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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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

    1. Call to Order-12:00 p.m.

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

    2. Approval of the October 1, 2025 meeting minutes
    3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
    4. Business of the Day

    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 – 11/5/2025 at 12pm
    • EA Meeting 11/5/2025 - Kathy Burkgren, Associate Vice President, Organizational Development and Effectiveness
    • EA Meeting 11/19 - Curtis Cole, VP and Chief Global Information Officer
    • EA Meeting 12/3 - President Kotlikoff & VP Lovely. Submit questions via survey by 4pm on November 13
    • A Meeting 12/3 - Deputy Provost Avery August, Task Force on Institutional Voice - draft report review process. Feedback accepted until November 14
    • President's Address to Staff - 1/8/2026 (location TBD)
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes:

    I. Call to Order
         a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:03pm
         b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, E. Crawley, J. Best, R. Boche, S. Chang, C. Cornell, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, D. Hill, R. Howard, K. Karnuta, E. KrummPowers, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, Y. Luckain, P. Mengers, D. McDermitt, S. Resue, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams
         c. Members Absent: A. Blakeslee, G. Brangman, K. Fitch, A. Morse, M. Stefanski-Seymour, K. Supron
         d. Also Present: E. Kilweit


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


    III. Approval of the October 1, 2025, Meeting minutes
         a. V. Bell motioned to approve the meeting minutes
         b. The minutes were passed by unanimous consent


    IV. Call for late additions to the agenda
         a. Nothing to add to the agenda


    V. Business of the day
         a. Gordon L. Barger, Senior Director of Benefit Strategy and Reviews
              1. W. Treat offered the option for a specialty meeting for Gordon L. Barger to present. The Employee Assembly asked questions and gave comments.
              2. A special meeting on October 23, 2025, at 12pm for Gordon L. Barger’s presentation.
         b. EA R2- Staff Inclusion on University Committees and Reviews
              1. I Solís Cruz introduced the resolution to the employee assembly, and they posed questions and comments.
              2. The resolution passed 24 in favor, 0 opposed, and 2 abstentions.
         c. EA Coffee Meet and Greet
              1. W. Treat introduced the coffee meeting at 10am in the Hagen Room that upcoming Friday. 
         d. EA Meeting December 3rd 
              1. President Kotlikoff and Vice Provost Lovely will be joining this meeting to give a speech. The employee assembly was asked to put together questions. 
         e. Hybrid EA Meeting, December 17th 
              1. W. Treat reminded the Employee Assembly of their future hybrid meeting. 
         f. Presidential Taskforce on Institutional Voice 
              1. W. Treat reminded the employee assembly of the email that was sent out about feedback concerning the presidential taskforce on institutional voice. 

    VI. Committee Report 
         a. Executive Committee 
              a. I Solís Cruz reported they worked on the presented resolution, setting up presenters, and collecting agenda items. 
         b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee 
              a. V. Bell reported that they discussed social media platforms. 
         c. Employee Education and Development Committee 
              a. D. Surine reported they will get information from EA members about how they talk to their members. 
         d. Employee Welfare Committee 
              a. M. Benda reported they introduced themselves and did basic review. 
         e. Benefits and Policy Committee 
              a. E. Krumm-Powers reported they reviewed and introduced themselves. 
         f. Elections Committee 
              a. S. Resue reported they sent out a poll to the assembly and that there will be something on the calendar soon. 

    VII. Liaison Reports 
         a. UA Campus codes Committee 
              a. R. Boche reported that they discussed the campus codes and how the committee was formed. 
         b. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment 
              a. Nothing to report 
         c. UA Campus Welfare Committee 
              a. Nothing to Report 
         d. Campus Planning Committee 
              a. Nothing to Report 
         e. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board 
              a. Nothing to Report 
         f. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees 
              a. Nothing to Report
         g. Faculty Senate
              a. D. Wierson reported that President Kotlikoff came to give a talk to the senate.


    VIII. Open Discussion
         a. C. Cornell asked if the executive committee had any discussion concerning the priority survey, the employee assembly commented.


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

    EA Meeting Minutes- October 15, 2025.pdf (174.15 KB)

Associated Resolutions

Resolution Abstract Status
EA R2 (2025-2026): Staff Inclusion on University Committees and Reviews This Resolution petitions University Leadership to include Staff in the current and future makeup of committees and reviews that have direct influence on the staff community of Cornell University including non-academic affairs and the life of the University. Acknowledged by the President