http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/StudentEnrollForum.html The university should maintain its student population at current levels, says a strategic planning task force report. On Nov. 18, Provost Kent Fuchs moderated a public discussion on the recommendations. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:32 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SkortonGoldman.html Goldman Sachs has tapped Cornell President David Skorton to serve on an advisory council for their new $500 million, five-year initiative: 10,000 Small Businesses. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:51:20 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/BrownBagLunch.html What actions did the task force on student enrollment recommend to Cornell? Key administrators reviewed the findings at a brown-bag lunch Nov. 12. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:13:04 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/MangumAppt.html Elmira Mangum, senior associate provost at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has been appointed by Provost Kent Fuchs as Cornell's vice president for budget and planning, effective Feb. 1, 2010. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:42:26 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/TaskForceTalks.html Six public discussions and a series of informal brown-bag lunches will offer the Cornell community a chance to comment on task force recommendations that affect the university as a whole. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/taskforcereports.html On Nov. 6 Provost Kent Fuchs announced that the reports of the 20 strategic planning task forces are available and that public discussions on six of the reports will be held in the coming weeks. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 0040:00 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/AnnualReport.html Cornell has released its annual report for 2008-09, which summarizes the university's progress in academics, research and public outreach, and how it dealt with a year of fiscal adversity. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:12:28 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/stateOfU09.sk.html Cornell will return to a 'healthy pace' of faculty hiring by 2015, said President David Skorton in the State of the University address Oct. 23. He also emphasized that the path to Cornell's future leads out of its past. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:24:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/AADsavings.html It started with a roll of duct tape used to stop automatic toilets from flushing too often. Such small measures, led by Alumni Affairs and Development's Julie Featherstone, have led to big savings. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/AdvisoryCouncil.html The newly formed Strategic Plan Advisory Council will synthesize recommendations gathered from the Cornell community into a draft strategic plan. Town meetings will be held in January and February, and a draft issued in March. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:58:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SkortonEmployees.html President David Skorton thanked employees for 'staying the course' and continuing to accomplish goals despite a smaller workforce in his annual talk sponsored by the Employee Assembly. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:17:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/Procurement.html President David Skorton has committed to developing sweeping changes in the way Cornell buys goods and services. Vice President Joanne DeStefano will lead the effort, which will save up to $40 million a year. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:21:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/StaffForum.html Cornell expects to save at least $90 million in annual administrative costs over the next four years, making a significant dent in its projected deficit, Provost Kent Fuchs reported Oct. 1. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:50:25 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/StudentForum.html Students have a critical role to play in shaping Cornell's strategic plan, said President David Skorton during an open forum Sept. 18. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:54:17 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/facultyForum.sk.html More than 200 faculty members gathered Sept. 16 to talk with President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs about the university's strategic planning process. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:19:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/AARP09.html The AARP has named Cornell the top U.S. employer for workers 50 and older for the second consecutive year. CU is the first employer in AARP's history to be recognized as the No. 1 employer more than once. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:45:42 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/SkortonNIBIB.html Cornell President David Skorton has been named to the advisory council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering for a four-year term. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:31:46 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ReimagineForum1.html On Sept. 4, President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs hosted the first of five forums to discuss with faculty, staff and students the creation of Cornell's strategic plan. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:21:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/Reaccreditation.html Reaccreditation is one step closer for Cornell, now that the university's proposal for a intensive self-study has been approved by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:55:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/StrategicPlan.html What should the Cornell of the future look like? Faculty, staff and students will discuss their views with President Skorton and Provost Fuchs in a series of public forums, the first of which is Sept. 4. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:22:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/PatersonStimulus.html N.Y. Gov. David Paterson met with President David Skorton and education and industry leaders to highlight his support for collaborative research and Cornell projects funded by the federal stimulus package. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:27:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/convo09.html Freshmen and transfers got advice on everything from finding mentors to operating the self-serve ice cream machines at the New Student Convocation Aug. 22. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:59:51 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/forumBrief.html As part of the strategic planning process President David Skorton and Provost Kent Fuchs will hold an open staff forum Sept. 4 from noon to 1 p.m. in G10 Biotechnology Building. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:16:45 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/AfricaTrip.html In July President David Skorton visited Ethiopia to congratulate graduates of the inaugural class of Cornell's MPS degree program in international agriculture and rural development at Bahir Dar University. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:47:35 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/SkortonWebcast.html In his third interactive webcast with Cornell alumni and friends, President David Skorton addressed the university's research goals, state funding and fiscal challenges. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:00:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/FuchsInterview.html Unveiling details of the strategic planning process, dubbed 'Reimagining Cornell,' Provost Kent Fuchs said the two-phase plan will first look at how to downsize and reorganize the university and, second, envision its future. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:39:59 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/PatersonEconomy.html As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:13:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/Reunion.Skorton.html Despite a year of unprecedented uncertainty and complexity, Cornell remains a 'beacon of hope,' said President David J. Skorton in his State of the University address June 6 in Bailey Hall. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:44:09 EST