Campus life
A successful student experience extends beyond the classroom. Campus life resources help support your health, well-being, connection, and overall quality of life at Cornell. Whether you are looking for wellness services, fitness opportunities, mental health support, athletics, or ways to get involved, these resources can help you thrive on campus.
CampusGroups
Cornell CampusGroups is designed to foster an online community for Cornell student organizations and includes many ways to engage and interact with the Cornell Community. Within the college of business, there are opportunities to join student groups tailored to your course of study.
Dyson School: Dyson CampusGroups
Johnson School: Events at Johnson
Nolan School: hotel and hospitality groups
Athletics & recreation
From NCAA Division I athletics and intramural leagues to the Cornell Botanic Gardens and scenic overlooks, both campus and the surrounding area offer endless indoor and outdoor activities, year-round. Cornell Recreational Services (‘Big Red Rec’) provides facilities, programs and educational opportunities for the Cornell Community to promote healthy lifestyles from personal training to group fitness classes. There’s a Cornell Fitness Center location on campus near you.
The Big Red Barn
The Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center (the Barn), an old carriage house turned student center, is located in the heart of campus and surrounded by lawns and gardens. A central place for eating and relaxing, the Barn hosts more than 500 events per year including trivia night, study/writing breaks, cultural celebrations, and the ever popular T.G.I.F. (Tell Grads It’s Friday).
Student perks & discounts
Cornell has a number of resources to help you stay on track with your personal budgeting plan. Below is a sampling of discounts and freebies for Cornell graduate students available at Cornell and beyond. There are also several national associations that offer free or discounted memberships to graduate students.
Student life programs
The Office of Graduate Student Life develops and coordinates student life programs and events that build and sustain a vibrant, supportive graduate and professional student community. This programming focuses on topics related to maintaining a healthy student life, including stress management, sense of community, life-academic balance, and support for students’ personal development.