Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

• Term:
  2025-2026
• Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
• Date & Time:
  Wed, Sep 3, 2025 - 12:00pm
  to
  1:15pm
• Location:
  Zoom
• Agenda:

  1. Call to Order-12:00 p.m.
      • Roll Call
      • Land Acknowledgment of the Gayogo̱ hó:nǫɁ (Cayuga Nation)
  2. Approval of the May 21, 2025 meeting
  3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
  4. Business of the Day
       • Welcome and introduction of Executive Committee
       • Standing Rules
       • Incidental Vacancy (Facilities & Campus Services)
       • 2025-2026 Budget Allocation & Resolution
  5. Committee reports
       • Executive Committee
       • Communications, Outreach and Recognition Committee
       • Employee Education and Development Committee
       • Employee Welfare Committee
       • Benefits and Policy Committee
       • Elections Committee
  6. Liaison Appointments & Reports
       • UA Campus Codes Committee (1 non-voting EA)
       • UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
  (1 non-voting EA)
       • UA Campus Welfare Committee (1 non-voting EA)
       • Campus Planning Committee (1 voting or non-voting EA)
       • Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board (3 voting or non-voting EA)
       • Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees (1 voting EA)
       • Faculty Senate
  7. Open Discussion
  8. Adjournment

  
  Future Events & Reminders:
  • EA Meeting – 9/17/2025 at 12pm
  • President's Address to Staff - 1/8/2026

  Employee Assembly Agenda 9_3_2025 (1).pdf (96.43 KB)
• Meeting Packet:
• Audio Recording:
  EA20250903-001.MP3 (16.94 MB)
• Minutes:

  Employee Assembly of Cornell University

  Minutes of the September 3, 2025 Meeting

  12:00 PM – 1:15 PM

  Zoom

  I. Call to Order

      a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:04pm

      b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, J. Best, A. Blakeslee, R. Boche, G. Brangman, S. Chang, C. Cornell, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, D. Hill, R. Howard, E. Krumm-Powers, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, S. Resue, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams

      c. Members Absent: E. Crawley, K. Fitch, K. Karnuta, Y. Luckain, D. McDermitt, P. Mengers, A. Morse, M. Stefanski-Seymour

      d. Also Present: H. Depew

  II. W. Treat read the land Acknowledgement of the Gayogo̱ho꞉nǫ(Cayuga Nation).

  III. Approval of the May 21, 2025 meeting minutes

      a. R. Boche motioned to approve the meeting minutes

      b. The minutes were passed by unanimous consent

  
  IV. Call for late additions to the agenda

      a. No late additions were added

  V. Business of the day

      i. Introduction of the Executive Committee

          1. W. Treat introduced herself and what the executive committee does. All the executive members introduced themselves and their role.

      ii. Standing Rules

          1. R. Howard introduced the standing rules to the employee assembly. The employee assembly discussed updates and small changes to the standing rules.

          2. C. Cornell motioned to approve the amendments to the standing rules.

          3. The motion passed by unanimous consent.

      iii. Incidental Vacancy

          1. W. Treat introduced the Facilities and Campus Services seat. D. Wierson introduced M. Boggs as a candidate, the employee assembly entered executive session.

          2. M. Boggs was chosen to fill the Facilities and Campus Services Seat.

      iv. 2025-2026 Budget Allocation and Resources

          1. D. Wierson introduced to the 2025-2026 Budget to the employee assembly, and they discussed it.

          2. The 2025-2026 budget passed 24 yes to 0 no, 1 abstention

  VI. Committee Report

      a. Executive Committee

          i. I. Solís Cruz stated that the executive committee met the week prior, and discussed future speakers, different agenda items, standing rules, and budget.

      b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee

          i. V. Bell reported that their next meeting will be September 12th.

      c. Employee Education and Development Committee

          i. D. Surine reported that she will be reaching out in the next month for the meeting.

      d. Employee Welfare

          i. Nothing to report

      e. Benefits and Policy Committee

          i. Nothing to report

      f. Elections Committee

          i. Nothing to report

  
   

  VII. Liaison Appointments and Reports

      a. The employee assembly held a discussion about liaison appointments for this school year and decided who will be appointed to which committee.

      b. UA Campus codes Committee

          i. Nothing to report

      c. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment

          i. Nothing to report

      d. UA Campus Welfare Committee

          i. Nothing to report

      e. Campus Planning Committee

          i. Nothing to report

      f. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board

          i. Nothing to report

      g. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees

          i. Nothing to report

      h. Faculty Senate

          i. Nothing to report
   

  VIII. Open Discussion

      a. W. Treat brought up the future hybrid meeting, and the employee assembly discussed.

  IX. Adjournment

      a. C. Cornell motioned to adjourn the meeting

      b. The motion passed by unanimous consent
   

  The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 pm.
   

  Respectfully Committed,

  Erin Kenefick-Coppersmith

  Clerk of the Assembly

  
  
   

  EA meeting minutes- September 3rd 2025.pdf (156.66 KB)