House Fellows

House Fellows are active community members affiliated with a specific House in the West Campus House System.  House Fellows contribute to the intellectual and social life of the House through programs, activities, discussions, screenings, workshops, arts events, etc.

renee
House Fellow

As Associate Dean of Students/Senior Advisor to the Dean, “Dr. Renee” focuses on campus climate issues.

richard
Honorary House Fellow

Dr. Richard (Rick) Canfield joined the Cornell faculty in 1990 and from that time has enjoyed mentoring many excellent Cornell undergraduates in research.

Bonnie Comella smiling headshot, outside in summer.
House Fellow

Bonnie is the Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education where she serves as the chief of staff to Vice Provost Nishii and oversees several areas in the vice provost

Chris Csíkszentmihályi with baby in snuggly on his chest.
House Fellow

Chris Csíkszentmihályi is an artist, technologist, humanist, and designer.

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House Fellow

As the Assistant Director in the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, Jake oversees Cornell’s Engaged College Initiative.

Julie Edwards formal headshot, black dress, necklace
House Fellow

Tom Fox standing outside with a Gothic building behind him.
House Fellow

Tom Fox '71 moved into an old West Campus freshman dorm (thankfully now removed from the landscape) in 1967, and lived in Baker Tower the following year.

Jazlin smiling, long blond hair and glasses, informal setting, blurred background
House Fellow

Jazlin Gomez Garner (she/her

cindy
Honorary House Fellow

Cindy Hazan joined the faculty of the Department of Human Development at Cornell in 1988 after receiving her PhD in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of Denver. 

cathy
Honorary House Fellow

Cathy Rosa Klimaszewski is Associate Director and Ames Curator of Education at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Ms. Klimaszewski grew up in a small town in Northern Pennsylvania in a family of six children, five girls and one boy.

Caroline Levine standing, leaning on railing and smiling.
House Fellow

Caroline Levine teaches in the Department of Literatures in English. 

bruce
Honorary House Fellow

Levitt served as Chair of the Theatre, Film, and Dance Department from l986 to l995 during which time he oversaw the final phases of construction of the twenty-four million dollar Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

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House Fellow

Ian is the Executive Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a Professor in Ecology and Evolution.

Headshot, Don smiling with blue shirt against green background
House Fellow

Donald A. Rakow is a retired associate professor in the Section of Horticulture in Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science.

Headshot Gemma, long hair, red top, outside
House Fellow

Gemma Rodrigues is the Ames Director of Education and Curator of the Global Arts of Africa a

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House Fellow
Charles Walcott is Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University.  Dr. Walcott received his AB from Harvard and his PhD from Cornell.
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House Fellow

Jane Walcott earned a BA in Biology from Beloit College in Wisconsin, an MA in Neurobiology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and teaching certification from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.