Tag: Lombardi
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Shawn West ‘24
April 10, 2021 Dear Cornellians, I write to share the news of a tremendous loss within our community. Yesterday afternoon, Cornell Police, Bang’s Ambulance and the Ithaca Police responded to a North Campus residence hall where Shawn West ’24 was discovered deceased within a residence hall room. Shawn was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon. At…
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Message from Vice President Lombardi
April 8, 2021 Dear Cornell Community, The Cornell University Police are actively searching for missing Cornell student Shawn West. Shawn was last seen in his residence hall on North Campus the morning of Tuesday, April 6. A parent, who resides in New York City, reported him missing yesterday afternoon. Shawn is a first-year student in…
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Update on the Campus Mental Health Review
Feb. 16, 2021 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, In October of last year, we released the final report from a year-long Mental Health Review, an effort that built upon longstanding work to examine and address mental health at Cornell. The review examined our campus culture, environment, academic root causes, strategies, and services in relation to student…
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Upcoming Public Safety Advisory Committee survey
Feb. 5, 2021 Dear Ithaca campus community, On Monday, February 8, you will receive an invitation to participate in a confidential, secure survey on behalf of Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). Your response is important to help the PSAC understand campus community perspectives and experiences related to policing and emergency response on our Ithaca…
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Statement from VP Lombardi on the death of Matthew Crovella ’23
Feb. 1, 2021 It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Matthew Crovella ’23 died unexpectedly in his residence hall room last evening. His death was the result of a medical episode. Matthew, a major in Health Care Policy in the College of Human Ecology, was active in several organizations both on…
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Update on diversity and inclusion initiatives at Cornell
Jan. 26, 2021 Dear Cornell community, Last semester, our campus community came together as never before to enable a successful, in-person campus experience. It was also a time of vigorous activity and debate on our campus, with faculty, staff and students investing significant time and effort towards the critical, long-term goal of changing societal structures…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on the death of KAR Robison
Dec. 31, 2020 It is with profound sadness that I share the news that KAR Robison, a junior majoring in Environment & Sustainability, died unexpectedly last week. A research assistant and recent intern with the Global Citizenship and Sustainability Program, they were instrumental in the development of an online digital museum project to document the…
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Message from Vice President Lombardi
Dec. 18, 2020 Dear Students, Over the last number of weeks, a vigorous debate about the role of policing on our campus has ensued among the Cornell student body. The Student Assembly has served as a forum for this debate, which is wholly appropriate and important given its role as a self-governing entity designed to…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on the death of Wai Hang (Will) Lee
Dec. 16, 2020 It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Wai Hang (Will) Lee, a doctoral student in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, died unexpectedly on Monday. A graduate of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Will joined the graduate program at Cornell in Fall 2018. He had an interest in…
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Ithaca campus moving to COVID Alert Level Yellow
Nov. 13, 2020 Dear Cornell community, The Tompkins County Health Department has identified additional positive cases related to the cluster that was described in yesterday’s communication. All students who have been identified as close contacts are currently in quarantine and undergoing testing; however, we anticipate that additional students may be contacted by the health department…
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Mental Health Review Final Report Available
Oct. 22, 2020 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, In the fall of 2018, President Pollack initiated a comprehensive review of student mental health. This initiative reflected the university’s commitment to promoting health and well-being as a foundation for academic and life success for all students. It also built upon the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force…
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Ithaca campus moving to COVID alert level green
Sept. 16, 2020 Dear Cornell community, As the fall semester progresses, it is heartening to see the collective efforts of students, faculty and staff to act safely and responsibly as we go about classes, research and other activities. Your choices are making a crucial difference as we strive to limit the spread of COVID-19. We…
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Ithaca campus moving to COVID alert level yellow
Sept. 3, 2020 Dear Cornell community, As previously communicated, last Friday evening the Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) identified a cluster of nine COVID-19 cases among the Cornell student population, related to student gatherings where masks were not worn nor physical distancing observed. TCHD has defined a COVID-19 cluster as five or more connected cases.…
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COVID-19 cluster identified on the Ithaca campus
Aug. 29, 2020 Members of the Cornell Community, The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) has identified a cluster of nine, new positive COVID-19 cases within our student body related to several small gatherings over the past week where social distancing and mask wearing were not adhered to. A COVID-19 cluster is defined as five or…
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Statement on Prof. David Collum’s Tweets
June 5, 2020 We watched the video of the events in Buffalo yesterday where police officers shoved an elderly man to the ground and walked past while he lay bleeding on the sidewalk. The behavior we saw was deplorable. We are heartened that the authorities took immediate actions and that the two police officers involved…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Lorna Breen ’92, M.B.A./M.S. ’21
April 27, 2020 It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Dr. Lorna Breen ’92, M.B.A./M.S. ’21 died on April 26 while at home with her family. Lorna was a talented student enrolled in the Executive MBA/MS in Healthcare Leadership program. She also served as the Emergency Department Director of the Allen…
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Coronavirus update: Enhanced policies for international travel, campus events
March 5, 2020 Dear Cornell Community, University leadership has been meeting regularly to coordinate our response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), as state and local health officials continue to stress that the risk to the Cornell community—both in New York City and in Ithaca—remains low. We remain focused on the health and well-being of our campus…
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Cornell expands travel protocols due to coronavirus
March 2, 2020 Dear Cornell Community, As you are aware, guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) related to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is evolving rapidly. Recently, the U.S. government issued new warnings against travel to Italy and Iran, as well as new screening protocols…
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Update on Novel Coronavirus
Feb. 9, 2020 On Feb. 9, public health officials confirmed that the second student who met the criteria for testing does not have the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Feb. 7, 2020 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, As you are aware, earlier this week a Cornell student met the criteria for testing for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. We…
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Update on Novel Coronavirus
Feb. 9, 2020 On Feb. 9, public health officials confirmed that the second student who met the criteria for testing does not have the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Feb. 7, 2020 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, As you are aware, earlier this week a Cornell student met the criteria for testing for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. We…
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Public Health Update: Novel Coronavirus
Feb. 3, 2020 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, On Sunday, a Cornell student presented symptoms that met criteria for testing for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. As the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the only entity in the U.S. able to test for Novel Coronavirus, they are currently processing the laboratory tests and results…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Paul Benton Fisher-York ’22
Dec. 29, 2019 It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Paul Benton Fisher-York ‘22 died suddenly of a previously undiagnosed cardiac condition on December 25 while at home with his family. Paul, a major in Computer Science in the College of Engineering, developed a passion for robotics while participating on the…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of James Stewart
Dec. 17, 2019 I am profoundly saddened to share the news that James Stewart, a master’s student in entomology, died unexpectedly yesterday. James joined Cornell in fall 2018 to study vector-bone diseases and how changing climate and land use patterns have influenced the range expansion of the West Nile virus mosquito vector. He loved the…
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Message from Vice President Lombardi and Chief Honan
Nov. 5, 2019 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, We write today to check-in with the community after the passing of first-year student Antonio Tsialas nearly two weeks ago. It is human nature to want quick answers after such a tragedy, and we certainly share that sentiment, both for our community and for his family. At this…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Antonio Tsialas ’23
Oct. 28, 2019: The campus community is invited to attend a service of remembrance for Antonio Tsialas on Tuesday, October 29, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the chapel of Anabel Taylor Hall. A reception will follow in the Founders Room located at 114 Anabel Taylor Hall. Oct. 26, 2019 Dear Cornellians, I am deeply…