The Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball is sponsored by Cornell organizations that encompass minority and underrepresented background communities. This event is an effort to bring together the Cornell community for a social night of class and elegance, with live music, great food, and dancing. From its inception in 2010, the Renaissance Ball has…

The Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball is sponsored by Cornell organizations that encompass minority and underrepresented background communities. This event is an effort to bring together the Cornell community for a social night of class and elegance, with live music, great food, and dancing. From its inception in 2010, the Renaissance Ball has…

The Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball is sponsored by Cornell organizations that encompass minority and underrepresented background communities. This event is an effort to bring together the Cornell community for a social night of class and elegance, with live music, great food, and dancing. From its inception in 2010, the Renaissance Ball has…

On behalf of the Cornell First Generation and Low-Income Graduate Student Organization (FiGLI) and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE), we invite you to attend the FiGLI New Student Meet-and-Greet! All graduate students who identify as first-generation and/or low-income are welcome to participate. Join us virtually to meet and socialize with…

Hello and welcome to Cornell! The Graduate and Professional Students International (GPSI) would like to invite you to join us for our welcome virtual event. We will be answering some of the frequently asked questions that international students face before moving to the U.S. and having some fun games and prizes. Come and meet some…

The Cornell Black Graduate and Professional Student Association will be hosting a Sunday brunch event where incoming Cornell graduate students can meet and network with current BGPSA members. This will be a virtual event. Come with your favorite brunch food and drinks to join us in community! Please reach out to us at cornellbgpsa@gmail.com if you…

QGrads (Cornell’s LGBTQ+ graduate student organization) is excited to welcome new graduate and professional students to our first event of the school year! Join us to meet fellow LGBTQ+ grad students, ask questions about queer life in Ithaca, and learn about the programming that we offer throughout the year. This event, also supported by the Graduate…

As we look forward to the fall semester, the SAAGA executive board invites incoming and current grad students to join us for a virtual dinner event! This is a casual event for you to network, meet fellow Asian and Asian American graduate students, as well as find out more about Cornell and SAAGA and how to…

The Latinx Graduate Student Coalition (LGSC) and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) invite you to attend LGSC’s Welcome Brunch for incoming students! Join us virtually to learn about LGSC, meet new and continuing graduate students who identify as Latinx, and hear about life at Cornell and in the Ithaca area. The…

This virtual event will feature a panel of graduate students representing different marginalized identities to discuss how societal norms of "professionalism" impact our sense of self, what that means for us as minoritized students on a macro and micro level, and how we can change these norms to transform the workplace. This event centers around…

This event will educate attendees about what neurodiversity is, the way that negative beliefs about neurodiversity impact the neurodiverse community, how to destigmatize the community, what issues are facing the neurodiverse community in academia, and how aspiring allies can best and continuously support neurodiverse members of our community. Panelists will discuss barriers that neurodiverse people…

land acknowledgements are frequently given at official Cornell events, but what do they represent? We will dive into the performative aspects of land acknowledgements and how land-grant universities such as Cornell have a responsibility to move beyond these statements for Indigenous communities. Shifting the focus from acknowledgment to action, speakers will discuss ways students, non-Indigenous…

Join us for the 2022 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration where we will present the annual Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Awards, and recognize members of our graduate community for their academic, professional, and service-related achievements! Date: May 12, 2022 Time: 3:30 – 5:30 pm ET Location: G10 Biotech Registration: https://bit.ly/spring_awards_2022 *This event is open to…

Join us for the 10th Annual Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Renaissance Ball. The Renaissance Ball is a collaborative 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…

On behalf of the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council, and in collaboration with the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, we invite all members of the Cornell community to join us for a community candlelight vigil for those we have lost to gun violence.  Date: Tuesday, May 31 Time: 7:30pm  Location: Mann Library Patio,…

2023 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Spring Recognition Banquet On behalf of the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council, we invite you to join us for the 2023 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Spring Recognition Banquet where we will celebrate the close of the academic year, present awards, and recognize…