Dean Knuth conveyed to faculty Directors of Graduate Studies last week that the January 27, 2017 Executive Order from the Trump Administration banning entry in the United States for nationals from seven countries should not be a factor in graduate admissions decisions.
Graduate admissions committees should continue to consider all applicants applying a holistic admissions review process that fairly evaluates each applicant based on his or her academic credentials and intellectual potential. Uncertainties regarding the likely ability of any admitted student to enter the U.S. should not be a factor in admissions decisions.
Funding that has been awarded to delayed students will be reserved for later use when the student is able to enroll at Cornell.
Find the entire text of the Dean's message here.
Read the Chronicle article here. |
At tonight's GPSA meeting, the Dean of Student's Office, Mary Beth Grant, announced an additional Spring 2017
application period (due March 17) and a new appeals process.
In addition, a program review is underway, and interested students can contact Janna Lamey at janna.lamey@cornell.edu.
Read Chronicle article on child care grants.
View the Spring 2017
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- If there is an election at Cornell, how will it be conducted? Read response
- Do authorization cards ever expire or are they valid indefinitely? Read response
- Why are there different deadlines for health and dental insurance? Read response
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Peter DelNero, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering, has received the 2017 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. DelNero is one of eight graduate students nationwide to receive this prestigious award out of more than 250 nominees from 127 institutions.
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"My name's Ishmael, what's yours?" - or would "Call me Ishmael" better open a narrative about whaling?
Tone, diction, style: these are the kinds of questions Cornell's
Historians Are Writers! (HAW) grapple with in their meetings.
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What are objects in space made of? Cornell Research Graduate student: Bryne Hadnott
Searching for genes linked to osteoporosis Cornell Research Graduate student: Natalie Kelly
Chocolates and roses really do spell 'love,' researchers find Cornell Chronicle Graduate student: Gayathri Pandey
Cornell astronomy students spearhead observatory revival | Rewind 107.7 Rewind 1077, 2/10/2017
Graduate student:
Sam Newman-Stonebraker
The Ithacan Online, 2/7/2017 Graduate students: Tonia Ko, Barry Sharp, Elizabeth Lyon A chorus for freedom The Ithacan Online, 2/8/2017
Graduate student: Ahmad Rafiqi
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- February 17th Last day to register without a late fee
- March 22nd Last day to drop courses or change grading basis
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Students expecting to graduate in May 2017 may request to have their name added to the 2017 Commencement Program. Please use the Commencement Program Form. The deadline for adding names to the commencement program is March 4, 2017. |
Graduate School Programs
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- Student Child Care Grant Application is Open! This program has been expanded to include a Spring 2017 application cycle. All graduate and professional students who did not receive a grant in Fall 2016 and meet eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply. Deadline is March 17! More information
- Navigating Cornell Careers | Tuesday, February 21 | 10:00 - 11:30 | East Hill Office Building | 395 Pine Tree Road, Room 140. Are you interested in a non-academic position at Cornell University and have secured work authorization in the United States? If so, please join Ms. Sonja Baylor, Cornell Human Resources Recruiter, to discuss job search tips, application process and overall information about working at Cornell University. Please RSVP
- Time Out for Student Parents! | Wednesday, February 22 | 6:00 - 8:00 | Cornell Child Care Center | This is a meeting designed for student parents to build community and to share information and strategies for success, during which dinner and childcare are provided. For Parents: Enjoy dinner with fellow parents and spouses/partners followed by a facilitated discussion on a topic of importance to your role as a parent. For Child(ren): Dinner, childcare, and age-appropriate activities will be provided by the Cornell Child Care Center. Please RSVP
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Open to all graduate and professional students
Pie with the Deans sessions are open to any graduate or professional student to chat with the deans at the Graduate School. Stop by for pie and an informal visit with the Graduate School deans.
Come and go as needed. Please RSVP below so we can have enough pie!
- Special Mardi Gras style with pie, King Cake, and gumbo! Tuesday, March 28 from 4-5 pm in 341 Caldwell Hall RSVP
- Friday, April 21 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in 341 Caldwell Hall RSVP
- Friday, May 5 from noon to 1:00 pm in 341 Caldwell Hall RSVP
- Plus Pi Day Pie Bake-Off on, what else, Pi Day (March 14, 2017) in the Big Red Barn (BRB) - details to be announced
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Do you have questions about responsible conduct of research, academic integrity, mentoring relationships, scholarly or scientific collaborations? Do you want to talk with others about ethical dilemmas you're encountering in your research, teaching, classes, or advising/mentoring relationships? Join Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jan Allen (jan.allen@cornell.edu) at an Ethics Café. Up to 8 students can pre-register for each event; we'll provide lunch and engaging conversation. Don't have a question but are curious about guidelines to follow and pitfalls to avoid? (Want to hear the chilling story about the first university researcher sentenced to prison for research misconduct? It's a doozy!) Wednesday, February 16, noon at the BRB. RSVP. |
Join us on Wednesday, March 15 to watch Cornell's top 10 graduate research degree finalists complete in the final round competition of the 3-Minute Thesis competition. Vote for the People's Choice Award. Stay for the fancy reception and announcement of the winners. At this final round event, we will recognize first place ($1500), second place ($1000), and a People's Choice Award ($500). Cornell's 2015 winning presentation, by Fosheng Hsu, PhD student in BMCB, is featured, along with other winners world-wide, here: http://threeminutethesis.org/3mt-showcase. Join us on March 15 at 4:00 pm for the 3MT final-round presentations, fancy food, and door prizes. (And enter yourself next year to compete!) |
Trip Dates: March 12-15, 2017 Application Submission Priority Date: February 20 Doctoral students will travel to D.C. via a charter bus on March 12 and return to Ithaca on March 15. Double room lodging will be provided to all those selected to participate in this trip. Learn more and apply... |
GPWomeN-PCCW Speaker Series: Wednesday, February 15th | 12:15-1:30pm | 401 Warren Hall RSVP Soon Come understand what people mean when they refer to "work-life balance" and what it specifically means to you and others. Learn what the newest research says about strategizing for "balance" and how individuals and companies can work toward a "balanced" approach to work and family. Lunch provided. |
Cornell Career Fair | Thursday, March 2 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center
Student spouses and partners will be matched with representatives from units across campus based on their interests and skills. Participants will have the opportunity to network directly with Human Resource professionals representing various units across the University.
Please RSVP by Monday, February 20, so we can match you with the appropriate human resources representative.
(Plan to stay after the session for our Student Spouse & Partner Happy Hour!)
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Wednesday February 15, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 102 Mann Library An important part of the job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing! Presenters: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies Program Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch during this session. |
Wednesday February 22 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm| 102 Mann Library Are you contemplating a career outside of academia and are unsure about what transferable skills you have or what careers are available to you? If so, you are invited to attend this free workshop to learn what strategies you can take in exploring a career outside of academia. Presenter: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies (ch18@cornell.edu) Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch during this session. Co-Sponsored by the Office of inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and the office of Postdoctoral Studies |
Can't attend a workshop or event? We will publish an occasional series on brief tips and takeaways from recent workshops. See the first two installments below. |
Three Tips on What NOT to Say in a Job Letter
At the recent Workshop: Non-academic Job Search Mechanics, speaker Anne Krook, a former academic and former Cornell graduate student who transitioned successfully to the corporate and nonprofit workplaces offered advice on how to find and land a non-academic job, and tips on what to say and what NOT to say. What not to say:
- Tip #1 - "In my thesis, [title], I argue that..."
- Tip #2 - "As a Ph.D., I..."
- Tip #3 - "My publication, [title], shows..."
Read more phrases to avoid and learn what to say instead. Find more career-related workshops for graduate students and postdocs. |
Evaluating Your First Job Offer In December 2016, Rebecca Sparrow, Director of Career Services, presented a CA$HCOUR$E on job offers.
- Tip 1: Employers determine benefit packages. Each employer will be different. Some employers will include generous time off or retirement plans; others may have family friendly policies like flexible workplace arrangements. Some companies have one of a kind perks, like tuition reimbursement.
- Tip 2: Ask about benefit packages after you get the job offer. Typical benefits include: paid time off, health insurance, flexible benefits plans, retirement plans, and life insurance. Less typical benefits include family friendly policies, like telecommuting or paid family maternity/paternity leave. Some benefits are negotiable; others are not. (For example, health insurance plans are not usually negotiable, but flexible workplace arrangements are.)
- Tip 3: Employment in the U.S. is at-will. This means that either the employer or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason. The exception is a reason prohibited by law, for example, gender, age or other protected class status. Likewise, an employee is free to leave a job at any time and for any or no reason with no adverse legal consequences.
View the slide deck from this workshop. View other career presentations http://www.career.cornell.edu/resources/media/job-internship.cfm |
Fellowships, Postdocs, and Awards:
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For women professional and medical students in at least their second year of study. This program provides funding for international travel related to the student's program of study, a two-day leadership training before travel and a one-day reunion to share work and debrief with the program cohort.
- Application form
- Applications due March 1, 2017.
Questions can be addressed to Melina Draper, teaching support specialist for Internationalizing the Curriculum, Center for Teaching Excellence: md734@cornell.edu, 607-255-9797. |
For the 30th year, the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca is providing funding to help alleviate hunger in developing countries. IP/CALS has been asked to make this information and opportunity available to faculty and graduate students. The funds will provide supplemental financial support to several international graduate students whose thesis research deals with a hunger-related topic in his/her country. Information about this program and application forms can be found on this website and are attached; http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/professional-development/scholarships-awards-and-assistantships/first-presbyterian-international-hunger-student-aid-program For more information please contact Denise Percey (dmp3@cornell.edu). Application deadline has been extended to February 17, 2017 |
The Perkins Prize recognizes the Cornell student, faculty, staff member, or program making the most significant contribution to furthering the ideal of university community while respecting the values of racial diversity. This prestigious prize awards $5000 at a special ceremony on March 21, 2017. The Perkins Prize will be awarded with the understanding that the money will be used to further projects which promote intercultural understanding and harmony at Cornell University. Faculty, staff or students are to apply for the award, and members of the Cornell community are invited to nominate applicants as well as encourage potential applicants to apply directly. Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 22, 2017; to apply go to http://dos.cornell.edu/about-us/perkins-prize |
The Society for the Humanities and Humanities New York announce the call for applicants for the 2017-2018 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship. ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be residents of New York State and enrolled as a graduate student in a humanities discipline, broadly defined, at one of these nine universities: The City University of New York Graduate Center, Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Binghamton, the University of Rochester or Syracuse University. DURATION & STIPEND: Duration of the Fellowship is August 2017 to June 2018, including mandatory attendance at a two-day orientation on August 21-22, 2016 in New York City and subsequent workshops. The Fellowship stipend is $8,000, plus a $500 travel and research stipend. The Fellowship is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. TO APPLY: Interested applicants should submit an online application, including a resume/CV and two references, by Monday, February 20, 2017 (EXTENDED DEADLINE). The link to the application is here: Public Humanities Fellowship Application Applicants will be notified of final decisions by Friday, April 14, 2017. |
The CARE-Cornell Collaboration is excited to offer paid summer research fellowships for three
Cornell graduate students to conduct research abroad for 7 weeks with CARE
's Tanzania
country
office and then report on lessons learned for CARE USA headquarters in Atlanta, CA.
The three Cornell graduate student research
fellows will
contribute to finding solutions to today's urgent international development
challenges while working with leadership at CARE,
one of the nation's top results
-oriented
nonprofit organizations.
Learn more
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Applications now open: http://einaudi.cornell.edu/international-research-travel-grants. These grants provide travel support for Cornell University graduate students conducting short-term research and/or field work in countries outside the United States. They also provide travel support for professional students engaged in various academic experiences in the international arena. Applicants must be enrolled in an approved PhD or Master's degree program at Cornell University, or be enrolled in one of the professional schools. Groups are not eligible to apply as grants are awarded on an individual basis. The application deadline is February 15, 2017. |
Priority application date: February 1, 2017 CU-CIRTL and the Center for Teaching Excellence are recruiting graduate and postdoctoral applicants to join the Spring 2017 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Practitioner program. Through participation in a series of four workshops from February-May 2016, participants will receive training and support needed to conduct a small-scale classroom research project and present the results. SoTL Practitioners receive a monetary award to defray project costs and become part of a community of fellows advancing teaching excellence at Cornell. Individuals or pairs/small teams may apply; send inquiries including a few sentences about your teaching project ideas to Kimberly Williams at: kw299@cornell.edu Learn more |
Upcoming Opportunities for: Graduate Students, Future Educators, and Teaching Assistants GET SET Workshop: Developing Service-Learning in the Disciplines (Certificate: Innovative Approaches in Pedagogy) Thursday February 16, 4:45-6:00 p.m. (143 Plant Science) Would you like your students to engage with real issues or problems in the community? This workshop explores successful service-learning projects, their steps and components, and possibilities for adding service-learning approaches to courses within various disciplines. GET SET Discussion: Keeping Students Engaged - Beyond the First Day of Class Wednesday, February 15, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (421 CCC) Now that the semester is underway, what are some strategies to engage your students and enhance the learning environment? Join graduate students and postdocs in an informal lunch discussion
Spring 2017 GET SET University-wide Teaching Conference Saturday, March 4, 2017 (9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m) Plenary Sessions:
- Professor Ashim K. Datta, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Department of Bioengineering Professor
- Riché Richardson, Public Voices Fellow, Mellon Diversity Fellow, Department of Africana Studies & Research Center
- Bring a $5 refundable deposit before 10 a.m. Friday, March 3rd, to 420 CCC, in order to reserve your registration.
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Careers, Internships, and Jobs:
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How to Prepare for a Career Fair Monday, February 13 4:45 PM 233 Plant Science Building Summer Opportunities Career Fair Tuesday, February 14 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ballroom, Statler Hotel Applying for a Paralegal/Legal Assistant Position Wednesday, February 15 4:35 PM 103 Barnes Hall Collegetown (The Movie) Wednesday, February 15 5:00 PM Willard Straight Hall Theatre Nonprofit and Government Career Fair Thursday, February 16 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ballroom, Statler Hotel |
A list of all events may be found at the following link to the Career Services calendar: http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm |
What's going on - In addition to seeing many cases of the seasonal flu (influenza), Gannett is also hearing from many students infected with a highly-transmissible stomach bug (gastroenteritis). The virus can spread quickly in residential communities with shared bathrooms and dining facilities.
Make sure that you know the symptoms, how to avoid this illness, and what to do if you become ill. |
Offered through Gannett Health Services, this group provides a safe space to explore the impact of your transition to the U.S. Share resources; learn about the acculturation process; explore ways to take care of yourself; establish a sense of community. Open to international undergrad, grad, and professional students at Cornell. Please contact the group facilitator directly (jbc275@cornell.edu), to join the group and/or receive additional information. |
Group counseling is a powerful venue for growth and change. Gannett offers groups because they work for students. Gannett is convinced that the group format is one of the most effective tools for addressing issues common among college students. We have group counseling for women, men, and mixed groups meeting on different days of the week and times of day. We also offer group counseling focused on offering skills to deal with stress, anxiety, and depression. Groups are offered at no charge to registered Cornell students. More information |
- Free YOGA!!!! Mondays and Thursdays - 5-6:15 PM Willard Straight Garden Room (go down the stairs across from the International Lounge) Open To All Cornell students for Free. All skill levels welcome. Increase your physical and mental well-being. We will have some yoga mats, but if you have one, please bring it.
- Free ZUMBA with the Amazing Abe! Wednesdays at 5 PM - Willard Straight Hall 5th floor lounge. Latin-inspired dance-fitness craze that blends red-hot Latin music and contagious steps to create a fitness party! Exercise, relax, energize! Join us if you want to try Zumba for the first time or if you are a Zumba addict.
- Creative Arts. Wednesdays 7-8:00 PM, Slope Studio, 2nd Floor Willard Straight Hall. (down the steps across from the International Lounge) No artistic skill necessary. Join others in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere to reflect, create for personal growth. We are very lucky to have Certified Art Therapist, Emily Millen, lead the session! Free and all materials provided.
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On March 10th at 5-7pm in Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room, CMM, ALANA and CUDAP will be hosting a Dining with Diverse Minds event centered around Invisible Disabilities. Come out to hear peers' experiences living with invisible disabilities and to discuss what we can do take the stigma away and make Cornell a more invisible disability-friendly campus. Dinner will be served from New Delhi Diamonds. If you have any questions, email nck26@cornell.edu. |
Cornell University is hosting an event on April 6-7 in Hong Kong about advances in sustainability research, community engagement, and opportunities for collaboration in Asia. The program is available online.
For more information, please contact Heike Michelsen at hm75@cornell.edu. |
Cornell Libraries sponsors many free workshops each semester on topics ranging from Excel and Photoshop to Wikipedia and Feminism. Link to all the offerings across the various units: http://spaces.library.cornell.edu/calendar/CULworkshops/?cid=4102&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal[]=4102. |
CSCU will be offering workshops this Spring Semester on the following topics:
- Introductory Statistical Analysis Using a Menu-Based Software
- Basic Data Analysis and Research Skills
- Introductory Statistical Analysis Using R
- Intermediate Statistical Analysis Using R
- Interpreting Linear Models: Regression and ANOVA
- Sampling Design and Analysis of Complex Surveys
- Designing Experiments
- Introduction to Logistic Regression for Responses with More than Two Categories
- Factor Analysis
- Visualizing Data
- Introduction to Survival Analysis
- Introduction to Classification and Regression Trees
- Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Methods
- Reproducible Research
- Introduction to Path Analysis and Mediation Analysis
For more information, visit https://cscu.cornell.edu/workshops/schedule.php. |
Tuesday, February 21 6:00 pm State Theatre of Ithaca 107 West MLK Street Speaker: DAWN PORTER Criminal justice system reformer, attorney, filmmaker. Currently developing a documentary film based on Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Learn more... Free Community Screening of GIDEON'S ARMY A documentary film by Dawn Porter Saturday, February 18 2:00 pm Cinemapolis 120 East Green Street, Ithaca |
Wednesday, February 15 | 5:00 - 6:00pm | B25 Warren Hall This event is free and open to the Cornell community. Learn more... |
Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 3:30pm to 4:30pm Stocking Hall, 146
A seminar by David Archambault II, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation
Learn more...
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Friday, February 17 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Groos Family Atrium, Klarman Hall Learn more... |
Cornell's Intergroup Dialogue Project and Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) are collaborating to offer a special workshop series on focused on social justice in the sciences this spring. This program is open to all graduate students of any field, and three sessions will run during March 2017. March 11-12, 11 AM - 2 PM March 25-26, 11 AM - 2 PM March 20 & 22, 5:30-8:30 PM Register for one of the sessions by midnight on February 22. Follow this link for the application: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cIq5TSyvXPkNIF Please contact gwiscornell@gmail.com with questions. |
Who can be nominated?
- Absolutely ANYONE; ALL genders, ages, and backgrounds are welcome
- A student (undergraduate, graduate, professional, or post-doc) who has worked on women's issues and/or gender equity locally or globally
- An international individual whose achievements and accomplishments with women's issues deserve distinction
- A Cornell professor, staff person, or Ithaca/Tompkins County community member who advocates/works with women locally, nationally, or internationally
All nominations are due by February 26th at 11:59 PM. Please click HERE to NOMINATE someone. Nominees will be honored at the International Women's Day Luncheon on Sunday, March 12th at 12pm in the Memorial Room in Willard Straight Hall . Please RSVP HERE |
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For more information about the book talk series, visit booktalks.lib The Chatter of the Visible: Montage and Narrative in Weimar Germany Book talk by Patrizia C. McBride Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 4:30 p.m. Olin Library, Room 107 The photo montages of artists associated with Dada, Constructivism, and the New Objectivity, have commonly been associated with the purposeful interruption of a narrative. Patrizia McBride offers a new and refreshing perspective on the Weimar montage, revealing how its peculiar mimicry was less about the rejection of narrative and more an extension or permutation of it. McBride is a professor of 20th-century German literature and culture, and aesthetic theory since the eighteenth century, and chair of the Department of German Studies at Cornell. For more information about this event, visit http://events.cornell.edu/event/the_chatter_of_the_visible. |
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