The Agriculture “Ag” Quad is a popular outdoor study space and social gathering spot, home to annual events like CALS Fest and Ag Day as well as impromptu slacklining and picnicking.
Surrounding the quad are many major academic buildings, including Caldwell, Kennedy, Warren and Roberts halls, as well as Mann Library and the Plant Science Building.
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🟡 Ag Quad
Media Gallery
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Office of Global Learning
Academic Support
⭐ College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, or CALS, is an academic community with an uncommon sense of a common goal: to leave the world better than we found it. CALS has more than 3,500 undergraduate students, 22 majors and 38 minors, with globally recognized excellence in the agricultural, life, environmental and social sciences. More than 75 percent of students complete one or more internships, 55 percent engage in research and 34 percent have an international experience.
A diversity of perspectives, experiences, genders, races, ethnicities, talents and interests significantly strengthens and deepens the CALS experience. Since 1898 — when naturalist Anna Botsford Comstock became the first woman to join the Cornell faculty — the college has worked to enroll a diverse student body and hire world-class faculty and staff from all walks of life.
Beyond the Ag Quad and Ithaca campus, CALS conducts research, teaching and outreach programs in approximately 500 facilities across New York state and countless more beyond state lines. These facilities — like the world-renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Shoals Marine Laboratory, Dilmun Hill Student Farm, the Cornell Botanic Gardens and more — provide students with unique opportunities to explore their interests with the support and guidance of outstanding researchers, faculty and staff.
A diversity of perspectives, experiences, genders, races, ethnicities, talents and interests significantly strengthens and deepens the CALS experience. Since 1898 — when naturalist Anna Botsford Comstock became the first woman to join the Cornell faculty — the college has worked to enroll a diverse student body and hire world-class faculty and staff from all walks of life.
Beyond the Ag Quad and Ithaca campus, CALS conducts research, teaching and outreach programs in approximately 500 facilities across New York state and countless more beyond state lines. These facilities — like the world-renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Shoals Marine Laboratory, Dilmun Hill Student Farm, the Cornell Botanic Gardens and more — provide students with unique opportunities to explore their interests with the support and guidance of outstanding researchers, faculty and staff.
⭐ Office of Global Learning
The Office of Global Learning in Caldwell Hall supports Cornellians who study in other countries while also welcoming scholars and students visiting from abroad. More than one-third of undergraduates take advantage of educational and pre-professional opportunities abroad at locations from Australia to Zambia. Global Learning’s International Services team also supports 7,500 international students and scholars in their experiences in Ithaca and across the U.S.
⭐ Academic Support
Wherever they turn, students can find academic support on campus, thanks to a plethora of advising and student resource offices, as well as guidance from faculty advisors, teaching assistants and peer groups.
In addition to advising resources available in their home colleges and schools, students access specialized support through the following:
• the Learning Strategies Center, which guides students with practical advice and proven approaches to enhance productivity and success;
• the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives, which provides support and programming to empower students of all backgrounds to achieve their academic goals;
• the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, which coordinates the First-Year Writing Seminar Program while also providing writing classes, tutoring and other support to more than 35 departments and programs at Cornell;
• and the Tatkon Center for New Students, which aids first-year and transfer students with navigating university life and making peer connections throughout their first year at Cornell.
In addition to advising resources available in their home colleges and schools, students access specialized support through the following:
• the Learning Strategies Center, which guides students with practical advice and proven approaches to enhance productivity and success;
• the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives, which provides support and programming to empower students of all backgrounds to achieve their academic goals;
• the John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, which coordinates the First-Year Writing Seminar Program while also providing writing classes, tutoring and other support to more than 35 departments and programs at Cornell;
• and the Tatkon Center for New Students, which aids first-year and transfer students with navigating university life and making peer connections throughout their first year at Cornell.
