Two staff members' flexible workplace arrangements help illustrate why Cornell has recently received a 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. (Nov. 15, 2011)
It started with a roll of duct tape used to stop automatic toilets from flushing too often. Such small measures, led by Alumni Affairs and Development's Julie Featherstone, have led to big savings. (Oct. 22, 2009)
Unless the U.S. economy has a major downturn or New York state severely cuts funding, Cornell will not face significant downsizing, President David Skorton said Nov. 12 at his Annual Address to Staff. (Nov. 12, 2010)
Energy conservation and a new organizational structure will boost both savings and efficiency in the Division of Facilities Services, says VP Kyu-Jung Whang in a public forum. (Nov. 9, 2010)
The university is retiring its 'postoffice' e-mail system and moving students to Google Apps Education Edition, and faculty and staff to Microsoft Exchange. (Sept. 16, 2009)
eCornell has decided that its future success requires a smaller, focused organization to specialize in sales and service to corporations and individuals seeking online professional training from Cornell.
Cornell's plans to address its financial difficulty are taking shape, said Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman at a March 25 brown-bag lunch.