Ask a Dean Category: Student Life
How can I find out about the petition process and the different reduced testing frequencies that will be available?
Category: Academics, Health and Wellness, Student Life Date: August 2020
Dear Deans: Cornell’s Surveillance Testing program says a petition process for graduate research degree students to qualify for reduced testing frequency will be available in early September. How can I…
Could you please clarify what is and is not allowed under the Behavioral Compact?
Category: Health and Wellness, Student Life Date: August 2020
Dear Deans: I would greatly appreciate it if you could please clarify what is allowed/not allowed under the Behavioral Compact. Situation 1. Suppose I go out to eat downtown with…
Can you consider posting the following mental health resource?
Category: Health and Wellness, Student Life Date: March 2020
Dear Grad School Deans, The following might be a useful service if someone is feeling stressed/lonely. You could consider including it in the weekly announcements. Good alternate resource if people…
What should grad students’ expectations be of the TGIF schedule throughout the semester?
Category: Health and Wellness, Student Life Date: March 2020
Hello Deans, I am in total support of the university’s measures to take good care of all its collaborators with respect to the spread of COVID-19, but I’m concerned about…
Can the country-specific language be removed from the original COVID-19 Ask a Dean message?
Category: Health and Wellness, Political and Global Concerns, Student Life Date: March 2020
Dear Dean, I recently came across this post when searching for information about COVID-19 on the Cornell website. I find the wording of the original Ask a Dean message may…
In response to the recent anti-Asian and anti-Chinese views, what specific steps is Cornell taking to ensure the integrity of anti-discrimination policies?
Category: Health and Wellness, Political and Global Concerns, Student Life Date: March 2020
Dear Deans, I had a question for the Ask a Dean column. I am submitting because it concerns an event that really every graduate student had an opportunity to experience,…
What are grad students supposed to eat when campus dining is closed?
Category: Student Life Date: January 2020
Dear Deans, What are grad students supposed to eat outside of the standard academic calendar? Considering 35 percent of the student population is graduate students, it would be nice if…
How can we assure ourselves a parking place on campus?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: November 2019
Dear Deans, My fellow graduate students and some staff in our labs pay over $750 a year for access to the parking lots labeled ‘SC’ (the only permit available to…
Can the Graduate School help address the need for more late-night buses downtown?
Category: Other/Miscellaneous, Student Life Date: October 2019
Dear Dean, I am a first year Ph.D. student. I was also a Cornell undergrad. It is my first time living in the downtown area in Ithaca, but I know…
Is there a time off policy for graduate students receiving stipends?
Category: Fellowships and Funding, Policies and Requirements, Student Life Date: September 2019
Dear Deans, Is there any policy for graduate students who receive a stipend (TA/RA/GA/GRA/Fellowship) for holidays and personal time off? There seems to be considerable confusion around this in my…