Information Session on the Cornell Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Learn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in the Cornell Graduate School competition in Spring 2025.
Register online to attend an information session.

Yoga
2025-01-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us for a relaxing guided yoga session on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Vision Board Workshop
2025-01-30 16:30 - 18:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us for an evening of creativity and goal setting! Design your own vision board to inspire your dreams and aspirations for the future. We’ll provide magazines, printed images, craft supplies, snacks, and good vibes, just bring your goals!
No artistic skills needed—just come as you are!

T.G.I.F.
2025-01-31 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-07 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-14 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-21 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-28 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-07 16:30 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Tell Grad’s It’s Friday is a weekly happy hour dedicated to celebrating the end of the week with your fellow graduate and professional student body! Our drink specials range from $1 to $3, and we offer free soda, snacks, special activities, and entertainment throughout the semester!

Knitting at the Barn
2025-02-04 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-18 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-25 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-03-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Do you love fiber crafts or want to learn? Come to the Barn on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 – 7 p.m.! This event is for both those interested in learning fiber arts and those who want to make steady progress on an existing project. Materials and guidance will be provided if needed.
This event usually occurs at 1-2 tables in the main space or greenhouse area of the Barn; email brb.art.fellow@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the group chat or request accessibility accommodations.

Language Circle
2025-02-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-24 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Weekly meetings with native language speakers in the language of your choice to informally practice.

Interviewing and Negotiating for Academic Positions
2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from your laptop or mobile device. The format will be interactive presentation followed by question and answer period.
Presenters: Yael Levitte, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies
Register online
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
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.

Chocolatada
2025-02-13 17:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us at the Big Red Barn for a $10 tasting tour of the history of chocolate. Enjoy this event with your friends, valentines, and galantines!

Pop-up Palentines
2025-02-14 12:30 - 13:30 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Roses are red, violets are blue, Valentine’s is sweet….and so are the snacks waiting for you!
Join the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement and Office of Graduate Student Life for our Pop-Up Palentines Social – a sweet celebration of friendship and fun! Get creative at our arts and crafts station and enjoy delicious treats like cupcakes.
🗓 Date: February 14, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
📍 Location: Mann Library 102
No RSVP Required – Come solo or bring a Pal!
Whether you’re here to catch up with friends or make new connections with other graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff, we’d love to see you there! 💘

Weekly Yoga
2025-02-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us weekly on Wednesday’s for an hour of rejuvenation that will leave you refreshed and ready to conquer the rest of your week. Beginners are welcome!

CV to Resume Workshop
2025-02-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Zoom
This webinar will help you target common terms used in industry, non-profit and government jobs; basic resume structure and tips on highlighting your Ph.D. skillsets to position YOU as the preferred job candidate.
This webinar is open to all Ph.D. students and postdocs.
To Register
For more events, please visit gradcareers.cornell.edu.
Accessibility Requests
We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Spring Clothing Swap and Reuse
2025-02-26 16:30 - 19:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Refresh your closet at our Spring Clothing Swap + Reuse event! Join us on Wednesday, February 26, from 4–6 PM at the Big Red Barn. Bring your old clothes or accessories to swap or upcycle into reusable food wraps in a fun workshop led by our Art and Sustainability fellows.
Sign up here at tinyurl.com/brbspringswap
We look forward to seeing you!

Lifting as You Climb: Accounting for Power and Privilege in the Mentoring of Early Career Professionals
2025-02-27 12:30 - 13:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
2025 MAC Public Keynote on Mentoring within the Academy
Lifting as You Climb: Accounting for Power and Privilege in the Mentoring of Early Career Professionals
February 27, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Box Lunch Available at 12:00 pm)
Location: G10 Biotechnology
Register through Qualtrics
Speaker: Terrell Morton, Assistant Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education, University of Illinois Chicago
Session Summary

In this presentation, Dr. Morton will identify individual and collective strategies for leveraging one’s power and privilege to be an effective and impactful mentor who uplifts students while also mitigating or preventing trauma and harm. He particularly attends to mentoring practices that support individuals from racially minoritized groups within the current sociopolitical climate.
About Our Speaker
Dr. Terrell R. Morton is an Assistant Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is an alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University (B.S. Chemistry), University of Miami (MS Neuroscience), and UNC Chapel Hill (Ph.D. Education – Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies). Dr. Morton identifies as a Scholar-Activist! His work strives to transform the positioning and understanding of Blackness in mainstream education, specifically STEM, seeking justice and joy for Black women, Black students, and other minoritized individuals given the social-cultural-political-historical positioning of their identities. He is an accomplished, emerging scholar, having published in various academic and lay spaces, given over 50 global and national talks and presentations, and obtained over 13 million dollars in external grants. Through every endeavor, he strives to “walk it like he talks it.”
Sponsorship
MAC Peer Mentoring Program, Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and the Future Faculty and Academic Careers Program

Harlem Renaissance Party
2025-02-28 19:30 - 23:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Step back in time to the Roaring Twenties and immerse yourself in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance! Come celebrate the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance with music, dance, and community. Vintage-Inspired Dress Encouraged! Co-sponsored by the Black Graduate and Professional Assembly, Black Law Students Association, and Black In Brooks.

Women In Public Policy Women's Month Trivia
2025-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Celebrate Women’s History Month with an exciting trivia night at the Big Red Barn on March 4th. Test your knowledge, enjoy great company, and honor the incredible contributions of women throughout history.
