Please join us for our fall 2018 open house. The day will include graduate program overviews and Q&A sessions with faculty and current graduate students, as well as an opportunity to sit in on classes and tour our facility and campus. We hope that you will be able to attend this in-depth introduction to city and regional planning at Cornell University.

Schedule
8 a.m.
Welcome and Continental Breakfast
West Sibley Hall, Room 101

Jeffrey Chusid, associate professor and department chair
Stephan Schmidt, associate professor and director of graduate studies

8:40 a.m.
CRP 5820 Principles of Site Planning and Urban Design
West Sibley Hall, Room 101

Thomas Campanella, associate professor

10 a.m.
Faculty Introductions and Research Interests
West Sibley Hall, Room 101

CRP Faculty Directory

11 a.m.
Admissions Overview
West Sibley Hall, Room 101
Overview of admissions requirements, the online application, and deadlines.

Maureen Carroll, director of admissions

11:30 a.m.
Student Organizations and Student Representatives
West Sibley Hall, Room 101

12 p.m.
Lunch
West Sibley Hall, Room B12
Lunch with current graduate students

1 p.m.
AAP Connect
West Sibley Hall, Room B01
Overview of portfolio development, internships, jobs and career opportunities

Marjorie Mosereiff, internship program coordinator

1:30 p.m.
Guided AAP College and Campus Tour
AAP college highlights include Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Fine Arts Library, John Hartell Gallery, Barclay Jones Computer Lab. and West Sibley Exhibition Hallway. Also included are the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A. D. White Library, Sage Chapel, and the suspension bridge.

2:55 p.m.
CRP 5130 Introduction to Planning, Practice, and History
West Sibley Hall, Room 101

Linda Shi, assistant professor

4:30–5:30 p.m.
Reception with Graduate Students
Big Red Barn

Exhibitions throughout the Day
West Sibley Exhibition Hallway
John Hartell Gallery: Labics: Structures
Bibliowicz Family Gallery: Mel Ziegler: 1,000 Portraits

RSVP Form

Getting to Ithaca
By plane: Tompkins County is served by US Airways, Delta, and United flights to and from major cities throughout the country. The Syracuse International Airport is an hour and a quarter drive from Ithaca.

By bus or train: Cornell's Campus to Campus bus services runs from New York City to Ithaca. Ithaca is served by the Greyhound, Trailways, and ShortLine bus systems. Visitors can reach the campus from the bus depot by taxi or the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) bus service (many buses make campus stops). The nearest Amtrak connection point is Syracuse.

By car from the New England area: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87/90) west to exit 25A. Interstate 88 southwest to Bainbridge, Route 206 west to Whitney Point, and Route 79 west to Ithaca.

By car from New York City: Take either the Holland or Lincoln tunnel to Interstate 280 West to Interstate 80 West to Interstate 380 North to Interstate 81 North to the Whitney Point exit. Follow Route 79 to Ithaca. Or you can take the George Washington Bridge to Interstate 80 West and follow the directions above.

By car from the west: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) east to exit 42 (Geneva) and Route 96 south to Ithaca; or take the New York State Thruway east to exit 41 (Waterloo) and Route 89 south to Ithaca.

Transportation Contact Information
Airport and airlines
Tompkins County Airport (607) 257-0456
US Airways (800) 428-4322
Delta (800) 221-1212
United (800) 335-2247

Local and long-distance bus service
TCAT (607) 277-7433
Greyhound (607) 272-7930 or (800) 231-2222
Trailways of New York (800) 895-5555
ShortLine Bus Company (607) 277-8800

Taxi and limousine service
Airline Limousine (607) 273-3030 or (800) 273-9197
Blue Light Cab Company (607) 277-2227
Cayuga Taxi (607) 272-3333