Office of Academic and Student Affairs

The Graduate School Office of Academic and Student Affairs, under the guidance of Associate Dean 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
Schedule a Meeting
Jan is available to meet with students to discuss academic status, mentoring relationships, and other issues. You may email jan.allen@cornell.edu to make an appointment.
Programs
Jan’s professional development programming for graduate students includes:
- Academic Writing Programs
- Dissertation, Thesis, and Proposal Writing Boot Camps
- Productive Writer Biweekly Email and Sign Up
- Write-Ins
- Productive Writing Workshops
- Writing Support for International Students through ELSO
- Fellowship Application Writing Workshops and Tips
- Productive Fellowship Writer Mailing List
- Writing and Publishing Workshop Series
- Interdisciplinary Research and Ethics Programs
- Three Minute Thesis Competition
- Community Engagement Programs
- Pie with the Deans
- Gratitude Project