Faculty, employees and grad students elect trustees

Barbara Baird, M.S. '75, Ph.D. '79; Alan Mittman '71; and Darrick Evensen, M.S. '11, have been elected to the Cornell Board of Trustees by faculty, staff members and graduate students, respectively. (May 10, 2012)

Seniors take the lead in thanking staff

Cornell students recognized the impact that staff have had on their lives at the first student-nominated staff recognition dinner, held April 26 in the atrium of the Physical Sciences building.

Opperman describes Cornell's new model for diversity at national conference

The third annual Diversity in Higher Education and the Workplace Conference, cosponsored by Cornell, focused on sustainable inclusion and drew panelists and participants from around the country. (April 27, 2012)

Focus on greetings, goodbyes, taking breaks and helping others, staff are advised

Barbara Lang, founder of The Etiquette Factor, and Mary Opperman, vice president for human resources and safety services, thank office professionals for their positive impact on the lives of others. (April 27, 2012)

President Skorton approves resolution on student sexual violence cases

President Skorton has accepted the UA recommendation that the jurisdiction of investigations into allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment by students be covered by University Policy 6.4. (April 25, 2012)

Someone gave away a password and Cornell email was blacklisted

Thousands of spam emails from Cornell addresses can smear the university's online reputation. (April 12, 2012)

Assemblies Update, Week of April 9

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. (April 12, 2012)

UA chair discusses possible changes in sexual violence investigations

Melissa Lukasiewicz, chair of the University Assembly, answers questions about the assembly's resolution to recommend changing the process for resolving allegations of sexual violence by students. (April 5, 2012)

57th Service Recognition Dinner honors 282 staff members

The 57th Annual Service Recognition Dinner was held March 28 at Newman Arena in Bartels Hall, celebrating staff members with 25, 30, 35, 40 or more years of service to Cornell. (April 5, 2012)