Akshali Gandhi and Robert Hanifin (MRP '15), as well as Chen Sun, Lishutong Zhang, and Li-Yu Pan (MLA '15) were part of a five-member graduate student team from Cornell University that won First Place at the 2015 Better Philadelphia Challenge (formerly known as the Ed Bacon competition) for its "Delaware Valley FOODWORX" proposal.
The urban design competition sought to re-envision the future of Petty Island, a brownfield site off the coast of Philadelphia, using principles of resiliency, food security, urban agriculture, and sustainability. Two other Cornell Landscape Architecture teams also won Honorable Mentions. The three teams were recognized at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Philadelphia Center for Architecture on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, PA.
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From the Graduate School Registrar:
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March 13
- Deadline to drop courses via Student Center to avoid a grade of W
- Deadline to make changes to credit hours or grading options via Student Center
March 18
- Deadline to drop courses with a course enrollment petition (R4) to avoid a grade of W
- Deadline to make changes to credit hours or grading option with a course enrollment petition (R4)
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Deadline to add courses. Petitions will not be accepted after the 18th.
The extension of the University drop deadline does not apply to Physical Education courses.
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The Graduate School is interested in learning more about the doctoral student experience, particularly what influences your success and what obstacles you face. Every two years, we ask doctoral students to complete this survey in the hopes that your responses will provide insight into how we can better serve our doctoral population. Help us improve our graduate programs by letting us know what you think! When you receive the survey link in your email, please take the time to respond.
Who can take the survey?
Eligible students will receive a personal email with a unique link to the survey, just for you. We invite participation from all Ph.D. and J.S.D. students active in a program, with an enrollment of at least four semesters and expected graduation date after January 2015.
How long will it take?
20 - 35 minutes.
What's in it for me?
Every 10th student completing the survey will receive a $10 Amazon e-gift certificate ... and your responses will help the Graduate School improve doctoral education for all students, including you!
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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 2015. The Graduate School anticipates making 8 to 10 awards of $500 to $2,000 each to supplement department awards. Because of the large number of requests for funding each year, this is a competitive process. Priority is given to students who must obtain language proficiency prior to the Fall 2015 semester in order to initiate or complete dissertation/thesis research. Successful applicants will make a clear and compelling case as to:- the importance of the language instruction to the research project;
- why it was not possible to pursue the language instruction at Cornell during the regular academic year; and
- the advantages of the program selected. A letter of recommendation from the student's special committee chair addressing these issues is also required. Applicants who can demonstrate financial support from the field/department or other sources will be given special consideration.
Application forms are available at http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/sites/gradschool.cornell.edu/files/field_file/gradform_f2.pdf. Applications should be submitted to the Graduate Student Service Office, ([email protected]) 143 Caldwell Hall, no later than 4:30 p.m. April 30. Fields may nominate more than one student, but requests must be ranked prior to submission to the Graduate School. Awards will be announced by mid-May.
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Listed below are links to useful information about tax requirements for graduate/professional students receiving Cornell financial aid (stipend or fellowship).
Cornell University has U.S. tax information available on these sites:
Information for international students
U.S. tax information from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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PhD, MA, or MS students hoping to participate in the May 2015 Commencement Ceremony can pick up commencement packets in 143 Caldwell Hall. 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 Commencement Information | Graduate School.
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Graduate School Programs:
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- Tuesday, March 17
- 2:30-1:30
- 102 Mann Library
- Lunch Provided at 12:15
- Please RSVP here
Research has demonstrated that having a sense of belonging is one of the greatest predictors in being resilient. This session will focus on unravelling the definition of sense of belonging and discuss the many relationships that students need to successfully navigate. Participants will be asked to work on development of their own skills to enhance social connections.
Presenters: Janna Lamey, MSEd, Assistant Dean for Student Life, Graduate School and Jan Talbot, MS, CHES, Health Educator, Gannett Health Services. This session is a part of the Spring 2015 Graduate School Perspectives Series.
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Budgeting and Debt Management
- Thursday, March 19
- 12:30 - 1:30pm --- Lunch Available at 12:15pm
- 423 ILR Conference Center
- Register Here
This session is designed to provide you with valuable information to enable you to reach your future financial goals. You will learn what needs to be done today in order to allow you to maintain and improve your financial fitness level. This beginner-level session will cover the importance of savings, how to better manage debt, consumer spending trends, monitoring spending behavior, understanding credit, and actual steps that you can take to control your finances. If you are new to understanding personal finance or need a good review of best practices, this is the session for you.
Presenter: Bob Carville, Workplace Planning and Guidance Consultant, Fidelity Investments.
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- Tuesday, March 24
- 12:30 - 1:30pm --- Lunch Available at 12:15 PM
- A106 Corson Hall
- Register Here
This intermediate-level session is designed to help you create your own personal financial roadmap. By providing principles that are commonly used, you will be able to strategically learn how to manage funds, while prioritizing how to save for both short-term and long-term goals. A key foundation to the roadmap often includes incorporating debt management and budgeting strategies. You will also learn how to evaluate a portfolio and select appropriate savings vehicles.
Presenter: Bob Carville, Workplace Planning and Guidance Consultant, Fidelity Investments.
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Three Minute Thesis (3MT�) is a competition for doctoral students to showcase their research and communication skills. The first annual 3MT competition at Cornell will be held on these dates.
First place is $1500, second place is $1,000, and the People's Choice Award is $500.
If you want to compete and did not attend one of the fall semester information sessions, details about judging criteria and rules are posted here.
Registration is now open. Click on one date below to register to compete in a preliminary round. Winners from each preliminary round will compete on April 23 in the championship round. All preliminary rounds will be held in the BRB from 4:30 to 6:00.
Register here:
- March 12 (now closed)
- March 25
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Plan to join other graduate student writers at the Big Red Barn for a planned daily writing session. In this environment, you will write alongside others who also have writing goals and deadlines. This writing community can help you become more productive. Every day (M-F) during the Spring 2015 semester from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM come to the Big Red Barn for a Write-In. Please make sure that you sign-in with your writing goals for the period of time you'll write that day and then sign out when you leave and indicate how well you did in meeting your writing goals. Also, to help sustain you, free coffee will be available.
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Do you know a Cornell faculty member who displays an extraordinary commitment to graduate and/or professional students?
The GPSA is currently seeking nominations for the 2015 Annual Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring of Graduate and Professional Students. Please visit Award.cornellgpsa.com for complete details about how to submit the nominations and selection criteria.
The deadline for submission of nomination letters is Friday, April 3rd, 2015. Award recipients will be recognized at a reception in May. If you have further inquiries regarding the awards, please send them to [email protected].
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How to Evaluate Critical Thinking and Research Skills in Scientific Writing
- Tuesday, March 17, 12:00-1:30 pm
- 701 Clark Hall
- RSVP at: http://conta.cc/1BWoXxR
This seminar is part of a new series focused on practical grading and assessment challenges for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines, organized by the Center for Teaching Excellence and CU-CIRTL. Lunch is provided to those who register online! Graduate students and postdocs can complete any three of the workshops offered in 2014-2015 to earn a certificate in Assessment Practices for the STEM Classroom. More information: http://prepare.cte.cornell.edu/opportunities/
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Every Tuesday from 2:00-3:00 pm in March, join an hour of online professional development for graduate students and postdocs on "Thriving as a Faculty Member."
Seminars are presented by experienced faculty from research universities, include time for questions, and can be attended from a computer or mobile device, no pre-registration needed. Upcoming topics are: Achieving a Healthy Work-Life Balance (3/3) and Mentoring Through the Tough Stuff: Effective Mentoring of Graduate Students (3/10).
Organized by the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Network; more information at: http://gradschool.cornell.edu/cu-cirtl/CIRTLCasts
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Upcoming Opportunities for: Graduate Students, Future Educators, and Teaching Assistants
GET SET Workshop: Designing Research Assignments to Use Primary Literature (Certificate: Teaching Research Skills)
Wednesday, Mar 11, 4:45-6:00 p.m. (103 Kennedy Hall)
How do you move students beyond Google? This workshop provides an overview of library resources and discusses ways to build students' library research skills through course assignments. Register here
GET SET Workshop: Creating Effective Questions for i-Clickers and Online Quizzes (Certificate: Assessing Learning & Teaching & Enhancing Teaching with Technology) Saturday, Mar 14, 10:00-11:15 a.m. (143 Plant Science)
What kinds of questions are appropriate for i>clickers and online quizzes? This workshop explores various categories of questions that assess different aspects of knowledge and learning and serve different purposes in the classroom. Register here
GET SET Workshop: Designing an Electronic Teaching Portfolio (Certificate: Developing a Professional Identity in Teaching) Saturday, Mar 14, 11:30a.m.-12:45 p.m. (101 Warren)
Want to learn the best ways to document your teaching for the job market? This workshop explores a variety of portfolio formats and online programs for creating portfolios, as well as guidelines for which materials to include. Register here
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Careers Workshops and Fairs:
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- Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:45 PM
- Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith
If your job search is not proceeding as you had hoped, attend this workshop to learn tips and approaches for revitalizing your job search.
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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
2015-2016 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 17, 2015
2015-2016 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 17, 2015
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Now Open
Applications are now being accepted for the October 2015-March 2017 Fulbright-Hays DDRA fellowship.
CLOSING DATE: April 8, 2015
SPECIAL INFORMATION SESSION: March 10, 2015, 4:30 pm, G08 Uris Hall
Applications must be submitted through Cornell. Prospective applicants are urged to contact the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at [email protected] ; tel. 607-255-8933 for further guidance.
Competitive Priorities for FY 2015 are research projects focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or Southeast, using one of 78 priority languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education's list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs) and in the fields of economics, engineering, international development, global education, mathematics, political science, public health, science or technology.
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- Application Deadline: 23 March 2015
- Award Announcement: late April 2015
The Richard Bradfield Research Award is made annually to support research intended to improve the food security of smallholder farmers (i.e., resource poor farmers) and their families in the developing world. All geographic areas of the developing world and all disciplines in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are eligible, as long as the proposed research is expected to provide economic or food security benefits for small farmers. Research designed to improve genetic capacity of plants or animals, soil inputs, pest controls, mechanization, social organization, and the like is appropriate, however options developed should be realistically achievable given small farmers' key constraints (e.g., current supplies of land, labor, credit). Research outcomes or impacts should be "scale-specific" to favor small farmers. "Small" is a relative term, and applicants should explain how their target group of farmers can be considered "small farmers" in the geography where their work will take place.
Awards are made to Ph.D.. M.S., or M.P.S. candidates for overseas field work expenses associated with their research. Proposals should be for the actual research rather than for planning or proposal preparation. Ph.D. degree candidates are given priority. Awards of $1,000 to $5,000 will be considered.
Application Guidelines:
Applications for the Richard Bradfield Research Award should be submitted electronically to Margaret Smith ([email protected]) no later than Monday 23 March 2015. Applications should consist of the following sections (numbered and in the following order) and should not exceed three pages in length (single spaced, 12-point font, and reasonable margins).
- Title of proposed research project.
- Applicant's name, department, campus address, telephone number, and degree sought (Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S.); major advisor's name.
- Brief project description, including research objectives, methods, expected outcomes, collaborators, and research and publication time frames.
- Statement explaining how and in what ways the proposed research favors small farmers, including the basis for classifying the target group as small farmers.
- Budget request, including an explanation of the specific use proposed for the Bradfield award funds. Indicate also the source and amount of other funds that are available to complete the proposed project.
In addition, a brief letter of recommendation from the applicant's major advisor must be submitted electronically to Margaret Smith ([email protected]) by Monday 23 March 2015.
Applicants will be notified of award decisions via e-mail by late April 2015.
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- Sunday, March 15th, 2015
- 12-2 pm
- Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall
- Please RSVP HERE
- Keynote Speaker: Sital Kalantry
Celebrate the accomplishments and aspirations of women globally with renown speakers, performers and an award ceremony for leadership in our community. Join us for a catered lunch featuring delicious specialties from New Delhi Diamond's Restaurant!
To nominate someone for the International Women's Day Leadership Award, CLICK HERE
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The Cornell HR Review is proud to announce its 6th Annual Student Essay Competition, sponsored by Shell, Dell and GE! We encourage submissions from all students pursuing a graduate or undergraduate HR-related degree-including labor relations, industrial/organizational psychology, and business.
Prizes for the competition are: $1000 for first place, $500 for second, and $250 for third. Winning essays will be published in the HR Review. Additionally, winners will be invited to attend the Cornell Human Capital Symposium in Fall 2015-an excellent opportunity to interact with some of the world's top HR executives.
All submissions are due by April 14, 2015. Essays should be written on the template found online and sent as an attached Word document to [email protected].
For complete information visit http://www.cornellhrreview.org/chrr-6th-annual-essay-competition-2015/
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- a dramatic performance by the wonderful Regi Carpenter
- Tuesday, March 10th, 4:30 to 5:45 pm
- 5th Floor Lounge, Willard Straight Hall
Join Cornell Minds Matter for a unique and impactful experience. Regi Carpenter will be performing her story of her challenges with mental health, her hospitalization, and her recovery. Eye-opening and informative for all pre-meds, psychology, human development, bio and society, and sociology majors as well as anyone who has experienced mental health issues personally or in your family.
Delicious refreshments.
Free and open to anyone in the Cornell community
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Don't miss the Cornell Pitch Bootcamps first pitch competition on March 12 from 6-8pm in Clark 700! There is still room for a couple of teams to pitch for prize money (1st place: $500 and 2nd place: $250) and practice.
If you are interested in attending or pitching, please RSVP here or send an email to [email protected].
Pizza and refreshments will be served! Hope to see you there.
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Sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
The CTSC invites students, fellows, and faculty to participate in a new Biodesign and Creativity Course for Medical Drug and Device Design. The curriculum will provide a wide array of learning modalities. Moreover, the biodesign and creativity process will provide a lifelong skill that can be applied broadly to any specialty exposing participants to seldom taught but essential aspects of healthcare innovation. At the end of the course, multi-disciplinary teams will create a new device, a research proposal, an information technology idea or process that addresses a clinically relevant unmet need.
This CTSC course is available for credit through the Weill Cornell Graduate School. Successful teams will be eligible to apply for future funding to support their project through the CTSC.
Course Director: Akhilesh Sista, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, WCMC
Date: Eight Sessions (3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 5/7)
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Questions? Please contact James P. Holahan at [email protected]
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Cornell University has subscription access for you to view The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection. The collection provides immediate access to over 1,500 online seminar style talks containing the latest research and developments as well as the fundamentals presented by the world's leading experts including a number of Lasker and Nobel Laureates.
Talks related to your research, instruction and interests can be viewed at: www.hstalks.com/access
You may be asked for a username and password which are:
- Username CORNELL
- Password MEMBER
We have recently added a number of new series to the collection including:
If you would like to be kept updated as new talks and series are added to the collection, please register here: http://hstalks.com/r/blsc/updates
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CTL connects with students, faculty, and staff from all colleges within Cornell by hosting town-hall style meetings discussing IP issues in relevant fields of expertise. These informal gatherings typically feature short educational presentations concern.
Learn how trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names, and business name registrations all differ.
Join Craig Morris, Managing Attorney for Trademark Outreach at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and CTL staff to learn about critical factors in selecting a trademark that will be both federally registrable and legally protectable.
Discussions on the importance of doing a complete search, whether an attorney should be used, what could happen if another trademark owner believes they have stronger rights, and information on what the USPTO does in the federal registration process will also be explored.
Learn more...
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The Sibley Graduate Research Symposium strives to promote the sharing of work among different areas of research, foster academic collaboration, provide opportunities for students to introduce and be introduced to exciting research, provide the benefits of conference participation and attendance, and to promote the Sibley Graduate School.
This is a two day event with a keynote speaker, a Sibley alumna, on the first day, and a second day consisting of graduate student research presentations and posters. The goal is to increase communication and sharing between the department's many and various research groups while showcasing our hard work and providing opportunities for conference experience. You can learn more at http://blogs.cornell.edu/sgrs/.
Our 2015 keynote speaker is Dr. Veronica J. Santos, a professor at UCLA leading the Biomechatronics Lab.
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Do you enjoy interacting with people from around the world? Are you looking for ways to further engage with the Cornell graduate community?
The English Language Support Office (ELSO), which provides writing and speaking support for international graduate students, is seeking native English speakers to serve as ELSO Ambassadors. Through this new service opportunity, you would participate in ELSO programs by taking part in classroom discussions, our conversation program, or a workshop. ELSO Ambassadors may participate for just a couple hours a semester or more regularly. For more details go to http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute/international/ELSO%20Ambassadors.htm.
The ELSO Ambassador Orientation will be held on Friday, March 13, from 3:30-4:30 in Rockefeller 178. To volunteer or learn more, contact ELSO Director Michelle Cox ([email protected]).
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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.
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Do you have a concern, problem, or issue that you would like some insight from a trained professional that is free, confidential, and you do not need to make an appointment? Consider the Let's Talk program as counselors can help provide insight, solutions, and information about other resources. Counselors hold walk-in hours at sites around campus Monday through Friday; times and locations occasionally change throughout the semester.
More information, hours and locations.
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Creative Arts for Health and Well-Being
- 7 - 8:30 PM
- Wednesdays
- Slope Studio, 2nd Floor Willard Straight Hall
(go down the steps across from the International Lounge)
No artistic skill necessary. Join others in a relaxing and supportive atmosphere to create, reflect and grow. Discover your strengths, self-confidence and what you have to appreciate. Come to all 4 sessions or just one. Try it, you'll like it! Free and all materials provided.
Sponsored by Cornell Minds Matter and Slope Studio
YOGA - back by popular demand!!!!
- Every Monday - 5-6:15 PM
- Every Thursday - 5-6:15 PM
- Willard Straight Garden Room
(go down the stairs across from the International Lounge
Open To All Cornell students and staff for Free. All skill levels welcome. Increase your physical and mental well-being. We will have some yoga mats, but if you have one, please bring it. Everyone loves our teacher, Jyoti Kessler!
ZUMBA Sessions
- 5 - 6 PM
- January 28th and Every Wednesday of the semester
- 5th Floor Lounge, Willard Straight Hall
Latin-inspired dance-fitness craze that blends red-hot Latin music and contagious steps to create a fitness party!
Exercise, relax, energize! Join us if you want to try Zumba for the first time or if you are a Zumba addict. Open to the entire Cornell Community. Sponsored by Cornell Minds Matter and the Cornell Fitness Centers
Let's Meditate! Mindfulness Meditation Drop In Sessions
Free guided mindfulness mediations are 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.
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Need a break? Go see a film right on campus in a classic movie theatre, with state-of-the-art projection, in Willard Straight Hall. Regular ticket price for grad students is just $6 (less with a Six Pass). If you'd like to receive Cornell Cinema's weekly e-blast directly, which includes links to trailers and special event information, sign-up at their website: cinema.cornell.edu, where you'll also find show times.
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Destination Imagination (DI) at Cornell is looking for volunteers to help put on our Central NY DI Showcase on Saturday, April 11, 2015 (9am-5pm) at Caroline Elementary School, in Ithaca NY
Who are we?: Destination Imagination (DI) is a national, volunteer-led, non-profit organization (http://www.destinationimagination.org/) whose goal is to encourage and foster the development of critical thinking skills in students of all ages through creative and collaborative problem solving. DI at Cornell is a core group of graduate students that works to grow and support the Destination Imagination program in the Ithaca and surrounding area.
The Event: The Central NY DI Showcase is an all-day exhibition that will offer participants of DI a practice stage to present their long-term solutions to team challenges in front of their peers as well as experienced appraisers (judges). The ultimate goal of the Central NY Showcase is to prepare our teams for the State-wide DI Tournament.
What volunteer roles we will need: We will need people to help with logistics of the day (checking teams in, setting up food, etc.) as well as to help with the teams' performances (time keeper/announcer, many appraisers to give feedback to the teams, etc.).
If interested, please fill out our Volunteer Request Questionnaire, or email Abby at [email protected] for more information.
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The SACNAS Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) is a premier five-day course geared toward emerging URM scientists who wish to master leadership skills.
To be considered for an opportunity for unparalleled training to advance your leadership skills, apply online by March 16th, 2015. Applicants accepted for participation in the Summer Leadership Institute will receive full funding for institute registration, airfare, lodging and most meals during the institute.
To learn more about SLI:
� Watch a video featuring SLI graduates
� Visit the website for details: sacnas.org/events/leadership
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The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination
Book Talk by Barry Strauss
Wednesday, March 11, 4:30 pm Olin Library, Room 107 Everyone knows what happened on the ides of March, a turning point in Roman history, but Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, goes deeper in his investigation of what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC. His new book The Death of Caesar (Simon & Schuster; March 3, 2015) sheds new light on this pivotal moment.It not only uncovers important historical facts, but it tells a great story with unforgettable characters. Buffalo Street Books will offer books for purchase and signing. Light refreshments served. For more information, visit booktalks.library.cornell.edu.
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