The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/employee-assembly/)
At an Employee Assembly meeting held Wednesday night, members discussed the outcome of the survey — which revealed a meager 14.7 percent response rate and ambiguous attitudes among faculty, student and staff on whether the University should take a harsher stance on tobacco.
After Cornell’s most recent snow day, many employees express uncertainty about their responsibility to show up for work amid inclement weather conditions at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly meeting.
“Employees want to be engaged,” Parmley said. “They also want to build their skills. But employees are always overwhelmed, and we don’t always have the resources to do what we want.”
Members of the Employee Assembly discussed the availability and state of mental health benefits for Cornell employees and staff vacation day policies at their meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Housing, community and well-being were among the key areas that Leading Cornell, a leadership program for Cornell employees, identified as the most pressing areas of concern for those employed by the University at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly.
Members of the Employee Assembly met Thursday to try and tackle Cornell’s “difficult to manage” parking system that leads to multiple spots being unused and certain spots being underutilized.
Mary Beth Grant ’88 shared her committee’s findings about the Chapter Review Board at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly meeting.
Gordon Barger, senior director of benefit services and administration, said that employee dental insurance premiums will decrease and life insurance costs will increase in 2019.
“We’ve had some financial difficulties coming out of the recession … but I would say where we’re at right now, we’re stable,” Paul Streeter, vice president for budget and planning, said.
“These will be the best performing residential buildings on the Cornell campus today — that includes [Cornell] Tech,” Thomas said.