Ask a Dean Category: Other/Miscellaneous
Why do graduate and professional students have to pay for Slope Day wristbands?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: May 2022
Hi Deans, I was wondering why undergraduates, faculty, and staff are all eligible for a free Slope Day wristband, however graduate students and professional students are required to pay for…
How many Ask a Dean questions are received and published?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous Date: March 2022
Hi Deans, I was wondering if you would be able to share how many Ask a Dean questions you receive and what proportion have been published? Thanks and all the…
Why hasn’t the university reduced the burden of parking on Ph.D. students?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous Date: February 2022
Dear Deans, Why has the university failed to do anything to reduce the financial and mental health burden of parking on Ph.D. students? Full time research students’ work schedules are…
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…