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Cornell University

Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

  • Term:
    2026-2027
  • Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Wed, Sep 2, 2026 - 12:00pm
    to
    1:15pm
  • Location:
    Zoom
  • Agenda:
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes:

    I. Call to Order
         A. C. Cornell called the meeting to order at 12:02pm
         B. Members Present: M. Benda, M. Boggs, G. Brangman, B. Campbell, S. Chang, S. Claar, C. Cornell, B. Dixon, J. Doss, A. Ericsson, E. Heffron, D. Hill, R. Howard, E. Krumm-Powers, T. Lagasse, S. Lanchez, Y. Luckain, N. Maggard, P. Mengers, M. Peck, S. Resue, C. Rogers, M. Snyder, M. Stefanski-Seymour, K. Supron, and D. Wierson
         C. Members Absent: A. Abrahamian, M. Banta, A. Blakeslee, D. Surine
         D. Also Present: H. Depew, T. Joachims, B. Maddox

    II. R. Howard read the land Acknowledgement of the Gayogo̱ ho꞉nǫ (Cayuga Nation).

    III. Approval of the April 15th 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

    V. Business of the day
         A. Presentation from T. Joachims and B. Maddox about Cornell’s AI initiatives, they took questions and comments from the assembly.
         B. C. Cornell welcomed and introduced the executive committee members.
         C. D. Wierson shared the six incidental vacancies the assembly has, and said to reach out to anyone interested in filling one of the open positions.
         D. Open committee chairs and liaison seats
              1. UA campus codes committee
                   a) A. Ericsson motioned to approve D. Wierson to serve on the committee.
                   b) The motion passed by unanimous consent.
         E. C. Cornell mentioned that committees need more membership. Members were added to different committees.
         F. C. Cornell went through the Executive Committee Expectations for 2026-2027 year.
         G. Items on the agenda
              1. A. Ericsson motioned to table the remaining items on the agenda till the next meeting.
              2. The motion passed by unanimous consent.

    VI. Adjournment
         A. A. Ericsson motioned to adjourn the meeting
         B. The motion passed by unanimous consent

    EA meeting minutes- September 2nd, 2026 .pdf (100.91 KB)