Job Description

Barbara is the Assistant Director of the PhD program in the Department of Information Science in The Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. In this capacity, Barbara supports the Director of Graduate Studies and our PhD students both on the Ithaca NY campus and the Tech campus located in NYC.  She provides academic advising, Student Life advising, meets with prospective students, processes admissions into the program, and helps students meet their milestones and degree requirements to graduate.  She also works closely with many offices on campus especially the Graduate School, University Registrar, and the Bursar.  She also works with the Student Services staff at the Tech campus located in NYC.

Barbara's Work Schedule for Fall 2023 Semester

Monday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Remote

Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, On Campus

Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, On Campus

Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, Remote

Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST, Remote

Appointments

Advising appointments with Barbara – either in-person or via Zoom – can be booked through Microsoft Bookings. Faculty and students are welcome to send a message via Microsoft Teams or email at bae2@cornell.edu with questions or issues. 

Background

Barbara has been at Cornell 35 years and has spent much of her career working with Graduate and Professional students. The two favorite things of her job is meeting the new students and seeing Cornell through their eyes for the first time. The second thing is then seeing these former new students fulfill their goal to complete their program and celebrate Graduation with their family and friends. Outside of Cornell Barbara loves to travel and have adventures with her husband, Chuck. Barbara is an animal lover and is fortunate to share her home with three cats, Manuel Gato and Marshal Mallow, and Theodore Raggavelt.  Barbara’s other 2 passions are cooking, and Alabama Crimson Tide football.    During the summer there is always something either on the grill or in the smoker, and she is always looking for new recipes to test her skills.  And every Saturday in the fall Barbara is rooting for her favorite football team, Roll Tide!