Events
Come to the LRC or join us on Zoom to practice your language skills and meet new people. Conversation Hours provide an opportunity to use the target language in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. Have fun practicing a language you are learning! Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn more than you might think. Conversation Hours are open to…
First Fridays of Ithaca is a monthly social networking event for diverse professionals of Central New York.
It’s a great opportunity to network and socialize with your colleagues and make new colleagues. Join us for great music, delicious food/drinks, and professional networking at its best.
First Friday events have been held worldwide on the first Friday of every month since the…
Agenda:
9:40-10 am, Atrium: Attendees arrival and sign-in
10:00-11:50 am, Lecture Hall 4 (Auditorium): Crip Camp documentary screening
11:50 am - 12:30 pm: Atrium, Resource Fair showcasing:
Office of Civil Rights, CornellFinger Lakes Independence CenterStudent Support and Advocacy Services, CornellRacker Tompkins County Public LibrarySciencenterCornell Ergonomics…
Join Mary Beth Norton—Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History, Emerita—who will talk about her book I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer (Princeton University Press, 2025) about the world's first advice column that appeared in the Athenian Mercury, a twice-weekly inexpensive broadsheet published in London from 1691 to 1697.
The Mercury began as a version of Google for the…
Any poem, any language! The Language Resource Center celebrates National Poetry Month. Sweet Poetry is an evening event in April named for enjoying tasty treats while sharing poems in different languages.
Join us on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 5:30 pm in the Klarman Hall Atrium. During the event, Cornell community members are invited to watch live poetry recitations in multiple…
