Internal School Resources

Reserve conference and meeting rooms, teaching spaces, and event supplies (complete list)

Note: some rooms have moved into the new 25Live room scheduling system. 

• Reserve rooms in Bradfield/Emerson using LibCal
• Reserve rooms in Plant Science/Mann using LibCal
• Reserve Plant Science 404 or other classrooms (e.g., 233 PLS, 144 PLS, 114 PLS, etc)

Click here to access a how-to guide or contact Tami Payne (th47 [at] cornell.edu) for more information

Event space candidate layout

Request grocery delivery for instructional purposes

Request parking pass(es) for visitors

Hours of operation, effective 8/26/19:

• Mondays and Wednesdays, 2 – 4pm
• Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 – 11am
• Phone #:  255-1655

Travel Checklist form

1. Auburn Limo

nel478b [at] gmail.com

Information to include with your reservation request:

• Charge PO # 1163642
• Pick up and drop off times and locations
• Itinerary information
• # of passengers
• Contact phone number for day of
• Internal reference to include on invoice (KFS account #)
  Tracy Chapman can provide the instruction account # if you don’t already have it

2. Fleet Vans, 12-passenger are still available at this time

Contact the Fleet Garage

Plant Science & Mann

Campus mail and US Postal mail is delivered to G21 (Hort/SIPS), 238 (Plant Biology) or 328 (Plant Path) Plant Science.
FedEx and UPS packages are delivered to 111 Plant Science (5144*). You will be notified by email when you have a package ready for pickup.
To ship packages, please request a FedEx user account by emailing ajk287 [at] cornell.edu (subject: FedEx%20User%20Account%20Request, body: I'd%20like%20to%20request%20a%20FedEx%20User%20account.%20I'm%20with%20the%20lab%20of%20Dr.%20%5Bname%5D%20and%20primarily%20ship%20from%20building%20%5Bbuilding%20name%5D.) (Mandy).

Please use your lab or office number as your return address. The mailhandlers know which room to deliver to based on your name and/or section affiliation.

Bradfield & Emerson

Campus mail and US Postal mail is delivered to G03 Bradfield.
FedEx and UPS packages are delivered to G03 Bradfield. 
To ship packages, please request a FedEx user account by emailing db669 [at] cornell.edu (subject: FedEx%20User%20Account%20Request, body: I'd%20like%20to%20request%20a%20FedEx%20User%20account.%20I'm%20with%20the%20lab%20of%20Dr.%20%5Bname%5D%20and%20primarily%20ship%20from%20building%20%5Bbuilding%20name%5D.) (Mandy).

Please use your lab or office number as your return address. The mailhandlers know which room to deliver to based on your name and/or section affiliation.

Course catalog:

• See http://courses.cornell.edu/
• Search with any of the relevant course codes: PLSCI, PLHRT, PLBIO, PLPBG, PLPPM, PLSCS

Process/timeline for proposing new courses:

• Newly proposed courses are reviewed by the Plant Science Curriculum Committee and by the CALS Curriculum Committee
• If you have a new course you’d like to try out, consider teaching it as a Special Topics Course (PLSCI4940)
  • Can be 1-4 credits, and taught for 2 years without approval from the College
  • Does require some active publicity

TA rubric and process for requesting TAs:

• Which classes are assigned graduate TAs? This rubric breaks down how TA assignments are done
• Ineligible for a graduate TA? Consider an undergraduate who has previously taken your class
• A 1-credit TA training class for undergraduates will be introduced as part of the SIPS Active Learning Initiative

Key academic dates:

• Cornell academic calendar 2019-2020
• This site provides a detailed list of all the deadlines associated with courses

Room scheduling:

• Some rooms are designated R25 and controlled by the college. Others are under SIPS control.
• List of R25 rooms: https://registrar.cornell.edu/spaces

Exam schedules:

• See the list of exam schedules at: Fall 2020 exam schedules
• If at all possible, try to adhere to your assigned time for final exams. Schedules have been arranged to spread out student workloads

Legal class times:

• When proposing a new class, review the legal class times:Class meeting times
• Note that 10:00 and 11:00 Tuesday and Thursdays are the most popular class times and you will maximize your enrollment by avoiding these times

Class budgets, supplies, support:

• CALS provides SIPS with funds to support teaching. These funds are distributed to sections based on course numbers
• Note that courses requiring food can now place orders for deliveries from Wegmans
• Costs for field trip fees have increased significantly owing to changes in transportation providers. This may necessitate passing on some costs to students in the future.

Risk management:

• Signed risk waivers are required for all off-campus experiences

Classroom governance:

• Electronics, visitors, animals – in the absence of letters of accommodation from Student Disability Services, policy is at the discretion of the instructor
• Classroom auditing:
  • The option to audit is only available to graduate students
  • Auditors are accepted at the discretion of the instructor. If accepted, numbers cannot be limited unless room capacity is exceeded
  • Auditors cannot be failed but they can receive an incomplete which must be resolved prior to graduation. Requesting that auditing students sign a contract committing to a specified level of attendance and/or participation can be an effective strategy

Class roster:

• Fall 2020 class roster
• Users can search by course code, see whether spaces are still available, use the scheduler to avoid conflicts, and view syllabi
• Upload your syllabus at: Fall 2020 syllabi

Academic accommodations:

• Accommodation is required for varsity athletics, religious observance, and issues of physical and mental health
• Accommodation is not required for club sports or deaths in the family
• Ask at the beginning of the semester for known dates of absence related to athletics and religious observance. not that travel time to be with family is not encompassed
• A letter from Student Health Services is required for physical and mental health accommodations
• Instructors are not required to reschedule or duplicate field trips missed owing to accommodation

Consensual relationships policy:

• Consensual Relationship policy

Harassment and bias reporting:

• Bias Reporting

Mental health resources:

• Cornell mental health
• In crisis situations it is advisable to escort the student to Gannett Health Service
• For less urgent situations, options include contacting CALS Student Services or “Let’s Talk” Drop-in consultation.