The Engineering Graduate Student Association (EGSA) is a volunteer graduate student organization that partners with the administration, faculty, and staff of the College of Engineering at Cornell to enrich graduate student life and build community across graduate fields. EGSA was created to provide a unifying representative body for the engineering graduate student population and in turn, the EGSA evolved into a focused planning board for graduate activities. The EGSA maintains a presence within the College of Engineering by sponsoring many activities designed specifically to bring together engineering graduate students. EGSA events are open to all Engineering graduate students, researchers, and faculty. These activities include monthly seminars, professional development workshops, contests, picnics, and study breaks. We represent graduate student concerns to the College and the Engineering departments by serving on committees and issuing position statements. We also help organize the Engineering Graduate Student Orientation and compile this handbook. The EGSA supports several pilot projects within the College and represents graduate student interests to the College and University. If you would like to have more information about the EGSA and our activities, please visit our website or email us at egsa@cornell.edu. We operate two listservs to keep people informed of EGSA events. For general information and announcements, subscribe to EGSA-L@cornell.edu. For more detailed information and discussions about planning EGSA activities, subscribe to EGSAMEMBERS-L@cornell.edu. (For detailed instructions on subscribing to these lists, see our webpage.)