An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.
Staff member Mar Perez describes how her and her family's loss of most of their material possessions led her to value people and gave her the guiding lights of her life: her parents' courage, faith and hope.
Tanya Grove, EA chair, says recent open forums supported developing a culture in the Cornell community where open feedback, saying thank you, staff development and work/life balance are the norm.
The Toward New Destinations diversity planning document has been revised to reflect outcomes as well as plans to promote diversity and inclusion across campus, making them integral to university life.
Two changes will be made to the Time Away from Work policy for nonacademic staff: one in how sick, health and personal leave are recorded and one in using accrued vacation time.
President David Skorton charges two committees to follow up on recommendations to improve the university's environment for preventing, reporting and responding to sexual violence and bias.
Training for Workday, a cloud-based human resources and payroll system, will be held for employees and supervisors in advance of the March 21 launch date.
