Tag: Lombardi
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Message from Vice President Ryan Lombardi
Oct. 26, 2019 Dear Cornell students, As you may be aware, the Cornell Police and local law enforcement agencies are actively searching for Cornell student Antonio Tsialas. Antonio was last seen on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 24, at an event at 120 Mary Ann Wood Drive. His family – who are currently in Ithaca…
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2019 Cornell Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct
Oct. 16, 2019 Dear Cornell Community, Since 2015, Cornell has conducted a survey every two years to measure students’ knowledge of the university’s policies, procedures and resources, as well as their Cornell experiences, related to sexual assault, sexual and gender-based harassment, stalking, and dating and domestic violence. Today, as we release the findings of our…
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Message from Cornell United Religious Work
March 3, 2019 Members of the Cornell Community, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester has notified us of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Reverend Carsten Martensen, S.J., from the 1970s. Father Martensen has served in campus ministry at Cornell University and Ithaca College since 2007. The USA Northeast Province of the…
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Message from Cornell United Religious Work
March 3, 2019 Members of the Cornell Community, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester has notified us of an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor against Reverend Carsten Martensen, S.J., from the 1970s. Father Martensen has served in campus ministry at Cornell University and Ithaca College since 2007. The USA Northeast Province of the…
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Statement from VP Lombardi on recent North Campus incidents
Nov. 20, 2018 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: I write today to express my revulsion at the symbol of hate and anti-Semitism that was marked in the snow outside of a residence hall on North Campus late yesterday. I vehemently denounce such acts, which are clearly intended to intimidate members of our community. The swastika…
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Statement on transgender support and protections
Nov. 2, 2018 Members of the Cornell Community, The New York Times recently reported that the Trump administration is considering a change to the definition of sex under Title IX that would narrowly define gender as a biological, immutable condition determined at birth. Should this effort proceed and be successful, it would roll back recognition…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Iris Zhu ’21
Sept. 7, 2018 I am deeply saddened to share the news that Iris Zhu ‘21, a student in the School of Hotel Administration, died last weekend while receiving treatment for a severe illness near her home in Maryland. We welcomed Iris as an undergraduate student in 2017. She left a lasting impression on those she…
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Welcome message
August 27, 2018 Dear Cornellians, Welcome to the start of a new academic year! I hope you are as excited as I am for all that’s ahead. As we kick off the year, I want to take a moment to reiterate the message I shared at New Student Convocation earlier this month. For the many…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Rachel Doran ’19
Aug. 20, 2018 It is with deep sadness that I write to share the news that Rachel Doran ’19 passed away following a severe illness, which she battled courageously after her diagnosis in mid-July. She died peacefully Friday night, with her family by her side. A rising senior in the College of Human Ecology who…
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VP Lombardi and VP Opperman address recent Collegetown incidents
March 12, 2018 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, Late last night, a Cornell student reported she was sexually assaulted while trying to gain access to her apartment in Collegetown. She was ultimately able to fight off the attacker who fled the scene. Cornell Police issued a crime alert early this morning and were able to provide…
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Statement from President Pollack and VP Lombardi on Collegetown incident
March 10, 2018 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, Early this morning, Ithaca and Cornell police responded to an assault in Collegetown in which racial slurs were used. The Cornell police have launched an investigation and are searching for the individual responsible. While we know very little about the details of the incident at this time, if…
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An important health and safety message from Vice President Lombardi
Jan. 23, 2018 Dear Campus Community, The health and safety of Cornell students is fundamental to the educational mission of our university. I write to ask for your help in addressing a recognized serious risk to our students’ health, safety and well-being: hazing. This past year, the nation was jarred by the hazing deaths of…
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Vice President Lombardi issues condolences on death of Miaoxiu “Tina” Tian, ’18
Dec. 14, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, As we close the semester, it is with profound sadness that I write to inform you that we have lost a member of our community. Miaoxiu “Tina” Tian ’18 was found dead in her apartment yesterday. The Ithaca Police Department is investigating, but foul play is not suspected. A…
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2017 Cornell Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct
Oct. 24, 2017 Dear Cornell Community, The university today posted the findings of the 2017 Cornell Survey of Sexual Assault and Related Misconduct. New York state law (129-B) requires that all in-state universities conduct a survey of campus sexual violence every two years. This is the second such survey to measure students’ knowledge of Cornell’s…
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Provost Kotlikoff and VP Lombardi detail commitments to diversity and inclusion
Sept. 25, 2017 Dear Ithaca Campus Community, As President Pollack stated in her recent message, we are committed to facilitating a campus environment in which all students, faculty and staff feel included and valued. We write today to provide an update on current and future efforts to support the educational experience and campus climate at…
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Statement of Vice Presidents Ryan Lombardi and Fred Van Sickle on the Chi Chapter of Psi Upsilon and 2 Forest Park Lane
Sept. 19, 2017 Late yesterday, we received correspondence from the Psi Upsilon alumni Board of Governors indicating their immediate plans to close the Chi Chapter at Cornell indefinitely. The Board of Governors also announced their intent to continue the currently scheduled renovations of the property located at 2 Forest Park Lane, and, upon completion in…
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Statement from VP Lombardi on off-campus altercation
September 15, 2017 Early this morning at an off-campus location, a verbal exchange between Cornell students including the use of racial slurs led to a physical assault and the arrest of one undergraduate student. Witnesses describe the student who was arrested for physical assault as having used racial slurs. Other students may also have been…
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Welcome message
August 28, 2017 Dear Cornellians, With opening week and inauguration activities behind us, I write today to wish you a successful new academic year. This time of the year brings opportunities to pursue new goals and seek new challenges. I sincerely hope that this year is a productive one for each of you and that…
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Vice President Lombardi on death of Winston Samuel Perez Ventura ’21
August 5, 2017 Dear Cornell students, I write with deep sadness regarding the tragic loss of one of the newest members of our Cornell community. Incoming first-year student Winston Samuel Perez Ventura ’21 drowned Saturday afternoon while swimming in Fall Creek. Winston was in Ithaca with fellow incoming students participating in the on-campus pre-Freshman Summer…
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Vice President Lombardi offers condolences on death of Aalaap Narasipura
May 21, 2017: The campus community is invited to attend a memorial gathering celebrating the life of Aalaap Narasipura on Monday, May 22, at 5 p.m. in Sage Chapel. A reception will follow in Willard Straight Hall. For friends who wish to support Aalaap’s family but have already left Ithaca, correspondence can be sent c/o…
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Message from Vice President Ryan Lombardi
May 18, 2017 Dear Cornell students, As you may have heard from local media reports and social media, we are actively searching for Cornell student Aalaap Narasipura. We are in regular contact with his family, and we are dedicating significant resources to the search process and coordinating with local and state agencies. We are all…
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Joint statement affirming support for DACA students
April 10, 2017 Members of the Cornell Community, As part of our ongoing monitoring of federal policy regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, we would like to update you on Cornell’s policies with respect to our DACA students. As announced late last year, all currently enrolled undergraduate DACA students will continue to…
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Vice President Lombardi issues condolences on death of Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19
April 4, 2017 It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that we have lost a member of the Cornell community. Peiran “Joyce” Shi ’19, a student in the College of Arts & Sciences, died from injuries sustained in a car accident in New Jersey late last night. Two other Cornell students…
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Joint statement regarding revised immigration executive order
March 7, 2017 On Monday, March 6, President Trump signed a new executive order that makes a number of changes to his January 27 directive, later blocked by courts, that temporarily banned entry for nationals from seven predominately Muslim countries. Importantly, the new order does not affect nationals from Iraq, focusing on nationals from Iran,…
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Vice President Lombardi issues condolences on death of Angel Hierro ’17
March 6, 2017 It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you that we have lost a member of the Cornell community. Angel Hierro ’17 was found dead in his residence in the Latino Living Center in Anna Comstock Hall on Sunday. Cornell Police are investigating, but foul play is not suspected. A…