Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

All members of the Cornell University community are expected to conduct the affairs of the university in a manner consistent with their primary ethical, employment, and contractual commitments to the university. Further, performance of their professional responsibilities must be free from real or…

Policy Statement Romantic or sexual relationships between students or postgraduates (as defined by this policy) and faculty members, staff members, or others in positions of authority over them are prohibited whenever those relationships have the potential to interfere with an individual’s right or…

1 Policy Introduction Cornell University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning, living, and working environment for its students, faculty, and staff. The university does not discriminate on the basis of protected status in the education programs and activities it…

Cornell University depends upon university volunteer support to accomplish its missions of education, research, and public service and wishes to ensure that volunteers' relationships with the university are clearly established and understood by both parties. 

Policy Statement Cornell University is committed to selection procedures that are fair, consistent, and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Therefore, before initiating searches to fill vacancies, units must utilize a strategy that takes into account the values of equal employment…

Cornell University requires units to conduct thorough reference checks and detailed information verification on all applicants (external and internal) to whom an offer of employment is to be made.

Policy Introduction Cornell University provides flexible work arrangements, at the discretion of department heads or their designee, to enable staff and management to effectively serve customers, meet university goals, and help employees balance personal and professional responsibilities. To Whom…

Policy Introduction Cornell University, including Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Cornell Tech (collectively the “university”), acknowledges the vital role that time away from work plays in promoting employee wellbeing, restoration, and overall effectiveness. A comprehensive array of leave options…

The university requires all regular, full- and part-time, nonacademic staff members and their supervisors to participate in the performance dialogue process, which promotes and documents communication between supervisors and staff members throughout the year.

Cornell University supports an environment that values the pursuit of career mobility and encourages staff members who express an interest, and have the abilities, to pursue appropriate vacancies to foster their career development. Toward that end, the university supports a staff members efforts to…

Cornell University may use disciplinary actions to assist supervisors and staff members in resolving unsatisfactory job performance, misconduct, or behavior that violates university policies, procedures, or practices. Disciplinary procedures will be administered consistently, and in a manner that…

Policy Statement Cornell University administers involuntary and voluntary separations from the university as equitably, humanely, and consistently as possible. Reason For Policy Appropriate staffing is critical to the university’s mission of excellence in teaching, research, and public service. In…

Policy Introduction This policy outlines Cornell University’s commitment to providing reasonable accommodations to the following qualified faculty and staff: individuals with a disability, individuals experiencing pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals with sincerely held…

This policy outlines the university’s expectations for maintaining equal employment opportunity by preventing the occurrence of or potential for favoritism or nepotism in employment decisions involving an employee’s family member or an individual with whom an employee has a personal relationship…