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Services
- Focus on first- and second-year unaffiliated students, with continued access for upper-class students.
- Focus primarily on issues related to the Engineering Common Curriculum and successfully affiliating with a major.
- Providing specialty advising for:
- Course Enrollment Challenges.
- Liberal Studies.
- Study Abroad/international experiences.
- Pre-health careers and how to integrate requirements into the curriculum.
- Transferring internally (between colleges) within Cornell or concurrent degrees].
- Health and well-being appointments: if you need immediate guidance or advice about a physical or mental health concern, you can contact Cornell Health 24/7.
- Cornell University student disability services.
- Major exploration including the Independent Major and the affiliation process.
- Minors and double majors.
- Transfer credit, petitions, and curricular substitutions
- Criteria for good academic standing.
- Voluntary, required, and health leaves of absence and withdrawals.
- Coordinate the Academic Concern Program; supporting students having academic or personal difficulties and referring students to appropriate Campus Resources.
- Supporting students having academic or personal difficulties and referring students to appropriate campus resources.
- Providing case management for students who are in need of academic consideration and/or in distress.
- Partner with faculty advisors and major departments to best support students.
- Protect the privacy of student education records as per FERPA.
Meet the Engineering Advising Office Team
We assign professional staff academic advisors based on the first letter of your last name. These are noted in the following profiles.
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Liane Fitzgerald
Director
Affirming pronouns: she/her
- Advising students with last names F – I
- Advising for the Independent Major
- Remote Mondays and Tuesdays – appointments via Zoom
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Ryan DeLany
Associate Director
Affirming pronouns: he/him
- Advising students with last names S – Z
- Advising students interested in study abroad and exchange programs
- Advising students in the concurrent degree pipeline
- Remote Mondays – appointments via Zoom
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Benjamin Martin
Associate Director
Affirming pronouns: he/him
- Advising students with last names J – L
- Advising students interested in internally transferring into Engineering
- Advising students interested in pre-health
- Advising students interested in pre-law
- Ben is fully remote and holding all advising appointments virtually via Zoom
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Alex Pizzola
Assistant Director
Affirming pronouns: she/her
- Advising students with last names A – E
- Remote Mondays – appointments via Zoom
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Liz Radman
Assistant Director
Affirming pronouns: they/she
- Advising students with last names M – R
- Managing the Peer Advisor Program
- Remote Mondays – appointments via Zoom
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Mary Glick
Program and Publications Coordinator
Affirming pronouns: she/her
- Remote Mondays
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Please Note: The Engineering Advising Team works remotely on Mondays and Tuesdays in the summer and therefore the physical office suite is closed those days. Advising appointments made for Mondays and Tuesdays will be virtual.
Contact Undergraduate Advising
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Address
Cornell Engineering Advising
Cornell University
180 Rhodes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 -
Phone
607-255-7414
Connect with the Engineering Advising Team
Appointment Options
Virtual Advising Drop-In Hours for Entering New First-Year Students – Summer 2025
There are no summer drop-in hours for returning students. These will commence in Fall 2025.
- Tuesdays – 3 p.m.-4 p.m. (ET)
- Wednesdays – 10 a.m.-11 a.m. (ET)
Each session has two Zoom rooms (with waiting rooms enabled) staffed by Engineering Advising. You are welcome to join either and wait your turn in the waiting room.
Drop-In Hours are first-come, first-served. Attendance is optional.
Please Note: Cornell Zoom requires authentication. Log in to Cornell’s Zoom using your NetID and password to activate your account. Choose the Single Sign On (SSO) option to log into Zoom from the app on your computer or phone.
Advising Appointments for Entering New First-Year Students – Summer 2025
Make a 30-minute (virtual) appointment with your Engineering Advising professional staff academic advisor: Make an Appointment. We do not make same-day appointments.
Calendars tend to fill up quickly so plan in advance and come prepared with questions to your appointment.
Three-week availability range: The calendars will only show availability for the next three weeks. If you don’t see availability, please check back the next week. If your matter is urgent, please email adv_engineering@cornell.edu or call us at 607-255-7414.
Advising Appointments for Returning Students – Summer 2025
Schedule: Please Note: The Engineering Advising team works remotely on Mondays and Tuesdays and therefore the physical office suite is closed those days. Advising appointments made for Mondays and Tuesdays will be virtual.
Make a 30-minute (in-person or virtual) appointment with your Engineering Advising professional staff academic advisor online through Chatter. We do not make same-day appointments.
Calendars tend to fill up quickly so plan in advance and come prepared with questions to your appointment.
Three-week availability range: The calendars will only show availability for the next three weeks. If you don’t see availability, please check back the next week. If your matter is urgent, please email adv_engineering@cornell.edu or call us at 607-255-7414.
Chatter Instructions
When scheduling an appointment through Chatter, be sure to find the Engineering Advising tab listed at the top or in the “More” tab drop-down. Note that other offices also use Chatter and have their own appointment booking pages.

Study Abroad Inquiries
Make a 30-minute (in-person or virtual) appointment with our study abroad advisor online through Chatter by then selecting the Study Abroad service.
Or, send general questions and inquiries regarding Study Abroad to coe_studyabroad@cornell.edu.