- Where are you located?
- What are your hours?
- Do I need to make an appointment if I want to talk with someone?
- Who do I contact if I am a member of the press?
- Is there an electronic mailing list I may join?
- Can I e-mail the Institute for European Studies?
- What kind of information is circulated on IES electronic mailing lists?
- Do you provide translation services?
- How can I apply to the Institue for European Studies?
- Can I get a degree in European Studies?
- What are the requirements and how do I register for the Concentration in Modern European Studies?
- What is the benefit in obtaining a Concentration in Modern European Studies?
- I am a faculty member from another college or institution in New York State. Is there a way I might become afffiliated with IES and Cornell University?
- Are faculty from colleges or universities outside of New York State ineligible for the Regional Visiting Fellows Program?
- I am a scholar from another college or university whose research and/or teaching experience aligns with IES. I do not have a Ph.D. How would I become a visiting fellow or scholar?
- I am a scholar from another college or university whose research and/or teaching experience aligns with IES. I do have a Ph.D. How would I become a visiting fellow or scholar?
Where are you located?
The Institute for European Studies is located in 120 Uris Hall on Cornell University's campus in Ithaca, NY. Directions to the campus may be viewed at: http://www.cornell.edu/visiting/ithaca/visiting.cfm. Maps of our campus may be viewed at: http://www.cornell.edu/maps/
What are your hours?
The office of the Institute for European Studies is open from 8am - 4:30pm Monday-Thursday. It is open from 8am - 3:30pm on Fridays. We are closed weekends. We follow the University calendar and close for the following holidays: Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Thanksgiving day and the day after. In addition, we are closed for one week over the winter break, which generally falls between Christmas day and New Years day.
Do I need to make an appointment if I want to talk with someone?
Appointments are not necessary, though we do encourage them. Faculty associated with IES maintain active teaching and research schedules. In addition, both faculty and staff regularly attend meetings and have various other commitments. However, if you unexpectedly stop by and we are able to meet with you, we will do our best to do so.
Who do I contact if I am a member of the press?
The University requests that the press direct all initial inquiries to the Cornell Press Relations Office by phone at (607) 255-6074, or by email at pressoffice@cornell.edu.
Is there an electronic mailing list I may join?
Yes. IES maintains several electronic mailing lists that are categorized by affiliation to better suit the specific interests of Cornell faculty, Cornell students, or the general community at large. Visit http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/europe/ to subscribe.
Can I e-mail the Institute for European Studies?
Yes. Our main e-mail address is european_studies@cornell.edu
What kind of information is circulated on IES electronic mailing lists?
Our announcements provide information about European activities, fellowships, and opportunities on-campus, as well as regionally and nationally. To limit list e-traffic, all IES electronic mailing lists do not allow back-and-forth communications between subscribed members.
Do you provide translation services?
No. All language teaching is done through the related academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please refer to the relevant department (listed below) for translations.
German Studies
183 Goldwin Smith Hall, (607) 255-4047 or (607) 255-5265
Dutch, German, Swedish
Near Eastern Studies
409 White Hall, (607) 255-6275
Modern Greek and Turkish
Romance Studies
303 Morrill Hall, (607) 255-8222
French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Russian
226 Morrill Hall, (607) 255-8350
Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian
How can I apply to the Institue for European Studies?
The Institute for European Studies is not a Cornell department and does not handle admissions to the university. Generally, admissions are handled through the central admission offices on campus. These offices will gladly send you admissions materials and assist you.
Can I get a degree in European Studies?
No. Cornell University does not offer a degree in European Studies. However, IES does offer an undergraduate concentration in Modern European Studies.
What are the requirements and how do I register for the Concentration in Modern European Studies?
Information about the Concentration in Modern European Studies may be viewed at: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/europe/student/concentration.asp.
What is the benefit in obtaining a Concentration in Modern European Studies?
This achievement provides another way in which to promote yourself in your life after Cornell. In addition to your identified major, the coursework you take to earn this Concentration demonstrates enhanced knowledge and interest in Europe. Students may incorporate this additional fact when seeking employment or if pursuing graduate education. In addition, the concentration appears on the final Cornell transcript.
I am a faculty member from another college or institution in New York State. Is there a way I might become afffiliated with IES and Cornell University?
The Institute for European Studies offers appointments as Regional Visiting Fellows to faculty at two- and four-year colleges in upstate New York who are engaged in teaching or research in any area of modern European studies. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and be either a U.S. citizen or a resident alien to be eligible for this appointment. Appointments last for one year, with the possibility for renewal for up to three years. Further details about this program may be found at http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/europe/outreach/regional.asp.
Are faculty from colleges or universities outside of New York State ineligible for the Regional Visiting Fellows Program?
No. Interested faculty should contact IES to discuss eligiblity. Though less common, we have appointed faculty from states surrounding New York.
I am a scholar from another college or university whose research and/or teaching experience aligns with IES. I do not have a Ph.D. How would I become a visiting fellow or scholar?
Unfortunately, the Institute for European Studies cannot offer visiting positions to academics without Ph.D. degrees. In order to spend time at Cornell as a non-degree graduate student, you will need a Cornell University faculty backer who will go to the Director of Graduate Studies in your field and request the allocation of that graduate field’s annual tuition waiver. You would then apply to that field for this status. Once it is granted, you can either be affiliated directly with that graduate field or, if you have a specific reason to be affiliated with European Studies, you can request our logistical support. Alternatively, you can pay the semester’s or year’s full graduate tuition in your chosen graduate field and request that a faculty member from that field serve as your host. Again, IES could provide a base for you at the university, but only after you are "accepted" by a given graduate field.
I am a scholar from another college or university whose research and/or teaching experience aligns with IES. I do have a Ph.D. How would I become a visiting fellow or scholar?
Since IES is not an academic department, it is our policy to sponsor visiting scholars only when they are recommended to us by a member of the Cornell faculty. Therefore, you must first contact someone in your area of research to obtain faculty backing.