Student Organization Lists and Directories
Ways to Get Involved
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AGU Bridge Partnership
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Bridge Program aims to advance opportunities for all students in graduate geoscience departments and to support cohorts of students pursuing advanced degrees in the geosciences. The AGU Bridge Program is dedicated to ensuring that anyone with an interest in the geosciences has access to educational opportunities and pursuit of success in the field. The AGU Bridge Program disseminates leading practices in higher education and facilitates a graduate application pathway in partnership with geoscience graduate departments across the U.S. To address today’s global challenges, we need a scientific community that is engaging for all students who are interested in pursuing advanced degrees in the geosciences.
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CU GeoData
As the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science’s only student project team, CU GeoData has the unique ability to leverage department resources combined with private funding to perform student-led research in Cornell Engineering’s Project Team Program.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism is a department-appointed committee dedicated to ensuring all students have equal opportunities.
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Student Association
EASSA is the undergraduate club open to earth and atmospheric sciences majors, minors, and other students interested in the field. Their goal is to provide academic resources for undergrads and help students build connections with each other and faculty across the department. They organize information sessions to help students develop skills to further their careers, as well as social events to build a sense of community. In previous years, EASSA has brought students on geology-related field trips as well.
If you are interested in learning more about EASSA, contact the club directly by emailing eas.studentassoc@gmail.com.
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Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences working group (IDEEAS) was formed organically as a grassroots group with a desire to foster inclusion, belonging, community, and equitable access in the department. Any member of the department is welcome to join. IDEEAS is a collective and not a committee.
IDEEAS won the Social Justice Award from the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Professional Student Diversity Council, which was featured in this Cornell Chronicle article.
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National Science Foundation Geopaths
The National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative is a foundation-wide effort to accelerate improvements in the quality and effectiveness of undergraduate education in all STEM fields including the learning, social, behavioral, and economic sciences.
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Pangea Club at Cornell
The mission of the club is to disseminate knowledge related to earth and atmospheric sciences, such as, but not limited to, the structure and history of the earth, as well as to explore local geological phenomena that has shaped, and continues to shape, Ithaca and the greater Finger Lakes region through frequent field trips and guest lectures.
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Postdoc Research Associate Peer Mentoring Group
The Postdoc Research Associate Peer Mentoring Group is here to create connections and facilitate mutual support during this unique career period. The group meets regularly throughout the semester to support each other through knowledge sharing and to help develop a wide range of beneficial skills. Topics include the transition to living in another country and culture, the academic and industrial job application process, and how to improve on our communication skill set. As a diverse cohort, this group provides the space to share life experiences and support each other – whatever stage you are at.
The group plans social events including hiking, going to some of the many events which occur on the Ithaca Downtown Commons, and other activities within the wider area. The group is open to all department postdocs and research associates.
Email the group at eas-research-l@list.cornell.edu
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Snee Graduate Organization
The Snee Graduate Organization seeks to provide a medium for professional and social interaction both within and outside of the department. They typically meet once a month to discuss various issues pertinent to the grad student experience and plan events as a group.
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Unlearning Racism in Geoscience
This group is one of more than 300 institutions around the world that participates in the National Science Foundation Unlearning Racism in Geoscience program. The program produced a set of deliverables that considered ways to make department policies more anti-racist. The Cornell group continues to work on how these ideas can be integrated into the policies and practices of the department, and welcomes all interested participants.