Learn About Our Students & Faculty

Want to get the inside scoop on our precollege programs? We invite you to read the stories below from a student and instructor. Also, you might want to check out our Facebook and Instagram pages.

In addition, we encourage you or your parents to contact us if you're interested in talking with a Precollege Summer Program Ambassador. Our ambassadors are happy to tell you more about what's it's really like to attend our programs.

Glenn Morgan Parker

Glenn shared with us what it was like to take an online course as a Precollege student, thanks to an Atkinson scholarship, and how it helped prepare her for her first year at Cornell.

Read her story here.

Dr. Tom Silva

Dr. Tom Silva, winner of a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for teaching, teaches Green World, Blue Planet (PLSCI 2400/PLBIO 2400). This popular online course focuses on understanding why scientific endeavors such as the study of climate change and genetic engineering may be controversial and how science communication relates to decision making and public policy.

Glenn Morgan Parker

Dr. Tom Silva

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