Two Cornell staff members who deal daily with sensitive matters were recently honored with the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service: Michael Skvarla on June 28, and Cindy Glanville on July 17. (July 27, 2012)
The 56th Annual Service Recognition Dinner was held March 31 to recognize 268 long-serving staff members who have worked at Cornell for 25 or more years and were celebrating a fifth-year milestone. (April 7, 2011)
Janis Whitlock shared three personal stories to illustrate the use of fear, courage and hope in a well-lived life March 17 at Soup and Hope in Sage Chapel. (March 23, 2011)
The Toward New Destinations diversity planning document has been revised to reflect outcomes as well as plans to promote diversity and inclusion across campus, making them integral to university life.
In light of recent turbulence in the financial markets, TIAA-CREF and Fidelity have ramped up their communications, both on the Web and through e-mails, to clients. (Oct. 24, 2008)
The 12th annual Staff Education Exploration Day (S.E.E.D.) was held on July 21 in the Biotechnology Building. More than 200 staff attended the event to learn strategies for developing their careers. (July 23, 2010)
J.R. Clairborne, 2nd Ward representative of Ithaca's Common Council, said that stories of hope and inspiration are everywhere, recounting several from his own life at Soup and Hope, Jan. 31.
Human Resources has recently added a policy to allow regular staff members and student employees to request time away from work to express breast milk following the birth of a child. (Jan. 22, 2008)