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March 23, 2015
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Tiffany St. Bernard


Congratulations to Tiffany St. Bernard, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, whose research was accepted into the National Society of Black Engineer's Annual Conference. Her poster is titled, "Injectable Ultrasonic Transducers for Vagus Nerve Stimulation."

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Save the Date!  2015 Olin Lecture will be Lawrence Buell

Dr. Lawrence Buell, a former Guggenheim and Mellon

Foundation Fellow and two-time National Endowment for the Humanities senior research

fellow, will visit Cornell's Graduate School on April 17th as part of the 2015 Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture series.


The lecture, scheduled for Friday, April 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium, is open to the public. Buell will sign copies of his books following the lecture.

Free tickets will be available beginning March 25th at the Graduate School Deans' Office (350 Caldwell Hall) and Willard Straight Hall. 

Learn more...

From the Graduate School Registrar:

Summer Registration

 

Beginning Monday, March 9th, graduate students not expecting to graduate May 2015 may self-enroll through their Student Center for Summer 2015.  We encourage students to enroll 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 1578, 1579,1580, 1581, or 1582) via Student Center.

 

Graduate students must register with the Graduate School for the Summer 2015 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. 

Students who do not register for summer by May 22, 2015 will also be subject to FICA tax (OASDI and Medicare) withholding from Assistantship Payroll Appointments. 



Graduate School Programs:

Last Chance to Register!  Present your Research and Compete for $3,000.  

 

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 April 23rd.

 

Students will compete for first place ($1500), second place ($1,000), and People's Choice ($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.

 

Register for the final preliminary round! All preliminary rounds will be held in the BRB from 4:30 to 6:00.

 

Register here

  • March 12 (now closed)
  • March 25

Designing Your Personal Financial Roadmap

  • 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

Spring Break Boot Camp

 

Want to become a more productive writer? Join us for a one-day Proposal, Thesis, and Dissertation Writing Boot Camp on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. No fooling!  You will identify writing and time/work management strategies to help you start, sustain, and complete your writing project. 

 

You must attend Wednesday, April 1 from 9:00 to 3:00. Optional writing time until 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Thursday and Friday at the Big Red Barn.  More information and application available here (https://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/thesis-and-dissertation/cornell-proposal-thesis-and-dissertation-writing-boot-camps). 

 

Questions can be directed to [email protected].

 

Thinking of Spring?  Enjoy and Take An Active Break

  • Tuesday, April 7
  • 12:30-1:30.  Meet at the Big Red Barn and end in 341 Caldwell Hall for lunch
  • Please RSVP here 

Exercise can improve the ability to learn and remember, along with being a method to decrease stress levels. We will join together to network with other graduate students, walk around scenic Beebe Lake, and end for continued conversation over lunch.  Wear walking shoes and dress for rain or shine!  Meet at the Big Red Barn.  Presenter:  Janna Lamey, MSEd, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life.  This session is a part of the  Spring 2015 Graduate School Perspectives Series.


Special Webinar Series of CA$H COUR$E

Strategies for Success in Personal Finance

  • Tuesday, March 31
  • 2:00 - 3:00 PM
  • Please RSVP to attend the group viewing in 525 ILR Conference Center (snacks provided)

This interactive session is offered by financial planning graduate students, for graduate students. Learn about tools and strategies for budgeting, becoming informed consumers, and interacting with financial service professionals.  Students and postdocs will develop critical thinking skills for financial decision-making in a format tailored to participant needs. Presenter: Emily Sorenson and Sara Ray, Iowa State University.

 

Presented in cooperation with Cornell University's Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CU-CIRTL).  Attend a group viewing or log in from your own computer or mobile device at www.cirtl.net/events.(No pre-registration is needed when viewing on your own.)


Learn more...

Time Out!  Attention Student Parents

 

Get out and meet other student parents and families!  An evening out...  dinner and childcare provided.  For Parents: Enjoy dinner with fellow parents and spouses/partners followed by a facilitated discussion on a topic of importance to your role as a parent. For Child(ren): Dinner, childcare, and age-appropriate activities will be provided by the Cornell Child Care Center. Children from infants to age 12 are welcome. 

 

Sponsored by the Students with Families Advisory Committee / GPCI Family Services Workgroup


Funding Available for Summer Intensive Language 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 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:
  1. the importance of the language instruction to the research project;
  2. why it was not possible to pursue the language instruction at Cornell during the regular academic year; and
  3. 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.

 

Commencement Packet Information (with severe weather tickets)    

 

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.


Teaching:

GPSA Faculty Awards - 2015

 

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].


 


Careers Workshops and Fairs:

18th Annual ILR Social Justice Career Fair

  • Wednesday, April 8 
  • 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 
  • Room 423 ILR Conference Center at King-Shaw Hall

During the ILR Social Justice Career Fair, Cornell alumni and other representatives from labor unions and non-profit organizations will share information about careers in their fields, and about summer and full-time employment opportunities.  Students are encouraged to come to the Social Justice Career Fair to learn more about participating organizations. All Cornell students are welcome.

 

A list of current and past Fair participants is available in CCNet and on the ILR Office of Career Services website.  



Fellowships, Postdocs and Awards:
Schwarzman Scholars Program

The Schwarzman Scholars program consists of one fully-funded year of study at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.  This award is of interest to current seniors, master's and Ph.D. candidates (up to age 28), who are studying fields relevant to issues influenced by or relevant to China.

Free information session on April 15th at 5:00 p.m. in 115 Rockefeller Hall.

Learn more: Schwarzman Scholars
Atkinson Center and Environmental Defense Fund Fellowships/Internships

This is an exciting opportunity for young scholars to contribute to finding solutions to today's urgent environmental challenges, while working with leadership at one of the nation's top results-oriented nonprofit organizations. EDF advocates using sound science, economics, and law to find environmental solutions that work.

These paid fellowships/internships will begin in summer 2015 for approximately 10 weeks in EDF offices in Boston; San Francisco; Washington, DC; and New York City. Graduate students and qualified undergraduates are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline: March 30
Decisions: April 20

Please review the full description of the individual internship here.

Environmental Defense Fund and Atkinson Fellowships

Science Policy Immersion Program 

 

Graduate students in science, engineering and related disciplines, who are interested in how decisions about science and innovation funding, regulation and policy are made will benefit from this program. Students with an interest in careers in science policy will also find this to be an excellent opportunity to learn about important fellowship programs and meet current science and innovation policy professionals.

 

One policy workshop is being offered in 2015: Monday, June 15th to Friday, June 26th (Arrival is on Sunday, June 14th with departure on Saturday, June 27th). Applications are due by March 31st.

 

For more information, please visit  http://cspo.org/program/science-outside-the-lab/ or email [email protected]


Now Accepting Fellowship Applications: National Biosafety and Biocontainment Program (NBBTP) 

 

The NBBTP is a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health.   The NBBTP Fellowship is designed specifically for people interested in careers in high-containment. This is an intensive two-year, immersive experience where Fellows are introduced to all elements of biosafety. The program includes traditional lectures, reading assignments, mentoring projects and travel to off-site conferences and training sessions.

 

How to Apply:  http://www.nbbtp.org/how-to-apply.aspx 

 

Application packages are due July 6, 2015; fellowships begin January 5, 2016 at the NIH Bethesda campus.


CTE Graduate Teaching Fellowship


 

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

 


American Society for Microbiology Fellowships

  • The ASM Robert D. Watkins Graduate Fellowship Program encourages minority students to continue and complete their Ph.D. in the microbiological sciences by providing a 3 year stipend up to $21,000/year and professional development opportunities. Deadline to apply is May 1st. Learn more here: bit.ly/watkins15sp.
  • The ASM Kadner Institute provides personalized guidance in grant preparation and review and a closely guided experience for choosing and succeeding in a microbiology career. Apply by May 31st. Learn more here: bit.ly/kadner15sp.

Applications are currently available online. I kindly ask that you share this information with your students and various student-based programs at your institution. In addition, please encourage your graduate students and postdocs to check www.asmgap.org throughout the year for new opportunities and resources. Should you have any questions about this program or other Education Board sponsored programs, please contact [email protected].

Student Showcase Awards

 

This award celebrates students or student organizations who facilitate high-quality community-engaged work and recognizes meaningful partnership with communities. The Award highlights a student or organization's outstanding work and grants the winner $1,500 for use in support of future service-learning initiatives. It provides an additional $1,500 to support the community partner with which the student or student groups have engaged. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until Monday, March 30. 

 

Read more and apply today!


Campus Programs:

Cornell HR Review Student Essay Competition

 

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/ 

 

Danz�n: Circum-Caribbean Dialogues in Music and Dance

Book Talk by Alejandro L. Madrid

  • Wed., March 25, 4:30 pm
  • Olin Library, Room 107

We all love music, whether it's lively or soothing to the soul. Alejandro L. Madrid's new book, Danz�n delves into the emergence of the danz�n phenomenon, a Latin American music, dance, and expressive culture. Its history spans more than 150 years and its influence transcends national boundaries. Madrid, associate professor of ethnomusicology at Cornell, will talk about danz�n's controversial popularization, development, glorification, decay, and rebirth. Buffalo Street Books will offer books for purchase. Light refreshments served. 

 

For more information, visit booktalks.library.cornell.edu.

Library Workshops

 

http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/workshops

 

01/28/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Introduction to Zotero via Web Ex

01/29/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Get Started with Library Research at Cornell

02/09/2015 - 12:00pm -1:00pm

Get Started with Library Research at Cornell

02/11/2015 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Introduction to Research Management with Zotero

02/26/2015 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Wikipedia Editing Workshop

02/27/2015 - 10:00am 12:00pm

Introduction to ArcGIS I

02/27/2015 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Introduction to Research Management with Zotero

03/06/2015 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Introduction to ArcGIS II

03/06/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Online Publishing for Scholars using Wordpress

03/11/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Advanced Zotero

03/12/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Coding For Humanists

03/18/2015 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Text Mining: Hands-on Exploration

03/19/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Managing Your Online Persona for Scholars

03/20/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Online Publishing for Scholars Using SCALAR

04/08/2015 - 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Show Me the Money: Funding Beyond Cornell

04/13/2015 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Adobe Photoshop CS6

04/15/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Managing Your Digital Research Files

04/17/2015 - 10:00am - 11:30am

Critical Introduction to the SimplyMap and PolicyMap Databases

04/17/2015 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Designing Effective Presentations

04/24/2015 - 10:00am - 11:30am

Introduction to Tableau Public



Wellness:

Free Wellness Activities

 

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. 

Need Help?  Consider Let's Talk

 

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.




Around Campus:
2015 Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture and Reception:
"Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet" by Prof. Steve Squyres

Dr Squyres, winner of the Carl Sagan Memorial Award and Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Communication in Planetary Science, will share insights gained as a Principal Investigator on the NASA Mars Rover Exploration Mission.

The lecture will take place at 4 pm on Tuesday March 24 in G-10, Biotechnology Building. All members of the Cornell community are welcome to join us for the lecture and a reception to follow.

Wine and Cheese Reception

 

Join the Graduate Association for Multidisciplinary Legal Studies (GAMLS) at a wine and cheese reception for graduate students and faculty engaged in legal and law-related research.

 

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

6:30 - 8:30 pm

The Big Red Barn

 

If your research relates to law, broadly defined, please join us! Learn more about us here: http://gr.orgsync.rso.cornell.edu/org/gamls

 

From Cornell Cinema

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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