Meals on Wheels benefits deliverers and recipients alike

Ai-Ling Chen, a current Cornell staff member, and Barry De Libero, a former staff member, discuss the benefits of FoodNet Meals on Wheels, which receives funding from the United Way.

15 Warrior-Scholars to come to academic boot camp this July

Cornell has been chosen as one of 11 universities to orient enlisted military veterans to academic life through the Warrior-Scholar Project. The project emphasizes reading, writing and the liberal arts.

University revises policy on flexibility in the workplace

The revised Flexibility in the Workplace policy features new tools, descriptions of various forms of flexibility and opportunities for training in implementing the policy.

Procurement Services exceeds $30 million savings goal

Cornell Procurement Services has exceeded its savings goal of $30 million through process efficiencies and by changing the ways goods and services are bought for Cornell from outside vendors.

Hatch: Food pantries combat food insecurity on many levels

Emeritus professor Marty Hatch discusses the roles food pantries play in communities such as Brooktondale and Caroline and how the United Way in supporting them.

Become a victor instead of a victim, DeRoller says

Reflecting on her heart transplant and all that occurred since, Rebecca DeRoller said at the Feb. 12 Soup and Hope event that hope comes from deciding to be victor rather than victim.

Nominations for staff awards accepted through Feb. 27

Faculty and staff members can nominate any staff person for the Individual Excellence and Management Excellence awards. Also, a new President’s Award for Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion will be handed out.

Cornell leads charge to address local hunger crisis

For the next eight weeks, the university will seek to raise $10,000 a week in pledges to the United Way, announced University Librarian Anne Kenney, chair of the Cornell United Way campaign.

Patchcoski finds hope in journey from seminary to Cornell

At last week's Soup and Hope talk, Brian Patchcoski, associate dean and director of the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, shared his “unexpected and unanticipated” journey toward finding and affirming community.