A record 1,224 children attending 27 elementary schools in Tompkins and neighboring counties went to school this fall with new backpacks filled with school supplies.
Tickets are on sale through Sept. 26 for Cornell’s Fall Employee Celebration for staff, faculty, retirees and their families, to be held Oct. 6, when Cornell Big Red football will square off against Harvard University at 1:30 p.m.
BPC groups to help staff and faculty increase their physical, mental and emotional health will begin Sept. 18 and will be held for eight consecutive Tuesdays at noon.
Cornell United Way co-chairs Pat Wynn and Rick Burgess look to generate campuswide enthusiasm and involvement among faculty, staff and students for this year's campaign, which will kick off countywide Sept. 18 and at Cornell Sept. 27.
The deadline for faculty and staff members eligible to participate in Cornell’s Flexible Spending Dependent Care Account to apply for tax-free child care grants is Sept. 28.
The fifth annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk to promote community in Collegetown will be Aug. 28 at the Frank E. Gannett Plaza, in front of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.