Graduate School

Summer TGIF
2026-11-27 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-11-20 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-11-13 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-11-06 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-10-30 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-10-23 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-10-16 16:30 - 19:00, 2026-10-09 16:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) and 13 more dates | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
TGIF is back for the summer!
Join your fellow graduate students for weekly summer TGIF! Run by students and for students, come relax and enjoy snacks and drinks on Fridays from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Please note: TGIF will not be held on Friday, June 19 or Friday, July 3 when the university is closed for holidays.

Grad Connect 2026: A Resource Fair for Graduate and Professional Degree Students
2026-08-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Barton Hall, 117 Statler Drive, Ithaca, New York, 14853
Explore the many resources, offices, and organizations dedicated to your success at Cornell. Learn what’s available, meet helpful staff, and enjoy refreshments and a bit of Cornell swag along the way.
Open to incoming and current students.
If you need accommodations to participate, please email gradstudentlife@cornell.edu.

Dean's Welcome for New Graduate and Professional Students
2026-08-20 09:00 - 10:00 | Bailey Hall, 230 Garden Ave, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Welcome, new graduate and professional students! You’re invited to the Dean’s Welcome on Thursday, August 20, at 9 a.m. in Bailey Hall. The formal program features the Cornell president, the Graduate School dean and vice provost for graduate education, and a panel of esteemed faculty and students.

2026 Summer Success Symposium
2026-08-18 10:00 - 15:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Summer Success Symposium is a professional and community development event for new and continuing research students from across all graduate fields. Open to all research degree students, this symposium has a particular focus on bringing together Graduate School Dean’s Scholars and other students with an interest in contributing to Cornell’s core value to provide a Community of Belonging where scholars representing different backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn, innovate, and work in an environment of respect.
Registration will open in June.

Summer Trivia
2026-07-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-07-21 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-07-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-07-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Test your knowledge with summer trivia on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Big Red Barn! No team? No worries! We will match you with an existing team or form a new one. Snacks and drinks will be available.
Please note: There will be no summer trivia on June 30.

Developing a Narrative For Your Teaching Statement
2026-07-14 13:00 - 14:15 | Zoom
Explore essential elements of a teaching statement for an academic job application. Come prepared to brainstorm key ideas of your statement. Leave with peer feedback on a first draft of your teaching statement, or ideas on how you might revise an existing draft to ensure it accurately reflects your approach to creating inclusive classrooms.
Presenters: Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation; and Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development, Cornell Graduate School
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development and the Center for Teaching Innovation as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

Writing a Research Statement for a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
2026-06-30 13:00 - 14:15 | 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.
Sponsored by the Graduate School’s Office of Career and Professional Development as part of the Academic Job Search Series. We encourage you to learn more about the other support resources available to you through the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact careerandprofdev@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.
