Tag: Bruce
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University recognition suspended for Alpha Tau Omega
June 27, 2013 Effective June 10, 2013 the National Fraternity of Alpha Tau Omega revoked the charter of the Beta Theta Chapter, located at Cornell. As a result, the alumni house corporation has closed the facility located at 625 University Ave., and Cornell University recognition has been suspended. In accordance with the recognition policy, no…
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Chi Psi fraternity placed on provisional recognition status
June 27, 2013 Effective on May 17, 2013, the Chi Psi fraternity is placed on provisional recognition status, which is a probational status, for a period of no less than four calendar years, as a result of incidents that occurred in the Spring of 2013 involving physical and psychological forms of hazing, with some considered…
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Phi Kappa Psi fraternity placed on provisional recognition status
June 27, 2013 Effective on June 4, 2013, the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is placed on provisional recognition status, which is a probational status, for a period of no less than one calendar year, as a result of incidents that occurred in the Spring of 2013 involving psychological forms of hazing considered to be of…
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University recognition suspended for Zeta Beta Tau
June 27, 2013 Effective May 18, 2013, the Zeta Beta Tau International Fraternity Headquarters closed the Kappa Chapter located at Cornell. As a result, the alumni house corporation has closed the facility located at 1 Edgecliff Place, and Cornell University recognition has been suspended. In accordance with the recognition policy, no chapter may take advantage…
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Ruling upheld, but revocation of recognition may be shorter, in Phi Sigma Kappa appeal
Feb. 4, 2013 Vice President Susan Murphy has upheld the January 14 Review Board decision to revoke university recognition for the Phi Sigma Kapp fraternity. However, should the chapter meet all conditions set forth by the Review Board, the chapter will be eligible for provisional recognition as early as September 2013 instead of the full…
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Pi Kappa Phi placed on provisional recognition status
Jan. 14, 2013 Effective immediately, the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is placed on provisional recognition status, which is a probationary status, for a period of no less than 4 years, as a result of three specific incidents occurring over a 12-month period, the most recent being an incident on November 4, 2012, involving underage and…
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University recognition revoked for Phi Sigma Kappa
Jan. 14, 2013 Effective immediately, Cornell University recognition is revoked for the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity for a period of no less than 1 year, as a result of an incident that occurred on December 2, 2012, involving underage and excessive alcohol consumption, as well as a history of similar infractions over the past two…
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University recognition revoked for Tau Epsilon Phi
Jan. 9, 2013 Effective immediately, Cornell University recognition is revoked for the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity for a period of no less than four years, as a result of an incident that occurred on Oct. 21, 2012, involving hazing. The chapter may appeal the decision within 48 hours. In accordance with the recognition policy no…
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Cornell investment officer to head new firm
June 15, 2011 Tommy Bruce, Vice President for University Communications, has issued the following statement about the departure of a member of Cornell’s investment staff: John J. Regan (“J.R.”), a senior investment officer in the Office of University Investments, is leaving Cornell effective June 30 to co-found an outsourced CIO asset management firm. Regan oversaw…
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Chief Investment Officer Michael Abbott steps down
March 18, 2011 Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce issued the following statement May 2: Michael Abbott stepped down from his position as chief investment officer at Cornell University May 1. It had become apparent that his style of conducting business is inconsistent with Cornell’s policies and expectations. Accordingly, he and the university have…
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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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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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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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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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Cornell issues alert about theft of computer containing personal data
June 23, 2009 Cornell University Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce issued the following statement today. Cornell University has learned that a university-owned computer that was stolen in early June contained the names and Social Security numbers of approximately 45,000 current and former staff and students and some dependents. The university is not disclosing…
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University issues statement on local tragedy
June 5, 2009 New York State Police confirmed today that the woman whose body was found in an Ithaca park June 3 was Caroline Coffey, a researcher in biomedical engineering at Cornell University. Troopers also confirmed that Coffey’s husband, Blazej Kot, a graduate student in information science at Cornell, was hospitalized after a short car…
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Reminder: Expression of personal and institutional opinion
Oct. 27, 2008 Dear member of the Cornell community, Recently, we distributed an email to the Cornell community, requesting that you exercise caution when using university resources, including e-mail, to express personal partisan or political opinions. If read literally and out of context, portions of the memo would prohibit common uses of university resources (e.g.,…
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Engineering Quad posters
Oct. 23, 2008 The following statement is from Cornell University Vice President for University Communications Tommy Bruce on a recent incident on Cornell’s Engineering Quad. Early Wednesday morning, Oct. 22, a College of Engineering staff member noticed signs posted along a walkway on the Engineering Quad and removed them out of concern that proper authorizations…