EA R1- Protect Staff Jobs and Compensation (2020SU)

Dear Adam,   Thank you for your submission of EA Resolution 7: Bereavement Policy. I have consulted with Vice President Opperman regarding our current policy and your recommended changes.   You have asked for two adjustments. 

1. to add a more inclusive definition of family to the policy by adding "surrogate" parents as immediate family members.

Dear Adam,   Thank you for sharing EA Resolution 9: Inclement Weather in response to the winter storm that occurred February 6-7, 2020.  Executive Vice President and CFO Joanne DeStefano and Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services Rick Burgess have done a careful review of that storm and our response to it. We agree that it is best to avoid late notice to our community when inclement weather occurs, and we strive to provide timely information and notice.

Dear Adam,   I am pleased to accept EA Resolution 10: Recognizing Senior Leadership, regarding the response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. This has been a very difficult and trying time for our entire campus community.

As we move into a phased re-entry to campus, we recognize that it is critically important for the administration to continue dialogue with staff and gather feedback and input on matters that are central to our workplace environment.

Over the summer months, the EA will hold several focused 30 to 45-minute forums and other 60-minute open forums.   Forums are currently scheduled for the following (as planned, subject to change):

• Monday, 6/29/20 (9:15 AM) - Workforce Equity and Anti-Racism at Cornell