Hello, SCL Colleagues,

What a week! I want to thank all of you for a well-attended and engaging SCL values and priorities launch. I continue to be impressed by the remarkable level of interest shown across the division not only in identifying our new values and priorities but also now, as we set our priorities teams into action. I hope you have enjoyed the suite of supportive materials and introductory events. It was great to see the many faces on our all-staff virtual session and so many of you in person at the cider and donuts launch celebration at Willard Straight Hall.

For anyone who wasn’t able to attend the all-staff virtual session last week, I hope you will take a minute to listen to the recording. 

With the launch behind us, I am even more excited to see us embrace and live these values in our daily work with students and with our colleagues. You are a remarkable group of people helping to make Cornell an even more welcoming, supportive, dynamic, and outstanding institution, and these values will provide the guideposts to support our purpose to inspire transformation.

Ryan Lombardi
Vice President for Student & Campus Life

Listen in as staff from around SCL share how they see our Core Values show up in their daily work and why this plays an important role in supporting our purpose as a division. Be sure to visit our SCL Staff website for updates on our Priority Roadmap work. 

Congratulations and welcome to our new or newly promoted team members in Student and Campus Life. Have you recently welcomed a new team member and want to give them a shout-out? Let us know. 

Congratulations to the Cornell Health Billing & Finance team, which was publicly recognized by Waystar (the revenue cycle management vendor that process the claims Cornell Health bills to insurances) as “knocking it out of the ballpark” for their excellence in insurance billing. 

The SCL Staff Survey is open through noon on October 17 and takes only 5-10 minutes to complete. The input you offer is highly valued. Your participation in the survey is voluntary, though we hope you will strongly consider it. Your voice matters and will help inform the future of our workplace. 

Show your support and #YellCornell as Cornell's student athletes compete throughout the semester. View the full schedule here. Remember, wear your Cornell red every Friday to show your Big Red spirit. Snap a photo and send it to SCLGoodNews@cornell.edu to be featured on our SCL Staff Instagram.

Congratulations to our Student & Campus Life team members who have been nominated for the 2023 President's Awards for Employee Excellence. Take a moment to review the full list of nominees and keep an eye out in November when this year's winners are announced. 

Big Red Threads is a weekly message sent to the Big Red's loyal, alumni, friends, fans, and now staff! You can read the Big Red Threads' origin story here and check back every week for the latest updates from athletics. 

We want to share your accomplishments, good news, and personal stories of success, SCL! Keep an eye out for more on Instragram (@SCL_us), more on the SCL website, and more in this newsletter. Don't miss the chance to shout out your great news - send your info to SCLgoodnews@cornell.edu.

Did you know there were students from Latin America at Cornell University beginning with the very first class in 1868? Or that Cornell’s Fuertes Observatory is named after Cornell’s first dean and professor of civil engineering in 1873 who was originally from Puerto Rico? Take a break and learn more about the university and its history with your colleagues at the Inclusive Excellence Academy's "Break and Learn" sessions this fall. The October 13 session will focus on local Latinx/Hispanic history, and the November session will focus on the value of veterans in the workplace!

The Cornell Employee Celebration on Saturday, October 14 is a great opportunity for staff to gather friends and family to enjoy this annual Cornell celebration. SCL will cover one ticket for staff members: Just use the promo code SCL2023EC when signing up for tickets.

Professional Clothing Give Away

The Cornell Recreation Connection Group is hosting a professional clothing give away. You can drop off gently used items October 16 and 17 to designated areas, and the give away event will be held on October 19.

Decorating and Costume Contests

Cornell Recreation Connection Group is hosting a Halloween competition, including an office decorating content on Oct. 30 and a costume contest on Oct. 31. Register here.

Below are resources and opportunities for students to explore this spring and to help keep them engaged with the campus community. Please share with the students you interact with and with colleagues. 

All are welcome to attend this year's REALTalk series theme, which is “Staying True to You,” on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Barnes Hall Auditorium. Presented by the Cornell Gender Equity Resource Center, this year’s event will delve into the vital strategies and advantages of maintaining authenticity and core values, particularly when facing challenges or compromise in the academic arena or workplace. The panel discussion will feature Cornell alumnae: Alyssa Gagliardi Sleasman (CALS, 2014) and Irene Li (CAS College Scholar, 2015).

Register here via Campus Groups, or, to livestream, register here.

Did you know there is one handy place with dozens of career resources, such as CUeLINKS, Handshake, and the Career Development Toolkit complete with all the definitions and links? Check out our Resources page on Canvas and share with students.

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