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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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

    Call to Order-12:00 p.m.

    • Roll Call
    • Land Acknowledgment of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (Cayuga Nation)

    2. Approval of the September 17, 2025 meeting minutes

    3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
    4. Business of the Day

    • Katie King, Associate Vice President, Cornell Office of Civil Rights
    • President Kotlikoff and Provost Bala Townhalls
    • Occasional Commuter Parking - Eligibility & Parking Locations

    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 Reports

    • UA Campus Codes Committee
    • UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
    • UA Campus Welfare Committee
    • Campus Planning Committee
    • Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board
    • Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees
    • Faculty Senate

    7. Open Discussion
    8. Adjournment

    Future Events & Reminders:

    • EA Meeting Schedule 2025-2026 - If you are unable to attend a meeting, please email us at ea-exec@cornell.edu
    • Next EA Meeting – 10/15/2025 at 12pm
    • EA Meeting 10/15/2025 - Gordon Barger, Senior Director, Benefit Strategy and Initiatives

    • President's Address to Staff - 1/8/2026 (location TBD)

       
    Employee Assembly Agenda 10_01_2025 (1).pdf (89.33 KB)
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes:

    I. Call to Order
          a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:02pm
          b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, J. Best, A. Blakeslee, R. Boche, G. Brangman, C. Cornell, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, D. Hill, R. Howard, E. Krumm-Powers, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, Y. Luckain, P. Mengers, S. Resue, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson,
          c. Members Absent: E. Crawley, S. Chang, K. Fitch, K. Karnuta, D. McDermitt, A. Morse, N. Williams
          d. Also Present: K. King

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

    III. Approval of the September 17, 2025 Meeting minutes
          a. A. Ericsson 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 to the agenda

    V. Business of the day
          a. Presentation by Katie King the Vice President of the Office of Civil Rights
                i. She took questions and comments from the employee assembly
          b. W. Treat led a discussion of President Kotlikoff and Provost Bala town halls with the employee assembly.
          c. The Employee Assembly held a discussion of the Occasional Commuter Parking Program

    VI. Committee Report
          a. Executive Committee
                i. I. Solís Cruz reported that the committee was able to connect with Christine Lovely and discuss employee needs.
          b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee
                i. V. Bell reported that the first employee coffee will be October 17 at 10am and the EA voice will be sent out very soon.
          c. Employee Education and Development Committee
                i. D. Surine reported that they have a committee meeting scheduled for October 9th.
          d. Employee Welfare
                i. M Benda reported they were holding their first meeting today.
          e. Benefits and Policy Committee
                i. E. Krumm Powers reported that they have their first meeting scheduled.
          f. Elections Committee
                i. S. Resue reported is working to set up their first meeting.

    VII. Liaison Reports
          a. UA Campus codes Committee
                i. R. Boche reported that they are working to set up their first meeting.
          b. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
                i. Nothing to Report
          c. UA Campus Welfare Committee
                i. Nothing to Report
          d. Campus Planning Committee
                i. Nothing to Report
          e. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board
                i. Nothing to Report
          f. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees
                i. Nothing to Report
          g. Faculty Senate
                i. Nothing to Report

    VIII. Open Discussion
          a. C. Cornell brought to open discussion the new committees that are being created without employee or student representation, the employee assembly added comments and questions. W. Treat brought up the Cornell Child Care Grant. The employee assembly discussed a workday change.

    IX. Adjournment
          a. C. Cornell motioned to adjourn the meeting
          b. The motion passed by unanimous consent

    EA October 1, 2025 Meeting Minutes.pdf (170.01 KB)