Resources For Faculty

REPORT AN INCIDENT: This reporting tool is for non-emergency incidents and non-emergency Clery Act crime reports only.

For EMERGENCIES, including safety concerns for members of our community, call CORNELL POLICE at 607-255-1111 or DIAL 911.

For health concerns call CORNELL HEALTH at 607-255-5155.

The College also maintains an Equity and Diversity web page for resources for students, faculty and staff related to university-wide initiatives as well as college-specific resources.

Other Services:

• Emergency Information
• Blue Light Services
• Title IX Office
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
• SHARE (Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Education)
• Student Disability Services
• Women’s Resource Center
• Faculty and Staff Assistance Program

• A&S Business Service Center
• A&S Communications Office
• CU Policies
• Environmental Health and Safety
• FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
• Office of Benefits
• Ombudsman
• Cornell Hotline (EthicsPoint)
• Parking and Transportation
• Travel Booking

• Guidelines for Promotion to the Rank of Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure
• Guidelines for Promotion to Full Professor

Now that the university has released pre-enrollment dates and the Fall 2020 class roster is available, the A&S Student Services Office would like to update you on some important changes to practices and policies for this fall reflecting the extraordinary nature of the semester. Here is a web page that summarizes:

• Student Services Office Operations for fall 2020
• Fall 2020 Pre-enrollment Period, Enrollment Dates and Deadlines
• Fall 2020 Course time conflicts
• Fall 2020 Enrollment credit limits for A&S students
• Online petition system for A&S students
• New college residency requirements
• New distribution requirements
• Dean’s List criteria

Our students rely on faculty for critical academic advice.

If you have questions about advising, call 607-255-5004 to talk to an advising dean. Here is a list of all current academic advisors.

• Data.arts: Links to your incoming advisees’ names, summary sheets, courses of interest, major interests, netIDs, unofficial transcripts, Application to Graduate, advising dean lookup etc.
• Degree Audit: See each advisee’s DUST report, which tracks progress toward the fulfillment of college requirements

First year:

• Carol Tatkon Center
• Knight Institute

Sophomores and Juniors: 

• Check-in with your advisees to discuss grad school, job searching, and internships. Refer them to Career Development resources as needed.

Seniors: Part II, Applying to Graduate

Courses, Credits and Placement:

• Courses of Study
• Current Course Roster
• AP, IB, and A-level Credit and Placement
• Courses that do not count towards the degree in Arts and Sciences

College Degree Requirements and Policy

• Graduation Requirements
• Most frequently used passages from the Faculty Handbook
• Grading Guidelines
• Other College Policies

Directories and Important Dates

• Cornell Academic Calendar
• A&S Advising Office – Advising Deans and Staff
• Directors of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) List
• Exam Schedules
• Student Timeline

Career and Fellowship Information:

• Arts & Sciences Career Development
• A&S Career Development Overview for Faculty
• Information on fellowships
• Information on legal careers
• Information on health careers
• Information on graduate study
• Cornell Course Sequences for Health Career Admissions

• A&S Faculty Meeting Site
• Bylaws for the Faculty of A&S 
• Office of Assemblies
• Campus Code of Conduct

• Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts & Sciences: The program, funded by the College of Arts & Sciences and coordinated by the Cornell University Library, was developed by the Arts & Sciences Visual Resources Advisory Group. 
• The Hull Memorial Publication Fund: Established in 1954 by Mary Josephine Hull for the express purpose of subventing "the cost of printing and publishing books or articles written by members of the University, of such character as shall be likely to advance its scholarly reputation in the field of liberal studies: history and political science, philosophy, language and literature."
• Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR): Helps the Cornell Community plan and coordinate research and represents the university in research matters as they relate to external agencies and sponsors. It supports the activities of technology transfer and economic development, research integrity and assurance, including care for research animals, and information services that support research administration.
• Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP): Offers online sources to assist faculty and research staff in identifying sources of funding.
• Open-Access Publishing Fund: Provides funding to help faculty publish in open access journals.

• Academic Integrity
• Active Learning Initiative (funding opportunity)
• Cornell Information Technologies
• Center for Teaching Innovation
• Cornell University Faculty Center
• Engaged Cornell (funding opportunity)
• Faculty teaching awards
• Teaching Evaluations, Final Examinations, and Grading