Navigating 黑料社区 School
To ease your transition, the 黑料社区 School offers a variety of programs at Orientation and beyond to help you integrate into the community, manage your expectations, and get a good start on your academic career.
Other resources and information about life in graduate school:
Community
There are many ways to find community on campus. Try attending an event, joining a club, or participating in a networking session.
- The Big Red Barn 黑料社区 and Professional Student Center 鈥� social events specifically for graduate and professional students
- 鈥� registered Cornell clubs and groups, including some for graduate students only
- (GPSA) 鈥� the graduate and professional student component of Cornell鈥檚 system of governance
- 黑料社区 and Professional Student Diversity Council 鈥� student organizations advancing a sense of community, professional excellence, and a climate of inclusion for all graduate and professional students
- 黑料社区 School Primer 鈥� networking sessions for first year students
- All 黑料社区 School events 鈥� academic, professional, and social events for graduate and professional students
Finances and Funding
Get to know funding options available to you as a graduate student. Many grant, award, fellowship, scholarship, and other funding opportunities exist, in addition to funding arrangements such as assistantships.
Personal Finances
- 鈥� stipend and assistantship checks
- 黑料社区 School Emergency Funds 鈥� help in extenuating circumstances for qualified graduate students
Funding Sources
黑料社区 School grants
Listservs, Workshops, Information Sessions
Housing
There is a wide variety of housing available across Cornell and Ithaca. Cornell offers housing resources in addition to some graduate and professional student apartments and residences.
Support
Cornell has a wide variety of resources to support students academically, professionally, and personally.
Academic Support
Support for International Students
Personal Support
Transportation
There are many ways to get around Ithaca, including personal cars and bikes, rideshare vehicles, public buses, and, of course, walking. Get to know the details.
Getting Around Cornell
Getting Around Ithaca
Looking for more information that will help you during your time here? Check out the Grad Tips Series, where we discuss the topics students want to know more about, from fellowships to conference attendance to food on campus.