Articles from WorkLife at Cornell
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2008 Articles
- Ceremony recognizes new members of Cornell Police - 5/9
- Diabetes champion offers tips on how to live with the disease - 5/9
- WorkLife Special Life Quality Issue - 5/9
- Cornell again honored for its adoption benefits - 5/2
- Program for office professionals day draws 1,000 staff members - 5/2
- Bring a Child to Work Day shows how education can be fun - 5/2
- Is pet insurance for you? First, crunch the numbers - 4/25
- CU Hospital for Animals offers discounts for campus community - 4/25
- How to gauge your life insurance needs - 4/18
- Skorton stresses CU communicators' role in Cornell's image - 4/18
- New local business network focuses on disabilities - 4/18
- Questions and answers about long-term care - 4/11
- Biography of CU's Bob Lorenzen is presented to Cornell Library - 4/11
- Call for Slope Day 2008 volunteers - 4/11
- Open enroll for life and long-term care insurance; new pet insurance April 21 - 4/4
- Library staff treated to a month-long wellness series - 4/4
- So much to do with so little time: What’s a person to do? - 4/4
- Cornell named a top company for women executives - 3/28
- 'If you are having a good time, tell your face,' says humorist - 3/28
- Climbing class offered for staff, faculty and community - 3/28
- Terri Whitaker receives award for saving the life of a student - 3/28
- In case of emergency: Planning is key to preparing for personal emergencies - 3/14
- Create your own emergency and disaster supplies kit - 3/14
- Bring a child to work April 24 - 3/14
- Organizations need diversity ‘champions’ at all levels to improve work climates, panelists assert - 3/7
- Workshops address post-traumatic stress, happiness - 3/7
- Employee Assembly seeks new members - 3/7
- Child-care center information sessions slated for March and April - 2/22
- Conceive Magazine names Cornell a top place to work for prospective parents - 2/22
- Information on child care abounds on the Web - 2/22
- One man and a plate of cookies led to inaugural Bartels Award to recognize Cornell custodians - 2/8
- Mary-Lynn Cummings assumes newly created post of director of space planning at Cornell - 2/8
- What to do in a down market? Don’t panic, but do pay attention, say campus benefits experts - 2/1
- Give yourself a crash-course in investing - 2/1
- Minority affairs director Ray Dalton to step down - 2/1
- ‘When we find our line of sight, then work becomes more than a job’ - 1/25
- Cornell adopts new lactation policy - 1/25
- Ray Dalton recognized for multicultural professional service - 1/25
- Thanks to students, United Way campaign at Cornell exceeds goal - 1/25
- From Sinatra to Spice Girls: Understanding four generations in the workplace - 1/18
2007 Articles
- 27th Brigade Afghanistan deployment includes several with close Cornell connections - 12/7
- Wellness coaching: It’s not always about sports - 12/7
- Wondering what to do about winter? - 12/7
- Supplier Diversity Trade Show to be held Dec. 5 - 11/30
- Option transfer and open enrollment extension deadlines near - 11/30
- Get Healthy Tompkins! Web site offers information and incentives - 11/30
- Cornell offers wealth of online health information - 11/30
- Important benefits deadlines are approaching - 11/16
- New e-mail lists, lactation rooms, and other ways Cornell is responding to worker needs - 11/16
- Cornell holds Veterans Day ceremony - 11/16
- Tompkins County Information and Referral launches 2-1-1 service - 11/16
- More questions and answers about Cornell’s two new endowed health plans - 11/9
- Wellness Survey shows interest in nutrition and prevention - 11/9
- So, what is this new ‘Healthy Living’ health plan? - 11/2
- What goes around comes around: Catch the wave of flu prevention - 11/2
- Awareness
more effective than anxiety in fighting MRSA, says Gannett Health Services
- 11/2
- New Healthy Living program offered to endowed staff and faculty for 2008 - 10/26
- Endowed health plans rates announced for 2008 - 10/26
- Life quality meeting explores caregiving and work/life issues - 10/26
- Flu clinics: coming now to a location near you - 10/26
- Cornell is awarded ‘LGBT-Friendly’ status by national organization - 10/26
- Cornell wins an EVE – U.S. Department of Labor’s equal opportunity award - 10/19
- How women benefit from Cornell’s skilled trades apprenticeships - 10/19
- New Health Savings Account Plan requires careful consideration - 10/19
- ‘Best Employer’ conversation builds on recent awards, invites employee discussion - 10/12
- Endowed dental plan is simplified and improved for 2008 - 10/12
- Skorton credits staff for university’s achievements, focuses on caring community - 10/5
- Open enrollment for all Select Benefits 2008 and endowed health set for Nov. 1-21 - 10/5
- AARP and Working Mother magazine name Cornell a ‘Best Employer’ - 9/28
- Flexibility key to attracting and retaining employees, Sloan-funded retreat shows - 9/28
- CUFA, the ‘nuts and bolts’ of Cornell, celebrates a new beginning - 9/21
- Wellness Program offers challenge to all Cornellians: Count your steps every day during October - 9/21
- Getting connected at Cornell: a quick guide for staff and faculty - 9/14
- Updating personal information in the 2007-08 Cornell directory - 9/14
- TIAA-CREF announces new retirement funds and services - 9/7
- Improve your well-being by cultivating healthy self-talk - 9/7
- A week in Bethe House - 8/31
- Chappell-Williams brings home message from international diversity conference: Our differences benefit us all - 8/24
- Cornell University Wellness Program is ready for new members - 8/24
- Cornell’s first career fair sizzles with possibilities - 8/17
- COLTS
to improve its time collection - 8/17
- Consumerism
in health care a “mixed bag” for consumers - 7/26
- New ePAY function provides online access to personal paycheck information - 7/26
- Dental plan for endowed employees modified to better meet individual needs - 7/26
- Plan
now for learning later - 7/26
- Cornell University to host inaugural career fair - 7/12
- 2007 Service Awards special issue insert - 7/12
- Panelists talk career, family and ‘success’ at inaugural women and engineering conference - 7/12
- Walking your way to wellness - 7/12
- Recent Cornell grad catches record-breaking striped bass - 7/12
- New study will examine how high school youth with disabilities transition from school to work - 7/12
- Diversity in leadership makes an impact on the bottom line, Cornell professor says in NYC panel discussion - 6/28
- Fifth Annual Dual Career Conference reflects growing interest in dual career concerns - 6/28
- Computerworld ranks CU as one of top 100 IT workplaces - 6/28
- Forge connections in the community to promote inclusion, say speakers at community roundtable - 6/14
- How to make the best use of the 168 (clue: it’s not minutes or days) - 5/31
- Cornell receives federal award for efforts in area of equal employment opportunity - 5/24
- Cornell women honored for local involvement - 5/17
- Preretirement planning can help staff and faculty anticipate needs - 5/17
- Help in dealing with depression - 5/17
- Long-term care insurance may help protect assets - 5/10
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day “Lucky Numbers Walk” - 5/10
- Cornell named a top adoption-friendly workplace by advocacy foundation - 5/3
- Consultants network helps local businesses find talent with ‘right fit, right skills, right here’ - 5/3
- Taking up the cause of caring - 4/26
- Is the High Deductible Health Plan right for you? - 4/26
- Cornell Police win traffic safety award - 4/19
- The art of interviewing - 4/19
- Diversity Recruiting at Cornell: A Collaborative and best-practice approach - 4/12
- Office Professionals Celebration registration ends April 19 - 4/12
- Summer camp registration to begin week of April 16th - 4/5
- COFHE award presented to Cornell’s Institutional Research and Planning staff - 4/5
- Best practices in developing search strategies - 4/5
- Thinking through position descriptions leads to better hires - 3/29
- Resources available for giving and receiving feedback - 3/29
- Receiving feedback, like giving it, is an art - 3/22
- Lists that help with baby-sitting and school closings - 3/22
- University advocates staff and faculty wellness in the workplace - 3/15
- Registration for Bring a Child to Work Day Begins March 26 - 3/15
- Cornell recruitment efforts involve community outreach - 3/8
- Stress management and positive psychology can overcome stress, expert tells March communicators meeting - 3/8
- Task force highlights pivotal role of academic unit managers - 3/1
- Wellness Program membership renewal becomes automatic - 3/1
- Taking college-level courses while working at Cornell - 2/22
- How emotions can drive your financial decisions - 2/15
- Preparing for the annual performance dialogue session - 2/15
- Endowed employees will have access to health savings accounts in 2008: More tax saving, but there’s a catch - 2/8
- Taking stock: Lifelong learning about yourself, your career and Cornell - 2/8
- Services and resources available to aid staff in career development at Cornell - 2/1
- Cornell staff and faculty can now access confidential online career help - 2/1
- Cornell awards reflect forward-thinking employer’s employment policies - 1/25
- Cornell clinician advises on how to survive the winter blues - 1/25
- Academic parenting: FAQs on the policy for leaves for professors and academic staff - 1/18
- Empire State College offers flexibility for adult learners - 1/18
- Get ready. Flu is coming to Ithaca. - 1/11
- Thanks to the ‘Big Party,’ and subsequent systems work this fall, the wheels of Cornell are still turning - 1/11
- 2007 Calendars and Holidays - 1/11
2006 Articles
- Using holidays to celebrate inclusiveness - 12/14
- Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce recognizes Cornell University at awards luncheon - 12/14
- Sustaining yourself through the holidays 12/7
- Cornell’s Bias Response Program promotes inclusiveness - 11/16
- Open Enrollment has begun - 11/16
- Act now—and prevent colds and the flu all winter long - 11/9
- Making strides in changing the fabric of Cornell’s workforce - 11/2
- Benefits Open Enrollment begins November 13 - 11/2
- Cornell’s same-sex partner benefits - 10/26
- Frequently asked questions about staff parental leave - 10/19
- Finding Balance: Just Breathe - 10/12
- Sustainability and well-being for Cornell employees: new efforts to help - 10/5
- Cornell named a top employer for working mothers - 9/28
- Inclusiveness is hallmark of Cornell’s commitment to work/life - 9/28
- New child-care center for Cornell faculty, staff and students planned to open as soon as late 2007 - 9/28
- What is Cornell’s Religious Accommodation Policy? - 9/21
- Calendars and Holidays - 9/14
- Enhancing your skills is easier than ever with one-stop workshop listings - 8/31
- Bargaining unit and non-academic positions - 8/24
- The new look of Jobs at Cornell - 8/17