The Employee Assembly is partnering with the Cornell United Way Campaign to help generate campus enthusiasm about how the United Way directly helps individuals and families in the local area. (Oct. 8, 2010)
Sessions to help eligible contract college employees apply for the New York state early retirement incentive will be held throughout Oct. Deadline: 30 days before retiring, or Nov. 30 at the latest.
The annual open enrollment period for endowed health, dental and select benefits plans will be Nov. 1-30. News from NYS on contract college employees plans are pending. Benefair will be Nov. 10. (Oct. 6, 2010)
Environmental Health and Safety has been awarded a $587,684 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to review, develop and enhance emergency management efforts across the Ithaca campus. (Sept. 30, 2010)
Flu vaccine clinics have been scheduled across campus for the fall semester on the Gannett Health Services' website. Free to enrolled students, faculty, staff and retirees with Cornell ID. (Sept. 23, 2010)
Employee Celebration tickets are on sale for faculty, staff, retirees and their families through Oct. 8 for an Oct. 16 dinner, football and other sports games and activities. (Sept. 23, 2010)
Dave Bestys, materials handler for the textbook division of the Cornell Business Services Warehouse, wrote a book, recently re-released online, about his 19 years as a volunteer firefighter. (Sept. 21, 2010)
More than four tons of food and personal care items were collected for the 2010 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, Sept. 16, to kick off the 2010 United Way Campaign. (Sept. 16, 2010)
Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in the Division of Planning and Budget, has been named interim director of the University Budget Office. (Sept. 16, 2010)