A team from Facilities Services won the eight-week 'No Excuses' weight-loss contest. Overall, the 767 Cornell staff and faculty who participated in the contest lost a total of 5,110 pounds. (May 31, 2012)
Stephen and Erica Anderson are two of a record number of staff members helped by the CARE Fund this past year. The fund, which helps faculty and staff in emergencies, needs replenishment.
Thirty-six staff members were recognized by President Skorton at the annual staff graduate reception May 21, Friends Hall, for completing higher education degrees.
In 2013, the HealthNow health plan for endowed employees will be discontinued and the Aetna 80/20 Plan will be closed to new enrollments. Upcoming town hall meetings will be held to answer questions.
Most parking fees remain stable for 2012-13; RideShare offers greater incentives and flexibility; staff working in East Hill areas will begin to pay for permits.
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)
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.
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)
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 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)
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)
