🐻🌽 As I reflect on 2022, I am most impressed by all the times a Cornellian helped another…

🐻🌽 As I reflect on 2022, I am most impressed by all the times a Cornellian helped another Cornellian, even when they don’t know each other, even when the helper received nothing in return. I really want to highlight these moments, because so many of them are unseen and unrecognized, and these moments make our Cornell community so special. 🐻 Katherine Flaxman ’71 organized the Class of 1971’s 50+1 reunion, after their 50th reunion was canceled in 2021 due to pandemic. She invited the Class of 1970 as well (whose 50th reunion was canceled too), and she organized a fabulous reunion with professor speaking on climate change and dedication of a medicinal garden. (pictured) 🐻 Tamara Jackson, MBA ’21, works in patient rehab, and she helps Cornellian healthcare startups understand rehab centers. For one startup, she beta-tested the Cornellian’s software, provided a bunch of feedback, and wrote a blog post to share with her network. 🐻 Kai Wang, JSD ’24, grew up in Japan and researches anti-money laundering at the Cornell Law School. When a Cornellian law student from Japan visited Ithaca for the first time, Kai took him around campus, and showed him law papers written by Japanese Cornellians from the 1890s. 🐻 Matt Freed, MEng ’20, is building a startup that helps factories manage their processes. He went through the Techstars startup accelerator, and he connects Cornellian startups with the Techstars director, and he helps review Cornellians’ applications for the accelerator. 🐻 Chase Wickenheiser ’19 played football at Cornell (defensive tackle), and for homecoming this year, he rented a house in Ithaca, for the football alumni to stay together. He organizes quarterly football alumni events, and goes back to campus to teach personal finance to students. 🐻 Jill Marshall Gould ’13 owns Butter Meat Co, a small cafe in Perry, NY, specializing in butter meat (the meat from dairy cows). She carries over 10 food brands founded by Cornellians (Jill studied food science at Cornell, which has a lot of entrepreneurship!) 🐻 Joshua Park, MPS ’23, and James Coll, MPS ’23, are helping their MPS classmates find jobs, over 50% of them are still looking. The Masters of Professional Studies (MPS) is a new degree, so Joshua and James are reaching out to alumni of all degrees, to build career services funnel.