Many of the 1,800 employees who work for Cornell University Finance and Administration (CUFA) gathered in Bartels Hall Sept. 17 to celebrate the division's three-month-old administrative restructuring. The event also presented an opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of a division that is the "nuts and bolts" of Cornell.

"Cornell is a city, and you make the city run," said Stephen T. Golding, the Samuel W. Bodman Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, to the crowd. "For that we are extremely grateful."

In a taped address, Cornell President David Skorton said, "I want to congratulate you for keeping the city going … I look forward to seeing the benefits [of the reorganization] roll out as time goes forward." Employees throughout CUFA also appeared in film clips.

In June, Golding unveiled the reorganization of the division, merging existing functions and establishing new offices. He noted that the restructuring will enable the division to deliver greater expertise, especially in areas critical to fulfilling the university's priorities, including management of institutional risk, data oversight, facilities and finance.

At Monday's event, the mission, values and goals of each of the seven CUFA units -- Audit Office, Investment Office, Cornell Police, Division of Facilities Services, Division of Financial Affairs, Risk Management and Public Safety, and Office of Information Technologies -- were discussed by their respective leaders.

A webcast of the event is available at: http://www.cufa.cornell.edu.