Graduate School

Summer TGIF at the Barn
2023-06-30 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-23 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-16 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-09 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-02 16:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
TGIF (Tell Grads It’s Friday): 4:30pm-7pm
Looking to kick back and make some friends? Come celebrate with us as we welcome old and new graduate & professional students back to Cornell for the Big Red Barn’s signature event. Snacks, music, and drink specials!
No registration required; just attend.

Summer Trivia at the Barn
2023-06-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Summer Trivia at the Barn
Join us for a fun night of trivia with your fellow grad students. Get to know your colleagues and new or old friends!

New to trivia or need a team? We will help pair you up!
Thursday, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Summer Knitting at the Barn
2023-06-29 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-22 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-15 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-08 17:30 - 19:00, 2023-06-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Come learn to knit or spend some time on that evasive project this summer.
For all skill and interest levels! Materials and guidance will be provided.

Thursdays 5:30pm-7pm
June 8- July 20
More dates announced soon!

Swing Dance at the Barn
2023-06-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-31 19:00 - 21:00
Learn this famous big band social dance including styles like lindy hop, charleston, and more! 7pm-9pm at the Big Red Barn. Open to all!

BRB Presents: The Summer Book Club
2023-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Debate humanity’s flaws, escape from Soviet Russia, combine music, math, and AI, and live as a soldier this summer. Pick the books you would like to discuss and join us for passionate conversations!

6pm-8pm

To see the complete list and sign up for free pdfs click here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eYfks5JdbxnbuHI

Writing a Research Statement for a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
2023-06-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Through an interactive online discussion, guest presenter Dr. Jeffrey Werner (Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in faculty positions at four-year colleges and universities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions, or PUIs) outline a research statement that highlights plans to mentor undergraduate students in research.
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

BRB Presents: The Summer Book Club
2023-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Debate humanity’s flaws, escape from Soviet Russia, combine music, math, and AI, and live as a soldier this summer. Pick the books you would like to discuss and join us for passionate conversations!

Starting Wednesday, June 14th from 6pm-8pm!

To see the complete list and sign up for free pdfs click here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eYfks5JdbxnbuHI

Writing a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2023-06-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Come discuss how to approach writing the diversity statement sometimes requested as part of academic faculty or postdoctoral job applications. We will share examples and guidance from Cornell and other colleges and universities and prompt you to think about ways in which you do, or could, contribute to a university’s mission.
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies; Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development, Cornell Graduate School; Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

Careers Beyond Academia Small Group Discussion
2023-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Does your career plan need a tune-up? Join us online to find out how we can help you get the most out of Careers Beyond Academia. If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session. Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future. Feel free to pop in anytime during this hour that suits your schedule. ALL DISCIPLINES WELCOME!

Future Professors Institute
2023-06-07 11:00 - 16:15 | Online
Institute Dates: Tuesday, June 6 (In-Person & Live Stream) and Wednesday, June 7 (Virtual Only)
Times: June 6, 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET ǀ June 7, 11:00 am – 4:15 pm ET
Location: June 6, G10 Biotech & Live Stream ǀ June 7, Zoom
Registration: https://blogs.cornell.edu/futureprofs/registration-2023/
Registration Priority Dates: May 26, 2023 (for In-Person Participation); June 2, 2023 (for Virtual Participation)
The Future Professors Institute engages graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in workshops, panel discussions, and talks focused on preparing them for faculty careers across institutional types. Though open to all, the priority audience for the institute is Cornell University graduate students and postdocs from backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access, and equity in academia.
Sponsorship
This is a collaborative initiative of the Cornell Graduate School Offices of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Postdoctoral Studies, and is based on work that was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (grant number 1647094; CIRTL AGEP).
Questions?
Please direct any questions to: futurefaculty@cornell.edu

Future Professors Institute Keynote Talk
2023-06-06 12:00 - 14:00 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Institute Dates: Tuesday, June 6 (In-Person & Live Stream) and Wednesday, June 7 (Virtual Only)
Times: June 6, 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET ǀ June 7, 11:00 am – 4:15 pm ET
Location: June 6, G10 Biotech & Live Stream ǀ June 7, Zoom
Registration: https://blogs.cornell.edu/futureprofs/registration-2023/
Registration Priority Dates: May 26, 2023 (for In-Person Participation); June 2, 2023 (for Virtual Participation)
The Future Professors Institute engages graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in workshops, panel discussions, and talks focused on preparing them for faculty careers across institutional types. Though open to all, the priority audience for the institute is Cornell University graduate students and postdocs from backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access, and equity in academia.
Additionally, we invite interested Cornell faculty and staff to register for the networking lunch and keynote talk on June 6. (Graduate students and postdocs registering for the full institute will automatically receive registration to the keynote as well.)
2023 Keynote
Tuesday, June 6, 2023, 12:30 pm ET (Lunch from 12:00-12:30 pm)

Successfully Navigating Academia: Structural and Agentic Lessons for Workloads, Writing, and the Workforce
There is no single solution for thriving in academia. In reality, there is a constant interaction between forces under our control (i.e., agency) and forces outside of our control (i.e., structures) that impact and impede our ability to successfully navigate academic careers. In this workshop, Dr. Damani White-Lewis will consider this duality within three essential elements of academic training: workloads, writing, and the workforce. Suitable for graduate students, early career faculty, and professional staff, attendees will learn personal strategies and the necessary structural conditions that can be advocated for to improve their workload balance, scholarly writing, and hiring prospects.
Speaker

Dr. Damani White-Lewis, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Damani White-Lewis, PhD, is an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Pennsylvania. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. White-Lewis studies racial inequality in academic careers and contexts using multiple methods and theories from organizational behavior and social psychology.
Dr. White-Lewis’ work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) and has appeared in The Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, The Review of Higher Education, American Educational Research Journal, Teachers College Record, and others. His dissertation received the 2020 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the National Association of Chief Diversity Officers. He has also received honors and awards from the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, and the American Educational Research Association. As a public scholar, he has been featured in outlets such as Inside Higher Ed and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, and regularly advises college campuses and external organizations on addressing issues related to the academic profession, racial equity, and institutional transformation and systemic change in higher education.
This keynote will be held on Cornell University central campus, and livestream access will also be available to remotely participating graduate students and postdocs.
Sponsorship
This is a collaborative initiative of the Cornell Graduate School Offices of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Postdoctoral Studies, and is based on work that was funded in part by the National Science Foundation (grant number 1647094; CIRTL AGEP).
Questions?
Please direct any questions to: futurefaculty@cornell.edu

The Application Process for an Academic Job
2023-05-31 12:00 - 13:15 | Zoom
To kick off the 2023-2024 Academic Job Search Series for Cornell graduate students and postdocs, come learn about the process of searching for a U.S. faculty job from start to finish: when to apply for faculty and other academic positions, what documents are required, and how long the process takes. Bring your questions for an interactive online discussion.
Presented by Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies and Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development.
Register to attend and you will receive the Zoom meeting link via email.
Sponsored by the Graduate School’s Career and Professional Development team as part of the Academic Job Search Series. We encourage you to learn more about the other support resources available to you through the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Ph.D. Hooding Photos Prior to Recognition Ceremony
2023-05-27 14:45 - 16:30 | Barton Hall, 117 Statler Drive, Ithaca, New York, 14853
The Graduate School invites our May Ph.D. graduates and their advisors to Barton Hall for the opportunity to have a professional photographer capture images of the ceremonial hooding prior to the formal Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 27, 2023. Photos will be shared with graduates free of charge in the days following Commencement.
The doctoral hooding, in which a faculty member places the hood over the shoulders of the graduate, signifies the graduate’s success in completing their graduate program.
Photographers and photo backdrops will be available between 2:45 and 4:30 p.m. in Barton Hall, near the Garden Avenue end of the building. Hundreds of doctoral graduates will be recognized at the event, so please plan to arrive early to avoid a last-minute rush to take your photos. The photographers will not be available following the formal Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony, but you may take photos yourself with your advisor after the ceremony.
Graduates are free to invite their advisors or another committee member to perform the hooding. In addition, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Kathryn Boor, will be available from 3:45-4:30 to hood graduates whose advisors are unable to attend. Graduates should wear their appropriate cap, gown, and hood. Faculty members may wear their regalia, but it is not required.
Graduates and their advisors do not need to RSVP to take advantage of this opportunity.
Ph.D. Hooding Photos
May 27, 2023
2:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Barton Hall

NextGen Professors
2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:30
NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell graduate students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year three or beyond) and postdocs with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access, and equity in academia, including but not limited to those from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the professoriate. Participants are members of a cohort who, together, engage in a series of professional and career development activities including monthly NextGen Professors meetings, Power Mentoring Sessions with faculty, and the Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in program offerings of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, which focus on effectively integrating research and teaching skills for career development.
