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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

  • Term:
    2025-2026
  • Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Wed, Dec 17, 2025 - 12:00pm
    to
    1:15pm
  • Location:
    1153 Martha van Rensselaer Hall/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 December 3, 2025 meeting minutes
    3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
    4. Business of the Day
    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
              g. Liaison Reports
                      i. UA Campus Codes Committee
                     ii. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
                    iii. UA Campus Welfare Committee
                    iv. Campus Planning Committee
                     v. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board
                    vi. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees
                   vii. Faculty Senate
    6. Open Discussion
    7. Adjournment

    Future Events & Reminders:

    • EA Meeting Schedule 2025-2026 - If you are an Employee Assembly (EA) Representative and are unable to attend a meeting, please email us at ea-exec@cornell.edu
    • President's Address to Staff - 1/8/2026 (Biotechnology Building, Room G10)
    • EA Meeting 1/21/26 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Zoom) - Michelle Artibee, Director, Workforce Wellbeing
    • EA Special Meeting 1/26/26 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Zoom) - Listening Session on the Student Code of Conduct and Procedures, Marla Love, Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes:

    I. Call to Order 
         a. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:05pm 
         b. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, A. Blakeslee, S. Chang, E. Crawley, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, R. Howard, S. Lanchez, D. McDermitt, P. Mengers, A. Morse, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, M. Stefanski-Seymour, K. Supron, D. Surine, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams 
         c. Members Absent: J. Best, R. Boche, M. Boggs, G. Brangman, C. Cornell, K. Fitch, D. Hill, K. Karnuta, E. Krumm-Powers, J. Kruser, Y. Luckain, S. Resue 
         d. Also Present: J. Withers 

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

    III. Approval of the December 3rd , 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. W. Treat motioned to add the addition of a committee 
         b. The motion passed by unanimous consent 

    V. Business of the day 
         a. Committee Discussion 
              i. W. Treat shared with the EA the new Health Promoting Campus committee on the Cornell Campus. 

    VI. Committee Report 
         a. Executive Committee 
              i. I. Solís Cruz reported the executive committee has worked on different initiatives and other things in prep for the meeting. 
         b. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee 
              i. V. Bell reported they held the George peter award; they planned the EA voice and a coffee hour for staff. 
         c. Employee Education and Development Committee 
              i. D. Surine reported they would be meeting in January; she had a call about resources for remote employees. 
         d. Employee Welfare Committee 
              i. M. Benda reported they discussed AI, family care, and living wages. 
         e. Benefits and Policy Committee 
              i. Nothing to Report 
         f. Elections Committee 
              i. Nothing to Report 

    VII. Liaison Reports 
         a. UA Campus codes Committee 
              i. Nothing to Report 
         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. D. Wierson reported they discussed tenure considerations 

    VIII. Open Discussion 
         a. W. Treat brought up insurance and the president’s address to staff. R. Howard and I. Solís Cruz reported that they have discussed and chosen a group to receive the Employee Appreciation Award. 

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

    EA December 17th, 2025 Meeting Minutes.pdf (170.12 KB)