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Caldwell Hall home of AIISP

A welcoming environment for our students

The American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) believes having a space dedicated to our students is vitally important. Our headquarters in Caldwell Hall (located on the Ag Quad) serves as a safe and welcoming environment for students to use any time during the year. This fourth-floor space also houses academic and student service offices, an undergraduate study lounge with computer lab, a graduate room, printing room, community kitchen, conference room, and library.

Resources & Amenities

Undergraduate Study Lounge & Computer Lab

AIISP students have access to the student lounge and computer lab during regular office hours (8:30 am- 4:30pm on weekdays), and can enter the space after hours and on weekends with an additional code. This lounge is equipped with a large round table, dry erase board, comfortable chairs, couch, magazine library, and four computer work stations that are connected to printers in the adjacent room.

Graduate Room

AIISP-affiliated Graduate Students have 24-hour access to office space where they have assigned desks, as well as computers to work from. Contact aiisp [at] cornell.edu (aiisp[at]cornell[dot]edu) to request a desk assignment. 

Kitchenette

AIISP students, faculty, and staff have access to a kitchen equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster, Keurig coffee maker, and water dispenser. Throughout the semester, it is stocked with snacks and drinks for students to enjoy between classes, meetings, or meals.

Printing Services

AIISP-affiliated students and faculty have access to a copier where they can copy, scan, and print out work and class-related materials. This service is free of charge as long as the privilege is not overused (no printing out entire textbooks please!).

Multipurpose Room & Library

AIISP has a conference room (Caldwell 400) where many events take place, including seminar classes, conferences, and presentations. This room also serves as the AIISP library, which is a comprehensive collection of books on a wide range of American Indian and Indigenous Studies topics available to AIISP students for borrowing. Extended due dates are possible depending on the title's popularity and a student's needs.

Students work in the undergraduate lounge and computer lab
AIISP graduate room in Caldwell Hall includes assigned desks and computers for students.
Caldwell Hall kitchen
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Shelves of books and a large conference table in the Caldwell conference room.
Shelves of books and a large conference table in the Caldwell conference room.

Caldwell 400 - Multipurpose Room and AIISP Library

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Student Lounge & Computer Lab

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Free printing, copying, and scanning for AIISP students

Staff Offices on Caldwell 4th Floor

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Troy Richardson

Program Director

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Associate Professor, Philosophy of Education

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Troy Richardson
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Leslie Logan

Associate Director

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Leslie Logan
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Zoë Van Nostrand

Graduate and Undergraduate Student Course Coordinator; Administrative Assistant

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Zoë Van Nostrand

How to get to AIISP in Caldwell Hall

AIISP is located in the fourth floor of Caldwell Hall on the Ag Quad, nestled between Warren Hall and the Computing and Communications Center. Our address by GPS is 121 Reservoir Ave, but we're also a short walk from the corner of Garden Ave and Tower Rd. 
Walking

You can get to Caldwell from many paths across campus. Our front and back entrances are open from 8:30-5pm every week. 

  • From the Arts Quad - Take the path between Rockefeller Hall and the Big Red Barn to get to the Ag Quad just past Bailey Hall. 
  • From the Biology Quad - Cross Tower Road and take the bath before the greenhouses to get to the Ag Quad.
  • From Ho Plaza - Walk North on East Avenue, Turn right onto Tower Road, then left up Garden Avenue to get to the Ag Quad.
  • From Beebe Lake - Cross the Triphammer Foot Bridge and take the bath up along the Human Ecology and Martha Van Rensselaer Hall to reach the back entrance of Caldwell hall. 
  • From the Cornell Botanic Gardens - You can walk through the woods up the hill behind the Plant Sciences and Mann Library buildings.
Bus
  • Getting to Caldwell by Bus - We are a short walk away from a number of major campus bus stops. We recommend looking for routes that stop at: Kennedy Hall, Corson-Mudd Hall, or Goldwin Smith. 
Driving

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  • Short Term Parking lots a short walk from Caldwell Hall: Cornell Botanic Gardens (requires walking up a moderate hill), Tobaggan Lodge Parking, Peterson Lot, Martin Y. Tang Welcome Center (Requires walking up a steep hill)
  • All parking spaces directly around Caldwell Hall and the Ag Quad require specific permits reserved for faculty and staff.

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