Assemblies Update, Week of Sept. 3

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Tickets on sale for Employee Celebration, Oct. 13

Tickets for Employee Celebration, slated for Oct. 13, are on sale for staff, faculty, retirees and their families, including athletic events, dinner and children's activities. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Plan for religious observances

Faculty and staff members are reminded to take religious observances into account when planning events, meetings, programs, meals and travel. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Course helps Greek community welcome new members, end hazing

A new course offers fraternity and sorority leaders the tools to educate their organizations' new members in a healthy way. It is one of several efforts under way aimed at ending hazing at Cornell. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Work on findings of employee survey under way

Universitywide and college/unit committees have been working over the summer to address key areas of concern surfaced by the Cornell Employee Survey. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Legal Information Institute celebrates 20 years of open access to law

Cornell's Legal Information Institute, which provides free access to U.S. laws, turns 20 this year. An October conference will mark the event. (Sept. 5, 2012)

Cornell ramps up its West Coast connections

Cornell's Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is strengthening its connection to West Coast alumni, parents, friends and a growing pool of current and prospective students. (Sept. 4, 2012)

VPs issue statement on reported assaults

Vice Presidents Murphy and Opperman informed the community about three assaults that occurred Sept. 2 and urged everyone to take safety precautions. The investigations are continuing. (Sept. 2, 2012)

Court dismisses discrimination and retaliation claims

On Aug. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims brought against Cornell University by former ILR senior extension associate Francine Moccio. (Aug. 30, 2012)