Staff Handbook for Cornell University: A World of Opportunity
Please note: The information in this Staff Handbook was last updated in January 2003. Check the web sites noted for more current information.
Table of Contents
About This Handbook
Important Telephone Numbers-see Cornell University directory
Introduction
Welcome to Cornell
Cornell's Mission
So What's It Like
to Work at Cornell?
Who Should Read This
Handbook?
Cornell's
Organizational Structure
Books about Cornell
Historical
Highlights
Commitment Works . . . for Everyone
Core
Human Resource Values
Fundamental
Human Resource Principles
University
Expectations of Faculty and Staff
Open Doors,
Open Hearts, and Open Minds: Cornell's Statement on Diversity
and Inclusiveness
Equal Employment
Opportunity Policy: Statement
on Nondiscrimination
Sexual Harassment
Cornell University's
Bias Response Program
Campus Governance
Working at Cornell
Standard
Work Schedule
Keeping Track
of Time
Concurrent
Appointment
Flexibility
in the Workplace
Cornell Staff
Compensation Program
Career Development
Electronic
Access to Benefits Information: Employee
Essentials and eOpen Enroll
Auto
and Homeowner's Insurance
Cornell
University Child Care Grant Subsidy Program
Cornell
University Health Care Plan
Educational
Programs and Assistance (Guide to Workshops for Staff and Faculty,
Cornell Children's Tuition Scholarship (CCTS) Program,
Employee Degree Program (EDP),
Extramural Study Program,
Tuition Aid Reimbursement Program
Group
Term Life Insurance Plans
Long
Term Care
Long
Term Disability
Retirement
Plans
Select
Benefits
Short
Term Disability
Workers'
Compensation
Catastrophic Leave (overview)
(policy)
Funeral Leave (overview)
(policy)
Holidays (overview)
(policy)
Jury Duty/Court Appearance (overview)
(policy)
Release Time from Work (overview)
(policy)
Sick Leave (overview)
(policy)
Vacation (overview)
(policy)
Family and Medical Leave (overview)
(policy)
Position Leave for Personal Reasons (overview)
(policy)
University Leave (overview)
(policy)
Break in Service (overview)
(policy)
Credited Service (overview) (policy)
Rights and Responsibilities
Human Resource Policies on the Web
Affirmative
Action-See also President
Lehman's Statement on Affirmative Action.
Alcohol
and Other Drugs
Bias
Response Program
Campus Code
of Conduct
Complaint
and Grievance Procedure
Computer
Policies
Discipline
Diversity
Drug-Free
Workplace
Ethical
Conduct
Health and
Safety
Inclement
Weather
Leaving
Cornell University
Performance
Dialogue
Personnel
File
Probationary
Period
Right-to-Know
Sexual Harassment-See
also President's Statement
on Sexual Harassment
Smoking
Cornell's Support Network
See Support Services or click on the links below to go directly to the web pages sponsored by each respective support service..
Bias
Response Program
Center for Religion,
Ethics, and Social Policy (CRESP)
Child Care/Camps
Cornell Cooperative Extension
(CCE)
Cornell United Religious
Work (CURW)
Cornell University
Agricultural Experiment Station
(CUAES)
Cornell Women’s
Resource Center (CWRC)
Diversity
Employee Assembly
(EA)
Environmental Health and
Safety (EH&S)
Gannett Health Services
Human Resources, Office
of (OHR)
International Students
and Scholars Office (ISSO)
Judicial Administrator, Office of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC)
Musculoskeletal
Injury Prevention Program (MIPP)
New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, N.Y.
Ombudsman, University
Retirees
Victim
Advocacy Program
Volunteer Opportunities
Educational Opportunities
Information Technology
and Computers
Staff Recognition,
Awards, and Grants
The Cornell Community
Getting Around
Cornell
Information, Maps, Tours
Transportation and Parking at Cornell
Dining on Campus
Things to Do on Campus
Cornell
Events
Entertainment
and Recreation
Cornell Sites to
Visit
Cornell Collections
Special-Interest Groups
Exercise and Sports
Goods and Services Available on Campus
Places to Rent for Special Events
Campus Security
DISCLAIMER: The policies contained in this handbook are not conditions of employment, and are not intended to create a contract between the university and its employees. The university reserves the right to amend or revoke the policies in this handbook at any time without notice. The university reserves the right to change the content of this handbook at any time. Nothing contained in this handbook constitutes a promise or guarantee of continuing employment or benefits.