Cornell contributes to consortium

City of Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson, left, listens to Gary Stewart, Cornell's assistant director of community relations, at one of the breakout sessions during the 5th Annual Diversity Skilled Trades Consortium Meeting, held Jan. 11 at the Tompkins County Public Library. Mary George Opperman, vice president for human resources at Cornell, Hal Craft, vice president for administration and chief financial officer at Cornell, and Chet Warzynski, director of organizational development services at Cornell, spoke during the program before the breakout sessions, as did representatives of local laborers and construction companies. Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography