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Upcoming Spring 2013 Deadlines
February 7:
January bill due
February 8:
- Add period ends
- Last day to register without a late fee
February 28:
Last day to waive health insurance for spring entrants
March 8:
Drop period ends
March 16:
Spring break begins
March 25:
Spring break ends
May 4: Last day of classes
May 25: PhD Hooding Ceremony
May 26: Commencement
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From the Registrar:
Add period continues through February 8
This Friday, February 8th, is the last day of the Add period. This means that students will not be able to self-enroll after Friday. It is very important that all registered students have enrollment. For class schedules and information, please access the Courses of Study: http://courses.cornell.edu/.
Drop period continues until March 8
The drop period for Spring 2013 continues through March 8. During this period, students can drop courses. Visit your student center to drop classes.
Graduate Students Engaged in Research:
Graduate students who will be engaged in research, require registration in order to receive their funding, and/or are NOT taking classes, you MUST enroll in the Graduate School's Master's Thesis Research course (class number 12594) or the Doctoral Dissertation Research course (class number 12593 or 12595).
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Office Hours with Assistant Dean of Student Life, Janna Lamey
During the spring term, Assistant Dean Lamey is hosting open office hours for students. Stop by to say hello or to chat about:
- Getting additional academic support
- Assistance in navigating your educational program
- Referrals to campus services
- Supporting your personal development
- An ear to listen when you feel stressed!
Office hours are scheduled for the following times and venues:
- Mondays, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., in 384 Caldwell Hall
- Thursdays, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., in the Big Red Barn.
If you prefer to meet at other times, please contact her at JSL62@cornell.edu or 5-5184.
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Future Faculty Workshop Series on Mentoring
A set of lunchtime workshops about mentoring undergraduate research kicks off Wednesday, February 13, part of the new "Building Mentoring Skills for a Career in Academia" series. Sponsored by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CU-CIRTL), the series is aimed at graduate students and postdocs considering academic careers in natural and social sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- "Considerations When Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers: Lessons from a STEM Study"
- Presenter: Dr. Maya Patel, Assistant Professor of Biology, Ithaca College
- Date and time: Wednesday, February 13, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
- Location: 225 ILR Conference Center (King-Shaw Hall)
- RSVP requested to mclinn@cornell.edu or 607-255-2030
Learn more...
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Center for Teaching Excellence Workshops
The Center for Teaching Excellence offers weekly workshops and informal discussions for Graduate students, future Educators and Teaching assistants pursuing Scholarship and Excellence in Teaching (GET SET). Upcoming workshops include:
Facilitating Interactive Classroom Discussion
Wednesday, February 6
1:00-2:15 p.m.
143 Plant Science
Register online at: http://www.cte.cornell.edu/programs-services/grads-future-educators-tas/get-set-workshops.html
University-Wide GET SET Teaching Workshop
Saturday, February 9
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
This full-day workshop provides an opportunity for networking and interdisciplinary discussions on teaching and classroom communication with colleagues from across campus. Upon successful completion of the U-wide workshop, participants will receive a certificate of completion.
The days events and and registration information can be found at:http://www.cte.cornell.edu/programs-services/grads-future-educators-tas/university-wide-get-set-teaching-workshop.html .
For more information about GET SET programming please see:http://www.cte.cornell.edu/programs-services/grads-future-educators-tas/index.html or email cornellcte@cornell.edu .
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CCTEC Seminar and Social Hour
Speaker: Professor Anil Netravali, Fiber Science & Apparel Design
Explore the commercial potential of plastics and polymer composites. The majority of conventional plastics and composites are currently derived from petroleum and utilize hazardous and toxic processes that may be harmful to nature. Biodegradable polymers derived from plants are environmentally friendly, carbon-neutral, and renewable. Their use is predicted to grow by double digits over the next 10-20 years. This presentation will discuss development of sustainable resins derived from starches and proteins and the fabrication of green composites and nanocomposites.
Date and time; Tuesday, February 12th from 5:45 - 7:15 pm
Location: 395 Pine Tree Rd, Suite 310
This event will include hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
This event is free and open to the Cornell community and all those interested in technology-based entrepreneurship.
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Productive Writer listserv
Have you resolved to be a more productive writer in 2013?
If so, join our community of writers by subscribing to the ProductiveWriter listserv to receive emails twice a month with advice and strategies for becoming a more productive writer.
Sponsored by the Cornell Graduate School, the ProductiveWriter is free and open to all, especially graduate students writing papers, proposals, theses, and dissertations. It's easy to join; just click on this link.
Learn more..
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Thesis and Dissertation Write-In
Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m., through February 28 in the Big Red Barn.
Do you want to write alongside others who also have writing goals and deadlines? Will being part of a writing community help you be more productive, accountable, and spend your time writing instead of checking your email and Facebook?
Come to the BRB and join our writing support group. Receive vouchers for coffee or tea to motivate and sustain you! Come for all or part of the time.
Learn more...
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Campus Job Opportunities:
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Assistant Residential Hall Director (ARHD)
The ARHD is a graduate or professional student position designed to contribute to the overall mission of Residential Programs in creating an exceptional on-campus living experience for residential students.
The ARHD position is a 15-hour/week, live-in position in a first-year or Program House community. Benefits include: on-campus furnished living space with telephone and ResNet (August through May); Stipend of $2,000 (1st academic year), $2,500 (2nd academic year), and $3,000 (3rd academic year); Partial tuition credit: $5,000/year ($2,500/semester); Big Red Bucks: $800/year ($400/semester); Gym membership; bus pass. Applications are due March 8, 2013. More information is found:
http://www.campuslife.cornell.edu/campuslife/resprog/arhd.cfm
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Engineering and Technical Spring Career Fair
February 5, 2013
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in Barton Hall
Learn more: http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm?event=510&view=future&y=2013&m=2&d=3 |
Resumaniacs
Friday, Feb 8, 2013 from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Get your resume reviewed in just 15 minutes! Check the schedule of the career office most closely aligned with your field and stop by the office to have a one-on-one resume critique. Learn more...http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm?event=502&view=future&y=2013&m=2&d=3 |
Job Search Workshop for International Students and Postdocs
Monday, Feb 11, 2013, 5:15-6:15 pm in G01 Uris
Learn more...http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm?event=564&view=future&y=2013&m=2&d=3
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Preparing for the Career Fair: Approaches for Grad Students and Postdocs
Tuesday February 12, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
401 Physical Science Building
This workshop will assist you in how to prepare and present yourself at any career fair.
Learn more: http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/event/prepare-career-fair-visit?date=2013-02-10/week&event_delta=
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Interviewing Via Phone or Skype: Nuances You Need to Know
Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. in 105 Ives
Learn more: http://www.career.cornell.edu/events/calendar.cfm?event=592&view=future&y=2013&m=2&d=3
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Virtual Career Fair for Graduate Students and Postdocs
Tuesday, February 19 Learn more: http://gradtalent.careereco.net/students-alumni/virtual-career-fair-registration/ |
Sexual Assault Support Group (for women)
Begins February 12
Women who have experienced unwanted sexual contact and/or other forms of sexual trauma are encouraged to consider whether this private and confidential support group may be helpful to them.
The group will be a space for women who have experienced sexual assault in recent months or years to gain support from one another and explore ways to heal in the aftermath of an assault.
This 10-week group is open to undergraduate, graduate and professional female students beginning February 12, 2013 and will continue through spring semester.
Meeting time is Tuesdays from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Once started, the group will be closed to new members. Call CAPS (255-5155) to discuss joining this group or accessing individual support.
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I P & Pizza
February 20th from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in G01 Biotech Learn when you should disclose your invention to CCTEC - Cornell's technology transfer office and how the America Invents Act (AIA) affects disclosing and publishing your work. Plus, get a chance to ask questions of our speaker and CCTEC professionals during this town-hall style event.
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Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels 2013 World Affairs Fellowship Lecture:
Kishore Mahbubani
(Dean and Professor, National University of Singapore; former Singapore Ambassador to the UN and President of the UN Security Council)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 5:00 P.M. in Kennedy Hall, Call Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public with a reception to follow in the foyer. Organized by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
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Harlem Globetrotters
February 5, 2013
The Globetrotters new world tour show puts you in charge. "You Write The Rules" lets YOU decide the new rule we add to Globetrotters basketball, a rule that could affect the outcome of the game!
General admission bleacher $25
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Free Concert: Andrew Zhou
February 8th
Andrew Zhou, piano, presents a Quasiment-French program featuring Claude Vivier's Shiraz and Ravel's Miroirs and works by Chopin, Messiaen, Jonathan Harvey, and Gerard Pesson.
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Information Session: Fulbright Fellowships
A presentation by Fulbright Advisor Gil Levine, Professor Emeritus, will be held on Tuesday, February 12th at 4:30pm in G08, Uris Hall to discuss the following funding opportunities:
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
- Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship
- Fulbright-Fogarty Awards in Public Health
- U.S. Fulbright Student Program
Prospective applicants for the Fulbright-Hays program should note that there is a strong possibility of the award being offered this Spring.
The Fulbright program at Cornell is administered by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, 158 Uris Hall and offers preparation, support and counseling on essays to applicants for all Fulbright awards. Email Fulbright@einaudi.cornell.edu or visit the Einaudi Center website for details.
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The Reppy Institute Offers Fellowships for 2013-2014
These fellowships will cover tuition plus a stipend and health insurance. Examples of topics that have been supported in the past include dual-use technology and weapons proliferation; international humanitarian law and the norms of warfare; the impact of new technologies and strategies; regional security; histories of war or peace; studies of ethnic conflict; international political economy related to security; civil-military relations; terrorism; and post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruction. Please apply online by the deadline: March 15, 2013.
For more information and to apply online see http://pacs.einaudi.cornell.edu/graduate_fellowships.
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USDA Postdoctoral Positions
Completing your Ph.D.? Apply for our Postdoctoral Positions: https://www.usajobs.gov/JobSearch/Search/GetRefineControlResults?Keyword=USDA+ARS+postdoctoral
For all USDA Vacancies: https://usda.usajobs.gov/
For student and summer position information visit: http://www.ars.usda.gov/careers/docs.htm?docid=1345 and APPLY ABOVE.
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Tax Information for Fellowship and Assistantship Recipients
At the graduate level, all fellowships and assistantship stipends are considered taxable income by the IRS and by New York State. Each student is responsible for determining how the tax law applies to his or her own situation.
More information about taxes and links to the International Revenue Service (IRS) website are provided by Cornell at http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/dfa/tax/students/issuesfaq.cfm.
For questions that are not answered by information on the website, students may contact Cornell's Tax Compliance office in the Division of Financial Affairs using the web form available at http://www.dfa.cornell.edu/tax/contact.cfm.
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