Connect with others and with yourself!

Spend the day embracing personal change and starting your IC journey. This program will focus on building mindfulness skills to be more present and embrace the here and now. Identify what builds your sense of home and how you can create it at IC.
Cornell Botanical Gardens

Roots of Presence 2024, at Cornell Botanic Gardens

Roots of Presence will help you in your pursuit of living in the moment and building a safe space. This program provides a balance of self-reflection, group engagement, and creative expression, ensuring a meaningful and enriching experience for participants throughout the day.

IN THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL:

  • Visit Cornell Botanic Gardens to connect with nature, and practice mindfulness exercises
  • Have lunch at Cornell Dairy Bar and enjoy local ice cream!
  • Experience a variety of mindfulness practices that you can use to help manage stress and facilitate the transition to college.
  • Meet students and staff who can help you start to find your place and "build" your new home at IC.
  • Participate in a planting activity you can take back to your new home at IC
Program Logistics
  • New students can participate in this Jumpstart program on August 18-19, 2025
  • Jumpstart participants will move into their residence hall rooms on Monday, August 18 between 9:00am - 4:00pm.
  • The program runs from 5:00 to 8:00pm on Monday (includes a welcome BBQ!), approximately 9:00am-6:00pm on Tuesday, with a Jumpstart closing event on Tuesday evening.
  • A program-specfic lunch will be provided for participants of this program on Tuesday, all other meals will be covered by your IC meal plan in the dining hall. Transportation and all program materials are provided for this program.
  • Participants will be engaged in fun activities; please for the weather and wear shoes that will allow you to walk more than a mile and be on your feet for several hours throughout the day.
  • There is no charge for this program.
Photo of a flower and vegetable garden