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SAIL Sets a Course for Smarter Trade Compliance With AI
SAIL Sets a Course for Smarter Trade Compliance With AI
Photo of liz taking with classmate.
Liz Moon '25: Combining tech + sustainability
  • Student Experience
Newest ‘stewards’ of the Bowers legacy congratulated at recognition ceremonies
Newest ‘stewards’ of the Bowers legacy congratulated at recognition ceremonies
Students got game at annual video game showcase
Students got game at annual video game showcase
a female latino student sits on a red chair in gates hall
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I'm really optimistic about
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what I'll be able to do in the future with the tools that I've been given at Bowers.
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My name is Georgina Gonzalez.
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I am a biometry and statistics major.
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Math had always been something that was challenging for me.
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I had an interest in it, but I never was the best at.
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As time went on, I really saw myself feel
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confident and feel fulfilled by the work I was doing, not just challenged.
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I grew up in a community that was mostly first
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generation immigrants and pretty low income.
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I really became passionate
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about helping those on campus that had a similar background to me.
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I am the VP of Professional Development at ALPFA.
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ALPFA stands for Association of Latino Professionals for America.
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During my time there, I have been teaching 10-week courses
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to Latinos at Cornell, where I sort of give them the foundational knowledge
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they need to succeed, whether it's resumé work, public speaking, how to network.
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That has been a huge motivator
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for me throughout my time at Cornell that I'm really, really passionate about.
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I feel incredibly privileged to be part of Bowers.
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It's a college where we are endlessly challenged,
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but we are also endlessly supported.
Georgina Gonzalez ’25: Finding her passion in Bowers
  • Student Experience
wide view of a room with a crowd of people listening to a man speak in the center
Students win summer awards to work on startups
Extraordinary Journeys, the Class of 2025
Extraordinary Journeys, the Class of 2025
South view of Gates Hall (showing fins) on a sunny day.
Cornell Bowers students among 2025 Merrill Presidential Scholars
Minnue Uhm, right, speaks to attendees at the 37th Annual Merrill Presidential Scholars Luncheon about his high school Spanish teacher, Penelope Pendergrast, left.
Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired their success