Graduate School

Art Exhibition (painting) at the Big Red Barn
2023-05-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States

Trivia at the Barn
2023-05-02 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-18 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-04 20:00 - 22:00
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.

Knitting at the Barn
2023-05-02 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-25 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-18 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-11 17:30 - 18:30, 2023-04-04 17:30 - 18:30
Do you enjoy knitting or would you like to learn how? Come and check our knitting workshop every Tuesday at 5:30pm!

Swing Dance
2023-05-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-24 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-04-03 19:00 - 22:00
Learn this famous big band social dance including styles like lindy hop, charleston, and more!

Multicultural Academic Council (MAC) Spring Social
2023-04-29 13:30 - 16:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States

TGIF (Tell Grads It's Friday)
2023-04-28 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-04-21 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-04-14 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 drink specials!
No registration required; just attend.

Create an Employer-Ready LinkedIn Profile
2023-04-25 09:30 - 11:00 | 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

Eid al-Fitr Celebration at the Big Red Barn
2023-04-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Eid al-Fitr Celebration
Come learn and celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Big Red Barn! Join us for food and entertainment! Open to all Graduate and Professional Students.
First come, first serve for food.

Date: Saturday, April 22nd
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Big Red Barn

Building Allyship Series
2023-04-20 11:00 - 14:00
The Building Allyship Series is a collaboration of the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE).
This series provides an opportunity for members of the Cornell community to gain insights into the depth and breadth of identities and experiences represented within our graduate community and engage in productive dialogue focused on fostering a greater understanding of the many aspects of critical allyship and its practice.
Each event seeks to create a safe space for critical dialogue where we can bridge gaps in knowledge, learn from each other, and create understanding without fear of judgment.

Sustainable Games & Crafts at the Big Red Barn
2023-04-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Games and Crafts
Unwind alongside other grad students with an evening of board games and sustainable crafts! Pizza and drinks will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis!

Date: Wednesday, April 19
Time: 6PM-8PM
Location: Big Red Barn

NextGen Professors
2023-04-19 16:00 - 17:30
Topic: Pathways to Becoming an Inclusive Mentor
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.

Graduate Karaoke Party at the Big Red Barn
2023-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Karaoke Party
Join fellow grad students and BRB staff members to:

· Sing your favorite songs with new friends;
· Participate in the contest and win a wireless microphone;
· Grab a beer (or cider, or wine);
· And, of course, have lots of fun!!!

The event will take place on Thursday, April 13 at 6:30 pm at Big Red Barn!
Register here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0iTmhBTzs4mAmjk

Art Exhibition (painting & drawing) at the Big Red Barn
2023-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Wanderers: Traditional art portraits and landscapes
Art, like life, is a path full of twists and turns. Come see the drawings and paintings of two grad students and follow their journeys through art.

Complementary wine and light snacks provided!

Date: Thursday, April 13
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Big Red Barn
No RSVP required

To request accessibility accommodations for this event, please reach out to brb.art.fellow@gmail.com.

Language Circle
2023-04-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-04-03 17:00 - 18:00
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.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Celebration
2023-03-30 16:30 - 18:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Join us at the Big Red Barn for an in-person reception following the virtual Cornell Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final round competition. This event is open to the Cornell community and families and friends of the finalists and judges. Light refreshments will be provided.
