Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Newsletter and Conversation Series
Welcome to the Cornell Family! Whether you’re new to Cornell or embarking on another Big Red journey with us, your student’s new college experience will be exciting and challenging as they learn to navigate their new environment. Our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Newsletter and Conversation series will provide valuable information throughout the summer to assist you in helping your student prepare to attend Cornell. Newsletters will be sent every other week from late May to early August. All newsletters will be linked below after they are distributed.
Are you the parent or family member of a new student, and you are not receiving our emails? You can sign up or update your information to receive our communications to families on our Parent/Guardian Contact form. Also, please ask your student to confirm your information on their New Student To Do List.
Becoming Big Red: First-Year Families Conversations Series
We hosted our 2023 Becoming Big Red: First-Year Families Conversation Series to assist you in sending your student to Cornell. It was an opportunity for families to learn more about key on-campus offices and services to support your student as they prepare to come to Cornell. Recordings of each session are available under each date.
For our first Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Conversation we were joined by Kevin Perry, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Director of the Tatkon Center for New Students. Learn more about what you and your student can expect this summer as they prepare to attend Cornell. We discussed what families can expect this summer as they help their student to prepare to attend Cornell. We will discuss important deadlines, orientation and more.
Join us for our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Health & Wellbeing Conversation with representatives from Cornell Health, Student Disability Services, Counseling & Psychological Services, Skorton Center for Health Initiatives, and Student Health Benefits. Learn more about the services and support available to students and student requirements related to health insurance.
Join us for our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Living & Dining at Cornell Conversation with Housing, Residential Life, and Cornell Dining representatives. Learn more about what it means to live on-campus, an overview of move-in, what to bring and what not to bring and where your student will eat.
Join us for our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Cornell Logistics Conversation with representatives from the Bursar’s Office, Parking & Transportation, and the Cornell Store. Learn more about your student’s bill and how to pay, how your student will get around campus and about the Cornell Academic Materials Program, which will provide your student with their academic materials.
Join us for our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Cornell Family Involvement 101 Conversation with Lindsey Bray, Director of the Office of Parent & Family Programs. Learn more about Cornell, what it means to be a parent of a college student at Cornell and how you can support your student during their transition and beyond.
July 27: Ask the Experts: Panel of Family Members of Current Students
Join us for our Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Conversation with a panel of parents and family members of current students. You will hear about their experiences as a Cornell family member, their advice for new families and have a chance to ask your own questions.
August 3: What to Expect at Move-In and Orientation
Join us for our last Becoming Big Red: Cornell First-Year Families Conversation with representatives from the Tatkon Center for New Students and Housing and Residential Life. Learn more about what you can expect during move-in, Family Orientation and what your student will be engaged in during Orientation and their first week of classes.
