Graduate School

Weekly Yoga
2025-04-23 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-14 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

Body Positivity Workshop
2025-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Everybody is welcome to join the first of four weekly courses exploring body image and acceptance. BPC promotes holistic wellness practices that increase physical, mental, and emotional health using a weight-neutral, self-empowerment model built upon the following five core competencies: Reclaiming Health, Practicing Intuitive Self-care, Cultivating Self-love, Declaring Your Own Authentic Beauty, Building Community.

T.G.I.F.
2025-04-25 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-02 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-09 16:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-16 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!

Language Circle
2025-04-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-19 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.

Knitting at the Barn
2025-04-29 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-06 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-05-13 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.

Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research
2025-04-30 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Join us for an interactive workshop about best practices for mentoring undergraduate researchers. You will learn evidence-based mentoring techniques and engage with tools that you can use right now to enhance your mentoring practice. This workshop is ideal for the mentors of undergraduate researchers who would like to refine their mentoring practices or who are first time mentors to undergraduate researchers. We are offering two workshop sessions that will include the same content, one on Zoom and one in person (in person includes lunch!).

Sponsored by the Cornell University Graduate School, College of Engineering, and the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS), and open to all who will soon be mentoring undergraduate scholars conducting research (in any discipline).

Registration required

Guided Nature Walks With Nature RX
2025-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Take a guided nature walk on campus with Nature RX & BRB Wellness to inspire awe! On Thursday, May 8th, at noon, we will meet and depart from the BRB Greenhouse. Chats and poetry may be shared afterwards.

Ruins and Rebirth - Art Exhibition
2025-05-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join Economics PhD student, Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Linh, in an exhibition entitled “Ruins and Rebirth”, showcasing her works ranging from paintings and sculptures to prints.

2025 Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards & Recognition Celebration
2025-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Attend an annual ceremony recognizing grad community members for their academic, professional, and service achievements.

Poetry Month at the Big Red Barn
2025-05-16 16:30 - 19:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
In celebration of a bygone Poetry Month, we invite you, the science and art, lay and professional, near and far graduate student poets, to share your poems with your peers! Scan the QR code to submit your poems, which will be displayed at the Barn in May. You can optionally sign up to read your poem to the TGIF audience on May 16th for a special poetry evening. Submissions are due by May 13th and can be submitted here!

Beyond Supervision: Effective Mentorship in Undergraduate Research
2025-05-22 12:00 - 14:30 | 142 Upson Hall, 124 Hoy Road, Ithaca, 14853, United States

Ph.D. Hooding Photos Prior to Recognition Ceremony
2025-05-23 15:30 - 17:30 | ILR Conference Center, King-Shaw Hall, 140 Garden Avenue, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Graduate School invites Ph.D. graduates and their advisors to the ILR Conference Center for the opportunity to have a professional photographer capture posed photos acting out the ceremonial hooding prior to the formal Ph.D. Recognition ceremony on May 23, 2025. Photos will be shared with the graduates free of charge in the days following Commencement weekend.
Photographers and photo backdrops will be available between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. in Room 229 at the ILR Conference Center, next to Barton Hall. Photographers will capture posed photos of Ph.D. graduates and their advisors acting out the ceremonial hooding, in which a faculty member places the hood over the shoulders of the graduate to signify their success in completing their graduate program.
Hundreds of Ph.D. candidates will be recognized at the event, so please plan to arrive early to avoid a last-minute rush to take your photos. The photographers and backdrops will not be available following the formal Ph.D. Recognition 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 4:30-5:30 p.m. 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. However, candidates must register to attend the ceremony in Barton Hall.
Please contact the Graduate School with any questions about this event: gradschool@cornell.edu

Statistics Drop In Consulting
2025-05-28 15:00 - 16:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Cornell Statistical Consulting Unit (CSCU) will be holding drop-in consulting sessions for graduate students this summer at the following times:

Write in at Goldie’s Café in the Physical Sciences Building: Mondays & Fridays at 10 – 11 am
The Big Red Barn: Wednesdays at 3 – 4 pm

Statistical consultants will be available to assist with the designing experiments and surveys, power and sample size calculations, data visualization, determining an appropriate analysis method, coding in statistical software including R, Python, Stata, SAS, SPSS, and GraphPad Prism, interpreting and presenting results, and writing statistical methods sections. Visit us!
For more information about CSCU, check out this link!

Weekly Karaoke
2025-05-28 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
A brand new BRB program is launching: weekly Wednesday Karaoke! Grab some friends, bust out your favorite playlist, and come ready to sing some songs! To enter the queue, all songs must be non-explicit and submitted to the Google form provided at the event.

Weekly Salsa
2025-05-29 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
You are invited to join our vibrant Latino dance community! Learn new salsa footwork and combinations in line and circle format. All levels welcome! No partner necessary. Photos and videos may be taken for promotional materials, if you would like to opt out please speak to our organizations leadership during lessons!

International Scholars Community Hour
2025-06-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Opened to all but with a focus on graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who identify as international

You are warmly invited to attend the International Scholars Community Hour, a space created to foster connection, community, and mutual support among international graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

Purpose
To gather in community—whether to reconnect with familiar faces or build new relationships that offer encouragement and support in today’s evolving global context.

🕓 4:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center – Greenhouse
🍵 Light refreshments will be provided
🪑 Drop in or stay as long as you like

This is an informal, welcoming space to reflect, share, and connect.

Sponsored by
The Graduate School, Office of Global Learning, Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center, Cornell Health, English Language Support Office, and Office of Postdoctoral Studies

We look forward to seeing you there!

International Scholars Community Hour
2025-06-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
This event is open to all, focusing on Graduate and Postdoctoral scholars who identify as international.
You are warmly invited to attend the International Scholars Community Hour, a space created to foster connection, community, and mutual support among international graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. We aim to gather in solidarity, whether to reconnect with familiar faces or build new relationships that offer encouragement and support in today’s evolving global context.
Sponsored by:
The Graduate School, Office of Global Learning, Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center, Cornell Health, The Office of Postdoctoral Studies, and the English Language Support Office
