Bill Gates Hall > goodbye Hoy Field?

[Cop at Lynah]

Say goodbye to the Hoy Field as you know it.  They are moving the baseball field out to the Game Farm complex in the near future.  It's the next step in the 2015 master plan .  There will be two new CIS buildings put up on the current Hoy Field site, the first building to go up will be attached to Gates Hall.  The 2nd building will go up a year or so after the first one is complete.

https://fcs.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/imce/site_contributor/Dept_University_Architect_and_Campus_Planning/documents/Campus_Planning/Game%20Farm%20Road%20Athletic%20Complex%20Facilities%20Master%20Plan.pdf

[upprdeck]

yup.. still waiting to see how that plays out..  the plan is already over 15 yrs old since it was created.

[Trotsky]

I'm glad Gates gave us the money.  But why did Gates give us the money?

[Beeeej]

I'm glad Gates gave us the money.  But why did Gates give us the money?

"The foundation, best known for its work in global health, also supports a variety of initiatives in education and access to digital information. Its interest in Cornell's program began when foundation co-chair and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates accepted former President Jeffrey Lehman's invitation to visit Cornell in February 2004. Gates' visit became part of a tour of six university campuses to bring attention to what he called a vital national need to ensure a pool of highly educated computer professionals.

"In an address to a packed audience of students and faculty at Cornell, Gates emphasized the need to improve the human-computer interface, enhance information security and develop methods for handling the massive databases of scientific information being generated in fields ranging from biology to the social sciences, all areas in which Cornell is conducting significant research. He also met with faculty and learned for the first time about CIS, which was created to extend computing education across the entire campus.

"This interdisciplinary approach has begun to reverse the decline in computing and information sciences enrollments and has attracted a more diverse group of students."

[Trotsky]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

[Trotsky]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

[Swampy]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

Listen, in 2019 the incoming class in Engineering was 51% female. This is an incredible accomplishment. Unlike some people, I'm not subscribing to ethnic stereotypes. But frankly I don't give a shit where students come from to achieve diversity, if they also help achieve things like gender equity, less systemic racism, etc.

[Al DeFlorio]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

Listen, in 2019 the incoming class in Engineering was 51% female. This is an incredible accomplishment. Unlike some people, I'm not subscribing to ethnic stereotypes. But frankly I don't give a shit where students come from to achieve diversity, if they also help achieve things like gender equity, less systemic racism, etc.

In sharp contrast with my engineering class, where she was the entire female contingent: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/seti-jill-tarter/533322/

[ugarte]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

Listen, in 2019 the incoming class in Engineering was 51% female. This is an incredible accomplishment. Unlike some people, I'm not subscribing to ethnic stereotypes. But frankly I don't give a shit where students come from to achieve diversity, if they also help achieve things like gender equity, less systemic racism, etc.

In sharp contrast with my engineering class, where she was the entire female contingent: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/seti-jill-tarter/533322/

Feels like maybe the bar was a little too high if she's the only woman who cleared it.

[Al DeFlorio]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

Listen, in 2019 the incoming class in Engineering was 51% female. This is an incredible accomplishment. Unlike some people, I'm not subscribing to ethnic stereotypes. But frankly I don't give a shit where students come from to achieve diversity, if they also help achieve things like gender equity, less systemic racism, etc.

In sharp contrast with my engineering class, where she was the entire female contingent: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/seti-jill-tarter/533322/

Feels like maybe the bar was a little too high if she's the only woman who cleared it.

I suspect she was given the opportunity to "clear the bar" only because she was part of Ezra's family.

[Trotsky]

I... guess?

If I was interested in increasing diversity in CS enrollments I don't think Cornell would be among my targets.  I suppose we will now admit applicants from Shandong and Pearl River.

Well, they can't all be from Shanghai and Beijing, can they?

Seoul says hi.

Listen, in 2019 the incoming class in Engineering was 51% female. This is an incredible accomplishment. Unlike some people, I'm not subscribing to ethnic stereotypes. But frankly I don't give a shit where students come from to achieve diversity, if they also help achieve things like gender equity, less systemic racism, etc.

In sharp contrast with my engineering class, where she was the entire female contingent: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/07/seti-jill-tarter/533322/

Feels like maybe the bar was a little too high if she's the only woman who cleared it.

Feels like the bar involved having a penis.

[Ken711]

This thread has gone off the rails.  ::looking::

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

This thread has gone off the rails.  ::looking::

Are you new to eLynah? ::whistle::

[Trotsky]

Only 7 more months to hockey.


Maybe.