Our Businesses

  • Big Red Shipping & Storage

    Big Red Shipping & Storage (BRSS) is a business that addresses two primary needs of Cornell Students. First, we are an authorized shipping center for United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express. Second, we own and operate a climate controlled storage facility for student’s personal belongings. BRSS was founded in 1986 with the mission of being the leading high-end provider of quality shipping and storage services to the Cornell and Ithaca College student population and has successfully operated ever since.

    In 2003, we secured Preferred Vendor status with Cornell Campus Life, making BRSS the exclusive on campus provider of storage and shipping.

    BRSS is a cyclical business. There are three peak periods – May peak, August drop-off season and December peak. May peak is the busiest season for BRSS due to the large number of students leaving Cornell for the summer, therefore creating a strong demand for shipping and storage services. During this period, BRSS has 3-4 assistant managers and 75-100 employees.

    Visit the Big Red Shipping & Storage website.
  • Hired Hands Moving Company

    Hired Hands Moving Company (HHMC) is a growing local moving company that delivers affordable moving and labor services to the Ithaca and Tompkins county area through our professional, well educated, motivated and personable staff.

    HHMC is chartered by the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT #T-32810) to move customers to any location in New York State. HHMC offers both moving and labor services year-round. Like BRSS, HHMC also maintains a formal relationship with Cornell University, as it is a preferred vendor for inter-departmental moves.

    Visit the Hired Hands Moving Company website.
  • Campus Promotions

    Campus Promotions (CP) is a marketing and advertising business that works toward the mission of connecting local and national organizations with the Ithaca student markets. Campus Promotions offers a number of products to this end, including the Ithaca Gorge Dining Guide, and the Ithaca Map. CP also offers a suite of premium postering and distribution services in high-visibility areas on the Cornell campus and in Collegetown.

    Furthermore, CP offers customized marketing solutions for businesses with specific goals and objectives for reaching the student market. Drawing upon its core competencies in market research, community relations, leveraged use of technology, advertising strategy, and graphic design, CP is able to offer its clients a suite of valuable channels to reach the pertinent market demographic.

    Go to the Campus Promotions page.
  • The Cornellian Yearbook

    The Cornellian Yearbook is Cornell University’s official yearbook. For over 100 years, the Cornellian has been produced by Cornell undergraduates. The yearbook consists of senior class portraits, articles and photographs covering a range of editorial topics, and advertisements sponsored by parents of the graduating class, University organizations, and local businesses. The yearbook is produced by an editorial board of over twenty students, which is led by a team of two Editors-in-Chief. The yearbook is published annually in April.

    Visit the The Cornellian Yearbook website.
  • SAI Properties

    SAI Properties is Student Agencies’ Real Estate operations and management division. SAI Properties portfolio includes the 409-415 stretch of College Avenue, which houses SAI’s own offices, 17 residential apartments, 6 commercial units, and 2,500 sq. ft. of office space leased to Cornell University. The 17 residential apartments include studios, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom apartments, while the commercial tenants are Collegetown Bagels, Bear Necessities, The Bike Rack, Ruloff’s,  Wilson Farms Grocery, Cornell University Health Insurance. SAI Properties also manages an 8,000 sq. ft. warehouse used primarily by Big Red Shipping & Storage.

    Go to the SAI Properties page.
  • Take Note

    TakeNote was founded as the Supplemental Lecture Note Service at Cornell University in 1985. Since then our organization has steadily improved and grown. The Chronicle of Higher Education called TakeNote one of the best notetaking services in the country (CHE, April 1992). TakeNote contracts notetakers to take notes in some of Cornell's most popular classes and makes them available to further students' understanding of the material covered in lecture.

    Visit the Take Note website.