Cornell Translator Interpreter Program (TIP)

We are a student-run program that provides free translation and interpretation services to local community organizations. Our mission is to bridge language barriers and build mutual understanding.

Our Numbers

Here's how TIP is making an impact on our community to bridge language and cultural barriers over the past year.

168

Students trained during our Volunteer Training Sessions

24

Participating Cornell language faculty members

12

Different languages provided for service

Interested in joining or using our services? Here's how:

Volunteers


Do you know another language and would like to use your language skills to contribute to the community? Are you passionate about language justice? Consider joining our volunteer database.

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Organizations


Does your community organization need free translation or interpretation services, or might need them in the future? Consider registering with us as an agency.

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Faculty


Are you interested in contributing your valuable expertise to the program and help approve volunteers' language abilities? Consider joining as a faculty partner.

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Volunteer Training Sessions

Are you a bilingual or multilingual Cornell student? Do you want to use your language skills to serve community agencies in emergency and non-emergency situations?

If so, then attend a Volunteer Training Session to start your process on becoming a volunteer translator and/or interpreter for TIP!

During the Volunteer Training Session, we will provide you with training on how our program works and how to become a volunteer.

After you complete our Volunteer Training Session and sign our Volunteer Contract, you will then be allowed to take a certification exam with a TIP-associated language professor at Cornell to certify your proficiency.

Check below for details about upcoming Volunteer Training Sessions:

View this flyer for this semester's Volunteer Training Sessions and events!

Translator Interpreter Program

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The Translator Interpreter Program (TIP) is a registered student organization of Cornell University.

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