Current Happenings
August 2026
- August 13, 12:00-1:00pm, LH3
Notice and Respond: Assisting Students in Distress
Offered in partnership with Cornell Health, this in-person training helps Cornell faculty and staff better recognize, respond to, and support students who are experiencing distress at varying levels. Key campus, local, and national mental health resources will be highlighted, along with strategies for encouraging help-seeking behaviors. In addition, participants will learn when, why and how to ask directly about suicide. Snacks will be provided. No registration is necessary. - August 18, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual
Supporting Your Team Through Staffing Changes: Monthly Discussion Group for People Leaders
These monthly sessions offer a relaxed space for people leaders to learn and share their experiences, what’s working (and what’s not), and speak openly about supporting teams through various stages of change. Register with this Qualtrics form. - August 28, 10-11am, Classroom 6
International Scholar, Graduate, and Professional Student Coffee Hour
Offered in partnership with the Office of Global Learning, all international graduate and professional students, and international employees including J1 interns, are invited to a casual, free meet and greet coffee hour. No registration is necessary.
Director's pick of the month:
Nature Rx: Holistic well-being through connection with nature
Check out the Nature Rx website and its extensive upcoming events calendar for in-person and online talks, tours, and mediations, all of which showcase the local beauty, nature, and wildlife that enhance our collective well-being.
Borrow fun stuff at CVM's Flower-Sprecher Veterinary Library:
- Light boxes
- Thera cane massagers
- Noise machines
- Breathing Buddhas
- A NYS Parks Empire Pass