After Cornell, he went on to serve as the president of Boston University, the College Entrance Examination Board, Stephens College and Ringling School of Art and Design. Cornell's homecoming activities begin Friday, Oct. 29. An alumni and class reunion party is scheduled Saturday night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids. Public events on Friday include a concert at 8 p.m. in King Chapel by the Cornell Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, conducted by Lisa Hearne, director of choral music. The program includes American spirituals, Verdi opera, Gregorian chant, Mass and motet movements, pop ballads, folk and Latin-American songs and a speaking chorus.
Admission is free.
In addition to the track ceremony and honorary degree presentation, Saturday's public events include a carnival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the arena of the Life Sports Center and a reception for art professor emeritus Hugh Lifson from 3-5 p.m. in Armstrong Gallery. The gallery is displaying an exhibit of work by Lifson's former students. Admission is free. Admission is free.