Internal School Resources

View this Smartsheet with an inventory of available/free used lab supplies and equipment.

If you find something you want, add your name to the “Taker” field on that row, and indicate where the item should be delivered to by using the “Deliver To” field. You are also welcome to arrange pickup or viewing of the item.  Indicate that in the “Notes” field.

If you would like to donate items to the inventory, use this inventory entry form. Provide as much information as possible, including a photo of the item.

• Reserve a room - View room capacities, webconferencing capabilities, and follow links to reservation system.
• SIPS room layouts - How to set up tables and chairs for different capacities in PS 404 and Emerson 135.
• Need room help? Contact Ashlee Cherry (a.cherry [at] cornell.edu) or Danielle Bushnell (db669 [at] cornell.edu).

 

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

Auburn Limo / IAL

Email nel478b [at] gmail.com (subject: Reservation%20Request, body: I%27d%20like%20to%20reserve%20a%20bus.%20The%20details%20of%20my%20trip%20are%20below.%20Please%20reply%20or%20call%20(xxx)xxx-xxxx%20confirming%20the%20reservation.%0A%0ACharge%20Cornell%20blanket%20PO%20%23%3A%0APick%20up%20and%20drop%20off%20times%20and%20locations%3A%0A%23%20of%20passengers%3A%0AContact%20phone%20number%20for%20day%20of%20reservation%3A%0A%0AInternal%20reference%20to%20include%20on%20invoice%20(KFS%20account%20%23)%3A%20)  or call (607) 273-3030 to make a reservation.

Information to include:

• Charge PO #: 1199325
• 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 # and course #) Example: 1234567 course PLSCI 1100
• Andrea Gilbert ag16 [at] cornell.edu can provide the instruction account # if you don’t already have it
• Please copy Danielle Bushnell db669 [at] cornell.edu

Swarthout Coaches (large buses, 30+ passengers)

Call (607) 257-2277 to make a reservation.

Information to provide:

• Charge PO #: 1212980
• Pick up and drop off times and locations:
• Itinerary information:
• # of passengers:
• Contact phone number for day of:
• Please email Danielle Bushnell db669 [at] cornell.edu all the above, plus:
  • Account to charge the invoice (KFS account # and course #) Example: 1234567 course PLSCI 1100
  • Andrea Gilbert ag16 [at] cornell.edu can provide the instruction account # if you don’t already have it

Cornell Fleet

• Contact the Fleet Garage
• Fleet Vans, 12-passenger are still available at this time
• Andrea Gilbert ag16 [at] cornell.edu can provide the instruction account # if you don’t already have it

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:

• Visit the Courses of Study website.
• 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 2021-2022
• 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

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.