The NYS Option Transfer Period for contract college employees is Dec. 2-31: New health plan rates are posted at Cornell's benefits open enrollment web site; Select Benefits deadline is also Dec. 31.
It's time for staff and managers to review their unit's inclement weather staffing plan, discuss specific concerns and review where to get information about weather-related delays and closings. (Dec. 9, 2010)
The winter holidays for 2010 are Dec. 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Nonexempt staff members will also receive one and one-half times their hourly rate for hours worked on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. (Dec. 9, 2010)
Young Mi Park '79 offered entrepreneurial ideas for fostering career success Dec. 7 at the New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library on Madison Avenue.
Events on campus through Jan. 14 include student films, a children's film, concerto competition, conference on agriculture, workshops for consumers, caregiver meeting, ongoing exhibits, Kuali Day. (Dec. 9, 2010)
After more than a decade of planning, NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory completed its first three science flights Nov. 30, Dec. 3 and Dec. 7, carrying the Cornell-built FORCAST infrared camera. (Dec. 9, 2010)
To celebrate the winter holiday season safely and in accordance with the university's commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, employees are reminded of university guidelines. (Dec. 9, 2010)
A panel of Cornell food entrepreneur experts, including a chef, sommelier, restaurateur and executive, pondered the successes and challenges of this growing industry, Dec. 6 in New York. (Dec. 9, 2010)
Researchers at Cornell and Tel Aviv University have developed a new tool for nanofabricators to test the physical properties of thin films. (Dec. 9, 2010)