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.
J.R. Clairborne, 2nd Ward representative of Ithaca's Common Council, said that stories of hope and inspiration are everywhere, recounting several from his own life at Soup and Hope, Jan. 31.
Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 28 for two new employee awards - an individual excellence award and a management award - created in response to feedback from last year's Employee Survey.
More than 2,400 employees, retirees and their families came to Employee Celebration, Jan. 19, featuring men's and women's basketball, women's hockey, and a chicken and pasta dinner.
A.T. Miller, associate vice provost for academic diversity, opened the sixth annual Soup and Hope series, Jan. 17, using song, poetry and narrative to convey his reflections on hope.
A new, user-friendly human resources and payroll system, Workday, is anticipated to go live by the end of March, with personal, job and benefits data in one location for faculty and staff members.
A new budget model will provide greater budgetary clarity and help focus discussions about how the university is spending its resources, said Provost Kent Fuchs at a recent public forum.
