A presidential transition office has been created to facilitate David J. Skorton's assumption of the Cornell presidency on July 1. The office will handle all transition details for Cornell's Ithaca campus and for the Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City.

The office is headed by Cornell Provost Biddy Martin and by Antonio M. Gotto Jr., the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of WCMC and provost for medical affairs.

Skorton was appointed by the Cornell Board of Trustees on Jan. 21, succeeding interim President Hunter R. Rawlings. He is currently president of the University of Iowa.

Comments, suggestions and inquiries regarding the transition should be directed to the office at president-elect@cornell.edu, phone (607) 254-2861.