The Graduate School Office of Academic and Student Affairs, under the guidance of Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Jan Allen, works with faculty and students on issues related to:

• academic policy and programs
• academic integrity and misconduct
• responsible conduct of research
• petitions requesting exceptions to graduate school policy (Code of Legislation)
• academic program and student status
• new programs and revisions to existing programs

Jan’s professional development programming for graduate students includes:

• Academic Writing Programs to support productive writing and degree completion:
  • Writing Boot Camp
  • Productive Writer Newsletter
  • Write-Ins
• Fellowship Workshops to support fellowship writing skills and success
• Interdisciplinary Research and Ethics Programs to support interdisciplinary research engagement and discussion:
  • ​Beer with a Scientist/Wine with a Scholar
  • Lab Crawl
  • Ethics Café
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
• Three Minute Thesis Competition to advance presentation and public speaking skills
• Community Engagement Programs to support personal development
• The Olin Lecture

Jan is available to meet with students to discuss academic status, mentoring relationships, and other issues. You may email (jan.allen@cornell.edu) or call 607-255-7374 to make an appointment.