Tag: Skorton
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Statement regarding bias incident
June 8, 2011 Cornell University Police are investigating the reported assault on one of our students that occurred on Sunday, June 5, 2011 along West Avenue near Mennen Hall. The facts uncovered to date indicate that there was an element of racial bias to the attack against our student, who is of Asian descent. While…
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Statement regarding bias incident
June 8, 2011 Cornell University Police are investigating the reported assault on one of our students that occurred on Sunday, June 5, 2011 along West Avenue near Mennen Hall. The facts uncovered to date indicate that there was an element of racial bias to the attack against our student, who is of Asian descent. While…
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Message of condolence on the death of Walter Lynn
June 7, 2011 It is with great sadness that I must announce the passing of one of the most beloved members of the Cornell family. Professor Emeritus Walter Lynn passed away last evening after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Those who met Walter during his 49 years at Cornell will remember a man…
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Message of condolence on the death of Walter Lynn
June 7, 2011 It is with great sadness that I must announce the passing of one of the most beloved members of the Cornell family. Professor Emeritus Walter Lynn passed away last evening after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Those who met Walter during his 49 years at Cornell will remember a man…
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Message of condolence from President Skorton
May 31, 2011 Dear Cornellians, Yesterday we learned with sadness that we have lost a member of our community, Kendrick Castro, 22, of Reston, VA, who died in a swimming accident in Fall Creek gorge. Kendrick graduated on Sunday, receiving a bachelor’s degree from the College of Arts and Sciences in Information Science, and had…
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President Skorton’s message of condolence
May 6, 2011 Dear friends, Today we learned of the tragic loss of one of our senior students, Brian Lo, in the School of Hotel Administration. Brian died last night in an accidental fire at his residence at 107 Cook Street. On behalf of our entire Cornell community, I want to express our heartfelt condolences…
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Statement from Cornell President David J. Skorton regarding today’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan
March 11, 2011 I extend the heartfelt sympathies and condolences of the entire Cornell University community to all those in Japan who have suffered loss from today’s 8.9-magnitude earthquake and the resulting devastating tsunami in the northern region of the country. As a member of a global university with many personal and professional connections to…
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President Skorton’s message of condolence
Feb. 27, 2011 Dear friends, On Friday we learned of the tragic loss of one of our community, George Desdunes, a sophomore in the college of Human Ecology, who died early that morning. On behalf of the entire Cornell community, I join Dean Alan Mathios and Kent Hubbell, dean of students, in expressing heartfelt condolences…
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President Skorton responds to Arizona shooting
Jan. 10, 2011 Fellow Cornellians, President Skorton has asked me to share with you the following message he sent to the friends and family of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, reflecting the groundswell of concern throughout our community as she remains in critical condition in the wake of Saturday’s senseless attack. Tommy Bruce Dear Friends, The entire…
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President Skorton’s message of condolence
Nov. 15, 2010 Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the death of our student and colleague Ryan Crowder, a CALS graduate student in the Field of Natural Resources who was working on a sustainable fisheries initiative in Nicaragua since May of this year. Late Saturday night,…
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Cornell Child Care Center
Nov. 8, 2010 President David Skorton responded to recent resolutions passed by the Faculty Senate and the University Assembly regarding the Cornell Child Care Center in a Nov. 8 letter to William Fry, dean of the university faculty, and Charles Walcott, chair of the University Assembly. The following is the text of Skorton’s letter: I…
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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 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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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 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…