The ILR School operates with a three-tiered support system, comprising academic advisors, peer mentors, and faculty mentors. OSS Academic Advisors, as professional guides, assist students with degree planning, course selection, and help address academic and personal challenges. Faculty Mentors from all departments within the ILR School, offer discipline-specific mentorship, sharing insights about pursuing research, career pathways, and aligning academic goals with academic and professional aspirations beyond undergraduate study. Peer Mentors, experienced students, provide relatable peer-to-peer support, aiding newcomers in acclimating to college life and fostering a sense of community and belonging. Through this collaborative approach, we aim to provide seamless communication and coordination, to help empower students holistically, share and encourage use of resources, and facilitate regular check-ins to assess progress and address concerns. We believe this advising approach enriches the college experience, promoting academic success, personal growth, resilience building, and overall well-being. ILR Advising. 

In the ILR School, you are not assigned to a single advisor but to the OSS advising team. We encourage students to meet with all of us and determine what works best for you thereafter. Each OSS advisor specializes a bit, but we are all academic advising generalists who meet with any ILR student about advising and student support matters. 

For current ILR undergraduate students: ILR OSS

You should plan to meet with an advisor about anything that impacts your student experience at ILR/Cornell. For example: academic planning questions, degree requirements, opportunity inquiry and goal setting, study skills, academic support and tutoring, student organization and extracurricular involvement, and personal health and well-being support resources.