North Campus is a mostly residential section of Cornell University's main campus in Ithaca, New York. It includes the neighborhoods located north of Fall Creek. All freshmen are housed on North Campus as part of Cornell's common first-year experience and residential initiatives.
North Campus of Cornell University in 2006, before the residential expansion
North Campus viewed from the Thurston Avenue Bridge with Balch Hall visible in the center
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall
Kay Hall (left) and Bauer Hall (right) on Cornell's North Campus
Risley Residential College
Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as Risley Residential College, Risley Hall, or just Risley, is a program house at Cornell University. Unlike most other dormitories on campus, Risley is a residential college; house members, or "Risleyites," have some say in the administration of the residence hall, can continue to reside there as long as they are enrolled at Cornell, are encouraged to eat together at the in-house dining hall, and participate in educational activities such as guest lectures within the dormitory.
Risley Residential College
Postcard, circa 1910s
Mrs. Sage portrait in Risley
Stonework detail bearing Risley's historical motto "The Truth Will Make You Free" and "True and Firm" (Treu und Fest), a German motto Andrew Dickson White had first suggested to fellow university co-founder Ezra Cornell to adorn his mansion.
