Counseling and Related Supprt Services
Al-Anon, Alateen
support group for friends, relatives, or family members whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.
Phone: 255-4782 or 274-6288
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meetings for those in recovery, 12-step groups meet in the Ithaca community
Phone: 255-2782 or 273-1541
Suicide and Prevention Services of Tompkins County
Provides confidential 24-hour telephone counseling, preventive education in crisis intervention and suicide prevention, and postvention for people who have lost someone to suicide.
Phone: 607-272-1616
Contraception, Gynecology, and Sexuality Services (CGSS)
Gannett’s Clinical Counselors are experienced health care professionals trained to listen to students. They offer sexuality education, counseling and therapy and can provide information and/or help with sexual health concerns such as STI exposure and transmission, unplanned pregnancy, sexual relationship issues, maintaining abstinence, as well as therapy for sexual dysfunction.
Address: Gannett Health Center
Phone: 255-3978
Cornell Advocates for Rape Education (CARE)
CARE (Cornell Advocates for Rape Education) was founded in 1984, as an ad hoc committee intent on providing education and awareness of campus sexual assault and its related issues. Our mission is to work toward a community free of sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, assault and violence. Our goals are to encourage and provide education, to monitor needs in the Cornell community and to advocate for institutional and social change through the development of just policies and procedures and the provision of supportive services.
Today, CARE is comprised of students, staff and faculty from a wide variety of disciplines. For twenty years, under the guidance and support of its Chair, Dr. Andrea Parrot, CARE members have: developed administrative initiatives, prepared and distributed educational materials, promoted and developed educational programs, provided consultation to parents, campus administrators, other universities and government officials, conducted evaluations of sexual assault educational efforts, presented at national conferences, proposed and initiated campus policy issues related to the care and support of survivors, and maintained this website to provide extensive information about sexual assault.
Address: Gannett Health Center
Phone: 255-4782
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW)
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW) housed in Anabel Taylor Hall, comprised of twenty-five affiliated communities, offers programs of worship, study, and social life, as well as opportunities for students to engage in interfaith dialogue. CURW is a department in the division of Student and Academic Services.
Address: 118 Anabel Taylor Hall
Phone: 255-4214
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
University life can generate academic, emotional, and social concerns. Everyone experiences them; but at times these concerns can make it difficult to function. It is a sign of intelligence and strength to recognize when you may need help, and it is also the first step in solving any difficulty.
Over 2,300 Cornell students visit CAPS each year. CAPS staff members provide a safe, confidential atmosphere.
Address: Gannett Health Center
Phone: 255-5208 (Students and their partners only)
Designated Harassment Advisor or Counselor
Empathy, Assistance, and Referral Service (EARS)
Many times, students can get the support they need by talking to another student. Cornell community is fortunate to have a program called EARS (Empathy, Assistance, & Referral Service), a peer support service sponsored by the Dean of Students’ Office of Student Support. Through EARS, highly trained and rigorously selected student volunteers offer personal counseling, and/or guidance for problem-solving and decision-making.
Confidentiality: When you call EARS, your confidentiality and anonymity are assured.
Free: EARS support is offered to students at absolutely no cost.
Drop in: EARS is located at 211 Willard Straight Hall (one floor below the Ivy Room ) and is open for drop in visits (no appointment necessary):
International Students and Scholars Office
The mission of our office, which was founded in 1936, is to assist individual international students and foreign academic staff and their families by advising them concerning federal immigration, tax and labor regulations, and by providing counseling on personal, academic and cultural matters. In addition, we try to promote cross-cultural awareness in the Cornell community through educational programming, such as orientation, cultural adjustment, and cross - cultural communication. Finally, our goal is to serve as an information service for the Cornell, Ithaca, and surrounding communities; and in general to promote the benefits of international educational exchange.(Director's Welcome)
Address: B50 Caldwell Hall
Phone: 255-5243
Address: Office of the Dean of Students
211 Willard Straight Hall
Phone: 255-EARS(3277)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free, confidential, professional counseling and consultation services by telephone or in person. All Cornell University benefit eligible faculty, staff and their dependents are eligible for these free services.
Address: 401 College Ave.
Phone: 255-1531 (Faculty and Staff Only)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
LGBT Resource Center's mission is to coordinate the efforts of the entire Cornell University community to ensure the inclusion of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and to eliminate heterosexism and gender identity oppression.
The Resource Center affirms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender identities and lives, and provides education, outreach, programming, program support, consultation, community development, visibility, and advocacy.
Address: 282 Caldwell Hall
Phone: 254-4987
Office of the Dean of Students
The Office of the Dean of Students falls under the Division of Student and Academic Services, and Kent L. Hubbell '67 is the Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students and Professor of Architecture. Dean Hubbell is the primary liaison between students and the university administration and welcomes students' concerns and suggestions. The Office of the Dean of Student promotes university programs that help students develop a sense of belonging to a supportive educational community. The staff represents student interests for maximizing learning opportunities outside the classroom.
Address: 401 Willard Straight Hall
Phone: 255-1115
Office of the Judicial Administrator
The Judicial Administrator (JA) operates independently of the Cornell administration in overseeing the university's internal judicial process. The office investigates and adjudicates alleged violations of the Campus Code of Conduct. Complaints are resolved by summary decisions or by the decision of a panel of the University Hearing Board.
If you believe that someone has violated Cornell's Campus Code of Conduct, the place to go is the Office of the Judicial Administrator. An appointment is recommended. On the other hand, if someone thinks that you have violated the code, you may be summoned by the JA. The JA is also available to speak with individuals who have questions, or request clarification on various policy issues.
Address: 501 Day Hall
Phone: 255-4680
Office of Minority Educational Affairs (OMEA)
The Office of Minority Educational Affairs (OMEA) is here to ensure successful retention and to encourage excellence in academic achievement, community service, and leadership skills. The OMEA works collaboratively with the Committee on Special Educational Projects (COSEP) which is comprised of administrators and staff from various student service and support offices across the campus. Representatives from the Colleges and Schools, Admissions and Financial Aid, Learning Strategies Center, Residential Program Houses, Ethnic Studies Programs, and a host of others interested in supporting the initiatives and programs of minority education. OMEA and COSEP together have established a tradition for the past 40 years of providing the best of academic and supportive services for students' personal adjustment and higher graduation rates and have generated a network of resources that continue to facilitate academic success. An additional goal of OMEA and COSEP includes encouraging institutional change, when necessary, to ensure that the university embraces its diverse student population
Address: 100 Barnes Hall
Phone: 255-3841
Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality
The Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality was established in January 2000 to provide leadership to the Cornell community in the areas of equal opportunity, affirmative action, diversity, and the "balance" between work and personal life. The office serves as a liaison to local community organizations that address the employment interests of individuals from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Address: 160 Day Hall
Phone: 255-3976
TDD- 255-7066
Victim Advocacy Program
Victim Advocacy is for any member of the Cornell community who has been the victim of a crime or other traumatic incident, regardless of where it occurred. The Advocate supports individuals who have been raped, assaulted, beaten, harassed, or hazed.
The Advocate provides personal support; assists in identifying and using campus, community, and other resources; acts as a liason with faculty and staff members; and can accompany a victim to services.
Address: Office of the University
Ombudsman
118 Stimson Hall
Phone: 255-1212
Women's Resource Center
The Cornell University Women's Resource Center is dedicated to serving the entire Cornell community with mutual respect, honesty, and openness. The CWRC values women and men coming together to end sexism, along with all forms of oppression and maintaining an environment where all are free to affirm and celebrate their differences and commonalties.
Address: 207 Willard Straight Hall
Phone: 255-0015
Student Disability Services (SDS)
Cornell University and Student Disability Services (SDS) have developed a supportive environment to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to educational programs and extracurricular activities offered by the University. Each program or activity offered by Cornell University, when viewed in its entirety, shall be readily accessible to qualified persons with disabilities. Policy and procedures of SDS have been developed to provide students with as much independence as possible, to preserve confidentiality, to promote student responsibility and empowerment, and to allow students and faculty to develop creative individualized solutions to educational obstacles
Address: 420 Computing and Communications Center (CCC)
Phone: 254-4545
TDD: 255-7665
