Student Life: Horticulture

Society for Horticulture (SoHo)- Graduate Student Association

SoHo promotes fellowship among peers and future colleagues within the Field of Horticulture through regular meetings, cook-outs, holiday parties, and events that promote professional growth. We actively engage in committee membership throughout the university and strive to provide student members with opportunities develop communication, inter-personal, and future career skills. All graduate students are automatically members.

Officers

President: Sarah Overbeck | slo42 [at] cornell.edu (slo42[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Vice President: Griffin Erich | gje28 [at] cornell.edu (gje28[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Secretary: Angela Paul | ap838 [at] cornell.edu (ap838[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Treasurer: Nathan Lewis | nsl49 [at] cornell.edu (nsl49[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Event Coordinator: Emily Kawano | eak276 [at] cornell.edu (eak276[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Outreach Coordinator: Ava Forystek | aif38 [at] cornell.edu (aif38[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Apple Vending Machine Manager: Joshua Ploshay | jp2625 [at] cornell.edu (jp2625[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Resources for Horticulture Graduate Students

Field of Horticulture Graduate Student Handbook. Find details of the various opportunities, expectations and milestones during the Horticulture graduate program in the accordion on the Graduate Field Requirements: Horticulture page.
Mutual expectations. A list of topics for which it is useful to understand the expectations that a student and advisor have of one another. It provides a framework for an easy discussion. Printer-friendly .pdf version of mutual expectations
Habits of successful scientists. Developed by Carl Wieman, the habits that characterize successful scientists are valuable skills for every student to learn. This guide can help identify things students will want to learn during their graduate program. Printer-friendly .pdf version of Weiman list.
Learning Goals. The Field has set certain learning goals and when we intend to assess whether they are being met. They also appear in the Graduate Handbook.

Resources for current students

Bias Reporting

Bias Reporting: report a bias incident and learn what constitutes bias

Mental and Physical Health

Counseling Resources: Mental health resources available through Cornell Health including Let’s Talk Drop-in counseling
Student Health Benefits
Cornell Gannett Health Services

Graduate School Programs and Resources

Cornell Graduate School: Academic Resources, Career Resources, Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion, and more
Travel Grants: apply for funding for travel to a professional conference at which you are presenting or for funding to travel as part of thesis/dissertation research
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly: Cornell’s community of graduate and professional students to address non-academic issues of common concern

This organization is a registered student organization of Cornell University. The Equal Education and Employment Opportunity Statement is our university commitment to a welcoming and supportive community for students, faculty and staff.