Wellness and Advocacy Resources
Health and Wellness
At the Graduate School, we believe balance makes you a better student. Graduate study often creates unique stresses, including feelings of cultural or geographic isolation, academic pressures, relationship or family concerns, and more.
Balance means taking care of your body and spirit as well as your mind. Cornell has a number of health, wellness, and fitness resources that can help reduce stress, get fit, and stay well.
The GPSA has created a list of all Advocacy Resources at Cornell.
Health Care
Gannett Health Center
Ho Plaza
607.255.5155
www.gannett.cornell.edu
Gannett Health Services is located on Ho Plaza, in the center of campus. Gannett offers responsive, convenient, and high-quality primary-care medical services, counseling and psychological services, physical therapy, and health education to all full-time registered students. Student spouses, same-sex partners, and children 14 and over also are eligible for medical care at Gannett.
When the health center is closed, you can consult by phone, 607.255.5155, with a Gannett health-care provider or counselor, who can offer advice and, if necessary, arrange transportation to the Convenient Care Center or Cayuga Medical Center Emergency Room.
Many services are covered by the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). Call 607.255.6363 or visit www.studentinsurance.cornell.edu for plan information.
Confidentiality: Medical care and counseling are confidential. Gannett does not release information outside the health center without the patient's written permission. Exceptions are made only for court orders as required by law (as in the case of reports of child abuse), or as required to protect the patient or others from immediate physical danger.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
Gannett Health Center
http://www.gannett.cornell.edu/services/counseling/caps/index.cfm
M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
607.255.5208 for urgent care
607.255.5155 for 24/7 phone consultation
CAPS provides crisis intervention, brief counseling, psychiatric care, outreach, and referral services to Cornell students. Consultation, education, and prevention strategies are offered to individuals who have concerns about a student's welfare.
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW)
118 Anabel Taylor Hall
M-F 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
607.255.4214
www.curw.cornell.edu
Counseling and referrals in general, religious, prenuptial, and crisis matters for individuals and couples are available from trained staff members. CURW also can provide referrals for support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous.
Crisis Management
A crisis manager can be reached by calling Cornell University Police at 607.255.1111 at any time to initiate this process. When personal crises threaten the health and well-being of students, the university crisis management system provides immediate, sustained assistance to those affected.
Empathy, Assistance, and Referral Service (EARS)
213 Willard Straight Hall
Sun-Th 3 to 11 p.m.; F 3 to 10 p.m.; Sat 6 to 10 p.m.
607.255.EARS (607.255.3277)
ears.dos.cornell.edu
EARS is primarily an undergraduate counseling resource. However, graduate students are encouraged to participate. Trained volunteers staff the EARS walk-in and hotline telephone service, which provides individual peer counseling and referral during the academic year. Information for individuals interested in training to become an EARS counselor is available online.
Haven: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Student Support and Outreach
607.255.4406
haven.dos.cornell.edu
Haven, short for safe haven, provides support, discussion, and community for those interested in exploring sexual and gender-identity issues. Individuals and groups meet for peer-support training, leadership opportunities, or individual consultations about sexuality, sexual identity, and gender-identity issues. Peer-led groups meet throughout the semester.
Health Promotion
Gannett Health Center, Level 3
M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
607.255.4782
www.gannett.cornell.edu/healthpromotion
Health promotion professionals provide information, support, and opportunities for students who want to learn more about their health. Services include information and referral, individual consultation, special events, training programs, resource materials, volunteer opportunities, a video library, and publications.
International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
B50 Caldwell Hall
M, T, Th, F 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; W 1 to 4:30 p.m. No advisors available daily, noon to 1 p.m.
607.255.5243
isso+[at]+cornell [dot] edu
www.isso.cornell.edu
ISSO assists students, scholars, spouses, and families from other countries. The office provides information, assistance, and referrals on a range of issues, including housing, immigration, finances, cultural adjustment, and personal and social situations.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
282 Caldwell Hall
M-F 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
607.254.4987
lgbtrc+[at]+cornell [dot] edu
www.lgbtrc.cornell.edu
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center coordinates the efforts of the entire Cornell University community to ensure the inclusion of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and to eliminate heterosexism and gender identity oppression. The center provides education, outreach, programming, program support, consultation, community development, visibility, and advocacy.
2-1-1 Community Resource
2-1-1 Tompkins/Information and Referral, a program of the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County, is a free, confidential, 24-hour helpline that maintains a comprehensive database of health and human services available to those who live and work in Tompkins County. 2-1-1 Tompkins connects callers with over 650 non-profit and government organizations and 1300 programs serving the Tompkins County community. People seeking assistance can call our info line number 211 (or 877-211-8667), chat online with a live information and referral specialist, search our online database, contact us via email, or receive assistance in-person at our location in the Women’s Community Building at 100 West Seneca Street in Ithaca. More information about 2-1-1 Tompkins and our services is available online at www.211tompkins.org.
Student Disability Services
The Graduate School is committed to equality of educational opportunity for all students. Student Disability Services coordinates services and accomodations so that Cornell students with disabilities can enjoy the same exceptional opportunities as their peers with the greatest degree of independence possible.