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Office of the Assemblies

Employee Assembly Meeting

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  • Term:
    2026-2027
  • Assembly/Committee: Employee Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Wed, Oct 21, 2026 - 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 7, 2026 Meeting Minutes 
    3. Call for Late Additions to the Agenda
    4. Business of the Day
              a. Presentation from Eric Biegler, Sr. Director of Benefit Services and
                  Administration, regarding Upcoming Benefit Changes for Endowed
                  Employees
    ​​​​          b. Incidental Vacancies - Resignation from Adam Blakeslee,     
                       International Representative at Large
                   i. Current Vacancy list:
                       1. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color)
                             Representative At-Large
                       2. More than 20 Years of Service Representative At-Large
                       3. School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and
                             eCornell Representative
                      4. College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Representative
                      5. Alumni Affairs and Development Representative
                      6. Graduate School and Cornell Law School                   
                           Representative
                      7. International Representative at Large
                    ii. Interest in Incidental Vacancy - Introductions, Statements of       
                              Interest, Voting
                         1. Britt McDowell - AAD
                         2. Audem Jackson - BIPOC
    5. Committee Reports
              a. Executive Committee (Carl Cornell on behalf of Rose Howard)
              b. Communications, Outreach and Recognition Committee (Deb Surine)
              c. Employee Education and Development Committee
    ​​​​​​​               (Armen Abrahamian)
              d. Employee Welfare Committee (Alysia Ericsson)
              e. Benefits and Policy Committee (Bethany Dixon)
              f. Elections Committee (Sophie Lanchez)
              g.Employee Assembly Priority Poll Committee (Becca Campbell)
     6. Liaison Reports
               a. UA Campus Codes Committee (Danyel Wierson)
               b. UA Campus Committee on Infrastructure, Technology and the Environment (Maria Peck)
               c. UA Campus Welfare Committee (Gladys Brangman)
               d. Campus Planning Committee (Kate Supron)
               e. Transportation Hearing and Appeals Board (Scotty Claar)
               f.  Committee for Campus-Constituency-Elected Trustees (Armen Abrahamian)
               g. Faculty Senate (Nicholas Maggard)
               h. AI Initiative Liaison (Nicholas Maggard)
    7. Open Discussion
    8. Adjournment
         		 

     

    Resources:

    Committee and Liaison Responsibilities:
    https://cornell.box.com/s/r9uvpguvao9b08yk3zynogs6o42swovp


    Future Events & Reminders:


    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.
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  • Minutes: No minutes available