Graduate School

Trivia at the Barn
2023-02-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-14 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Join us for our normal Tuesday night trivia session and compete for prizes with knowledge in unlimited categories. No team? No worries, we will match you with an existing team or form a new one.

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
2023-02-10 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.

TGIF (Tell Grads It’s Friday)
2023-02-10 16:30 - 2023-03-18 20:00, 2023-02-17 16:30 - 2023-03-25 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
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.

Let's Meditate
2023-02-13 16:00 - 16:30, 2023-02-20 16:00 - 16:30, 2023-02-27 16:00 - 16:30 | NY
Weekly mindfulness meditation sessions
Mondays at the Barn
4:00-4:30PM
Led by Cory Myler, PhD, Cornell Health Therapist

Language Circle
2023-02-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-02-27 17:00 - 18:00 | NY
Join us every Monday starting September 19th to learn a new language, brush up on an old one, or get more fluent through conversations with fellow graduate students who study these languages or are native speakers. We have facilitators for French, Spanish, German, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Arabic and more!
P.S. This is an expansion of the well-established Sprachcafé, for those looking for its flyer.

Swing Dance
2023-02-13 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-20 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-02-27 19:00 - 22:00 | NY
Learn this famous big band social dance including styles like lindy hop, charleston, and more!

Sloan Inclusive Leadership Workshop: What is Emotional Intelligence? - Marcus Brooks
2023-02-14 16:15 - 17:30 | Zoom
Emotional intelligence (often referred to as EQ) is defined as “a set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way” (Bar-On, 2006). Emotional intelligence as defined here and applied in the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i 2.0) reflects one’s overall well-being and ability to succeed in life. This workshop will focus on understanding the 15 key emotional intelligent practices as well as clustering these 15 practices into five major behavioral composites: Self-Perception, Self-Expression, Interpersonal, Decision Making, and Stress Management. As a leader, your ability to understand your emotions, as well as the emotions of your team, will be instrumental to your success.

Knitting at the Barn
2023-02-14 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-02-21 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-02-28 17:30 - 18:30 | NY
Do you enjoy knitting or would you like to learn how? Come and check our knitting workshop every Tuesday at 5:30pm!

CV To Resume Workshop
2023-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | 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 PhD skillsets to position YOU as the preferred job candidate.
This webinar is open to all PhD 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.

NextGen Professors
2023-02-16 16:00 - 17:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, 140 Garden Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
NextGen Professors Power Mentoring Session with Dr. Corey Welch
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.
Registration form: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4PnUkcs9Kx1JoOO

Multicultural Academic Council (MAC) Public Keynote w/Dr. Corey Welch
2023-02-17 11:30 - 13:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Every year, the Multicultural Academic Council (MAC) Mentoring Program, in collaboration with the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and other campus partners, hosts the MAC Public Keynote. The keynote talks provides our broader Cornell community the opportunity to learn from scholar-practitioners nationally recognized for their work on improving mentoring practices and academic culture, climate, and sense of belonging within graduate education and the professoriate.
2023 MAC Public Keynote: Benefiting Society by Diversifying Who Succeeds in STEM and the Academy
Speaker: Dr. Corey Welch (Northern Cheyenne), Director, STEM Scholars Program, Iowa State University
Learn more about Dr. Corey Welch.
Register.

Sloan Inclusive Leadership Workshop: Inclusion and Belonging - Theoria Cason
2023-02-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom
Facilitator: Theoria Cason
Identity is inextricably linked to power and privilege. Being aware of the power and privilege (or lack thereof) that comes with multiple identities is an important foundation for cultivating self-awareness as a leader. In this session you will learn about: the characteristics of oppression that are systemic within the academy and workplace culture, ways to recognize and respond to imposter syndrome, self-advocacy as a form of self-care, and how to create an environment in which all individuals feel empowered to express their opinions in order to sustain a culture of belonging.

Black History Month Celebration with BGPSA
2023-02-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States

Create an Employer-Ready LinkedIn Profile
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:30 | 341 Caldwell Hall, 121 Reservoir Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
We’ll start with a short overview presentation with pro tips on how to use LinkedIn, some exercises to identify a good tagline, and a very interactive session where participants work on their own profiles and critique others’ –so you will need to bring your own computer. Handy tips will be shared among participants at the hands-on session.
Due to the interactive nature of this in-person workshop, we will limit the number of participants to 15. So if something comes up after you register, be sure to let us know so we can invite someone else to take your place.
Register via this Google form for the date that works for you with your Cornell netID.
Session dates:

Thursday, February 23, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

All sessions will be held in Caldwell 341

Coffee with the Dean
2023-03-01 11:00 - 12:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
What’s on your mind? Chat about it with the Dean of the Graduate School, Kathryn Boor, over a free cup of joe. Share your questions about your grad school journey, learn more about the dean’s plans for enhancing the student experience, and make a connection with the leader of graduate education at Cornell, someone who was once a grad student just like you. No registration required; just attend.

Explore Careers Outside of Academia
2023-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
In today’s day and age, more and more postdocs and graduate students are open to the idea of careers beyond academia. Have you ever wondered how to start this transition and what are some things you need to think about before taking action? In this session, we will talk about how to start exploring career options outside of academia and some of the thought-process behind it.
Register to attend.

Sustainable Menstruation and Self-Care Event at the Big Red Barn
2023-03-01 16:00 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Let’s talk about sustainable menstruation! Join other grad students for a discussion on eco-friendly & you-friendly products with the documentary crew of Bleeding Free and a chance to craft your own self-care kit and reusable pad!

Winter Landscape Painting at the Big Red Barn
2023-03-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The third installment of seasonal landscape painting at the Barn will feature Sage Chapel at dusk. All materials supplied, including a written guide to painting the scene. Suitable for any skill level!
