Non-Academic Career Advising Hours

Wednesday, April 16

Noon-2 pm in the Big Red Barn

Are you a graduate student considering a career outside of academia?

Would you like to speak with a career advisor about your job-search questions or get feedback on your resume or cover letter?

If so, stop by the Big Red Barn and speak with Anne Poduska, the Graduate & International Student Career Advisor, whose table will be located next to the piano.

If you are unable to attend these walk-in hours, please call the career office most closely aligned with your graduate field to schedule an appointment: http://www.career.cornell.edu/students/grad/help.cfm .

Transitioning Into the World of Work

• Wednesday, Apr 16, 4:45 pm
• 105 Ives

Attend this workshop to find out what you need to know to transition into the world of work.  What should I do in my first week on the job/internship? What expectations will my boss have? What are common career advancers and career derailers?  This workshop is open to students going into all fields, and for both summer internships as well as full-time positions. Presented by General Electric, Heather Porzuczek, MILR '05.

Pre-registration required through CCNet:  http://www.career.cornell.edu/career/events/calendar.cfm?event=167&view=future&y=2014&m=4&d=7 

Perspectives Series - Practical Strategies to Manage Your Time 

We all want to learn about tips and tricks that increase our productivity to ensure that our limited time is optimally spent.  This session will focus on 5 strategies to empower you to control your time in an effort to manage your life.  Be prepared to share your experiences and learn about managing yourself. Presenter:  Graduate School Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life, Janna Lamey

• Tuesday, April 15th - 12:30 - 1:30 PM (lunch available at 12:15)
• 102 Mann Library
•  Please RSVP today 
•  Series information  

Perspectives Series - Waiting for the "Right" Time - all about PROCRASTINATION

Are you a procrastinator?  Or, do you know well the intense feelings of stress that come with working on a project at the very last minute?  Learn the definition and characteristics of being a procrastinator, how this can impact your performance and what to do if you find yourself trapped in a cycle of procrastination.  Gannett Counseling and Psychological Services, Wai-Kwong Wong, PhD

·       Tuesday, April 29th - 12:30 - 1:30 PM (lunch available 12:15)

·       102 Mann Library

·       Please RSVP today 

CA$H COUR$E

The Cash Management Seminar - Learn how to assess your current financial situation, create a budget, set up an emergency fund, manage credit cards, and take steps to increase your savings.

• Wednesday, April 23rd from 12:30 - 1:30 PM; lunch available at 12:15
• 700 Clark Hall
• Presenter: Brian Perdew, VALIC   More information and to RSVP

The Cornell Women's Resource Center (CWRC) is now accepting applications for Executive Board positions for 2014-15

By providing a centralized location for information, resources and referral, support, educational programming and outreach, the CWRC hopes to create discussion and awareness of issues pertinent to the lives of women, including topics such as body image, violence against women, and the right to reproductive choice.    

Check out the CWRC website at http://wrc.dos.cornell.edu for an overview and examples of our programs.  Applications are due by Friday, April 18th and can be found on the website.  Questions, please email Laura Weiss, Director of the CWRC, at lbw26@cornell.edu

Need Help Finding Your Path? - Consider Turning to the University Ombudsman

Speak to the Ombudsman about a problem, conflict or concern.  This is a safe place to speak confidentially and off the record, you can receive assistance in evaluating available options, and also coaching for a difficult conversation.  Services are free to students, faculty and staff.  More information is found:  http://www.ombudsman.cornell.edu/infocard.cfm?120213 

CU-CIRTL Events

CIRTL Network Webinars

Participate in these one-hour online professional development presentations for graduate students and postdocs at: www.cirtl.net/events

Effective Academic Networking (Career Development for Postdocs and Graduate Students series)

• Monday, April 14, 5:00-6:00 pm
• Panelists: Dr. Duco Jansen, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor, Cindy Funk, Director of Career Center, and Dr. Dave Merryman, Assistant Professor, all of Vanderbilt University

Student-Teacher Interactions: What to Expect (Teaching and Learning in the American System series)

• Wednesday, April 16, 1:00-2:15 pm
• Dr. Sabrina Kramer, Center for Teaching Excellence Director, and Lijuan Shi, Master's Student, both of University of Maryland College Park

 Learn more...

Summer 2014 CIRTL Courses

Want to improve your teaching skills or prepare for a future faculty position in a natural or social science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field? Take an online courses developed especially for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars as part of the NSF-funded Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network. Receive a letter of completion for participating in all synchronous meetings and completing all assignments.

• Registration Opens: Monday, April 14 at 12:00 pm ET 
• Registration Closes: Monday, May 5 (or when full)
• Course topics include constructing a syllabus or teaching portfolio, teaching online, and peer instruction using clickers

Learn more...

CTE's GET SET Programs:  

Upcoming Opportunities for:

Graduate Students, Future Educators, and Teaching Assistants

GET SET Workshop: Facilitating Interactive Classroom Discussions (Certificate: Creating an Engaging Classroom)

Thursday, April 17, 4:45-6:00 p.m. (143 Plant Science)

Register here 

Class discussions are an effective tool for engaging students and promoting learning. Participants will explore strategies to generate and facilitate effective discussions.

GET SET Discussion: Steps to Developing Your Teaching Portfolio

Monday, April 21, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (421 CCC)

Interested in documenting your teaching for the job market? Participants will discuss the fundamental components of a teaching portfolio and approaches to creating a structured, representative, and selective portfolio.

Pizza provided, limited to 20 grads/postdocs.

Please register by Monday morning at: cornellcte@cornell.edu.

Wednesday, April 16th

Nuts n Bolts Party  

7:00- 10:00pm 

When you arrive you get either a 'nut' or a 'bolt'.  You then try to find the nut or bolt that fits yours!
First nut to meet their bolt wins a prize!

Come and meet your match!

Beer $1.00    Snacks & soda free! 

Preparing for Baby Workshop Series

As you prepare to welcome your baby, you may feel overwhelmed at times (even if it is your second or third child!). The new Preparing for Baby workshop series will help you sort through all of the information available for new parents and guide you in making the best decisions for your family.  All Cornell community members are invited and the workshops are offered free of charge. Partner participation (spouse, Lamaze coach, friend, etc.) is welcome. The workshops are designed to build upon themselves, however attendance at all workshops is not mandatory. 

Register

Learn more

• April 25: Breastfeeding Basics, 12-1:00 p.m., 163 Day Hall
• May 2: Pumping with Success,12-1:00 p.m., 163 Day Hall
• May 9: Returning to Work (or School) as a Breastfeeding Mother, 2-1:00 p.m., 163 Day Hall

April 22 from 12:0 - 1:30

Join Dr. Xiaochun Zhu, Partner at Scully Scott Murphy & Presser PC, and CCTEC staff as we discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions of Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (2012) and Assoc. for Molecular Pathol. v. Myriad Genetics (2013), as well as the impact of these decisions on patenting of biological products and processes.

Pizza, salad and drinks will be served.

Kundalini Yoga

• Date and times: Mondays and Thursdays, 5:00-6:15 p.m. from 2/3 - 4/28 (Mondays) and 1/30 - 5/1 (Thursdays)
• Location: 215 Willard Straight Hall (Garden Room)

Weekly Guided Mindfulness Meditations (Big Red Barn)

Now available to all members of the Cornell community: students, faculty, and staff.  Come as you are, as often as you like, to practice this relaxing and restorative technique. These FREE sessions are 30 minutes long and are available at several campus locations. The Graduate School and Big Red Barn are sponsoring the Monday sessions from 3:15 - 3:45 PM at the Big Red Barn.  The meditations are co-sponsored by a number of academic departments and campus support services.  

Spring 2014 Chats in the Stacks Book Talks

Book talk by Ravi Kanbur

International Development: Ideas, Experience, and Prospects
Wednesday, April 23, 4:00 pm, Stern Seminar Room, 160 Mann Library

Book talk by Sam Beck

Toward Engaged Anthropology

Falconry: An Ancient Art Lives on in America

Timothy Gallagher

Tuesday, April 15, 4:00pm

Mann Library, Room 160

With ancient roots in Mesopotamia and Central Asia, falconry also finds impassioned practitioners in North America. Please join us for a talk with Tim Gallagher to learn more about the sport of falconry.  Currently, editor-in-chief of Living Bird, the flagship publication of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Gallagher has had a lifelong interest in wilderness exploration and falcons. He has taken part in several research expeditions to Greenland, Iceland, northern Canada and Alaska to study falcons, raptors, and other endangered species. Refreshments available throughout the event. For more information visit mannlib.cornell.edu/events-exhibits. 

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is excited to offer the CTE Graduate Teaching Fellowship Program to all eligible graduate students at Cornell. This competitive one-year fellowship is an opportunity to:

• Enhance teaching, leadership and mentoring skills
• Explore the art of teaching through coursework and mentorship
• Build your CV and skills for the job market

2014-2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow (GTAF) Program 

• Develop and implement programs and resources that foster teaching excellence at Cornell University
• Click here to access the short application and eligibility requirements
• Applications due: April 18, 2014   

2014-2015 Graduate Research and Teaching Fellowship (GRTF) Program 

• Develop and use research strategies to understand, inform and enhance teaching
• Click here to access the short application and eligibility requirements
• Applications due: April 18, 2014

Conference Grants

The new conference grant award cycle is 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2014. Any student presenting at accredited conferences may submit an application for one funding award per award cycle. Award amounts are based on location.

Please note that the deadlines for these awards are firm. 

Conference grants are due the 1st of the month (or next business day if 1st falls on a weekend day) prior to conference month. Applications received after the deadline will be awarded a maximum of 1/2 the conference amount.  The start date of the conference is used to determine the deadline for submission. Example: for a conference dated August 29 - September 2 with a student's presentation on September 1, the application must be received by the July 1st deadline since the start date of the conference is in August. 

Summer Registration

Now through mid-July, graduate students may self-enroll through their Student Center for Summer 2014.  We encourage students to enroll now and not delay.

There is no charge for summer registration with the Graduate School. To register, simply enroll in the Graduate School's Graduate Summer Research course GRAD 9006 (class numbers 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, or 1723) via Student Center.

Graduate students must register with the Graduate School for the Summer 2014 term if any of the following conditions apply: 

• They are receiving financial aid during the summer (fellowships, summer loans, assistantships, travel grants, or tuition awards);
• They wish to use campus facilities; or
• They are off campus but need to be registered for summer study. 

Thanks to the generosity of graduate alumni, the Graduate School has gift income available to assist graduate students with the costs of intensive summer language instruction in a language other than English for Summer 2014.

The Graduate School anticipates making 8 to 10 awards of $500 to $2,000 each to supplement department awards. 

Learn more...

Commencement Packet Information (with severe weather tickets)    

PhD, MA, or MS students hoping to participate in the May 2014 Commencement Ceremony can pick up commencement packets in 143 Caldwell Hall starting Feb. 20^th.  Other professional degree students can obtain their packets from their appropriate College Registrar (AAP, Arts & Sciences, CALS, Engineering, Hotel, Human Ecology, or ILR).

Information about commencement, including a link to the form for requesting names in the program, is available on the Graduate School's website at http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/commencement.