigers were the 1989 Southeastern Conference Records and HistoryRecords co-champions, the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1991 Peach Bowl cham- pions. Howley also served as an assistant coach with the special teams. A 1988 graduate of Tulane, Howley earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and was a three-year letterman and two year starting offen- sive lineman on the football team. The Green Wave played in the 1987 Independence Bowl his senior year. He was the recipient of the New Orleans Quarterback Club Student-Athlete Award as a senior. Howley is an active participant in the Cornell University/Ithaca Col- lege chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He and his wife,

This Is Cornell Amanda, reside in Ithaca with their daughter, Anna Corrine. Jay Andress Assistant Strength Coach 26 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer Athletic Training General Information Athletic training at Cornell University is dedicated to providing all Bernie DePalma student-athletes in the department with the highest level of health care. The care given by the Big Red training staff goes well beyond the 28th Year at Cornell daily medical concerns that every Division I program has regarding Asst. Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine injury prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The total health Doc Kavanagh Head Athletic Trainer & care of the individual is the goal of the Cornell program. Physical Therapist Meet the CoachesMeet & Staff Bernie DePalma’s top priorities are the health and safety of the student- athletes, and providing them with a safe environment for train- ing and competition. He has been an integral member of the athletic staff as head of physical therapy, athletic training and rehabilitation for Cornell University Health Services since August 1980 and head athletic trainer since 1983. DePalma graduated from Quinnipiac College with a bachelor of science degree in physical therapy in 1978 and received his master’s degree in athletic training-sports medicine from the University of Virginia in 1980. The Big RedMeet DePalma and the Big Red head coaches work together in planning practice schedules to assist in the prevention of injuries. DePalma also 2007-08 Big Red Athletic Training Staff works closely with the strength and conditioning staff to assist with injury prevention. DePalma was a founding member of the Cornell sports nutrition discussion group, which examines the role nutrition plays in the student- athlete’s well-being and performance. He also manages programs he developed for graduate assistantships with and athletic trainer internships from Ithaca and other area colleges. He supervises 2008 Opponents seven full-time staff members and numerous part-time assistants. DePalma’s expertise impacts national athletics legislation. He has served on numerous NCAA committees, including the Committee on Mandi Breigle, ATC Jim Case, ATC Marc Chamberlain, ATC Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport Safety, which Athletic Trainer Associate Head Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer he chaired; the NCAA special committee on student-athlete welfare, access and equity; and the national athletic trainer’s task force which developed medical coverage guidelines for all intercollegiate athletic programs. He was honored in 2001 by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association 2007 In Review (NATA) with the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award. The award recognizes the NATA’s certified members for their outstanding contribu- tions to the profession of athletic training and to the association. DePalma and his wife, Mary, have a daughter, Taylor, and a son, Sarah Herskee, ATC Linda Hoisington, ATC Ed Kelly, ATC Turner. Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Records History and

Sarah Rowland, ATC Chris Scarlata, ATC Jocelyn Stark, ATC Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer This Is Cornell

Dr. Dirk Dugan Dr. David Wentzel, DO Team Physician Chief of Sports Medicine

2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 27 Council of Ivy Group Presidents The Ivy League (The Ivy League) The Ivy League is truly one of a kind. While the 2006-07 academic year marked the 50th 228 Alexander St. season of official Ivy League athletic competition, the Princeton, NJ 08544 rivalries and traditions in the League go so much deeper. Phone: (609) 258-6426 The first official athletic competition between League Fax: (609) 258-1690 schools was more than 150 years ago (1852, Harvard-Yale Web Site: www.ivyleaguesports.com

General Information General rowing) and the first football game was more than 130 years ago (1872, Columbia-Yale). Executive Director: Jeffrey H. Orleans In the early days, the Ivy schools dominated col- Senior Associate Director: Carolyn Campbell-McGovern lege athletics. All-America status, Olympic medals Associate Director: Charles Yrigoyen III and national championships were routinely earned Assistant Director: Scottie Rodgers by students from the Ancient Eight. Compliance Assistant: Megan McHugo Today, Ivy Leaguers continue to claim national titles Public Information Assistant: Wes Harris and Olympic medals — as well as All-America and Aca- Public Information Assistant: Alex Searle demic All-America status. Hundreds continue athletic Office Coordinator:Jane M. Antis Administrative Assistant: Robin Patsey

Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches careers as professionals and hundreds more as coaches and athletic administrators. The student-athletes also are among the nation’s leading public servants, doc- IVY FAST FACTS tors, journalists, lawyers, scientists, scholars, business Founded—1956; 51st season leaders, entertainers, educators and so much more. Student Population—51,525 The success of the League comes without athletic Members—Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale scholarships while maintaining self-imposed high aca- Ivy-Sponsored Championships—33 demic standards. The Ivy League has demonstrated a rare willingness and ability, given the pressures on intercollegiate success throughout the nation, to Since 2000, the Ivy League has... Meet The Big Red abide by these rules and still compete successfully in • Produced 33 individual and 14 team NCAA national Division I athletics. champions. The League has also had national cham- Sponsoring conference championships in 33 men’s pions in a number of non-NCAA sports like squash and women’s sports, and averaging more than 35 and men’s rowing. varsity teams at each school, the Ivy League provides • Had all eight Ivy League schools record at least one intercollegiate athletic opportunities for more men NCAA champion -- team or individual -- in the last Brown Columbia and women than any other conference in the country. four years (Cornell has had four individual champs). Providence, R.I. New York, N.Y. All eight Ivy schools are among the “top 20” of NCAA • Posted the top conference Academic Progress Rate Division I schools in number of sports offered for both

2008 Opponents in 19 of 29 Ivy League championship sports that men and women. are considered broad-based (at least 10 conferences The term “Ivy colleges” was first in October, 1933 by registering a conference APR mark) as released by Stanley Woodward of the New York Herald Tribune to the NCAA in May 2008. describe the eight current Ivy schools (plus Army). On • Had more than 100 All-Americans each year. Feb. 8, 1935, Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould • Averaged more than a dozen Academic All-Americans first used the exact term “Ivy League.” (including an all-time high of 18 in 2006-07). The first “Ivy Group Agreement,” signed in 1945, • Had 162 competitors at the four Olympic Games Cornell Dartmouth applied only to football. It affirmed the observance of Ithaca, N.Y. Hanover, N.H. common practices in academic standards and eligibil- (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006). Those 162 have collected 2007 In Review ity requirements and the administration of need-based 53 medals, including 18 gold. financial aid, with no athletic scholarships. The agreement • Sent hundreds of athletes into the professional ranks, created the Presidents Policy Committee, including the including dozens of NFL players including Sean Morey eight Presidents; the Coordination and Eligibility Com- and Isaiah Kacyvenski, who met at midfield as team mittee, made up of one senior non-athletic administrator captains at Super Bowl XL, as well as the Big Red’s from each school; and the committee on Administration, own Kevin Boothe ‘06, who played for the 2008 Super comprised of the eight directors of athletics. Bowl champion New York Giants. The Ivy Presidents extended the Ivy Group Agree- • Hosted the first ESPN College GameDay football show Harvard Pennsylvania ment to all intercollegiate sports in February 1954. to draw more than 1.5 million households. Cambridge, Mass. Philadelphia, Pa. Records and HistoryRecords Their statement also focused on presidential gover- • Became the first conference to ‘sweep’ the four major nance of the League, the importance of intra-League NCAA Awards in the same year (2006). Columbia’s competition, and a desire that recruited athletes be Robert Kraft claiming the Roosevelt Award; Prince- academically ‘representative’ of each institution¹s ton’s John Doar the Inspirational Award; Yale’s Susan overall student body. Although that is the League¹s Wellington the Silver Anniversary; and Brown’s Nick official founding date, the first year of competition Hartigan the Top VIII. was 1956-57. • Became the second conference with three of the six The Ivy League office is housed in Princeton, N.J., un- NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winners in the same der the leadership of Executive Director Jeffrey H. Orleans, year (2007) — Dartmouth’s Gail Koziara Boudreaux, Princeton Yale This Is Cornell who has been at that post since 1984. Brown’s Steve Jordan and Yale’s Patricia Melton. Princeton, N.J. New Haven, Conn. 28 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer Academic Services General Information Support Services Academic counseling is provided in partnership with the student-athletes’ assigned aca- demic advisers and college advising office. Class of ‘44 Study Room Academic contracts are developed in conjunction with the student-athlete to outline spe- Student-athletes at Cornell have access to the Class of ’44 Study Room. The room is furnished cific academic goals for the semester. with study tables and chairs to comfortably accommodate 15-20 people in addition to the Academic monitoring of current course grades and academic performance can be request- computers that are all equipped with internet access. ed from instructors by coaches or student-athletes at anytime throughout the semester. Members of Cornell’s Class of 1944 contributed to the project, covering the expense of new The instructor will be asked to fill out a form and return it to Athletic Student Services Of- furniture, computers, a printer, a lectern and a coat rack. The space is conveniently located in fice. Once received, a follow-up meeting with the director allows the student-athlete to meet and discuss their academic progress.

Bartels Hall and is accessible to student-athletes between classes and before and after practice. the CoachesMeet & Staff The room is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tutoring services are available to all student-athletes as a supplement to existing tutorial ser- vices on campus. Student-athletes may request a tutor by completing a tutor request form that can be obtained from their coach or the form can be printed from www.CornellBigRed.com. Laptop computers are available for student-athletes to sign out on away athletic trips. You may request a laptop by contacting Chris Wlosinski. There is a limit of one per team and are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Study skills workshops can be arranged through the Athletic Student Services office. Re- ferrals to the Center for Learning and Teaching provide additional support for individual academic and study skills support. Meet The Big RedMeet Support Services Personal Needs Counseling - Student-athletes are encouraged to schedule an appoint- ment with the director when they have concerns regarding academic, athletic, or personal issues. Assistance will be provided and referrals will be made to appropriate support ser- vices on campus. Educational Seminars/Workshops - Various seminars and workshops are given through- out the year and provide information relevant to student-athletes. Past workshops include topics such as nutrition and eating disorders, alcohol education, sports psychology, wom- For more information regarding Student-Athlete Support Services at en’s health issues, and study skills.

Cornell, ... 2008 Opponents Career Development - Services Career development services for student-athletes are co- Mailing Address ordinated with the University Career Center and each of the undergraduate colleges. Ser- Chris Wlosinski Phone Number: (607) 254-7472 vices including assistance with resume writing and conducting a job search is also available Department of Athletics — Cornell University E-mail: [email protected] Teagle Hall, Campus Road through the various Career Centers across campus. Ithaca, NY 14853-6501 Student-Athlete Assistance Fund - Money is available for Pell Grant recipients and to non-US citizens who have demonstrated need that is comparable to those qualifying for Pell grants and are receiving institutional aid. There is a $500 allowance for clothing and essentials and/or travel home and $100 for academic course supplies. 2007 In Review Chris Wlosinski 10th Year at Cornell The Andrew ‘78 & Margaret Paul Assistant Director of Records History and Athletics for Student Services and Compliance Chris Wlosinski took over the role of the Andrew ‘78 and Margaret Paul ministrators and professors throughout Cornell’s seven colleges, and she as- Director of Student-Athlete Support Services in August 2001 and was pro- sisted the director in monitoring the academic progress of student-athletes. moted to Assistant Athletic Director for Student Services and Compliance in Most of Wlosinski’s time is devoted to personal meetings with stu- March 2005. In her position, she has assumed a dedicated role focused on dent-athletes, and while the bulk of her work focuses on freshmen, soph- student-athlete support and compliance with NCAA and Ivy League rules. omores and transfer students, she does assist athletes from all classes and Cornell and its counterparts embrace a philosophy that includes the no- across all colleges at Cornell. tion that student-athletes should experience a mainstream collegiate life, but Wlosinski came to Cornell in August 1999 and worked in compliance, the university also recognized the extra demands placed on this special pop- student services and event management. In June 2000, she accepted This Is Cornell ulation. In August of 1998, the position, the first of its kind in the Ivy League, the position of associate director of alumni affairs and development for was created, a role that asks Wlosinski to work as an available and reliable athletics where she served until assuming her current position. adviser who understands the lifestyle student-athletes lead and assists them Prior to joining the Cornell staff, Wlosinski spent a year each as an in balancing their academic, athletic and personal challenges. In this capacity athletics administrative intern at Bates College and Plymouth State she also serves as a liaison with the colleges and directs student-athletes to College. She also served as a special education teacher for the learning appropriate campus-wide resources for academic and personal needs. disabled for seven years in Lancaster, Pa. When Wlosinski first joined the Big Red program, she worked collabora- Wlosinski graduated from Millersville University in 1989 with a tively with the director of student-athlete support services, coaches and ad- bachelor’s degree in special education and from Plymouth State College ministrators to provide counseling and academic support services serving in 1999 with a master’s degree in education. 36 varsity sports. She developed and maintained personal contacts with ad- 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 29 Prominent Cornell Alumni AEROSPACE GOVERNMENT SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH Ed Lu ’84 Samuel (Sandy) R. Berger ’67 Joyce Brothers ’47 Mission specialist for the Space International consultant; national security advisor Psychologist, author, and media personality Shuttle Atlantis, which docked 1993-2000 Wilson Greatbatch ‘50 with the Russian Space Sta- Stephen Friedman ’59 Inventor of the cardiac pacemaker, member of Inventor

General Information General tion Mir Assistant for economic policy to Hall of Fame President George W. Bush, and Henry Heimlich ’41, MD ’43 ARTS director of the National Economic Developer of the Heimlich maneuver and of esophago- Richard Meier ’57 Council plasty Internationally known architect Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 C. Everett Koop MD ’41 Susan Rothenberg ’67 U.S. Supreme Court Justice; member U.S. surgeon general 1981-89 Painter of National Women’s Hall of Fame Barbara McClintock ’23, ’25, PhD ’27 Jason Seley ’40 Janet Reno ’60 Genetics researcher; winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Sculptor; Cornell faculty member U.S. attorney general, 1993- physiology/medicine Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches Peter Yarrow ’59 2000; member of National Douglas Osheroff MS ’71, PhD ’73 Musician; Peter, Paul & Mary Women’s Hall of Fame Co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in physics Lee Teng-hui PhD ’68 Steven Weinberg ’54 BUSINESS President of Taiwan 1991 National Medal of Science winner, and co-winner of Adolph ’07 and Joseph Coors ’39 the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics Founder/executives of the nation‘s largest single LITERATURE brewery Kenneth Blanchard ’61, PhD ’67 SPORTS Peter Coors ’69 Author, The One-Minute Manager; management con- Bruce Arena ’73 Meet The Big Red President, Coors Brewing Company sultant Former coach of U.S. National soccer team and 1996 U.S. Herbert F. ’22 and Samuel C. Johnson ’50 Toni Morrison ’55 Olympic team; coach of NY Red Bulls (MLS) Founder/executives of Johnson Wax Company Winner of 1988 Pulitzer Prize Gary Bettman ’74 Sanford I. Weill ’55 and 1993 Nobel Prize for First National Hockey League commissioner Financier and philanthropist; CEO of Citigroup literature Kevin Booth ‘06 Megan Shull ‘91 Currently plays for the NFL’s New York Giants EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES Children’s author, “Skye O’Shea” ’69 Urie Bronfenbrenner ’38 series Former NHL player, Montreal Canadiens, 1971-79; inducted

2008 Opponents Pioneer in human development studies; Cornell faculty Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ’44 into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983; current Vice Chairman, member Author (Cats Cradle, Slaughter House Five); prisoner of Toronto Maple Leafs Jerome H. Holland ’39, MS ’41 war in Germany during World War II Robert Trent Jones ’30 Former Ambassador to Sweden; former president of E. B. White ’21 Golf course architect; constructed over 450 courses Hampton Institute and Delaware State University; Author (Charlotte‘s Web, Stuart Little) and editor; co- around the world; inducted into PGA World Golf Hall of businessman author of Elements of Style Fame, 1987 William Strunk PhD 1896 Charles H. Moore ’51 Educator and editor; co-author of Elements of Style MEDIA 1952 Olympic gold medalist (hurdles) and silver medalist

2007 In Review Frank Gannett 1898 (1600-meter relay); honored as Golden Olympian, 1996; ENTERTAINMENT Newspaper publisher; founder of the Gannett chain Cornell Director of Athletics, 1994-99 Arthur Laurents ’37 Rick Lipsey ‘89 ’88 Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, director, Writer, Sports Illustrated Three-time Stanley Cup winner; 1998 Olympian; 2002 Olympic and author; wrote West Side Story and directed La Cage Bill Nye ’77 gold medalist; 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Aux Folles Award-winning popular-science media host and author Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson ‘86 Bill Maher ’78 Keith Olbermann ’79 Bronze Medalist, 1992 Olympics (women’s pair rowing) Comedian, author; host of Politically Incorrect and Real Television sports anchor and commentator Glenn (Pop) Warner 1894 Time panel shows ’55 Football coach at Cornell, Georgia, Carlisle (where he Records and HistoryRecords Edward Marinaro ’72 Emmy Award-winning television sports commentator, coached Jim Thorpe), Pittsburgh, Stanford and Temple. Actor, Hill Street Blues, Sisters sports commentator, journalist, and author Overall 44-year coaching record was 319-106-29. Christopher Reeve ’74 Jeremy Schaap ’91 Actor, Superman I, II, III and IV Television sports commentator, journalist, and author movies; award winning director; activist for medical research Jimmy Smits ‘82 Actor, NYPD Blue, The West Wing This Is Cornell

30 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer Berman Field General Information The natural turf soccer field measures 118 yards by 74 yards and sits inside the track oval. The field conforms to NCAA and National Federation of State High School Association rules and regulations. The field is flat, with vertical drainage and automatic irrigation systems. The design includes a soil mix of eight parts sand, one part top soil and one part bio-solid compost. This system can divert 5-10 inches of rain per hour away from the playing surface. A mixture of 30 percent perennial rye and 70 percent Kentucky bluegrass has been used to create the turf. This mixture was selected for its sod-forming capabilities, as well as its adaptability to close mowing for soccer. In August of 2000, the bleachers and lights were completed, allowing over 1,000 Big Red fans to pack Berman Field to watch the CoachesMeet & Staff their beloved soccer teams in action. The field was named in honor of the late Charles F. Berman ‘49. Described as a flashy and fiery center forward on the historic Cornell soccer team of 1948, Berman was probably the major reason that Cornell soccer reached national prominence that year. Meet The Big RedMeet 2008 Opponents 2007 In Review

The Kane Sports Complex

On Oct. 24, 1996, the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex was “We have been very happy with the athletic department’s Records History and dedicated at Cornell University. The multi-surfaced complex commitment to the men’s soccer program. Berman Field, the contains the William E. Simon Track and the Charles F. Ber- man Soccer Field. Berman Field is used by both the men’s and home of Big Red soccer, is a perfect example of this commit- women’s soccer squads, while the track is home to the Big Red ment. With permanent seating for 1,000+ spectators, a film- men’s and women’s outdoor track teams. ing platform, a sound system and TV-quality lighting, the The complex is named in honor of the late Robert J. Kane completion of the stadium during the summer of 2000 was ‘34, who was a Cornell athletic administrator for 37 years, start- a huge boost in all aspects of our program from recruiting This Is Cornell ing in 1939, when he became an assistant to athletic director James Lynah. Kane became acting A.D. during World War II, to fan support to fundraising. More important, the natural and in 1944 was named the athletic director. He served the grass surface (74 x118) is clearly one of the finest in the coun- athletic department until his retirement in June 1976. During try and is a testament to the hard work that our grounds crew the final five years, he was promoted to dean of the depart- puts into that field on a daily basis. Berman Field is a terrific ment of physical education and athletics. Kane also had a long venue with which to showcase Division I soccer.” tenure with the U.S. Olympic Committee, serving as president of the USOC from 1977-80. — Bryan Scales, men’s soccer coach 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer www.CornellBigRed.com • 31 Success In And Out Of The Classroom ...

To be a Cornellian is to be among the best and Cornell Department of Athletics and University’s intercollegiate athletic program is no dif- Physical Education Mission Statement ferent, ranking among the nation’s elite. The Big Red The Department of Athletics and Physical Education strives to provide competes at the highest level of intercollegiate athletic students with powerful and meaningful participatory experiences that forge enduring bonds with Cornell, and to provide for the well-being of

General Information General competition as an NCAA Division I institution. Rich tra- members of the faculty, staff, and community. dition and history follow Cornell athletics throughout We offer a diverse program of physical and outdoor education, the university’s storied past. Cornellians have been na- recreational services, and intercollegiate athletic competition, equitably tional champions in , lacrosse, polo, rowing, adminstered with special attention to the needs of women and members of under-represented minority groups. We foster the values of physical track and field and wrestling. They have also earned fitness, total well-being, and enduring participation in athletics; teach spots in halls of fame, on All-America teams, on the leadership skills, teamwork, responsibility, and accountability; and ad- Olympic medal podium and have written their names minister programs that can be critical to the educational and personal

Meet the Coaches & StaffMeet the Coaches development of students in keeping with the high standards of Cornell, in record books as Wimbledon tennis champions and the Ivy League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference, and the National major league players in baseball, basketball, football Collegiate Athletic Association. and hockey. More recently, Cornell has won 45 Ivy The department promotes pride and unity within the university com- munity and provides opportunities to develop, strengthen and maintain League titles in the last six years, including eight dur- ties to external audiences such as alumni, friends, the educational ing the 2007-08 season. That is only part of the equa- community, and the general public by attracting interest, recognition tion. Over the last six seasons, the Big Red has had 16 and support.

Meet The Big Red student-athletes named Academic All-Americans. Going National The Big Red participated in 18 NCAA tournaments or national meets in 2007-08 while getting All-America performances from 23 student-athletes. Cornell 2008 Opponents athletes were also recognized for their academic performances, garnering an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America selection and 15 All-District bids.

Cornell By The Numbers ... 1 Cornell athletes named First Team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America in 2007-08

2007 In Review The senior class of 2008 combined for a record 2 NCAA Woman of the Year finalists 31 Ivy titles in their four seasons, continuing the 3 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame members program’s storied success in athletics. 3 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients 3 Cornellians who own major professional sports franchises 6 Ivy League Player of the Year selections in 2007-08 6 Cornell student-athletes who have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships 8 Ivy League team championships in 2007-08 15 Cornell athletes named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2007-08 17 Ivy League team championships in 2004-05 and 2005-06 (School record for two-year span) 18 NCAA tournament or championship meets Cornell participated in during 2007-08

Records and HistoryRecords 18 Olympic gold medalists 20 Total NCAA individual and team national championships 23 Cornell All-Americans in 2007-08 24 Ivy League team championships from 2003-04 to 2005-06 (School record for three-year span) 26 First team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 36 Varsity sports at Cornell 39 Cornellians who have earned Olympic medals 58 Total Cornell ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 67 Total national championships in all sports for the Big Red 151 All-Ivy selections in 2007-08 179 Total Ivy League team titles for the Big Red since 1956-57 This Is Cornell 381 Total Academic All-Ivy selections

32 • www.CornellBigRed.com 2008 Cornell Big Red Men’s Soccer

Top View