"I see a special synergy between our programs in New York City and on our Ithaca campus," stated Elizabeth Garrett, Cornell University’s 13th president to a fervent crowd of 350. President Garrett illuminated towards a future of greater collaboration at her Sept. 21 introduction to Weill Cornell Medical College. President Garrett, who was inaugurated on Sept. 18, spoke to administrators, faculty and students at a reception at the Belfer Research Building on how she believes deeper relationships between Ithaca and New York City [will] bring "unprecedented level[s] of excellence."