Mentoring is the most critical relationship for a graduate student. Mentoring begins with understanding what mentoring is and what you hope to get out of the relationship. Through interactive discussion and case studies, we will discuss how to establish a positive relationship and communicate effectively with your mentors. Presenters: Colleen McLinn, Executive Director, Center for…
Join the LGBT Resource Center in welcoming the 2019-2020 academic year! Plan to attend this event where LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff members will have the opportunity to join together in celebrating a new academic year and foster connections in building an even more vibrant and inclusive Cornell community. Share your ideas, bring…
Join us to discuss effective ways to identify fellowship competitions, draft an application, get and use feedback, secure strong letters of recommendation, and manage your time and process to submit a successful fellowship application. We'll identify key elements that reviewers use in their decision-making, using the funders' evaluation criteria for a successful application. **** Humanities…
Do you struggle to share your writing at early stages because it’s not perfect? Do you find yourself devastated by criticism of your work? Do you beat yourself up every time the tiniest thing goes wrong? Is it difficult for you to celebrate other people’s success because it reminds you of your own shortcomings? If…
Graduate students, new and returning: you're invited to come and enjoy free ice cream and appetizers, drinks, and door prizes while learning about Cornell Library services and resources for students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees. Come meet the staff and ask them questions, and bring a friend!
MAC (Multicultural Academic Council) is a graduate student organization focused on ensuring that doctoral students, especially those from backgrounds historically underrepresented in academia, can connect with peer mentors and develop positive strategies for excelling academically and personally throughout their graduate career and beyond. Mentor Information Mentor Responsibilities Attend an introductory orientation and training workshop on…
Join Director of Postdoctoral Studies Christine Holmes and fellow postdocs in a walk to the Dairy Bar in Stocking Hall for ice cream (or non-dairy sorbet). Meet at Caldwell Hall (Ag Quad entrance) at 2:00 pm for departure soon after for a leisurely stroll to the Dairy Bar. The first 20 postdocs to arrive at…
Join us for tips on writing a very competitive NSF GRFP application. Current NSF Fellows will share their winning strategies, including how to emphasize the broader impacts and intellectual merits of your research. We'll provide tip sheets, sample essays, and other resources.
Join us to discuss responsible mentoring, authorship, peer review, intellectual conflicts of interest, acknowledging the work of others in research and academic papers and publications, and your questions about responsible research and scholarship. Limited to research master’s and doctoral students.
Learn about Cornell’s response to the national conversation regarding sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender-based harassment. Join us in this conversation as we paint a picture of what the environment is like for graduate and professional students at Cornell. Finally, learn about Title IX and Cornell’s commitment to address these matters in our community; and…
Featuring official announcement of the Postdoc Achievement Award winners! In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, please join us for a relaxed social event and award ceremony honoring the winners of the Postdoc Achievement Awards, co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. We will serve pizza, and other refreshments in a kid-friendly…
Are you a postdoc or graduate student applying for academic jobs now or in the near future? Come join a lunch discussion with others in the same stage, facilitated by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and CIRTL at Cornell. We're gathering a community of peers to help find advice, support, and feedback. Bring questions and…
Join us to discuss effective ways to identify fellowship competitions, draft an application, get and use feedback, secure strong letters of recommendation, and manage your time and process to submit a successful fellowship application. We'll identify key elements that reviewers use in their decision-making, using the funders' evaluation criteria for a successful application.
All are welcome to attend this panel discussion event for the Science Communication Workshop-COMM 5660* Featuring: Elodie Smith, Communications Specialist, Cornell Institute of Biotechnology Juan Hinestroza, Associate Professor, Fiber Sciences Kacey Deamer, Communications Specialist, Cornell Small Farms Program Luisa Torres, Proposal Development Consultant, Intellispark, 2019 AAAS Mass Media Fellow (at NPR) Open to the public…
In this interactive workshop, participants will learn: The differences between motivation management and time management and the significant role that environment plays in both How our mood is a significant factor in why we procrastinate How to uncover their own “Personal Productivity Profile" in order to maximize productivity practices The social and intellectual elements that…
Anthony A. Jack Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Date: Oct 3, 2019 Time: 3:30 PM Location: G10 Biotech In this talk, Anthony Jack will discuss how class and culture shape how undergraduates navigate college by exploring the “experiential core of college life,” those too often…
