Computer Science Admitted Grad Student Visit Day

Explore our campuses, meet researchers, and discover our vibrant graduate community.

To all students admitted to the Cornell Computer Science Ph.D. Program,

On behalf of Cornell and the CS graduate student community, congratulations! Cornell is an excellent school, home to many enthusiastic researchers with diverse interests. We are excited to host you as you consider Cornell for your graduate studies.

Join us for our Computer Science Ph.D. Visit Days from March 23-25, 2026. We're offering a hybrid program across both our Ithaca and New York City campuses. Your personal invitation contains specific details about which campus location and activities are planned for you.

We are excited to meet you all either in person or virtually!

Visit Day Schedule

Sunday, March 22

6:00-8:00 p.m. Small group dinners with current students (sign up in Slack)
- Location: Meet at Statler Hotel
8:00-10:00 p.m. Games night with current students
- Location: 306 and 310 Gates Hall

Monday, March 23

8:30-10:30 a.m. Breakfast and Welcome to Cornell
- Lorenzo Alvisi, Department Chair
- Location: Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg., Wayfair Commons
10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. 1:1 Meetings with faculty, current students, and campus activities
- Location: See your individual schedule for meetings or Gates Hall overhang entryway for campus activities
- OR lounge between sessions in 350 Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg.
12:00-1:30 p.m. Area Lunches with faculty
- Location: Statler Hotel Ballroom
1:30-4:00 p.m. 1:1 Meetings with faculty, current students, and campus activities
- Location: See your individual schedule for meetings or Gates Hall overhang entryway for campus activities
- OR lounge between sessions in 350 Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Informal Information Panel with Current CS Grad students
- Location: 350 Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg.
6:00-8:00 p.m. Dinner with faculty
- Location: Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg., Wayfair Commons
8:00-10:00 p.m. Research Area fun activities (see Slack)
- Location: Statler Hotel Lobby

Tuesday, March 24

9:00-10:00 a.m. Breakfast
- Location: Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg., Wayfair Commons
10:30-12:00 p.m. Lab Tours
- Locations: TBD
- OR meetings with faculty
10:30-11:00 a.m. LEAP Alliance Gathering
- Location: 250 Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Boxed lunch handout
- Location: Bowers Computing and Information Science Bldg., Wayfair Commons
12:00-12:30 p.m. Travelers to Cornell Tech campus get on bus
- Location Campus Road, outside Gates Hall
12:30-4 p.m. Meeting with faculty for those staying on Ithaca campus
4 p.m. End of Ithaca Visit
6:00 p.m. Welcome reception Dinner at Cornell Tech Campus
- Location: Tata Innovation Center Room 391

Wednesday, March 25 (Cornell Tech visitors)

9:00-9:30 a.m. Breakfast
- Location: Bowtie Space
9:30-9:50 a.m. Campus Introduction and Associate Dean’s Welcome
- Location: Tata Innovation Center Room 131
9:50-10:10 a.m. Q&A with Student & Academic Affairs and Inclusion & Belonging Offices
- Location: Tata Innovation Center Room 131
10:10-11:30 a.m. Meetings with Faculty 1:1
- Faculty huddles
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ph.D. Student Life Panel
- Location: Tata Innovation Center Room 131
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
- Location: Bowtie Space
1:30-3:00 p.m. Meetings with Faculty 1:1
- Location: Faculty Huddles
3:00-4:00 p.m. Housing and Campus Tours
- Location: The House/ Campus
4:00-5:00 p.m. Happy Hour
- Location: Bowtie Space
5:00 p.m. End of Cornell Tech campus visit

Student Organizers

Noah Bertram Ithaca nb454 [at] cornell.edu (nb454[at]cornell[dot]edu)	Shamus Li Ithaca wl757 [at] cornell.edu (wl757[at]cornell[dot]edu)	Xinrui Liu Ithaca xl894 [at] cornell.edu (xl894[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Kevin Ren NYC kkr36 [at] cornell.edu (kkr36[at]cornell[dot]edu)	Nhan Tran Ithaca nt322 [at] cornell.edu (nt322[at]cornell[dot]edu)	Ethan Yang Ithaca eey8 [at] cornell.edu (eey8[at]cornell[dot]edu)
Laura Zielinski Ithaca lcz8 [at] cornell.edu (lcz8[at]cornell[dot]edu)