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Early Preparation Enables ILR to Better Face Budget Cuts
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This is the third article in a series examining the effects of the University’s budget cuts on individual schools and colleges.
As some of Cornell’s seven colleges scramble to meet Provost Kent Fuchs’ call for a five percent University-wide budget cut, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations has taken it in stride. With the need to cut $1.7 million from ILR’s $34 million unrestricted budget, Dean Harry Katz has pledged that the cuts would not directly affect students, classes, professors or other faculty members on campus.
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C.U. Helps Students, Alumni in Job Hunt
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Whether seeking a job as a second semester senior, or looking for a mid-career job change, the job search is never easy, especially in today’s historically bad economy. Cornell Career Services and the Office of Alumni Affairs are at work helping current Cornell students and University alumni in finding employment.
Though not a placement agency, the Career Services office edits resumes, conducts mock interviews and organizes career fairs.
“We hope we play a very important role in preparing students to get jobs on their own,” Rebecca Sparrow, director of Cornell Career Services, explained.
Their office aims to teach students how to approach the jon search. The skills that you highlight for one job may not apply to another.
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Locals Ponder Obama's Future
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You may want to hold off on that new car or think twice before booking that Spring Break trip to Acapulco, or even stop yourself from shelling out the $7.00 for a Collegetown bagel, because despite the House’s approval of the economic stimulus package, experts warn that there will be no quick solution to the financial crisis.
Yesterday, just over 40 people gathered at the Tompkins County Public Library to hear a panel of experts discuss what President Barack Obama must do to begin to right the economy. The event, which was sponsored by the Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America, featured four speakers who offered unique insight into different aspects of the issue.
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Cornellians Ponder Future of Republican Party
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As Barack Obama transitions into his first presidential term, he will be backed by an overwhelming Democratic majority in Congress including the addition of at least five new Democratic seats in the Senate and at least 20 in the House. A few weeks after the election, Republican officials remain busy speculating about where they went wrong and which direction they need to move toward in the future.
Most Republican leaders blame the losses on their inability to build a cohesive platform that could resonate with a more diverse group of voters than just the party’s base. The elections exposed the strong divide between the different factions within the party, specifically between the fiscal and social conservatives.
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Med School Receives Gates Grants
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently awarded Weill Cornell Medical College two $100,000 grants as part of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative. The five-year, $100 million initiative — which awards grants on a competitive basis — aims to foster and advance innovative solutions to complex diseases and other medical conditions.
In order to receive funding, researchers needed to submit two page proposals outlining why their project takes an unconventional or creative approach to solving medical problems.
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C.U. One of Several Universities That Received IRS Questionnaire
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The Internal Revenue Service sent 400 colleges and universities into a quiet panic at the beginning of the month when the agency announced that selected public and private four-year colleges and universities, Cornell included, would receive a compliance questionnaire in the middle of October. The agency believes that the questionnaire will enable it to improve its understanding of the sector.
IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman explained that the questionnaires are part of an IRS effort to learn more about the spending practices of universities.
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Sen. Seward Visits Cornell, Stresses Higher Education
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Yesterday, State Sen. James L. Seward’s (R-District 51) campaign stopped at Cornell to enjoy coffee and talk politics with members of the University staff. With Don Barber (D-Caroline) running as Seward’s first opponent in eight years, Seward emphasized his belief in and support for higher education to the group amidst trying economic times.
“No question, we are facing a tough time at the state capital with the problems on Wall Street,” he explained, “Over twenty percent of state revenues come from lower Manhattan … but ultimately, we must rebuild and diversify our economy, and higher education is a key component in doing that.”
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Ambassador Considers Peace Plan for Georgia
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Despite a working peace plan signed by both Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, officials and experts continue to worry that the Russia-Georgia conflict could reignite if a long-term peace resolution is not reached soon.