Trivia at the Barn
2023-10-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-31 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-14 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
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!

Date: Tuesdays
Time: 8:00pm-10:00pm
Location: Big Red Barn

HHMI Gilliam Fellows Program Info Session
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
The Graduate School, in partnership with the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, is hosting a virtual information session with former Gilliam Fellows on October 25, from noon to 1pm. Register to attend.
The Gilliam Fellows Program supports pairs of graduate students and their faculty advisers who, together, embody scientific leadership, an important component of which is a commitment to building an equitable and inclusive science culture. Gilliam Fellows Program awards support students for up to three years of their dissertation research, typically in years 3–5 of their Ph.D. studies. Applications open October 19, the deadline is December 7, 2023.
For more information, visit hhmi.org/gilliam

TGIF (Tell Grads It's Friday) at the Barn
2023-10-27 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-03 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-10 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-17 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-11-24 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-12-01 16:30 - 19:00 | 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 drinks!
No registration required; just attend.

Enjoy our new air conditioning upgrades, which will allow the Barn to better serve the graduate and professional community in the summer months.

Date: Fridays
Time: 4:30pm-7:00pm
Location: Big Red Barn

Language Circle at the Barn
2023-10-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us every Monday starting February 6th 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, Arabic, Japanese and more.

P.S. This is an expansion of the well-established Sprachcafé, for those looking for its flyer.

Date: Every Monday (Starting August 28th)
Time: 5pm-6pm
Location: Big Red Barn

Swing Dance at the Barn
2023-10-30 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-11-06 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-11-13 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-11-20 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-11-27 19:00 - 21:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Get back into the swing of the semester with weekly swing dancing at the barn! All skill levels welcome!

Date: Every Monday; starting August 21
Time: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Location: Big Red Barn

Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact cugradswing@gmail.com

Autumn Landscape Painting at the Big Red Barn
2023-11-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Monthly art event at the Big Red Barn, where graduate/professional students who have a desire to do art can go to do art and socialize. For all skill/ability levels and materials will be provided to attendees, 6pm-9pm.

Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs
2023-11-03 09:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
The Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students & Postdocs is an opportunity to explore strategies for engaging diversity and fostering inclusion in higher education learning environments. As a participant, you will reflect and connect with other graduate students and postdocs to share knowledge, explore how and why social identities come into play in the learning environment, consider how to remove barriers and increase accessibility, and create a plan to support student learning. See full details on Center for Teaching Innovation website
This program is an in-person retreat from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm on Friday, November 3, 2023, with a follow-up 90-minute online (Zoom) workshop the following week required to complete the program (with multiple time options on November 7, 8, and 10 to choose from at registration).
This event is sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and Graduate School Future Faculty and Academic Careers. If you have any questions please contact Melina Ivanchikova at the Center for Teaching Innovation or Colleen McLinn at the Graduate School.

Women in Science Now: How to Use Science to Overcome the Remaining Hurdles to Equity Public Book Talk
2023-11-06 15:30 - 17:00 | Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall, 106 Statler Dr, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Speaker: Lisa M.P. Munoz, ‘00, author and science writer
Date: November 6, 2023
Time: 3:30-5:00 pm (dessert reception to immediately follow)
Location: Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall
Registration: Register via Qualtrics.
Join us for a book talk with Cornell alumna Lisa M.P. Munoz, science writer and author of “Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity.” During this talk, Lisa will pair stories of scientists with data to explore the obstacles facing women in science at virtually every step along their career paths. She will offer an examination of this persistent gender gap, and offer new perspectives on how to make science more equitable and inclusive for all.
About Our Speaker
Lisa M. P. Munoz is the author of “Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity.” (Columbia University Press, 2023). She is a science writer and the founder and president of SciComm Services, a science communications consulting firm. A former journalist and press officer, she has more than twenty years of experience crafting science content for scientists and the public alike. Munoz holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Engineering at Cornell University (Lisa M. Pinsker, ’00, Science of Earth Systems with a specialty in science writing).
Sponsoring Partners
Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, Graduate School Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, Diversity Programs in Engineering, Provost Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, an Engaged Curriculum Grant from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, and a grant from the President’s Council of Cornell Women.

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
2023-11-15 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.

Diwali at the Barn
2023-11-18 18:30 - 23:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Diwali party is an annual event by the Culture Fellow at the Big Red Barn. It is a celebration of the Indian festival and includes food, performances, dancing, and poker (non-money).

Dance Party - Party Like It's 1999 at the Big Red Barn
2023-12-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Big Red Barn will be hosting a 90s themed dance party. We will use the main space by moving all the tables and chairs off of the main area for a dance floor under the disco ball. We are considering having prizes for best 90s outfit/costume. Still working out details such as music playing, etc.
