2026 CALS Engaged & Experiential Learning Symposium

Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Student Hub

The event will be held in the Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Student Hub, established in 2024 in honor of the late Daniel Sisler, Ph.D. '62, who was a celebrated professor and agricultural economist for over 30 years at Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He taught more than 12,000 students during his time at CALS and was known as an “incomparable teacher and human being who possessed a limitless capacity to connect with students, alumni and peers.” Professor Sisler suffered an injury at age 25 while serving in the military, which left him permanently blind. His visual impairment did not hold him back from taking frequent trips with students or traveling solo to remote regions of the world.

Though we lost Professor Sisler in 2016, his commitment to supporting students and building a better world lives on. In 2024, CALS, with the support of an anonymous donor, honored his legacy of inspired teaching and mentorship by naming the student hub in the Department of Global Development the Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Student Hub and by naming Jenny Aker the inaugural Sisler Professor of Development Economics. The college also created the Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Research and Engaged Learning Fund, which will support undergraduate students to participate in a variety of life-changing engaged learning opportunities. 

How to arrive

Enter into the Mann Library area from the lobby, walk straight ahead past the circulation desk, and take the elevator to the basement (B). As you exit the elevator, turn right and proceed straight through the door to enter the Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Student Hub. 

Public parking is available at several lots around campus. We recommend the Peterson Lot in front of the Dairy Bar.