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Goods and Services Available on Campus
Campus units offer a wide range of services and products to Cornell departments, faculty, staff, and students. Many offer gift items for sale. Below is a sampling of what’s available on campus.
Banking
CFCU Community Credit Union
Main office on Craft Road (257-8500) with branches at The Cornell Store (255-5111), East Hill (277-1292), Ithaca College (274-3395), Triphammer (257-3011), downtown Ithaca on Meadow Street (275-3322), and in Cortland on Route 281 (756-6959), with ATMs outside The Cornell Store, Kennedy Hall, the vet research tower (second floor), the Robert Purcell Community Center, and the Statler Hotel.
Tompkins Trust Company (TTC)
Branch office in The Cornell Store with ATM outside Cornell Store; 257-1909.
M&T Bank
Branch bank and ATM machine in Willard Straight Hall; 257-5121.
Classifieds
Pawprint Classifieds
Ads of twenty words or less are published biweekly without charge for members of the Cornell community. Ads should be sent by e-mail to: <ppclassified@cornell.edu>, or by campus mail to: Flora Karasin, 240 Emerson Hall.
“ Cornell Marketplace” on CUinfo
In order to access these classifieds, you need to use a newsreader through Bear Access: Gravity (for Windows) and NewsWatcher (for Mac). Users need to set-up their newsreader (see <http://www.cit.cornell.edu/services/netnews> for information) and then navigate to the <cornell.marketplace> group to view the postings.
Office of Publications and Marketing
Award-winning editors, designers, and marketing and production specialists will help you and your department communicate more effectively. Communication and Marketing Services provides targeted, cost-effective audience research, communications planning, and publications and other marketing tools for campus clients of all sizes. Also develops a broad range of university publications and brings an institutional knowledge to the work done for university departments; 255-4945.
Computer-Assisted Survey Team (CAST)
Full-service facility using state-of-the-art technology to assist in creating, administering, and analyzing surveys; 255-3786.
Computer Repair Services
The Technology Connection’s service provider, The Computing Center, provides warranty and non-warranty repair services for most manufacturers, including Apple, Compaq, IBM, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba, Lexmark, and Hewlett Packard, no matter where you purchased it. Both carry-in and on-site service is available; equipment may be dropped off at The Cornell Store or at The Computing Center (15 Thornwood Drive in the Cornell Business and Technology Park; near the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport); extended warranty and computer maintenance contracts also available; 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 257-3524; e-mail: <tcrepair@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.store.cornell.edu>.
Computer Sales and Service (The Technology Connection)
Provides consulting services and sells a full line of computer hardware, peripherals, supplies, and software at educational discounts to the Cornell community. Equipment from Apple, Compaq, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Dell, Toshiba, and Gateway is available. Computer rentals available; order computer hardware, software and peripherals on-line via the store’s Web site; located in The Cornell Store; 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday; open many Saturdays, call for hours; 255-4941; e-mail: <tcconsult@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.store.cornell.edu>.
Conference Services
Assists with the many details of planning a conference on the Cornell campus, including housing, meeting space, dining facilities, catering, registration, and billing; 255-6290.
Copying Services
High quality copies to meet your needs at very competitive prices. Free pickup and delivery for departmental orders. Questions? E-mail: <copies@cornell.edu>.
• C1-102 Vet Center
Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon, 12:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m.; 253-3706.
• B24 Sage Hall
Color copies available here. Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m., 1:00
p.m.–4:30 p.m. (1:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Labor Day to Memorial Day);
254-3502.
• Cornell Print Shop
695 Dryden Road, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; 255-2524.
Cornell Business Services (CBS)
A unit of Administration, Facilities, and Finance comprised of several departments that provide quality services to support the university’s academic and research missions. Departments include: The Cornell Store, The Technology Connection, Cornell Print Shop, and Cornell Travel Office. They excel in developing innovations that utilize technology and the strengths of their suppliers to provide greater selection and service to Cornell faculty, staff, alumni, and visitors; Web: <http://www.cbs.cornell.edu>.
Cornell Cinema
Ithaca’s only repertory cinema, screening over 450 films (classic, foreign, and Hollywood, documentaries, international fare, recent hits, kid’s films, and more) each year. Screenings are open to the public and take place seven nights a week. Admission charged; 255-3522; Web: <http://www-cinema.slife.cornell.edu>.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Publications and Audiovisuals
Distributed through the Media and Technology Services Resource Center in Buildings 7 and 8 at the Cornell Business and Technology Park; fax: 255-9946; publications: 255-2080; audiovisuals: 255-2090.
Cornell Dairy Store
Offers Cornell-produced dairy products, including milk, ice cream, cheese, yogurt, and pudding; also Cornell T-shirts and sweatshirts; Stocking Hall; 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday; 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Saturday; 255-3272.
Cornell Fitness Centers (CFC)
Operate many facilities on campus (Helen Newman, Class of ’28, Appel
Commons, Teagle, and Schoellkopf Halls). Fitness Centers contain cardiovascular
and weight-training equipment; membership also includes access to group
exercise classes and personal trainers; membership fee;
254-5CFC (254-5232); e-mail, <fitness@cornell.edu>;
Web: <http://www.cornellbigred.com>.
Cornell Mail Services (CMS)
Mail Services: metering, bar-coding, addressing, stuffing, inserting, Business Reply Mail–processing, mailing lists, labels; 254-8284. Includes Red Runner Courier Service—the best way to move people, packages, and documents around campus. Red Runner is available for Cornell business only. Payment is by department charge, billed monthly—by the trip or on contract; 254-8293.
Cornell Orchards
Offers a unique selection of quality fruits, vegetables, cider, and maple syrup. Other gift items include cookbooks, teas, jellies, crackers, candy, and T-shirts. Proceeds help defray research costs; open September–April; located on Route 366; 255-4542.
Cornell Outdoor Education (COE)
Offers a comprehensive outdoor-equipment rental program to the Cornell community, including climbing equipment, skis, canoes, sea kayaks, backpacks, and tents; offers courses to faculty and staff, including customized team-building programs; facilities include the Lindseth Climbing Wall, the largest natural-rock indoor-climbing wall in North America; 255-6183; Web: <http://www.coe.cornell.edu>.
Cornell Plantations
Cornell Plantations is the arboretum, botanical garden, and natural areas of Cornell University; 255-3020. The Garden Gift Shop carries books related to Northeast gardening, cards, T-shirts, and gifts for the nature lover; 255-2400; Web: <http://www.plantations.cornell.edu>.
Cornell Sports School
Runs camps and clinics year-round to give children, ages 7–18, the opportunity to improve their skills in the sport of their choice; some adult sessions also. In the summer, the school gears up for seven weeks of action with offerings in more than twenty sports. All camps are run by Cornell varsity head coaches and are available for resident or day campers; 255-1200; e-mail: <camps@cornell.edu>.
The Cornell Store
Convenient products and services for your personal or departmental needs; over 35,000 general books in stock or purchase almost one million more on-line; textbooks and course packets; on-campus delivery service for Cornell departments; Cornell gifts and clothing in store and on-line; 1865 Cafe & Market; computer hardware and software at educational discounts; computer rentals; and full-service banking and ATM services with CFCU Community Credit Union and Tompkins Trust Company (TTC). Area’s largest selection of Cornell authors, veterinary, and hospitality books. Also photo processing, fax service, phone cards, and City of Ithaca trash tags. Discount card for photo processing. Cornell procurement card accepted. 10% discount on many departmental charges; 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Friday; open many Saturdays, call for hours; 255-4111; e-mail: <store@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.store.cornell.edu>.
Cornell Travel Office
The Travel Office provides a wide range of travel services to Cornell faculty and staff. Cornell travelers can access an on-line reservation system to view and make reservations for the most economical and convenient air fares, car rentals, and hotel accommodations; discounted rates for Cornell travelers for air travel, hotels and car rentals; convention and group travel assistance; secure electronic ticketing; assistance in obtaining passports and visas; and twenty-four-hour emergency phone assistance. Professional staff members with many years of corporate travel experience; 315 East Palm Road; 255-4284; e-mail: <cuto@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.cbs.cornell.edu/travel>.
Hortus Forum
A student group that conducts monthly plant and flower sales in Mann Library or outside on the northwest corner of the Plant Science Building. Check the Hortus Forum Bulletin Board on the ground floor of the Plant Science Building for dates and times; Web: <http://www.rso.cornell.edu/hortusforum>.
Intramural Sports
Offers over thirty recreational sports activities for students, faculty, and staff—everything from wacky inner-tube water polo to flag football, from ski days to golf tournaments; offers sports that allow participants an opportunity to compete and socialize with their peers; entry fee; 255-2315; e-mail: <intramurals@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.cornellbigred.com>.
Johnson Museum of Art
Catalogs, postcards, videos, and T-shirts are for sale in the museum lobby; call to rent the lobby and the sixth-floor board room, with its breathtaking view of Cayuga Lake; 255-6464.
Media and Technology Services
Now part of Communication and Marketing Services (CAMS), this office is a professionally staffed, full-service media and communication production unit available to meet your communication needs, including writing, editing, and design for print and displays; video and audio production; duplication and distribution; video conferencing and satellite uplink and downlink services for distance learning and media interviews; Web-site development, design, and training; instructional design for new media and distance learning; networked electronic black-and-white and color printing; and marketing and distribution of educational products worldwide; Web: <http://www.mediasrv.cornell.edu>.
Oxley Equestrian Center
Offers English riding lessons and boarding facilities for privately owned horses to all members of the Cornell community. Also hosts home contests of the men’s and women’s polo teams and the women’s equestrian team; 272-0150.
Post Office
A U.S. Post Office substation is located on campus in Kennedy Hall, basement level, and offers stamps, money orders, collectibles, prepaid phone cards, priority mail, packaging supplies, and public copiers; 8:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m., Monday–Thursday; 8:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m., Friday; 255-3070.
Printing and Copying Services (CBS Digital Services)
The CBS Digital Services is a full-service, high-quality printing and copying operation with quick turnaround time to meet your needs, all at competitive prices. On-staff designers help bring your ideas to paper. Printing services up to four-color printing with state-of-the-art, computer-to-plate technology; also complete binding/finishing capability, including spiral, GBC saddle stitch and perfect binding. No bidding required on departmental jobs. Free estimates. Copying services include black/white and color; same day and next-day turnaround; four locations; free pick up and delivery service; 695 Dryden Road; 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday; 255-4354; e-mail: <printshop@cornell.edu>; Web: <http://www.cbs.cornell.edu/print>.
Statler Hotel and Marriott Executive Education Center
The Statler Hotel, which features 150 finely appointed guest rooms and suites, is an advanced hospitality-management training facility and state-of-the-art meeting venue. Conference and banquet facilities accommodate up to 300 people. Free airport shuttle service available; 257-2500 or 800 541-2501; Web: <http://hotelschool.cornell.edu/statler>.
Statler Lobby Shop
A small branch of The Cornell Store, the Statler Lobby Shop carries an assortment of Cornell clothing, gifts, magazines, film, and sundries; located at the lobby level of the Statler Hotel; 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Monday–Saturday; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Sunday; 254-2664.
Technology Training Services
Helps support-providers and departments identify their training needs and plan effective training programs. Provides trainers and consultants with information-technology support in the form of consulting services, workshops, access to Web-based tutorials, product evaluations, vendor information, documentation templates, and a central information technology-training Web page; 255-8000; Web: <http://www.cit.cornell.edu/training>.
Testing Services
Water testing for sulfur, heavy metals, and water hardness is available at the Plant Science Laboratory; 255-1785. Insect-identification services are available at the Diagnostic Laboratory; 255-3144. Soil-testing services are available from the Soil Testing Laboratory; 255-1785. Water testing for coliform bacteria is available at the Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory; fee; 253-3333.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT)
Provides public transit service to the city of Ithaca, rural and suburban areas of Tompkins County, and to Cornell University and Ithaca College. CU Transit Charters provides deluxe, air-conditioned coaches that seat up to forty-seven passengers. Video- and lavatory-equipped. Charters available by the hour, day, or trip; 277-RIDE (277-7433).
Transportation Services: Commuter and Parking Services
Register your vehicle, obtain a parking permit or transit pass, join a commuter program (RideShare, OmniRide, or Occasional Parker), appeal a ticket, or arrange for conference and special-event parking; 255-PARK (255-7275).
University Photography
Professional photographers are available to shoot your next event, or help your newsletter, brochure, or Web page dazzle with full-color impact. Studio portraits, and black-and-white and color slide developing on site. Custom copy work—for slides, transparencies, or prints. Call for scheduling or consultation; 255-7675; e-mail: <photo@cornell.edu>.
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Animal health care for companion animals, native wildlife, exotic animals, horses, and farm animals; 253-3060 or 253-3100.
Wild Birds Unlimited
Member of a national gift shop franchise, located at the Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, offers items for bird enthusiasts including books, CDs, stationery, clothing, toys, bird feeders, birdseed, and binoculars; 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday –Thursday; 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 266-7425.
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