Graduate School

Inclusive Teaching Institute for Graduate Students and Postdocs
2023-11-03 09:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

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.

Trivia at the Barn
2023-10-31 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-17 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-10 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-03 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-09-26 20:00 - 22:00 | 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

Swing Dance at the Barn
2023-10-30 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-23 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-16 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-09 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-10-02 19:00 - 21:30, 2023-09-25 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

Language Circle at the Barn
2023-10-30 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-25 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

TGIF (Tell Grads It's Friday) at the Barn
2023-10-27 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-20 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-13 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-10-06 16:30 - 19:00, 2023-09-29 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

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

Pocket Vinyl Concert at the Big Red Barn
2023-10-11 19:00 - 21:00 | NY
The band Pocket Vinyl will be performing a free concert at the Big Red Barn from 7pm-9pm, open to all graduate and professional students.

Abstract Painting Event at the Barn
2023-10-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Big Red Barn, 135 Presidents Way, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
A monthly art event at the Big Red Barn, where graduate and professional students that have an interest or desire to do a painting, unwind, and socialize. Will be for all skill/ability levels and supplies will be provided to attendees. 6pm-9pm at the Big Red Barn.

Should I Do a Postdoc?
2023-10-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Are you a graduate student wondering if you might want to seek a postdoctoral position on the way to the next stage of your career? Come hear an interactive presentation and engage in breakout discussion and question and answer by general field of study. Topics discussed will include: reasons to do a postdoctoral position, types of postdocs, how to apply and get funded.
Register to attend.
Presented by Graduate School Career and Professional Development staff and aimed at Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars.
Presenters: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies; Colleen McLinn, Associate Dean for Professional Development, and Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia

NSF GRFP proposals: In-person Peer Review Session #2
2023-09-25 10:00 - 12:00 | 102 Mann Library, 237 Mann Drive, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) application deadlines are approaching, and the Graduate School is hosting a series of sessions to help graduate students craft effective GRFP proposals.
For hands-on assistance, two in-person peer review sessions will be held in Mann Library room 102 on September 20 from 3 – 5 p.m. and September 25, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Sign up for a 20-minute appointment at one of these sessions to have your NSF GRF materials peer reviewed by successful GRFP fellows. Sign up with your name and email address in a yellow-colored space in any empty space with an available peer reviewer.
Students who sign up for a time slot should plan to provide their peer reviewer with a draft of their application materials via email no less than 24 hours before their peer review appointment. In your email to your reviewer, please make sure you introduce yourself and let them know the time slot you are signed up for. We do not anticipate the peer reviewers having time to do an in-depth review of your materials before your appointment, as this is what the appointment is meant for. However, their ability to do an initial read of your materials before your appointment will help make your time with them more productive.
