A lecture series that focuses on weight, body mass, cholesterol and diabetes, and support groups that help deal with cancer, diabetes and weight loss surgery are open to the Cornell community. (Feb. 6, 2009)
Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.), July 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., G10 Biotech, features new workshops designed to help Cornell employees advance in their careers as well as many exhibits.
Cornell has contracted with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central New York to provide financial counseling at no cost to faculty and staff members.
Cornell's emergency notification system made about 5,800 voice calls in 15 minutes and delivered more than 14,000 text messages Oct. 14, as part of a test of the system. (Oct. 19, 2009)
The 57th Annual Service Recognition Dinner was held March 28 at Newman Arena in Bartels Hall, celebrating staff members with 25, 30, 35, 40 or more years of service to Cornell. (April 5, 2012)
At the 63rd annual Service Recognition Dinner June 5, Cornell President Martha E. Pollack and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman paid tribute to 250 staff members who began working at Cornell 25, 30, 35, 40 or more years ago.
Associate professor and poet Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon and Emilie Stark-Menneg '06 presented a multimedia performance of film, poetry and music Feb. 3 that explored race and American identity. (Feb. 7, 2011)
Cornell has again been recognized as a best place to work by Working Mother magazine and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, and received 'promising' marks by the Families and Work Institute. (Sept. 19, 2012)
The 2009 Cornell United Way Campaign was launched Sept. 17 with the 2009 Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, which gathered more than 10,000 pounds of food and personal-care items. (Sept. 24, 2009)