What are the specific goals of the West Campus Residential Initiative?
The principal goal for west campus is to create–in architecturally attractive facilities–an environment for upper-class students that fosters personal discovery and growth, and nurtures creativity and scholarship. Plans include the development of a house system primarily for sophomores and transfer students, with live-in faculty leaders, professional staff, associate faculty members, live-in graduate students, and a strong intra-house governance structure that promotes student leadership and involvement. Program offerings might include film series, in-house performances, seminars, advising and career-counseling services, and dining discussion groups. The houses will be based on the recognition that the needs of upper-class students differ from those of freshmen. In the freshman year, orientation and development issues predominate. Upper-class students are more grounded and are ready to be drawn more fully into Cornell’s intellectual community.
