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Sustainable future announcement
Oct. 28, 2010 Dear Colleagues and Friends: Today at Cornell University we formally establish the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF). David Atkinson, a member of the Cornell Class of 1960 and a Cornell Presidential Councillor, has been a partner with Cornell in a highly successful pilot program organized in 2007 as…
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President Skorton’s message of condolence
Oct. 6, 2010 Dear Cornellians, Yesterday evening we learned with sadness that we have lost a member of our community, Jade Woods Moore, in a car accident on Rte 13 North of Ithaca, NY. At the time of the accident Jade was traveling with her husband, Bill Moore, who has been hospitalized in critical condition.…
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President Skorton’s message of condolence
Aug. 30, 2010 Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the death of our student, Khalil King, a CALS sophomore transferring into the college of Architecture, Art and Planning who had been missing since early last Saturday morning. A search was undertaken immediately starting where Khalil was last…
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Welcome back from Vice President Susan Murphy
Aug. 27, 2010 Dear Cornellians, I join President Skorton in extending a warm welcome to all as we start the fall semester. As I promised at the end of the spring semester, I want to provide an update on activities in support of our students’ health and well-being. We began the year with a new…
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Welcome back from the President
Aug. 25, 2010 Dear Cornellians: Welcome to the new academic year. I hope you are looking forward to it, as I am, with a sense of optimism and enthusiasm. Thanks to the good ideas, dedication, hard work and leadership of so many of our colleagues, we are on our way to reaching a new equilibrium…
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Year end message from President Skorton
May 21, 2010 Dear Cornellians, At the end of the academic year, we normally look back at our experiences as a community. This year, however, I believe it is particularly important for us to look forward, as well: reflecting on our challenges and accomplishments but focusing on what they mean for our future. First, I…
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Message from Dean of Students Kent Hubbell
March 27, 2010 Dear Students, Welcome back to campus. I hope everyone had a relaxing break. We have been giving a great deal of thought to strategies to support the health and protect the safety of our community. By now you have heard about or seen the temporary fencing on campus bridges. As an architect,…
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Cornell University message
March 19, 2010 We have been inspired by the many ways in which members of our community – students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni – have reached out to one another with compassion and concern. We truly are a caring community. In this spirit, we will continue to seek ways to make the campus safer.…
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What to notice and what to do when someone is in distress
March 14, 2010 Dear Cornellian, We want to make you aware of resources available to you, and welcome your questions or concerns about access to information. Please visit the Caring Community website where we regularly post new and useful information. There, we will post messages such as the recent email that Provost Fuchs and Dean…
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Faculty and teaching assistants advised on how to help students in distress
March 13, 2010 Dear Colleagues, We are all mourning the student deaths suffered by the Cornell family in the past three weeks. As Provost and Dean of the Faculty, we are writing to advise faculty and graduate teaching assistants on how to help students experiencing personal challenges and stress. Please share this message with your…
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President Skorton addresses second tragedy this week
March 12, 2010 Dear fellow Cornellian, It is with deep sorrow that I write to you regarding another death that has occurred in our campus community. Matthew Charles Zika, a junior in the College of Engineering, died this afternoon. While the cause of this tragedy is still under investigation by the Ithaca Police Department, I…
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Presidential condolences on the death of sophomore William Sinclair
March 11, 2010 Dear fellow Cornellians, This morning we learned with deep sadness that we have lost a member of our community whose body was found in the Fall Creek gorge. I am saddened, as I know you are, that another life with unfulfilled promise has been lost. On behalf of the entire Cornell community,…
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University expresses sadness over the death of freshman Bradley Ginsburg
Feb. 17, 2010 Cornell University regrets to announce that the person who was recovered from the Fall Creek Gorge today (Feb. 17) below the Thurston Avenue Bridge has been identified as Bradley Ginsburg, 18, a Cornell undergraduate student from Boca Raton, Fla. A freshman economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a…
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Progress report on planning efforts
Feb. 4, 2010 Dear Cornellians, As we settle in for a productive semester, I write to share some general news and to provide a brief progress report on our several efforts to lay a secure financial foundation for our university. Cornell is once again in record demand among prospective students. We have now received over…
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Update on Haiti
Jan. 19, 2010 Dear Cornellians, I write to share the heartfelt sympathy and deepest concern of the entire Cornell community for the people of Haiti, including our students, faculty, staff and their families, as well as our colleagues who have been affected by this disaster. Cornell intends to contribute actively to rebuilding life in Haiti,…
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Cornell places moratorium on consideration of natural gas drilling leases
Dec. 23, 2009 The following statement was issued to today by Cornell Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce: Cornell University has a proud history of research, teaching and campus stewardship focused on reducing its environmental footprint, most notable recently through its: building of a new Waste Management Facility at the College of Veterinary Medicine;…
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Provost responds to academic task force reports
Dec. 18, 2009 Provost Kent Fuchs issued the following message to the Cornell community: The following document provides my perspective on the academic task force reports that have been prepared during the course of this year. Some aspects of the reports focus primarily on budget savings, but many are aimed at using this difficult time…
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Provost announces formation of office to oversee administrative cost savings
Dec. 16, 2009 To help ensure the success of the University’s budget reduction effort going forward, President David Skorton and I have created a Program Management Office (PMO) to coordinate, track and monitor the implementation of at least $90 million in annual administrative cost savings. The PMO will have the responsibility for keeping the process…
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University extends condolences on death of student
Oct. 29, 2009 Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, today issued the following message to the Cornell community: It is with heartfelt regret that I have to announce the death of former architecture student Rion Wight ’09. Rion died unexpectedly yesterday in Cayuga County. Rion joined the undergraduate architecture program in fall…
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Skorton, Fuchs announce reorganization of central university administration
Oct. 20, 2009 President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs today announced a reorganization of the central university administration, aimed at establishing a more integrated leadership team, and streamlining university management. In all, the plan involves elimination of several positions in the central administration with a projected savings of over $2 million per year. Skorton…
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H1N1 vaccine information and update from Gannett Health Services
5:15 p.m., Oct. 19, 2009 Dear members of the Cornell community: The first, limited, shipment of H1N1 influenza vaccine arrived at Gannett Health Services late on Friday, Oct. 16. Following CDC guidelines for situations in which vaccine supplies are limited, these initial doses will be targeted to STUDENTS at greatest risk of complications from the…
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H1N1 influenza follow-up from President David Skorton
3:15 p.m., Sept. 16, 2009 Dear members of the Cornell community: I am writing to follow up on our email of last week regarding the H1N1 influenza and its impact on the Cornell community. As you know, we suffered the loss of one of our students last Friday from complications related to H1N1 influenza. The…
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Statement from President David Skorton on death of student
5:30 p.m., Sept. 11, 2009 Dear members of the Cornell community: It is with deepest sadness and regret that I inform you of the loss of one of our students today at Cayuga Medical Center. Warren J. Schor, 20, died of complications related to H1N1 influenza. The university has been in close contact with Warren’s…
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Flu update
8 p.m., Sept. 7, 2009 Dear Colleague, H1N1 flu is on the rise on college campuses, just as predicted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the health care community. Cornell is no exception. Gannett has seen or spoken with over 291 students with influenza-like illness in the past two weeks,…
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Flu update for students
Sept. 4, 2009 Dear Cornell student: H1N1 flu is on the rise on college campuses, just as predicted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the health care community. Cornell is no exception. Gannett has seen or spoken with more than 140 students with influenza-like illness in the past two weeks.…