Dear Logan,   Thank you for conveying University Assembly Resolution 5, “In Recognition and Appreciation of Cornell University Students.” I share your appreciation for the efforts of our students to adhere to the safety measures that the university put in place this fall. Thanks to their careful practices, we were able to have a successful and safe in-person semester, as planned.   Sincerely, Martha E. Pollack   Martha E. Pollack
President, Cornell University
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Tel: 607-255-5201

Dear Logan,   Thank you for submitting University Assembly Resolution 4, “Acknowledging the Passing of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Upholding the University Assembly’s Commitment to Representing Trans and Genderqueer Members of the Campus Community, and Establishing the LGBTQIA+ Facilitator to the University Assembly.”   I support this resolution and appreciate the University Assembly’s acknowledgment of the Transgender Day of Remembrance in November and the steps the assembly is taking to support our transgender, genderqueer, intersex, and nonbinary students, faculty, and sta

Dear Cat,   Thank you for conveying to me Student Assembly Resolution #7: Support for Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell’s Demands, and Student Assembly Resolution #8: Cayuga Land Acknowledgement.   As you know, Cornell sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga (Gayogohó:no') Nation, whose lands were expropriated

Dear Cat,   Thank you for conveying Student Assembly Resolution 9: Demanding Cornell Dissolve All Relations with the Ithaca Police Department. As with Resolutions 7 and 8, President Pollack will not be able to respond within the usual 30-day timeframe due to the various commitments on her time. She will respond to these as soon as she is able.   Thank you again for your patience.   Sincerely,  Liz     Liz Holmes Office of the President Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201

EA R5 - Thanking the Administration for their Continued Support of Staff During COVID-19

12/14/2020 Wind Down to Winter Break panel discussion

Questions/Feedback

1. How can employees stay focused and engaged throughout the month of December?  (With Thanksgiving providing a much needed break, how can we return to the same depressing pandemic/work-from-home routines with the anticipation of the longer Winter Break looming... )

Of the questions asked during the Wind Down to Winter Break panel discussion on 12/14/2020, the following were responded to by members of the panel:

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How might employees really prepare themselves and their families both mentally and physically for winter?

HEI HEI DEPEW: I want to thank you all for taking the time today to join us for a panel discussion on wellbeing. The EA recently wrapped up the priorities poll. And the top priority for the Employee Assembly, as determined by staff feedback, is employee health and wellbeing.   Staff are concerned about their physical wellbeing, their safety, and physical health. And staff also are concerned about their mental wellbeing. Staff are feeling under duress from increased workloads, understaffed departments, COVID related anxiety and stress.