Cornell Executive and Professional Programs

English for International Students and Scholars

January 24-May 1, 2008

A Program for Visiting Scholars

This non-credit course is for all visiting scholars and others seeking improvement in basic English-language skills with special emphasis on proficiency in spoken English.

The course includes conversational activities, interactive presentations, and discussions to give practice in speaking, pronunciation, and listening skills. Reading and grammar activities are used to reinforce vocabulary and conversational skills. Field trips are scheduled to provide opportunities for discussion with native English speakers and insight into American culture and history.

Change Management

March 9-14, 2008

Cornell's "Change Management" will provide you with well-designed and proven approaches to leading and managing this complex process at the individual, group, and organizational levels. This vital program presents a comprehensive methodology for mapping change, establishing partnerships within and across organizations, leveraging cultural and behavioral strengths, and negotiating necessary agreements.

You will leave the program with a dynamic and adaptable plan for creating and sustaining real changes at your organization.

Cornell University Policy Development Forum

April 30-May 2, 2008

An intense two-and-one-half day program exploring Cornell University's experience in the creation and maintenance of a centralized policy process that can assist other universities and colleges.

Designed for:

College and university administrators
Individuals responsible for information management, human resources, internal audit, finance, counsel, and risk management
Anyone interested in establishing a complete process model for institutional policy development

Site Grading Workshop

May 28-June 6, 2008

A ten-day course for professionals and students pursuing competency in project-scale site grading

This is an intensive site-engineering course that focuses on the professional skills and knowledge required to competently and creatively develop grading plans for project-scale site design. The course is intended for practitioners and students of landscape architecture, architecture, and civil engineering and provides excellent preparation for professional licensing examinations. The teaching methods that are employed facilitate the clear understanding of site-grading principles, processes, and patterns.

English for International Students and Scholars

June 23-August 1, 2008

Cornell's summer English for International Students and Scholars (EISS) is a program for native speakers of languages other than English. It provides full-time intensive English instruction as well as academic, social, and cultural orientation to the United States and its institutions. It is designed to prepare students and scholars for working and studying in the academic environment of a university in the United States or to use English professionally.

CUVEE: Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience

July 20-25, 2008

The School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions invites wine enthusiasts to the beautiful Finger Lakes region this summer for the Cornell University Viticulture and Enology Experience (CUVEE), a top-flight program on the science of grape growing and wine making.

CUVEE pairs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences acclaimed Viticulture and Enology Program faculty members with leading winery owners, vineyard managers, grape growers, winemakers, and others. Together, with the Central New York wine region as your classroom, you will learn about:

key agricultural components of growing grapes;
the importance of microbiology in wine making;
scientific principles behind viticulture and enology; and
the business aspects of owning or investing in a winery.

During CUVEE, you will:

increase your wine appreciation and knowledge;
gain hands-on practice working vines and making wine;
enjoy field trips to vibrant Finger Lakes vineyards;
obtain an insider's view of the grape-growing and wine-making business; and
savor and evaluate wines during specially designed tastings.

Who should attend

This program is designed for:

wine enthusiasts,
individuals interested in growing grapes to produce wine for pleasure or for commercial purposes,
anyone contemplating purchasing, investing in, or opening a winery,
wine merchants,
restaurateurs, chefs, and sommeliers; and
anyone with a keen interest in understanding the "nuts and bolts" of growing grapes and making wine.

Administrative Management Institute

July 27-August 1, 2008

This acclaimed institute focuses on helping talented professionals enhance their effectiveness and excel within their institutions and departments. Through panel discussions, presentations, workshops, and case studies, participants explore timely topics including:

Current issues in employment law and compliance
Improving business practices
Risk management and liability
Ethics and fiduciary responsibility
Hot topics in higher education, including planning for a pandemic
Dynamic negotiations

Presenters include distinguished members of university central administrations and faculties; college officers and unit managers whose work is recognized as outstanding; and senior representatives from a variety of institutions nationwide.

Institute for Computer Policy and Law

August 11-14, 2008

An intensive three and a half-day seminar examining the impact that widespread use of the Internet has on college and university policies, procedures, and judicial systems.

Discovering Leadership

October 5-10, 2008

"Discovering Leadership" is an intense five-day program designed to make a critical difference in your personal and professional development. Created by some of Cornell University's most experienced leadership trainers, this acclaimed program is based on three major elements:

Assessment
Challenge
Support

You will be assessed on your individual skills, challenged to expand those skills and develop new ones, and supported by peers through feedback and coaching. This process is used throughout the program. Through small-group interactive sessions, simulations, models, and team-building exercises, you will learn more about yourself as a leader, how to build effective teams, and how to design and guide effective change processes at both the team and organizational level.

Project Management

January 14-May 16, 2008
Cornell University invites you to develop or improve your project management skills by working with its renowned Systems Engineering Program. Apply now to take "Principles of Project Management" on campus or via distance learning in the spring semester of 2008 (January 14-May 16, 2008). This three-credit course, CEE 691, is designed primarily for people who will manage technical or engineering projects characterized by unusually high levels of uncertainty.

Mastering Complexity: Distance Learning Opportunities for Practicing Engineers

Distance Learning

Cornell Systems Engineering

Cornell Systems Engineering offers practicing engineers like you a variety of advanced, high-quality, flexible educational options, including:

A Cornell University Certificate in Systems Engineering,
A Cornell University Certificate in Systems Engineering Management, and
Individual systems engineering core courses.