Hello, SCL colleagues,

We’re almost a month into the semester, and I want to pause to recognize our remarkable Cornell Dining staff and our colleagues across the division who support our work. It has been a pleasure to watch our team coalesce in these first weeks to offer services and create environments that play such an essential role in the student experience. The collaboration we see every day across all areas is an inspiration.

Our Cornell Dining eateries and cafes are more than just places for students to enjoy a delicious meal. They provide community, a place to connect with new and lifelong friends, and a place where our students discover new flavors and approaches to cuisine. Through the commitment and collaborative mindset of our 1,150 staff members (including nearly 500 students!), we are able to offer a wide array of flavorful, healthy, award-winning options each day to meet the needs of not only Cornell students, but our staff, faculty, alumni, and other visitors as well.

Speaking of award-winning, we were delighted to learn that Cornell University campus food received its highest ranking to date from the Princeton Review: #2! The next time you stop by a Cornell Dining eatery or cafe, offer a quick word of congratulations or a simple thank you to our dining staff.

We are proud to collaborate in this effort to inspire transformation and are truly proud to bring our passion and talents to our campus community. Here’s to another fantastic year, SCL.

Best,

Paul Muscente
Director of Cornell Dining – Campus Life Enterprise Services

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. 

The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement is excited to welcome Resana Malone as their new program advisor for the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP). And they congratulate Bethany Resnick on her new title, assistant director for K-12 Programs.

Student Support and Advocacy Services has made a number of staffing changes in recent months as they adapt to meet the changing needs of our student population. Meet the team.

Our Cornell Dining team is truly award-winning receiving a #2 rank on Princeton Review’s campus food rankings. The rankings come from student surveys – which means our Cornell Dining staff’s commitment to providing creatively prepared, high-quality foods in a welcoming environment has a profound positive effect on our students.

As part of satisfying university health requirements for incoming students, the Cornell Health team provided more than 2,000 immunizations to students over a two-week period to start the year in 2023. Thank you for helping to keep our campus healthy!

Show your support and #YellCornell as Cornell's student athletes compete this 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.

Join us on Monday, October 2 from 9-10 a.m. for a virtual SCL All-Staff meeting with Vice President Ryan Lombardi and SCL leadership as we officially kickoff our new SCL Priorities Roadmap.

Learn more about our multi-year Priorities Roadmap, how you can get involved, and to receive divisional updates related to staffing, our values, and more. RSVP at this link to add the invitation to your calendar. This kickoff will be the first in a series of opportunities to connect and learn more about the SCL Roadmap throughout the week. We look forward to seeing you on October 2!

The United Way of Tompkins County is asking you to help restock the pantries and community cupboards throughout Tompkins County. You can donate shelf-stable food items, personal care, cleaning, laundry and hygiene products at Toni Morrison Hall (near the Dining Entrance), Robert Purcell Community Center (first floor near Bear Necessities) or at Carl Becker House (near the Dining Entrance). Donations can be made now through Thursday, September 21.

Cornell Career Services is excited to announce the new Profile Picture Kiosk 2.0 – Iris Booth! Elevate your online presence with a new profile picture. It is free and available to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Come to 210 Barnes Hall M-F from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Capture your professional photo in three simple steps; enter your Cornell email, take your photos, then edit and upload to your platforms.

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.

Sign up to get your annual flu shot scheduled at various campus locations through mid-November. FREE for Cornell staff, students, faculty, retirees, other community, and family members (age 3+).

The mindfulness meditation series “Let’s Meditate” has increased its fall offerings for staff, faculty, and students. Free, guided, 30-minute sessions are available online and via Zoom. Join as often as you’d like.

Complete a two-hour training Friday, September 29 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in Cornell Health, room 127 and learn to facilitate a 30-minute guided mindfulness meditation session within the Let's Meditate framework. After completing the training, participants will be eligible to serve as guides in the Spring ‘24 semester. Register and learn more by emailing Emily Dunuwila in the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives at ed545@cornell.edu.

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Find resources on the Cornell DEI Celebrations page.

Making social connections at work helps support our health, wellbeing, job engagement, and success, Please join fellow employees for an informal networking opportunity on September 28 from 8:45-10 a.m. in Biotech G10 to learn about ways to find connection at Cornell beyond your job.

No formal RSVP necessary but we invite you to register your interest here.

Please email inclusion@cornell.edu with questions.

Facilitated by the Dept. of Inclusion and Belonging in partnership with the Employee Experience Team and Cornell Wellness.

The Cornell Recreation Connection Group (CRC) is sponsoring a bowling event at the Helen Newman Bowling Center on October 10 from noon to 1 p.m.

Registration is $7 to cover shoe rental and pizza. Pre-registration is required to secure a spot, but walk-ins will be able to participate as long as space is available. 

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. 

The Einhorn Center is relaunching its Group Certificate in Community-Engaged Leadership. The program is open to registered student organizations, engineering project teams, fraternities and sororities, residential units, and any other groups of three or more students. To get started, students should attend an orientation on Sept 13 or Oct 2.

The Community Work-Study Program allow students to use Federal Work-Study or Cornell Tradition funding to work for Tompkins County nonprofits and community organizations. You can direct students to the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement website for positions with Ithaca Children's Garden, Kitchen Theatre Company, The History Center in Tompkins County, and more!

The annual University Career Fair Days event provides an opportunity for Cornell students to meet with representatives from organizations interested in hiring Cornellians. Career Fair Days will span over a two-day period.

This is an opportunity for Cornell students to connect with the Ithaca community and learn how they can contribute to the mission of service organizations. Dozens of area nonprofit and community agencies will be there.

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