Graduate School

TGIF (Tell Grads It’s Friday)
2023-01-20 16:30 - 2023-02-25 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

The Basics of Mental Health and Well-being
2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Make sure that you develop your mental health support plan so that you can have the energy and reserves to support your academic success. The stressors of being a graduate student are real and understanding the research for how you can best support your mental health and well-being is key to your future success. In this session, we will define mental health, learn key concepts of resilience, and emphasize the importance of sense of belonging and self-care practices. You’ll be able to connect with others in the session as well. University and local resources are also provided.
Presenter: Janna Lamey, senior assistant dean for graduate student life
Register to attend.

Job Search Discussion
2023-01-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
The Job Search Discussion is designed to get graduate students and postdoctoral scholars together to talk about concerns that job seekers share, and strategize about how to move forward.
Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration within and beyond academia. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them.
We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
Register to attend a Job Search Discussion session
Dates & Times:
Monday, December 12 from 11:00am – 12:00pm ET
Wednesday, January 18 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
Location:
Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies; Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development; Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

Creating Social Networks as a Graduate Student
2023-01-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
While it is important to create a new social network, knowing where to begin in a new community as a graduate student can be a challenge. During this one-hour session, we’ll review the value of social networks, provide resources, and have you create a plan to build your personal social network. Finally, you’ll hear from current graduate and professional students who will share their experiences and suggestions for how to get connected.
Presenters: Jen Forbes, Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center director; Janna Lamey, senior assistant dean for graduate student life; and panel of esteemed students
Register to attend.

Understanding Doctoral Funding at Cornell: An Introduction to Fellowships and Assistantships
2023-01-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
At Cornell, almost all Ph.D. students receive funding that pays tuition and provides a living stipend through a combination of fellowships, assistantships, and external scholarships. This presentation will explain how stipends are paid, what your responsibilities are, and provides insight on how to be an active participant in your own funding plan.
Presenter: Jason Kahabka, associate dean for administration
Register to attend.

Getting the Mentoring You Need and Want
2023-01-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
A mentor is the most critical relationship for a graduate student. Mentoring begins with understanding what mentoring is and what you hope to get out of the relationship. Through interactive discussion and case studies, we will discuss how to establish a positive relationship and communicate effectively with your mentors.
Presenters: Colleen McLinn, associate dean for professional development, and Sara Xayarath Hernández, associate dean for inclusion and student and faculty engagement
Register to attend.

Ph.D. Hooding Reception
2022-12-18 07:30 - 08:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Graduate School will hold a private hooding reception for new Ph.D. graduates at G10 Biotech immediately prior to the December 18 Recognition ceremony. Ph.D. graduates are invited to attend this 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.
Dean Boor will perform the hooding of our new graduates. Alternatively, graduates may invite their advisors or committee members to attend and perform the hooding.
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 attend this special event.
Coffee and pastries will be served, and family and friends are welcome to attend.
Please contact Sarah Day, sd756@cornell.edu, with any questions about the event.

CNY Humanities Corridor: Book Publishing Workshops
2022-12-16 12:00 - 15:30 | Online
Scholars from all eleven Central New York (CNY) Humanities Corridor institutions (including Cornell) are invited to sign up for one or both sections of a free Book Publishing Workshop with Laura Portwood-Stacer, Friday, December 16, organized by the Corridor Futures & Initiatives (HF4) Working Group:

Land a Publisher for Your Scholarly Book (12-1:30pm EST)
Write an Outstanding Book Proposal (1:45pm-3:15pm EST)

Register for either session here
Be sure to keep tabs on the Corridor website and calendar for other ways to engage and collaborate in the coming months. Questions? Email cnyhumanities@syr.edu.

Beyond the Professoriate: Lessons learned from 2022 and ways to plan for 2023
2022-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join the Beyond the Professoriate team as we examine what we’ve learned about the job market and job searching in 2022 — and how we can employ best practices for a successful 2023.
After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

Identify strategies and skills that helped job seekers on the market this year.
Outline a manageable plan to aid in your career development.
Evaluate the steps you need to take next year in your professional development and career transition.
Identify resources in the Beyond Prof training platform that can help you in your job search.

The webinar will be held via Zoom webinar and will be recorded. Register to attend or receive the replay.

Language Circle
2022-12-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-05 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-11-28 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-11-21 17:00 - 18:00 | NY
Want to practice a new language or speak your native language with other students? Join us at the Barn for this social event where you can meet with other students to brush up on your language skills.
No registration required; just attend.

Careers Beyond Academia Information Session
2022-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Does your career plan need a tune-up? Join us in a small group session to find out how we can help you! Get the most out of Careers Beyond Academia. If you are interested in exploring your options and want to meet colleagues who are considering careers outside of a traditional tenure-track role, sign up for a small group session. Bring your questions, share your career aspirations and trepidations, receive guidance on how to get started on your career search, and specific advice on how to approach your advisor or make a career decision. We’ll exchange tips, tricks, and tools to efficiently explore your options, build your skills and take action to prepare for your future. Feel free to pop in anytime during this hour that suits your schedule.

Renaissance Ball
2022-12-10 19:00 - 23:00 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball is an effort of the graduate student organizations represented on the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council. This event brings together graduate and professional students for a night of live music, great food, dancing, and community. Founded by the Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA) in 2011, the Renaissance Ball, which is named in honor of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrates the diversity of the Cornell graduate community and promotes the inclusion of all of its members.

Multicultural Academic Council (MAC) Winter Social
2022-12-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The MAC (Multicultural Academic Council) Mentoring Program is a collaboration of MAC and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE).
MAC is a graduate student organization focused on ensuring that doctoral students, especially from those backgrounds historically underrepresented in academia, can connect with peer mentors and develop positive strategies for excelling academically and personally throughout their graduate career and beyond.
Peer Mentors: MAC invites doctoral students going into their third year or beyond and postdoctoral fellows/associates to apply to serve as peer mentors to support the success and professional development of first-year doctoral students.
Mentees: MAC invites first- and second-year doctoral students to apply to participate in the MAC Mentoring Program as mentees, which brings senior graduate students and postdocs together with beginning graduate students for monthly discussion sessions focused on common issues faced by early career graduate students.
The MAC Mentoring Program runs on a late September through late March schedule.
This event brings together graduate and professional students for a night of music, great food, dancing, and community!

Big Red Barn Trivia Night
2022-12-06 20:00 - 22:00, 2022-11-29 20:00 - 22:00 | 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.
No registration required; just attend.

Knitting at the Barn
2022-12-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-11-29 17:00 - 18:00 | NY
Do you enjoy knitting or would you like to learn how? Come and check our knitting workshop every Tuesday at 5pm! Beginners welcome!

Swing Dance
2022-12-05 19:00 - 21:30, 2022-11-28 19:00 - 21:30, 2022-11-21 19:00 - 21:30 | NY
Learn this famous big band social dance including styles like lindy hop, Charleston, and more!

Let's Meditate
2022-12-05 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-11-21 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
Weekly mindfulness meditation sessions
Mondays at the Barn

TGIF (Tell Grads It's Friday)
2022-12-02 16:30 - 19:00, 2022-11-18 16:30 - 19:00 | NY

Building Backwards to Biotech-Driving Cutting Edge Science to Market
2022-11-18 15:30 - 17:00 | 148 Stocking Hall, 411 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853
Ever wondered how research makes it out of the lab and to patients? Start-ups, entrepreneurship, and biotechnology are proven methods for bringing novel science off the bench and to the market, where they have the potential to impact real people’s health and lives for the better. Alumna Stephanie Wisner (A&S ’16 Chemistry) will share her findings from industry experts recently published in her new book, Building Backwards to Biotech: The Power of Entrepreneurship to Drive Cutting Edge Science to Market. Wisner will share about her career path from scientist to biotech cofounder, as well as the methods you need to understand in order to start your own start-up or understand the exciting emerging industry of biotech. Bring your questions, and get a chance to win a free book, signed by the author. Let’s Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week together!
Register online for this event.
About the speaker, Stephanie A. Wisner
Stephanie A. Wisner ’16 co-founded the biotech start-up, Centivax, where she is now Chief Business Officer. She has also advised multiple biotech start-ups on business and commercialization strategy through her consulting business, BioVenture Advising LLC. In 2022, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Healthcare. She completed her MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in finance, accounting, and entrepreneurship. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry and chemical biology from Cornell University and was awarded the Einhorn Discovery Research Grant for her independent research on cancer. Her first book, Building Backwards to Biotech: The Power of Entrepreneurship to Bring Cutting-Edge Science to Market, was named an Amazon New Release Best-seller in Biotechnology. While she no longer gets as much time in the lab, she enjoys the travel and continuous learning this career involves.
Listen to her recent interview with Startup Cornell Podcast-episode 11
About the book, Building Backwards to Biotech
Ever wonder how medicines and vaccines enter the marketplace? Why they are so expensive? Most people have heard about Theranos, a story of failure: how do biotechnology start-ups actually succeed?
In Building Backwards to Biotech, author Stephanie A. Wisner demystifies the subjects of biotechnology, start-ups, and finance to answer these questions. Wisner unlocks the secrets of how to build a biotech company successfully by keeping one process always in mind: Building Backwards. In this book you will understand the concept of Building Backwards and how it can:

Increase your chances of starting a “winning” company
Inform capital raising
Lead to a strong clinical and scientific strategy
Mitigate business and scientific risk from the outset

Wisner believes in the power of entrepreneurship to drive cutting-edge science to market successfully and its ability to help people suffering with diseases currently considered untreatable. She believes good science combined with innovative business practices has the power to literally save and enrich lives. Building Backwards to Biotech will make it easier for interested individuals to bring this kind of work to a waiting world.
About the facilitator
Andrea Ippolito Is a Lecturer in the College of Engineering and SC Johnson College of Business, having taught Product Management, Entrepreneurship for Engineers and Scientists, and Managing a Culture of Innovation. She has testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business to share policy recommendations to push for additional support for diverse innovators in America. She currently serves as the CEO and Founder of SimpliFed. Previously, Andrea served as the Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Innovators Network within the VA Center for Innovation where she designed and oversaw the creation of a $10.5M program that provides the tools and resources to VA employees to develop innovations. Prior to that role, Andrea served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow based out of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and General Services Administration. Ms. Ippolito completed her MS in Engineering & Management at MIT after working as a Research Scientist within the Corporate Technology Development group at Boston Scientific. She holds a BS in Biological Engineering ’06 and MEng in Biomedical Engineering ’07 from Cornell University.
Hosted in partnership with
Women Entrepreneurs in STEM at Cornell (W.E. Cornell)
Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA)
Cornell Institute for Food Systems (CIFS)
Cornell Division of Nutritional Sciences
Center for Life Science Ventures
Entrepreneurship at Cornell
Careers Beyond Academia
