Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

• Term:
  2025-2026
• Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
• Date & Time:
  Wed, Mar 18, 2026 - 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 March 4, 2026 meeting minutes
  
  3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
  
  4. Business of the Day
       Dr. Wai-Kwong Wong (Director, Faculty and Staff Assistance Program) - FSAP and other mental health resources available to staff at Cornell.
       Marin Clarkberg and Steve Jackson (Institutional Research and Planning) - brief overview of accreditation process.
       EA Resolution 3 - Amending the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect current operating procedure.
       UA Campus Codes Committee – vote on representative 

  5. Committee and Liaison Reports
       -Executive Committee
       -Communications, Outreach and Recognition Committee
       -Employee Education and Development Committee
       -Employee Welfare Committee
       -Benefits and Policy Committee
       -Elections Committee
       -Committee of the Employee Assembly's Priority Poll
       -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

  6. Open Discussion
  
  7. Adjournment

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  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
       EA Meeting, April 1, from 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (zoom), Linda Croll Howell, Senior Director, Employee Experience
       EA Organizational Meeting, April 15, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (zoom)
       Spring 2026 Hybrid Meeting, May 13, location TBD

  We strive to make all events accessible. If you are in need of accommodations in order to fully participate, please contact the Office of the Assemblies at assembly@cornell.edu.

• Meeting Packet:
• Audio Recording:
  Employee Assembly March 18th.mp3 (97.58 MB)
• Minutes:

  I. Call to Order
       A. W. Treat called the meeting to order at 12:01pm
            B. Members Present: M. Banta, V. Bell, M. Benda, J. Best, A. Blakeslee, M. Boggs, G. Brangman, S. Chang, S. Claar, C. Cornell, E. Crawley, B. Dixon, J. Doss, C. Rogers, R. Howard, J. Kruser, S. Lanchez, D. McDermitt, P. Mengers, A. Morse, M. Snyder, I. Solís Cruz, M. Stefanski-Seymour, W. Treat, D. Wierson, N. Williams
            C. Members Absent: A. Ericsson, D. Hill, K. Karnuta, E. Krumm-Powers, Y. Luckain, S. Resue, K. Supron, D. Surine
            D. Also Present: H. Depew, J. Withers
  
  II. W. Treat read the land Acknowledgement of the Gayog ̱o ho꞉nǫ (Cayuga Nation).
  
  III. Approval of the March 4th, 2026 Meeting minutes
       A. C. Cornell motioned to approve the meeting minutes with friendly amendments.
       B. The minutes were passed by unanimous consent
  
  IV. Call for late additions to the agenda
       A. No late additions
  
  V. Business of the day
       A. Dr. Wai-Kwong Wong, the director of the Faculty and Staff assistance program, gave a presentation about mental health resources to the Assembly and took questions.
            1. M. Artibee shared additional slide materials about mental health with the assembly.
       B. J. Hecht from Institutional Research and Planning gave a brief overview of the accreditation process to the assembly and took questions.
       C. EA Resolution 3
            1. R. Howard led a discussion concerning amending the employee assembly bylaws to reflect the current operating procedure.
       D. Vote on a UA Campus Codes Committee representative
            1. N. Maggard was chosen by unanimous consent to fill the position for the rest of the term.
  
  VI. Committee Report
       A. Executive Committee
            1. I. Solís Cruz reported they are planning another co-worker coffee and working on the EA resolution.
       B. Communications, Outreach, and Recognition Committee
            1. V. Bell reported they are working on the EA voice, the co-worker coffee, and discussion of social media
       C. Employee Education and Development Committee
            1. Nothing to Report
       D. Employee Welfare Committee
            1. M. Benda reported they have had speakers, the future of American University and their next meeting date.
       E. Benefits and Policy Committee
            1. Nothing to Report
       F. Elections Committee
            1. W. Treat reported that the registration deadline was last Friday, and they are missing a few candidates for positions. She also shared the calendar again with the assembly.
       G. Committee of the Employee Assembly’s Priority Poll
            1. C. Cornell reported they are getting the poll ready and they will be sending it out soon.
  
  VII. Liaison Reports
       A. UA Campus Codes Committee
            1. Nothing to report
       B. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment
            1. Nothing to report
       C. UA Campus Welfare Committee
            1. Nothing to report
       D. Campus Planning Committee
            1. Nothing to report
       E. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board
            1. Nothing to report
       F. Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees
            1. J. Kruser reported they have been reviewing the policies for the student electorate trustee.
       G. Faculty Senate
            1. D. Wierson reported the president came and discussed the Faculty Code of Conduct with the senate and a potential resolution about suspensions.
  
  VIII. Open Discussion
       A. W. Treat brought up the elections and the open seats. J. Kruser shared the Resilient Cornell website, and could affect the employees. H. Depew reintroduced herself and shared her email.
  
  IX. Adjournment
       A. J. Kruser motioned to adjourn the meeting
       B. The motion passed by unanimous consent 
  
  The meeting was adjourned at 1:12 pm.
   

  EA Meeting Minutes March 18th 2026.pdf (120.66 KB)