Events
CBE Women conducts a variety of events year-round. Check this page to stay up-to-date!
A DIVERSITY OF EVENTS
CBE Women regularly hosts a variety of events:
- Eat with an Academic
- Breakfast with Seminar Speakers
- Professional Development
- Career Seminar Series
- WOMEN Event
- Socials
- Leaders Day
A lunch with a Cornell female faculty member for an informal conversation in a small group about career-path and building resilience.
Eat with Academic with Prof. Silvia Ferrari
An opportunity to converse with the female seminar speakers over a Taverna Banfi breakfast.
Several officers had the thrilling opportunity to join Dr. Kathy Vaeth for a lively breakfast discussion!
Usually an hour long workshop aimed at cultivating skills useful for graduate students in their future professional lives.
CBE Women is back with the annual WOMEN event.
Building resilience within the community with some quality socializing
Apple Picking 2023!
CBE Women is organizing Leaders Day, a day-long event focused on professional development and networking on April 28th, 2025.
As part of this event, we are hosting a Panel Discussion on Professional and Personal Development from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM in Olin 245, followed by a networking lunch for attendees. The panel discussion features esteemed professionals from academia, industry, and entrepreneurship, including our keynote speaker, Professor Karen K. Gleason, the Alexander and I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT, renowned for her pioneering research in chemical vapor deposition, and Judith A. Rowe, Principal of Judith A. Rowe Consulting, LLC, who brings extensive experience in coaching, training, and organizational development.
EVENTS
CBE Women and ChEGSA Pumpkin Carving & Halloween Party Fall 2025
Sharpen your broomsticks and prepare for a wickedly good time at the most enchanting soirée of the season! ChEGSA and CBE Women are conjuring up a spell of thrills at our annual Pumpkin Carving event and the CBE Halloween Celebration on Friday, October 31st (yes, it’s on Halloween this year!), at Olin 218 (Graduate Lounge). The Pumpkin Carving will start at 4:00 pm, and the Halloween Celebration will start at 6:00 pm. Don’t vanish into the shadows, as this is one haunting you won’t want to skip! Plus, we will also have pizza!
Starting with the Pumpkin Carving Event, we will also be hosting the legendary “Best Solo Costume”, “Best Lab Costume”, and “Best Group (Non-Lab) Costume” contests, along with some other games, so gather your coven and compete for the prizes and eternal bragging rights.
To ensure we have enough pumpkins for everyone interested in carving, please indicate your interest in the survey here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu4A6xd7Bgmvm1KWDMqxotzOXneC00ldbq-LogBtMg0LsubQ/viewform?usp=dialog
CBE Women Recruitment Event Fall 2025
We’ll have a fun bingo session with raffle prizes and of course, pizza!
Open Positions:
- 3 First-Year PhD Representatives
- 2 First-Year MS Representatives
- 2 First-Year MEng Representatives
Please fill out this form to nominate yourself or someone else: https://forms.gle/
We’d love to see you there. Stop by, enjoy the event, and learn more about how you can get involved!
CBE Women Fruit Picking Fall 2025
Fall is almost here, and that means it is time for one of our favorite CBE traditions: fruit picking at Indian Creek Farm! 🍎🌸
Join us on Saturday, September 6th, from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM for a morning of fresh air, great company, and plenty of self-picked goodies just 3 miles from campus.
Indian Creek will have apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, raspberries, flowers, veggies, and herbs ready to pick. For just $5 (CBE Women covers the rest!), you will get a mini-tote bag to fill with whatever you like, and yes, you can snack while you pick. We will then wrap things up with some warm apple cider donuts for everyone. 🍩✨
This outing is a perfect way to meet new faces, catch up with friends, and enjoy Ithaca at one of its prettiest times of the year. Spots are limited to the first 40 people, so RSVP by Monday, September 1st, to save your spot and let us know about rides.
Let’s kick off the semester together with a fun day at the farm! 🌿🍎
CBE Women Valentine’s Social 2025
💘✨ Love is in the air, and so is creativity! ✨💘
CBE Women is spreading the Valentine’s cheer with a festive Valentine’s Day Social! 💖🎉 Join us Wednesday, February 12th, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Graduate Lounge (2nd Floor, Olin Hall) for an afternoon full of fun, friendship, and sweet treats! 🍬💌
🌸 Get crafty with flower frame decorating, card designing, and mug customization!
Sip & snack on bubble tea, cookies, chips, and candies!
🎭 Celebrate however you like—whether it’s love, friendship, or just a well-earned midweek break!
📍 Where? Graduate Lounge, 2nd Floor, Olin Hall
⏰ When? Wednesday, Feb. 12 | 11 AM – 2 PM
What’s on the menu? Bubble Tea, Chips, Cookies, & Candies!
Come spread the love (or just enjoy the snacks)! We can’t wait to see you there! 💕🥰
Breakfast with Dr. Eleni Stavrinidou Fall 2024
This week, we had a great breakfast discussion with Dr. Eleni Stavrinidou, sharing ideas and gaining valuable insights.
Remember, if you’re interested in attending future breakfasts and other events, send us a message to join the CBE Women email list.
Reach Us
Our general meetings take place every month at Olin Hall, Cornell University
113 Ho Plaza
Ithaca NY 14853
women.cbe.cornell@gmail.com