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Cornell Johnson Graduate School Of Management
The Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York. Established in 1946, Johnson is one of six Ivy League business schools and offers the smallest full‑time MBA cohort of all Ivy League MBA programs, fostering an intimate and collaborative academic environment while also maintaining the third lowest acceptance rate. The Cornell Master of Business Administration (MBA) also offers a one-year Johnson Cornell Tech MBA at Cornell Tech in New York City, as well as the innovative Cornell 1+1 MBA program, which combines one year in Ithaca with one year at Cornell Tech. In 1984, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. and his family donated $20 million to the school, which was renamed the ''S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management'' in honor of Johnson’s grandfather, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., the founder of S.C. Johnson. The endowment gift was the largest gift to any business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sage Hall
Sage Hall was built in 1875 at Cornell University's Ithaca, New York, Ithaca, New York (state), New York campus. Originally designed as a residential building, it currently houses the Johnson Graduate School of Management. Conception Although women had previously enrolled in Cornell as early as 1870, the absence of a women's dormitory was problematic in attracting and retaining female students. Sage Hall was built in 1875, financed by Ithaca businessman Henry W. Sage, to fill this need. "When you are ready to carry out the idea of educating young women as thoroughly as young men," Sage told his friend Ezra Cornell in 1868, "I will provide the endowment to enable you to do so." Sage and Andrew Dickson White toured Oberlin College to study facilities being used there to successfully undertake coeducation. With Sage's $250,000 donation, construction started in 1872 under the guidance of professor of architecture Charles Babcock (architect), Charles Babcock. In 1875, Sage College we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
