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Dear Bowers CIS students,
The spring semester and 2023-2024 academic year is wrapping up, and soon the college will congratulate our largest ever graduating class during Commencement Weekend.
To our graduates, congratulations! As you prepare to embark on this new chapter of your lives, remember that the knowledge and experience you have gained here will serve as a strong foundation for your future endeavors. I look forward to celebrating your achievements with you and your family in just a few weeks.
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RECOGNITION CEREMONIES*
Statistics and Data Science
Ceremony: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Reception: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
Information Science
Ceremony: 12 - 2 p.m.
Reception: 2 - 2:45 p.m.
Computer Science
Ceremony: 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Reception: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
*More details below in Upcoming Events
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To all other students, I want to wish you the very best as you approach your final exams. I know this can be a challenging time, but I have full confidence in your abilities to succeed. Stay focused, stay determined, and know that your efforts will be rewarded.
And finally, I want to acknowledge the support Martha E. Pollack has demonstrated for our faculty, students, and staff throughout her tenure as President of Cornell. As she announced recently, she will be retiring at the end of this June. While this commencement will be her last as Cornell’s President, her impact will continue for many years to come.
Sincerely,
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Kavita Bala
Dean
Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
dean@cis.cornell.edu
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DECODE-IT Spoken Word Night showcases discovery and acceptance
The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion hosted DECODE-IT: Step Up, Speak Out!, where students learned about identity, inclusion, and belonging through a series of poetry, rap, beatboxing, and short story performances in Anabel Taylor Hall.
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SDS students receive Student Impact Award
Ishani Chopra and Robert Feldstein were both recognized for serving as peer tutors throughout the spring semester to several students taking biometry and statistics and statistical science courses.
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Das, Dell receive Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards
Sreyoshi Das, assistant professor of statistics and data science, and Nicki Dell, associate professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech and Cornell Bowers CIS, received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.
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Shmoys, Wells elected AAAS fellows
Faculty members David Shmoys and Martin Wells have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
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Vashistha receives Einaudi seed grant
Aditya Vashistha, assistant professor of information science, used his 2023 seed grant to support fieldwork in India for a project on how misinformation spreads in private online environments such as WhatsApp.
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New artificial intelligence minor launching fall 2024
Beginning Fall 2024, Cornell undergraduates can minor in artificial intelligence (AI). The AI minor is intended for any undergraduates who anticipate AI playing a critical role in their academic and professional careers. Students will get a solid foundational understanding of the algorithms and techniques that underlie AI capabilities, like machine learning, automated reasoning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics.
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Cornell Computer Reuse Association wins Student Sustainability Award
Dylan Van Bramer, Reid Fleishman, Chris Walkowiak, and the Cornell Computer Reuse Association received Student Sustainability Award honors for their Earth Day Repair Fair, where community members brought their glitchy keyboards, faulty headphones, orphaned cords and slow computers to be repaired or properly recycled.
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Speaker: Content moderation is free speech, not censorship
Dr. Kate Starbird, an associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, shared her views in the final installment of the college’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Free Expression.
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AI apps and robots take home awards at BOOM
Nearly 120 students presented 44 innovative technology projects to crowds of Cornell students, faculty and staff, and Ithaca community members at the annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) student technology showcase.
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Welcome new community members:
Sadia Mehmood: Systems Administrator
Benjamin Ylvisaker: Software Engineer
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Construction on schedule for new building
Dozens of stakeholders responsible for the college's new building penned their names onto a 20-foot steel beam that will soon buttress the building’s fourth floor at an event celebrating the ongoing construction.
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Meet Luke! He’s a sophomore majoring in information science. Follow along, check out his classes, and hear about his Cornell Bowers CIS experience! 📱🎒
Share your moments with us on Instagram
by tagging @CornellBowersCIS!
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GDIAC Games Showcase
May 18
1 - 4 p.m
Clark Atrium, Physical Sciences Building
The showcase will feature student game projects from the past year, including a large collection of PC and mobile games.
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Cornell University Commencement Weekend
May 24–26
Commencement Ceremony: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m
Schoellkopf Field
Families and guests are invited to attend two celebratory events during commencement weekend: one of the university ceremonies at the stadium on Saturday and a college/school or department ceremony during the weekend.
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Statistics and Data Science Recognition Ceremony
Friday, May 24
Barton Hall
- Doors open: 8:30 a.m. (Guest seating is on a first come, first served basis.)
- Graduates must arrive by no later than 9:15 a.m.
- Ceremony: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
- Reception: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
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Information Science Recognition Ceremony
Friday, May 24
Barton Hall
- Doors open: 11 a.m. (Guest seating is on a first come, first served basis.)
- Graduates must arrive by no later than 11:45 a.m.
- Ceremony: Noon - 2 p.m.
- Reception: 2 - 2:45 p.m.
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Computer Science Recognition Ceremony
Saturday, May 25
Barton Hall
- Doors open: 4 p.m. (Guest seating is on a first come, first served basis.)
- Graduates must arrive by no later than 4:45 p.m.
- Ceremony: 5 - 7:30 p.m.
- Reception: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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