2021-22 Virtual Building Allyship Series: Dismantling the Exclusivity of Academia Through Critical Allyship to our Neurodiverse Community
2022-03-15 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Online
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 face, and accommodations or structural changes that mitigate or dissolve these barriers. Members of the neurodiverse community bring value to Cornell University, and allies help neurodiverse people thrive.
This Building Allyship Series session is collaboratively hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council, Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and Disability+, the Graduate and Professional Students with Disabilities Association.

Cultivating Equitable Mentoring Ecosystems
2022-03-22 11:00 - 12:30
Two In-Person Keynote Talks with Dr. Beronda Montgomery, author of Lessons from Plants
Mentoring is often positioned as the transfer of information from an experienced, senior individual (or mentor) to a junior, inexperienced individual (or mentee). Implicit in this description are the ideas that at the core of mentoring is a process of teaching – to guide, instruct and that mentoring may largely be a one-way flow of information. Increasingly, however, mentoring is being understood as a process best facilitated through a bilateral exchange and flow of knowledge and learning between individuals in a mentoring exchange. In this evolving conceptualization and practice of mentoring, both mentor and mentee are positioned as learners and teachers. In this presentation, I explore effective means of cultivating mentoring as a place of collaborative learning and reciprocal cultivation, that promotes the growth and success of all involved in the mentoring process.
Register here
CVM: Many Voices, One College Keynote
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET
Grab & Go Boxed Lunch Available Following the Talk
Location: Lecture Halls 4 and 5, CVM Center
Registration will open in early Spring 2022
Questions? Contact pace@cornell.edu.
Co-hosted by the PACE Program and the College of Veterinary Medicine
2022 MAC Mentoring Program Keynote
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET
Location: G10 Biotech
Grab & Go Boxed Lunch Available Following the Talk
Registration will open in early Spring 2022
Questions? Contact grad_assoc_dean@cornell.edu
Co-hosted by the Multicultural Academic Council and the Graduate School Offices of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers

About the Speaker:
Beronda L. Montgomery, Ph.D. is the Michigan State University Foundation Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory. She is a writer, researcher, and scholar who pursues a common theme of understanding how individuals perceive, respond to, and are impacted by the environments in which they exist. Her primary laboratory-based research is focused on the responses of photosynthetic organisms (i.e., plants and cyanobacteria) to external light cues. Additionally, Beronda pursues this theme in the context of effective mentoring and leadership of individuals, and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success.
Her 2021 book, Lessons From Plants, enters into the depth of botanic experience and shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery’s meditative study puts before us a question with the power to reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?
Sponsorship
Cornell PACE (NIH National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Grant Number R25AI140481), College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Inclusion and Academic Excellence Many Voices, One College, Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers (NSF AGEP Award Grant Number 1647094), and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
2022-03-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills.
The 2022 final round competition will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Register to attend and vote for the people’s choice award.
3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. In addition to the first place and second place winners from among the finalists, audience members on March 22 will be asked to select a People’s Choice Award Winner.

Cultivating Equitable Mentoring Ecosystems
2022-03-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Biotechnology Building, Room G10, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Two In-Person Keynote Talks with Dr. Beronda Montgomery, author of Lessons from Plants
Mentoring is often positioned as the transfer of information from an experienced, senior individual (or mentor) to a junior, inexperienced individual (or mentee). Implicit in this description are the ideas that at the core of mentoring is a process of teaching – to guide, instruct and that mentoring may largely be a one-way flow of information. Increasingly, however, mentoring is being understood as a process best facilitated through a bilateral exchange and flow of knowledge and learning between individuals in a mentoring exchange. In this evolving conceptualization and practice of mentoring, both mentor and mentee are positioned as learners and teachers. In this presentation, I explore effective means of cultivating mentoring as a place of collaborative learning and reciprocal cultivation, that promotes the growth and success of all involved in the mentoring process.
Register here
CVM: Many Voices, One College Keynote
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET
Grab & Go Boxed Lunch Available Following the Talk
Location: Lecture Halls 4 and 5, CVM Center
Questions? Contact pace@cornell.edu.
Co-hosted by the PACE Program and the College of Veterinary Medicine
2022 MAC Mentoring Program Keynote
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET
Location: G10 Biotech
Grab & Go Boxed Lunch Available Following the Talk
Questions? Contact grad_assoc_dean@cornell.edu
Co-hosted by the Multicultural Academic Council and the Graduate School Offices of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers

About the Speaker:

Beronda L. Montgomery, Ph.D. is the Michigan State University Foundation Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics in the Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory. She is a writer, researcher, and scholar who pursues a common theme of understanding how individuals perceive, respond to, and are impacted by the environments in which they exist. Her primary laboratory-based research is focused on the responses of photosynthetic organisms (i.e., plants and cyanobacteria) to external light cues. Additionally, Beronda pursues this theme in the context of effective mentoring and leadership of individuals, and the role of innovative leaders in supporting success.
Her 2021 book, Lessons From Plants, enters into the depth of botanic experience and shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery’s meditative study puts before us a question with the power to reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?
Sponsorship
Cornell PACE (NIH National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Grant Number R25AI140481), College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Inclusion and Academic Excellence Many Voices, One College, Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers (NSF AGEP Award Grant Number 1647094), and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

2021-22 Virtual Building Allyship Series: land Acknowledgements as Metaphor: Allyship and Land Back Movements
2022-04-28 12:00 - 13:30
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 communities, and institutions can localize allyship. Such actions range from citing Indigenous thinkers, to supporting local Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ sovereignty and centering Indigenous relationships with the Land. We hope to amplify the voices of Indigenous students at Cornell, the members of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ, and the larger Haudenosaunee confederacy, as well as suggest actions to support Indigenous communities.
*The capitalization of land vs Land is intentional in both the title and description. This is following Dr. Sandra Styres and Dr. Dawn Zinga’s syntactical practice in their writing “The community-first Land-centred theoretical framework: bringing a ‘good mind’ to Indigenous education research?” as well as Dr. Max Liboiron’s “Pollution is Colonialism.” The capitalization of Land acknowledges the “the unique entity that is the combined living spirit of plants, animals, air, water, humans, histories, and events recognized by many Indigenous communities.” Whereas when land is not capitalized, we refer “to the concept from a colonial worldview whereby landscapes are common, universal, and everywhere” (Liboiron 2021).
This Building Allyship Series session is collaboratively hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council, Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Indigenous Graduate Student Association

NAGS 2022 3MT Competition
2022-04-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) s pleased to announce the 2022 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. This year, the virtual event will be hosted by the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS). The 3MT competition will feature winners of each NAGS member’s local competitions, including Cornell’s 2022 3MT champion, Bruno Shirley. The NAGS winner and runner-up being sent to the next Council of Graduate Schools national competition.
The competition will be held live via Zoom. To attend the event. Visit the NAGS 2022 3MT website for more information.

Working Across Languages and Genres: Strategies for Magnifying the Impact of Scholarship – A Workshop
2022-04-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Biotechnology Building, Room G10, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
Even in culturally and linguistically diverse societies, myths and ideologies narrow down the number of languages and genres of knowledge sharing often to just one. But, as society and technology both advance, beyond the journal article, and beyond English-only venues lie a vast world of knowledge that circulates in many languages and many genres. Graduate students, whatever number of languages they speak, have access to that vast network, which needs and rewards their knowledge, offering them the opportunity to grow while giving back to society/world. How can you harness the power of all your languages? How can you overcome the barriers of perceptions and policies? A scholar who researches and teaches research and writing across disciplines and countries, Dr. Shyam Sharma will engage graduate students in hands-on activities and share practical strategies, helping graduate students explore how they can harness the full power of different languages, genres, and mediums of communication. This workshop will help them develop diverse ways to multiply the impact of the scholarship they produce.
To register, please complete this form. This workshop is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in all fields.
About the speaker
Dr. Shyam Sharma is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. His scholarship and teaching focus on issues of language and language policy/politics, cross-cultural rhetoric, international students and education, and writing in the disciplines. His works have appeared in a variety of venues, including College Composition and Communication, JAC, Across the Disciplines, Composition Studies, NCTE, Series in Writing and Rhetoric, Hybrid Pedagogy, Kairos, and Professional and Academic English (IELTS SIG). His last book (Routledge, 2018), based on data gathered by visiting 20 US universities plus data collected distantly from 15 more, offers theoretical and practical pathways for the advancement of Writing Studies at the graduate level, using writing support for international graduate students as a major intervention in graduate education. His next book analyzes the foundations of international education in the US in the decades after the Second World War, showing fault lines and potential futures by analyzing trajectories in the past few decades.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences; the Graduate School Offices of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers; the Office of Postdoctoral Studies; the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs; the English Language Support Office; the Language Resource Center; and the South Asia Program.

Transcending Monolingual Worldviews: Magnifying the Impact of Knowledge in Academe and Society
2022-04-29 11:30 - 13:00 | Biotechnology Building, Room G10, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
All societies, and especially diverse ones like the US, are multilingual; translingual communication mediates life and professions and makes knowledge grow and work. Yet, myths about language set up barriers, inhibiting free exchange and application of knowledge. These myths include the ideas that knowledge must only be produced, can only be exchanged, and is applied best through dominant languages—damaging assumptions that adversely affect many domains, but particularly knowledge work by academics across the disciplines. Harm caused by this suppression of languages has been long documented in the literature in language, writing, and communication studies. Drawing on the research and his own efforts to counter language ideologies, Dr. Shyam Sharma will present a framework and share practical strategies, showing how transcending monolingual worldviews (and mobilizing all languages) helps academe and its scholars to magnify the impact of the knowledge they produce, both transnationally and within US academe and society.
The event is free and open to the public. Campus visitors and members of the public must adhere to Cornell’s public health requirements for events, which include wearing masks while indoors and providing proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test.
To register, please complete this form.
About the speaker
Dr. Shyam Sharma is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. His scholarship and teaching focus on issues of language and language policy/politics, cross-cultural rhetoric, international students and education, and writing in the disciplines. His works have appeared in a variety of venues, including College Composition and Communication, JAC, Across the Disciplines, Composition Studies, NCTE, Series in Writing and Rhetoric, Hybrid Pedagogy, Kairos, and Professional and Academic English (IELTS SIG). His last book (Routledge, 2018), based on data gathered by visiting 20 US universities plus data collected distantly from 15 more, offers theoretical and practical pathways for the advancement of Writing Studies at the graduate level, using writing support for international graduate students as a major intervention in graduate education. His next book analyzes the foundations of international education in the US in the decades after the Second World War, showing fault lines and potential futures by analyzing trajectories in the past few decades.
Co-sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences; the Graduate School Offices of Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Future Faculty and Academic Careers; the Office of Postdoctoral Studies; the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs; the English Language Support Office; the Language Resource Center; and the South Asia Program.

2022 Graduate Diversity & Inclusion Recognition and Awards Celebration
2022-05-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Biotechnology Building, Room G10, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
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 all interested members of the Cornell Graduate & Professional Student Community and all those within and beyond Cornell that support the progression and success of graduate and professional students!
During this celebration, we will present the following awards, which allow us to recognize those who have significantly contributed towards the advancement of efforts around diversity, equity, inclusion, outreach, and graduate student engagement.

Exemplary Service Awards for Early & Advanced Career Students
Excellence in Leadership Award
Social Justice Award
Community Outreach Award
Unsung Hero Award
Faculty Champion Awards for Junior & Senior Faculty

All graduate and professional degree students who register to participate in this celebration are also encouraged to complete the academic, professional, and service achievements section of the registration form. The areas of achievement that will be recognized include the following:

Scholar Recognitions: Graduate School Deans Scholars, Bouchet Honor Society, NextGen Professors
Academic Achievements: Conference presentations/publications/TA awards
Funding Achievements: Grants/Fellowships/Scholarships
Community Service Achievements: Mentor/Tutor/Volunteer/Student Organization Leader
Milestones & Completion: Passing of A and B Exams/Completion of Graduate or Professional Degree

This event is co-hosted by: Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement, and the member organizations of the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council: The Arab Graduate Student Association, Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, Cornell Latin America Student Society, Graduate Disability+, First Generation and Low Income Graduate Student Organization, GPSA Diversity and International Students Committee, Graduate and Professional Students International, Graduate Women in Science: Supporting Gender Diversity & Inclusion in STEM, Indigenous Graduate Student Association, Latinx Graduate Student Coalition, Multicultural Academic Council, LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Organization, Society for Asian American Graduate Affairs, and the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

NextGen Professors: May Cohort Meeting
2022-05-18 16:00 - 17:30 | Zoom
NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in year 3 or beyond) and postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access and equity in the academy. Participants accepted to this selective, application-based program are members of a cohort who together engage in series of professional and career development activities including monthly NextGen Professors cohort meetings, Power Mentoring Sessions with faculty, and the biennial Future Professors Institute. Participants also engage in the future faculty development programming from the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.
May Meeting Topic: Panel discussion with four early-career alumni
Meets remotely via Zoom
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s NextGen Professors cohort.
Please contact Graduate School Associate Dean for Inclusion & Student Engagement Sara Xayarath Hernández (sh267@cornell.edu) or Future Faculty and Academic Careers Executive Director Colleen McLinn (cmm252@cornell.edu) with questions about this opportunity.

Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom Begins
2022-06-01
Running from June 1-30, Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom is a 4-week, asynchronous online course designed for Cornell instructors, that gives you an opportunity to explore strategies for inclusive course design, social identity and self-reflection, and pedagogical practices to effectively support student engagement and a sense of belonging across difference.
Register for Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom
Those interested may pair it with:

Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching For Graduate Students & Postdocs (weekly on Thursdays from 1:00-2:20 pm ET, register by May 30)

This is a five-week online program that runs concurrently with Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom. Participants meet weekly via Zoom to discuss how to create and sustain inclusive learning environments. Identify practical, evidence-based strategies appropriate for your discipline and future teaching plans. This program is a collaboration between the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.

Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching Begins
2022-06-02 13:00 - 14:20 | Online
This is a five-week online program that runs concurrently with the asynchronous Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom course. Participants meet weekly via Zoom to discuss how to create and sustain inclusive learning environments. Identify practical, evidence-based strategies appropriate for your discipline and future teaching plans. This program is a collaboration between the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.
Who may participate?
Graduate students and postdocs at Cornell. Register for the learning community. by May 30, 2022.
Details

Dates: June 2 – 30, 2022
Meeting times: Thursdays, 1:00-2:20 pm ET in June
More information about the learning community
You must be enrolled concurrently in the asynchronous online course, Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to:

articulate your inclusion-related teaching and learning values
discuss diversity and inclusion, anchored in a process of reflection and ongoing learning

Pathways to Success Symposium
2022-06-08 09:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
Pathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful in their research and scholarship, and establish necessary skills for their future careers.
The Summer P2S Series is a professional development opportunity for doctoral, professional degree, and research master’s students and postdoctoral scholars that will provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within this three-part series.
Symposium Agenda
June 8, 2022, 9:30 – 11:00 am ET
Plenary Session: Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness
Plenary Speaker: Sharon Milgram, Director, Office of Intramural Training & Education, National Institutes of Health
June 8, 2022, 11:30am – 1:00 pm ET
Keynote Session: Claim Your Space – Transformative Communication Skills for Academia and Beyond
Speaker: Eliza VanCort, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Thought Leader, and Teacher
June 8, 2022, 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Workshop: Resilience in Writing: The Key to Graduate Writers’ Wellbeing and Success

Facilitator: Lisa Russell Pinson, Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing, Center for Graduate Life, UNC Charlotte
Register now to attend.
For more information, visit the Pathways to Success website.

Academic Job Search Series: Getting a Faculty Position
2022-06-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
A live online panel discussion and Q&A featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year.
Panelists:

Cindy Córdoba Arroyo, PhD (’22), Apparel Design
Stacy Endriss, Research Associate, Natural Resources and the Environment
Caitlin Kane, PhD (’22), Performing and Media Arts
Keith LeGrand, PhD (’22), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

2022 NextGen Professors Public Keynote
2022-06-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Everyday Survival and Collective Action: What We Can Learn From Disabled Faculty About Access and Care
Speaker: Margaret Price, Associate Professor for English and Director of the Disabilities Studies Program at The Ohio State University
Register to receive the Zoom meeting link.
The pandemic has raised surprising questions about everyday academic life. For example, “How is it possible that I am required to do a full-time job while also providing full-time care for my family?” or “How can I negotiate questions of ‘safety’ with my co-workers, my community, even my closest loved ones?” Long before 2020, however, these questions were already active topics of conversation in interdependent communities of people who are disabled, BIPOC, queer, and marginalized in other ways. In this interactive talk, Dr. Margaret Price draws upon data from a study with disabled faculty to highlight the themes of access and care. Those themes are often co-opted by educational institutions which claim to center access and care while pursuing initiatives that in fact achieve the opposite. Stories from Price’s survey and interview study allow us to learn more about the everyday lives and strategies of disabled faculty members. They also demonstrate that all participants in higher education will benefit from a cultural shift toward shared accountability and interdependence in order to foster sustainable forms of access and care that support workers.
About the Speaker
Dr. Margaret Price is co-founder and lead PI of the Transformative Access Project at The Ohio State University, which “re-imagines access as a collective process that centers race, ethnicity, disability, class, gender, and sexuality.” Her award-winning research focuses on sharing concrete strategies and starting necessary dialogues about creating a culture of care and a sense of shared accountability in academic spaces. She is at work on a book about inclusivity in university culture, which is under contract with Duke University Press, and her most recent publication is “Time Harms: Disabled Faculty Navigate the Accommodations Loop,” published in South Atlantic Quarterly in Spring 2021. In Spring 2022, she will travel to the University of Gothenberg, Sweden, on a Fulbright Grant to study universal design and collective access. Her website is http://margaretprice.wordpress.com.

Academic Job Search Series: The Application Process for an Academic Job
2022-06-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Presenters: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

Academic Job Search Series: Developing a Narrative For Your Teaching Statement
2022-07-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Through presentation and discussion, we will explore essential elements of a teaching statement for an academic job application. You’ll leave prepared to start your first draft Teaching Statement or to revise an existing one to make sure it accurately reflects your beliefs and experience.
Presenters: Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation and Colleen McLinn, Executive Director for Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Cornell Graduate School
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

Academic Job Search Series: Writing a Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2022-07-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Come discuss how to approach writing the diversity statement sometimes requested as part of academic faculty or postdoctoral job applications. We will share examples and guidance from Cornell and other colleges and universities and prompt you to think about ways in which you do, or could, contribute to a university’s mission
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies; Colleen McLinn, Executive Director for Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Cornell Graduate School; Derina Samuel, Associate Director for Graduate Student Development, Center for Teaching Innovation
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

POSTPONED: Academic Job Search Series: Writing a Research Statement for a Primarily Undergraduate Institution
2022-07-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Through an interactive online discussion, presenter Dr. Jeffrey Werner (Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in faculty positions at four-year colleges and universities (e.g., primarily undergraduate institutions, or PUIs) outline a research statement that highlights plans to mentor undergraduate students in research.
Presenter: Jeffrey Werner, Associate Professor of Chemistry, SUNY Cortland
July 27 Announcement: We have had to postpone the event on short notice due to illness. Please stay tuned for informations about any future rescheduling. A video of the 2021 presentation is available through Cornell Video on Demand here.
Register to attend.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.

2022 Summer Success Symposium
2022-08-17 10:00 - 15:30 | G10 Biotechnology Building, 526 Campus Road, Ithaca, NY, 14853, United States
The Summer Success Symposium is a professional and community development event for new and continuing doctoral students from across all graduate fields. The symposium has a particular focus on bringing together recipients of graduate fellowships in support of diversity as well as all other doctoral students from backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the academy. This includes, but is not limited to students who identify as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latina/o/x, and/or Southeast Asian, and/or those that identify as first-generation college (FGC) students, LGBTQQ+ identified students, veterans, students with disabilities, women in STEM, students with DACA status, and others. Master’s degree students interested in pursuing doctoral studies are also welcome to this event.
Through this symposium, participants have the opportunity to form connections and establish community. This symposium also provides participants with the opportunity to engage with successful alumni, faculty, and professionals with shared experiences and identities. Summer Success Symposium keynote and workshop content focus on providing participants with access to knowledge and insights that will help them navigate their successful transition into and progression through their graduate studies.
Registration Required
Symposium Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 am ET
Check-In
10:15 am – 10:30 am ET
Welcoming Remarks
Speaker: Sara Xayarath Hernández, Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student Engagement, Graduate School
10:30 am – 12:00 pm ET
Opening Plenary Session: Writing for Healing and Joy – Resisting the Traumatic Experience of the Academic Writing Process
In this session, you will learn about embedding healing, joy, and wellness into the academic writing process. Through Dr. Villarreal’s experience as a mami-scholar dealing with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and depression in the middle of a global pandemic, she developed coping skills influenced by a combination of Chicana feminist teachings, occupational therapy, and consejos from her community. Determined to not allow the dissertation process to be yet another traumatic experience in academia for her, she instead cultivated one that brought her healing and joy. In this session, Dr. Villarreal will share her experience and give guidance on how graduate students can cultivate wellness, joy, and healing along their research and writing journeys.
Speaker: Cynthia Villarreal, Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University
12:00 – 12:30 pm ET
Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 pm ET
Alumni Keynote Session: Defining and Progressing Toward Your North Star
Graduate school can feel confusing. The process is defined, but vague. It’s structured, but also very individualized. When navigating this process, it can become difficult at times to maintain a sense of agency. Because the constant in all of this is you, it’s critical that you find ways to ground yourself so you don’t lose sight of what you want from this journey. In this session, we discuss how to define your purpose and develop well-aligned goals. We also discuss successful strategies for sustaining your passion through graduation and beyond.
Speaker: Elizabeth Wayne, M.S. ’13, Ph.D. ’16 Biomedical Engineering, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
2:15 – 3:30 pm ET
Mastering Your Transition Into & Progression Through Graduate School
During this panel discussion with current doctoral students from across the disciplines, panelists will candidly discuss their experiences and strategies for making a successful transition into graduate school. They will also share insights on their experiences navigating their ongoing progression through their graduate studies, and their exploration and preparation for various postgraduate career pathways.
Event Sponsors
Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement, Diversity Programs in Engineering, Future Faculty and Academic Careers, and the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
This event is also supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1647094 (AGEP CIRTL) and a subcontract under Grant No. 1231286 (Cornell AGEP). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
This program was modeled in part after PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP Summer Success Institute.

NCFDD Webinar: Equitable, Accessible, and Inclusive Teaching Practices
2022-08-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
This session will provide strategies and supports to ensure teaching is equitable, accessible, and inclusive for ALL students, including (but not limited to) multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and first-generation students. The session will begin by providing the objectives and principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), how UDL contributes to anti-racist and anti-ableist practices, and end with examples of equitable, accessible, and inclusive course delivery methods and assignments.
Facilitator Bio
Saili S. Kulkarni, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Special Education at San José State University (SJSU). Dr. Kulkarni’s research seeks to understand the intersections of disability and race in teacher education using a framework of disability studies critical race theory (DisCrit). Her recent work portrays the experiences and challenges faced by teachers of color including special education teachers of color (SETOC) and/or teachers of color working with young children of color with disabilities. She is the recipient of a Spencer Foundation Racial Equity Grant (2021-2023) to study exclusionary discipline practices impacting young children of color with disabilities in preschool and early elementary grades. She is also the inaugural BIPOC Educator Fellow for the National Center for Research in Educator Diversity (NCRED). Dr. Kulkarni received early tenure and promotion from SJSU in 2021 with the support of the NCFDD Summer Bootcamp, which she participated in, back in Summer 2020.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

Becoming a Resilient Scientist Discussion Series
2022-09-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-09-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-07 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Have you ever wanted to practice developing the confidence and resilience needed to navigate challenging situations as a graduate student and in life? This fall, the Cornell Graduate School (Office of Graduate Student Life and Future Faculty and Academic Careers) will facilitate small online discussion meetings on Friday afternoons about the contents of a series of NIH webinars called “Becoming a Resilient Scientist.”
The commitment involves watching a 2-hour webinar every other Thursday afternoon along with participating in a 1-hour Zoom discussion group with your Cornell colleagues. By participating in the Cornell Discussion Groups, students will be able to talk openly and candidly about the material presented in a space where confidentiality is the expectation. Below are the unit topics and the date/time with the link that to the webinar.

Unit 1. An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness (Thursday, Sept 8th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm)

Cornell Discussion Group (Friday, September 9th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm)

Unit 2. Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears (Thursday, Sept 22nd from 3:00 – 5:00 pm)

Cornell Discussion Group (Friday, September 23 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm)

Unit 3. Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists (Thursday, Oct 6th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm)

Cornell Discussion Group (Friday, October 7th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm)

Unit 4. Developing Feedback Resilience (Thursday, Oct 20th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm)

Cornell Discussion Group (Friday, October 21st from 2:00 – 3:00 pm)

Unit 5. Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships (Thursday, Nov 3rd from 3:00 – 5:00 pm)

Cornell Discussion Group (Friday, November 4th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm)

You can attend one, more, or all sessions. For weeks you choose to attend, you do need to watch the webinar prior to participating in the discussion session. Those who attend at least 4 out of 5 discussion sessions will receive a certificate of completion. We will be having an optional Wrap-Up Celebration Luncheon in-person at the end of the series on November 9th (more information to come).
There are a limited number of spaces to participate. Please register by September 6 here.

2022 Resource Fair for Graduate and Professional Students
2022-09-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Barton Hall, 117 Statler Drive, Ithaca, New York, 14853
This collaborative resource fair and welcome reception will provide an opportunity for graduate and professional degree students from across programs to engage with each other while also learning more about the resources, office, and organizations that help to support their development and progression at Cornell. Resources and on/off campus partners which will be in attendance are listed below.
Please sign up here if you have any accommodations requests for the Resource Fair.
This event is brought to you by the Graduate School, the Law School, the SC Johnson College of Business, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the College of Engineering.
2022 Resource Fair Partner List

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
Arab Graduate Student Association
Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center
Black Graduate and Professional Student Association (BGPSA)
Campus Sustainability Office
Careers Beyond Academia
Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI)
Community Based Project Evaluation Group
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Cornell Career Services
Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS)
Cornell Cinema
Cornell Concert Series
Cornell Contract Dining
Cornell Health
The Cornell Store
Cornell Transportation Services
Cornell University Library
Cornell University Police
Cornell Votes
D & I Portfolio (Asian and Asian American Center, Office of Spirituality and Meaning Making, LGBT Resource Center, First-Generation & Low-Income Student Support, Multicultural Student Leadership and Empowerment, Undocumented/DACA Support, Women’s Resource Center)
Dean of Students Office
English Language Support Office (ELSO)
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
Financial Aid and Student Employment (FASE)
First Generation and Low Income (FiGLI) Graduate Student Organization
Future Faculty and Academic Careers and Office of Postdoctoral Studies
Graduate Disability+ at Cornell
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA)
Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council (GPS DC)
Graduate and Professional Women’s Network (GPWomeN)
Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student & Faculty Engagement
Graduate School Student Services
Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE)
Graduate Student School Outreach Program (GRASSHOPR)
Graduate Students in Public Health (GraPH)
Graduate Women in Science (GWiS)
IT@Cornell
Latinx Graduate Student Coalition (LGSC)
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies
Master of Public Health Program
Off Campus Living
Office of Global Learning: International Services
Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX (OIETIX)
Ombuds Office
Pelvic Pain Association at Cornell and Project Biodiversify Affiliates at Cornell
Protestant Cooperative Ministry at Cornell
Public Health/Graduate Students in Public Health
Qgrads (LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Association)
Recreational Services (Big Red Rec)
Research Data Management Service Group (RDMSG)
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Society for Asian American Graduate Affairs (SAAGA)
Student Disability Services (SDS)
Student Health Benefits
Student Support and Advocacy Services
Tompkins County Public Library
Visit Ithaca

NYAS Webinar: Career Paths: Funding & Grantsmanship
2022-10-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Zoom
The ability to write successful research grants is a skill that needs to be worked on. As university budgets are shrinking and external funding sources are becoming more and more competitive, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and scientists should gain experience in this critical skill of successful grant writing early in their careers by applying for extramural funding, especially individual fellowships. Grant writing is a skill that requires guidance and advice from those who have successfully applied for these type of grants. In fact, grant writing can be more difficult than the actual research proposed. Join Science Alliance for “Transition to Research Independence: Funding and Grantsmanship” to learn the skills for concise and persuasive writing that is not only vital in academia, but essential for any career path. During this evening seminar given by Dr. Jaime Rubin and follow up by a panel with recipients of these fellowships, we will focus on best practices for effective grant writing, specifically applied to individual pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship applications in the biomedical fields.
During this seminar you will learn about:

Types of funding agencies (government and private)
Types of private agencies (e.g. voluntary health organizations, professional societies, private foundations)
Review criteria for fellowship applications
Key components of fellowship applications
Strategic approaches for competitive applications
Common but overlooked mistakes made by new investigators
Tips to increase your chances for success

Following the seminar, we will have a panel discussion with graduate students and postdocs who have successfully applied for various types of individual fellowships.
Register online for the webinar.
Sign up for free a Membership to the New York Academy of Sciences
To support your professional and career development, Cornell University will sponsor a complimentary 1-year Membership to the New York Academy of Sciences for any interested undergraduate and graduate student, postdoc, faculty and staff member. For over 200 years, the Academy has helped scientists, engineers, and innovators pursue successful careers. To request a sponsored membership, sign up at NYAS.ORG/CORNELL

Unstuck: Become the Writer You Already Are
2022-10-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
The CNY Humanities Corridor will host a free 90-minute virtual session with Michelle Boyd (Inkwell Academic Writing Retreats), open to all interested faculty and graduate students:
Friday, October 7, 2022
1:00-2:30 p.m. (ET)
Unstuck: Become the Writer You Already Are
Register by Oct. 6!
Visit the Corridor website and calendar for more information. Other questions? Email cnyhumanities@syr.edu.

Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
2022-10-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
An important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from your laptop or mobile device. The format will be interactive presentation followed by question and answer period.
Presenters: Yael Levitte, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies
RSVP to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. Register for October 31
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and the Future Faculty and Academic Careers program, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all Cornell community members. Individuals who have accessibility accommodations to request should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.
