Ask a Dean Category: Other/Miscellaneous
Will unlimited TCAT privileges be extended to second-year students who will be spending their first year physically in Ithaca this year?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: August 2021
Dear Deans, From the website I learned that Cornell provides all new students unlimited TCAT privileges for the first year of their studies. However, for those who have spent their…
Can you assure students that only response themes from the Doctoral Experience Survey will be shared with fields? If not, can we withdraw or edit our survey responses?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous Date: April 2021
Hello, I am concerned about the recent response to a question about survey confidentiality in Ask a Dean. While I appreciate the transparency in describing how the results will be…
Are the Doctoral Experience Survey results truly confidential? Will my advisor see the results? How will the results be used?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous Date: April 2021
Dear Deans, I’m a Ph.D. student and have a few questions about the Doctoral Experience Survey before filling it out. How can the results be truly confidential? Will my advisor…
Is there a way that teaching assistants teaching in-person sections can receive microphones?
Category: Academics, Other/Miscellaneous Date: March 2021
Hi, I am currently teaching a large, in-person discussion section. Due to the size of the room I would like to use a microphone. The tech assistant told me that the…
Is there a mailing list, website, or calendar where I can find out about upcoming talks?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: February 2021
Dear Deans, I have had the chance to hear some really cool speakers while here at Cornell. I wish, though, that it was easier to find out about interesting speakers…
Does Cornell allow graduate students to accept contract or consulting work a few hours per week?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Other/Miscellaneous Date: February 2021
Dear Deans, It’s my understanding that professors are able to contract out or do consulting work a certain number of hours a week. I know grad students at other schools…
Why are we still being charged the semesterly Student Activity Fee?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: January 2021
Hi Deans, I’m wondering why we’re still being charged the semesterly Student Activity Fee when there’s been a noted lack of activities on campus this semester. Surely the cost of…
Will parking be enforced through tickets now that undergraduates are gone again?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: December 2020
Hi Deans: This year, before the undergrads came back, parking was not enforced through the issuance of tickets. This was helpful for grad students who have a long commute and…
I am on the verge of panic about the proposed immigration rule change. What is Cornell doing?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Political and Global Concerns Date: October 2020
Dear Deans, Hope you and yours have been able to stay safe in these difficult times. There were a couple of issues I wanted to raise on the proposed changes…
Can committee meetings be in-person or should everything be remote?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous Date: July 2020
Hello, What are the guidelines for committee meetings? Is there the option of in-person meetings or should everything be remote? -Planning ahead Response Dear planning ahead, The university’s campus use…