Robert Barker/University Photography

Corey Earle, at his favorite place on campus -- the War Memorial arch.

Major: Communication, minors in information science, and applied economics and management
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hometown: Freeville, N.Y.

As the 13th Cornellian in my family, this was a natural choice for me. My grandfather and father both attended Cornell and taught on the faculty, so I grew up visiting campus and hearing about it frequently.

As a teaching assistant for eight classes and three summer programs, I've had direct contact with more than 500 students. Hopefully, I've inspired students to become more involved as campus leaders.

My interest in Cornell history began as soon as I was accepted. I have collected almost 200 books about Cornell [winning the 2006 Cornell Library Book Collecting Contest], and when Kroch Library (where I began working after freshman year) digitized the Cornell Alumni News beginning in 1899, I read through every issue. I've also read every Cornell yearbook and much of the digitized Daily Sun archives. My passion for Cornell history also has inspired me to author articles for many campus publications, including a biweekly column on Cornell history for The Cornell Daily Sun.

Last year, I was elected president of the Quill and Dagger Senior Honor Society, which has exposed me to diverse areas of campus life, from the Greek system to athletics, student government to cultural organizations, ROTC to sustainability and social activism. It opens members' eyes to the amazing things that people are doing that largely go unnoticed, and it's given me the opportunity to work across campus to improve Cornell.

In the first couple of weeks at Cornell, as a commuter student, I had difficulty meeting people. Joining the Cornell Glee Club suddenly gave me 60 great friends; it's been a phenomenal opportunity for leadership, travel, friendships and wonderful musical experiences.

I changed my major from applied economics and management to communication, because I was more interested in how humans interact with technology. In reality, I probably majored in extracurricular activities.

I hope to serve the university since this is where my passion lies. Long term, I wouldn't mind ending up here in some sort of administrative capacity, and possibly authoring a book of Cornelliana or two.