MOUNT VERNON, IA (06/07/2013)(readMedia)-- More than 250 students graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, on May 12, 2013.
Erin McDonnell of DeWitt graduated with a bachelor of arts in Studio Art with an additional major in Philosophy and minored in English.
Cynthia Hampton of Wilton graduated with a bachelor of arts in Elementary Education .
Christine Nguyen of Davenport graduated with a bachelor of arts in Psychology and minored in Biology.
One of the 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a national liberal arts college with a distinctive One Course At A Time (OCAAT) academic calendar. The OCAAT schedule provides students with intellectual immersion, academic focus, and unique freedom to shed the confines of the traditional classroom to study off-campus, pursue research, or accept an internship-all without missing out on other classes. Founded in 1853, the college's entire hilltop campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
