May 13, 2021
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joanne DeStefano issued the following statement May 13:
Throughout this academic year, the university’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) has been examining the views and experiences of Ithaca campus students, faculty and staff regarding public safety and policing on our campus. Last month, we reported the results of a quantitative survey of the Ithaca campus community, which was followed by a series of qualitative focus groups with students, faculty and staff to allow for deeper, more nuanced discussions.
Led by Southpaw Insights, an independent research and analytics firm, these conversations engaged a broad cross-section of 90 Ithaca campus students, faculty and staff, who were invited based upon interest expressed in their initial survey responses. Southpaw also recruited participants via various inclusion and diversity groups on campus, and held a focus group for Cornell University Police Department
February 5, 2021
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joanne DeStefano and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi sent the following message Feb. 5:
On Monday, February 8, you will receive an invitation to participate in a
confidential, secure survey on behalf of Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). Your response is important to help the PSAC understand campus community perspectives and experiences related to policing and emergency response on our Ithaca campus and to inform its recommendations to university leaders for reimagining campus security and safety.
Comprising students, faculty and staff, the PSAC advises the Cornell University Police Department (CUPD) and university leadership on issues of public safety and victims’ advocacy, as well as the overall safety and well-being of Cornell’s diverse community. As part of extensive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives underway across Cornell, the PSAC is examining cu
January 26, 2021
Provost Michael Kotlikoff, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Chair of the Presidential Advisors on Diversity and Equity Avery August, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Joanne DeStefano, Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi and Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman sent the following message Jan. 26:
Last semester, our campus community came together as never before to enable a successful, in-person campus experience. It was also a time of vigorous activity and debate on our campus, with faculty, staff and students investing significant time and effort towards the critical, long-term goal of changing societal structures and systems that inherently privilege some more than others. We are writing to update you on these efforts.