An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching is a massive open online course designed to prepare aspiring faculty in STEM fields to be more effective teachers through an introduction to evidence-based STEM teaching practices. You will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. You'll then apply your learning to the design of…
Organized by the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement (OISE), the Cornell University Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CU-CIRTL), and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, the Future Professors Institute is a one-day event featuring workshops and guest speakers from multiple institutions discussing the topic of preparing for successful faculty careers. This event is…
This session will help academic job seekers interested in research-intensive universities to develop a focused and compelling research plan that they can describe in interviews and application materials such as the research statement. Presented by Dr. Marvin Pritts, Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University. This is a brown bag event - bring your own lunch, and we will…
This workshop will help postdocs and late-stage graduate students learn how to submit grants at Cornell and how to apply for NIH Career Development Awards (K Awards). Presented by Kim Holloway, Office of Sponsored Programs.
The Summer Success Symposium is a one day event for new and continuing MS/PhD and PhD students from across all graduate fields who identify as belonging to groups historically underrepresented in graduate education. The symposium has a particular focus on bringing together recipients of graduate fellowships in support of diversity as well as all other…
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. Presenter: Colleen McLinn, Director, Center for the…
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, Director, Center for the…
Participate in a live webinar, led by students from other CIRTL universities* who have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards. This session will take place on at 3:30-5:30 PM ET, and we will host a group viewing opportunity with refreshments in 341 Caldwell Hall. (While we will display the session on the large screen,…
Featuring official announcement of the Postdoc Achievement Award winners! To kick off National Postdoc Appreciation Week, please join us for a relaxed social event and award ceremony honoring the winners of the Inaugural Postdoc Achievement Awards. We will serve pizza, cake, and other refreshments in a kid-friendly setting. Cornell postdocs and their families are especially…
Are you a postdoc or graduate student going on the academic job market? Come join a monthly lunch discussion with others in the same boat, 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. Lunch served! RSVP required. Location: B50…
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching is a massive open online course designed to prepare aspiring faculty in STEM fields to be more effective teachers through an introduction to evidence-based STEM teaching practices. You will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them. You'll then apply your learning to the design of…
Graduate Students and Postdocs are invited to join the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) at Cornell for a space-limited dinner with Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Research and Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Keivan Stassun. Registration…
Faculty, Staff, and community members interested in graduate student admissions are invited to join the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) at Cornell for a special lunchtime presentation by Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education & Research and Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy…
