CRP associate professor Thomas J. Campanella was selected to serve as a member of a new committee to envision opportunities in New York City for the Cornell community. A Brooklyn native, Campanella has established several connections in the city. Last June, he was appointed by the New York City Department of Parks and recreation to be the new historian-in-residence. Through this position, Campanella has conducted independent research related to conservation of parkland history.
The committee members have been charged to engage with their respective school and college deans to lay out initiatives for expanding academic opportunities in New York City. Particularly, the department has already established an academic presence, offering an optional fall semester in the AAP NYC studio space in downtown Manhattan. M.R.P. and U.R.S. students electing this optional semester focus on the vast challenges of urban development existing throughout the city’s five boroughs. In addition, the department’s integrated urbanism studio is based in AAP NYC, particularly focusing on urban design-based practices.
Cornell president Martha E. Pollack announced the new committee comprised of faculty members of various academic departments to further opportunities for students and faculty in New York City. Cornell has had a large presence in the area for over a century, beginning with the Weill Cornell Medicine in 1898. More recently, the university opened its Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt island, in a joint partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
More about the news of the New York City committee can be found here by the Cornell Chronicle.