More than 3,000 tickets were sold for the Oct. 16 Fall Employee Celebration, where in spite of a bitter wind and Big Red loss to Colgate (44-3), staff, faculty, retirees and their families gathered at Barton Hall for a chicken barbecue and pasta dinner.

Highlighting the Barton Hall event were a display of the winning photographs from the Pawprint Employee Photo Contest and educational activities for all ages, provided by Cornell University Police; Benefit Services; Department of Space Sciences; Transportation Services; Environmental Health and Safety; Museum of the Earth; Employee Assembly, Cornell's United Way campaign; two student wellness groups, Cornell Union for Disability Awareness and Health Nuts; and Cornell retirees' groups. Crossroad Clown, the Cornell Marching Band and the Cornell mascot provided entertainment.

New this year, an electronics recycling service provided by Cornell's recycling team, R5 Operations, garnered eight tons of such items as computers, TVs, microwaves and telephones.

More than 100 volunteers, including administrators, were on hand to serve dinner and help with displays. "I love doing the line because I get to meet great people," said Tommy Bruce, vice president for university communications. Noted Tanya Grove, administrator for the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts and chair of the Employee Assembly, "It was good to see employees outside of the office setting enjoying Cornell."

"My personal thanks to Chris Mott from Building Care and Cornell Catering Director Brandon Fortenberry and their teams. These crews, along with our great volunteer lead team, make this detail-filled day a pleasure to coordinate," said Cheryl McGraw, human resources event manager.

The event was sponsored by the Division of Human Resources, Cornell Catering and the Department of Athletics and Physical Education.