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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

  • Term:
    2025-2026
  • Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Wed, Nov 5, 2025 - 12:00pm
    to
    1:15pm
  • Location:
    Zoom
  • Agenda:

    1. Call to Order-12:00 p.m.
              a. Roll Call
              b. Land Acknowledgment of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (Cayuga Nation)

    2. Approval of the October 15, 2025 meeting minutes
    3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
    4. Business of the Day
              a. Kathy Burkgren, Associate Vice President, Organizational Development and Effectiveness
              b. EA Meeting 12/3 - President Kotlikoff & VP Lovely. Submit questions via survey by 4pm on November 17.
              c. Presidential Taskforce on Institutional Voice
                       i. Draft Recommendations
                      ii. Feedback link or email tfiv@cornell.edu; feedback accepted until November 14.
              e. EA Priority survey
              f.  Hybrid EA Meeting - December 17, location TBD
    5. Committee reports
              a. Executive Committee
              b. Communications, Outreach and Recognition Committee
              c. Employee Education and Development Committee
              d. Employee Welfare Committee
              e. Benefits and Policy Committee
              f. Elections Committee
    6. Liaison Reports
             a. UA Campus Codes Committee
             b. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
             c. UA Campus Welfare Committee
            d. Campus Planning Committee
            e. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board
            f. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees
            g. Faculty Senate
    7. Open Discussion
    8. Adjournment

    Future Events & Reminders:

    • EA Meeting Schedule 2025-2026 - If you are an EA Representative and are unable to attend a meeting, please email us at ea-exec@cornell.edu
    • Next EA Meeting – 11/19/2025 at 12pm
    • 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
    • EA Meeting 12/17 (hybrid location TBD) - Dr. Wai-Kwong, Director, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
    • President's Address to Staff - 1/8/2026 (G10 BioTechnology Building)
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes:

    I. Call to Order 
         a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:01pm 
         b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, E. Crawley, J. Best, A. Blakeslee, R. Boche, S. Chang, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, R. Howard, K. Karnuta, E. Krumm-Powers, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, Y. Luckain, P. Mengers, D. McDermitt, A. Morse, S. Resue, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams 
         c. Members Absent: M. Benda, G. Brangman, C. Cornell, B. Dixon, K. Fitch, D. Hill 
         d. Also Present: Burkgren K. 

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

    III. Approval of the October 15, 2025 Meeting minutes 
         a. R. Howard motioned to approve the amended meeting minutes 
         b. The minutes were passed by unanimous consent 

    IV. Call for late additions to the agenda 

    V. Business of the day 
         a. Kathy Burkgren, Associate Vice President, Organizational Development and Effectivenes gave a presentation and took questions and comments from the assembly. 
         b. President Kotlikoff & VP Lovely attending EA meeting 12/3. 
              1. W. Treat requested to assembly members to submit questions via survey by 11:59pm on November 17. 
         c. Y. Solís Cruz discussed the EA Priority survey with the assembly. 
         d. Hybrid EA Meeting - December 17 
              1. W. Treat informed members that they will get the location of the meeting out as soon as possible. 

    VI. Committee Report 
         a. Executive Committee 
              a. Y. Solís Cruz reported about the priority surveys.
         b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee 
              a. V. Bell reported they will be working on the EA voice, working on coffee hours, and planning for spring semester in the next meeting. 
         c. Employee Education and Development Committee 
              a. D. Surine reported that they have three new non-voting members. 
         d. Employee Welfare Committee 
              a. M. Benda reported their meeting will be next week. 
         e. Benefits and Policy Committee 
              a. E. Krumm-Powers reported they are rescheduling the meeting, and they had one new member join. 
         f. Elections Committee 
              a. Nothing to report 

    VII Liaison Reports 
         a. UA Campus codes Committee 
              a. Nothing to report 
         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. Nothing to Report 

    VIII. Open Discussion 
         a. C. Cornell reminded the assembly that open enrollment is open to all staff, D. Wierson brought up retirement benefits and insurance, the employee assembly discussed. 

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

    EA November 5, 2025 Meeting Minutes.pdf (171.44 KB)