Updates

April 2023

• COVID-19 vaccination updates (April 28)

January 2023

• COVID-19 reminders, air travel requirements (Jan. 19)

July 2022

• Faculty and Staff- COVID-19 guidance: Preparing for the fall semester (July 27)
• Students- COVID-19: Preparing for the fall semester (July 27)

April 2022

• Health department encourages mask wearing (April 27)
• COVID-19 updates, requirements for the 2022-23 academic year (April 7)

March 2022

• Increase in COVID-19 cases on campus (March 23)
• CornellAlert: Moving to COVID-19 Alert Level Yellow (March 23)
• Easing mask requirements, effective March 14 (March 11)

February 2022

• Reminders about testing and February Break (Feb. 24)
• Changes to testing requirements (Feb. 18)
• Changes to surveillance testing requirements (Feb. 4)

January 2022

• Changes to the Daily Check Health Assessment (Jan. 31)
• Symptomatic Test Kits available beginning Jan. 31 (Jan. 28)
• Faculty and staff: 20220121-faculty-staff-booster.cfm (Jan. 21)
• Students: COVID-19 Reminders (Jan. 21)
• Graduate and professional students: Start of semester testing requirements (Jan. 12)
• Undergraduate students: Start of semester testing requirements (Jan. 12)
• Underlying rationale for start-of-semester plans (Jan. 11)
• Faculty and staff update: Start of the semester plans (Jan. 6)
• Student update: Start of the semester plans (Jan. 6)

December 2021

• Return to Campus Work Guidance (Dec. 31)
• Booster requirement for spring semester (Dec. 21)
• Student update: Shifting to online exams (Dec. 14)
• December Recognition Ceremony cancelled (Dec. 14)
• COVID-19 Update: Moving to alert level red, changes to exams (Dec. 14)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level red (Dec. 14)
• End of semester guidance for instructors (Dec. 11)
• COVID-19 Update: Continued spike in cases, additional restrictions (Dec. 11)
• Increase in COVID-19 cases (Dec. 10)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (Dec. 10)
• Complete the winter/spring checklist for Spring 2022 enrollment (Dec. 1)

November 2021

• Update on Omicron variant (Nov. 29)

October 2021

• COVID-19 vaccination requirements for students for the 2021-22 academic year (Oct.26)
• Accessing COVID-19 boosters (Oct.25)
• Vaccination requirement for employees (Oct. 6)

September 2021

• Ithaca campus moving to COVID-19 alert level green (Sept. 24)
• NY HERO Act Enacted (Sept. 16)
• Modifications to Homecoming weekend activities (Sept. 10)
• Let’s work together for a strong fall semester (Sept. 3)
• Guiding principles will help us navigate ‘new normal’ (Sept. 2)

August 2021

• Updates on campus testing and public health measures (August 30)
• Additional information to address faculty concerns (August 27)
• Increase in COVID-19 cases and change in campus operations (August 27)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (August 27)
• Graduate Students: In-Person Operations for the Fall Semester (August 13)
• Faculty and Staff: In-Person Operations for the Fall Semester (August 13)
• COVID-19 public health requirements for the fall semester (Aug. 12)
• Start of semester: Important updates for faculty and instructional staff (Aug. 11)
• Important COVID-19 updates for faculty and staff (August 6)
• Preparing for a successful start to the fall semester (August 3)

July 2021

• Update on campus mask requirements (July 31)
• Indoor mask requirement for all individuals (July 30)

June 2021

• Planning for the fall semester (June 28)
• Public health changes, effective July 1 (June 21)
• Update on discretionary spending and business expenses (June 3)

May 2021

• Updated public health requirements for employees, effective June 1 (May 24)
• International Students: Expanded vaccine acceptance (May 18)
• Guidance for remote employees to resume on-campus work (May 17)
• Commencement ceremonies, public health requirements (May 5)
• COVID-19 Update: Outdoor mask requirements, student activities (May 3)
• Sign up for on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinic May 6 (May 1)

April 2021

• Commencement update: Limited number of guests can attend (April 30)
• Appointments available for April 29 vaccine clinic (April 28)
• International travel changes, effective June 1 (April 27)
• Wellness Days start tomorrow (April 22)
• Sign up today for April 23-24 Ithaca vaccine clinics (April 22)
• Register now! On-campus vaccination clinic, April 23 (April 21)
• Sign up now for on-campus COVID-19 vaccination clinic on April 23 (April 19)
• Revised guidance for fully vaccinated students (April 15)
• Revised guidance for fully vaccinated faculty and staff (April 15)
• College vaccination day cancelled (April 13)
• [CANCELLED] Reminder: Sign up for college vaccination day by 6 p.m. (April 12)
• [CANCELLED] Sign up for college student vaccination day (April 10)
• Commencement update (April 6)
• Option for approved employees to resume on-campus work (April 6)
• COVID-19 Vaccination and Fall Instruction (April 2)

March 2021

• Impact of students’ testing non-compliance and positive cases on your classes (March 31)
• Immediate restrictions for testing non-compliance (March 30)
• MBA program to go virtual after increase in COVID-19 cases (March 26)
• Update on May 2021 Commencement planning (March 25)
• COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Process now available (March 24)
• Increase in COVID-19 cases and the future of campus operations (March 19)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (March 19)
• COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Process (March 17)
• Update on campus activities and COVID-19 measures (March 16)
• Vaccination Eligibility Update for Graduate and Professional Students (March 11)
• March Wellness Break (March 4)

February 2021

• Campus Alert Level Green: fitness and recreation updates (February 22)
• Op-Ed: Three Things to Keep in Mind As COVID-19 Cases Surge (February 9)
• Announcements and reminders about the spring semester (February 7)
• COVID-19 cluster identified on Ithaca campus (February 5)
• CornellALERT: Increase in COVID-19 cases, Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (February 5)
• Start of semester: Important updates for faculty (February 3)
• Optional consent for COVID-19 research activities (February 2)

January 2021

• COVID-19 variants (January 28)
• Planning Your Spring Semester on Campus (January 22)
• UK variant identified in Tompkins County (January 15)
• Update on Phase 1b COVID-19 vaccination eligibility (January 13)
• Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination for in-person faculty and instructors (January 11)
• Faculty reminder: Arrival testing and quarantine requirements (January 11)
• Preparing for COVID-19 vaccination rollout (January 4)

December 2020

• Spring Checklist is live (December 18)
• COVID-19 safety and precautions (December 14)
• Preparing for the spring semester (December 10)
• Faculty & Staff: Spring 2021 Class Roster and Pre-enrollment information (December 2)
• Students: Spring 2021 Class Roster and Pre-enrollment information (December 1)
• Inclement weather: Online instruction would continue as planned (December 1)

November 2020

• Planning for the spring semester (November 19)
• Updates to Cornell’s travel and visitor policy and procedures (November 18)
• Revised student travel policy (November 18)
• Managing the financial impacts of COVID-19 (November 17)
• In-person semifinals to continue as planned (November 16)
• Ithaca campus moving to COVID Alert Level Yellow (November 13)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (November 13)
• Increase in positive COVID-19 cases on the Ithaca campus (November 12)
• Graduate and Professional Students: End-of semester checklist, supplemental testing, travel plans (November 10)
• Undergraduate Students: Semester-end checklist, semifinals and travel updates (November 10)
• Ithaca campus moving to COVID Alert Level Yellow (November 13)
• CornellALERT: Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (November 13)
• Increase in positive COVID-19 cases on the Ithaca campus (November 12)
• Graduate and Professional Students: End-of semester checklist, supplemental testing, travel plans (November 10)
• Undergraduate Students: Semester-end checklist, semifinals and travel updates (November 10)
• International travel guidance (November 9)
• Discretionary spending, managing the financial impacts of COVID-19 (November 5)
• Supplemental testing updates, quarantine guidelines, and holiday gatherings (November 3)

October 2020

• New Requirement: Confirm post-Thanksgiving plans by Nov. 13 (October 30)
• End of semester planning, visitor and travel reminders (October 21)
• Doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (October 16)
• Preparing for Thanksgiving break, travel and testing (October 14)
• Graduate Student Offices (October 13)
• In-person gatherings and activities (October 5)

September 2020

• Fitness centers & recreation, athletics, group gatherings (September 29)
• Faculty: Fall semester updates and reminders (September 22)
• Faculty and Staff Town Hall: Fall Semester Update (September 21)
• Ithaca campus moving to COVID alert level green (September 16)
• Ithaca campus moving to COVID alert level yellow (September 3)
• CornellALERT: On campus COVID cluster identified; Ithaca campus moving to alert level yellow (September 3)
• Updates on study spaces, course shopping, and more (September 3)
• Important message regarding New York state guidelines (September 2)
• Surveillance testing set to begin Sept. 3 (September 1)
• Faculty: Important information for the fall semester (September 1)

August 2020

• Students: Important information for the fall semester (August 31)
• COVID-19 cluster identified on the Ithaca campus (August 29)
• We can do this! (August 28)
• Faculty and staff town hall: Beginning the semester (August 28)
• Supporting our Cornell colleagues (August 26)
• COVID-19 tracking dashboard and alert system (August 25)
• Re-entry checklist update and enrollment details (August 20)
• New and updated resources for fall 2020 instruction (August 20)
• Surveillance Testing Set to Begin September 2 (August 20)
• Life on campus this fall (August 18)
• Limiting on- and off-campus gatherings (August 17)
• Fall 2020 course list and enrollment guide (August 7)
• Support for caregivers (August 7)
• Fall billing delayed until Aug. 14 (August 6)
• Cornell Student Behavioral Compact now available in Re-entry Checklist (August 5)
• Fall 2020 course list and enrollment guide (August 7)
• Support for caregivers (August 7)
• Cornell Student Behavioral Compact now available in Re-entry Checklist (August 5)
• President Pollack emphasizes science behind reactivation decision (August 5)
• Op-Ed: Shift in Quarantine Process Enhances Public Health (August 4)
• COVID testing program update (August 4)

July 2020

• Important updates regarding quarantine, move-in and enrollment (July 30)
• COVID-19 travel and visitor policy (July 23)
• Teaching resources for fall classes (July 17)
• The Re-entry Checklist is live (July 17)
• Cornell’s virus testing program for students in the Ithaca area (July 15)
• Safety requirements for on-campus activities (July 9)
• Employee Retention Tax Credit: Supporting our financial recovery (July 6)
• Delayed billing of fall 2020 tuition and student fees (July 6)
• Message to Graduate Students: Plans to reactivate Ithaca campus for fall semester (July 2)
• Additional measures to address the FY21 budget deficit (July 2)
• Campus reactivation: Additional details for Ithaca students (July 2)

June 2020

• Plans to reactivate Ithaca campus for fall semester (June 30)
• NYS Phase 4 clearance for Southern Tier/Finger Lakes (June 26)
• Campus reactivation planning (June 22)
• NYS Phase 3 Clearance for Southern Tier/Finger Lakes (June 11)

May 2020

• Update on Phase 2 reopening of the Southern Tier (May 29)
• Opportunities for feedback on campus reactivation (May 28)
• Update on Phase 2 reopening of the Southern Tier (May 29)
• Opportunities for feedback on campus reactivation (May 28)
• Update on fall 2020 planning (May 28)
• Faculty feedback requested for fall instruction planning (May 27)
• Research reactivation planning (May 22)
• May 24 & 30: Critical Zoom security changes (May 15)
• Update on campus reactivation planning (May 11)

April 2020

• Planning efforts for fall 2020 semester (April 30)
• Tips to avoid Zoombombing and scams (April 24)
• Fall 2020 pre-enrollment process (April 20)
• Update on virtual resources (April 20)
• Update on COVID-19 planning and summer programs (April 22)
• Workplace guidance on face coverings (April 16)
• Guidance on the use of discretionary funds (April 15)
• Supporting international students in your classes this semester (April 8)
• Pollack outlines guiding principles for COVID-19 response (April 7)
• Undergraduate students: Spring 2020 grading policy (April 5)
• Spring 2020 grading policy (April 5)

March 2020

• Supporting all members of the Cornell community during COVID-19 (March 31)
• Adjustments to tenure process in light of pandemic (March 31)
• Managing the financial impact of COVID-19 (March 30)
• Graduate School COVID-19 update (March 30)
• Supporting your virtual student experience (March 30)
• Building community during times of struggle (March 26)
• Graduate School COVID-19 update: Academic calendar changes and more (March 23)
• COVID-19 update: Revised academic calendar and online instruction resources (March 22)
• COVID-19: Governor Cuomo’s order (March 21)
• COVID-19 update: Confirmed cases within Ithaca campus community (March 20)
• May 2020 commencement changes (March 20)
• Guidance on revised academic calendar and online instruction (March 19)
• Message to the Cornell community from President Pollack (March 17)
• Additional social distancing measures for Ithaca campus (March 16)
• Graduate School COVID-19 update: Expedited campus operations changes (March 16)
• Clarification in regard to access to campus facilities (March 16)
• A public health plea (March 15)
• COVID-19 update: Conduct of research (March 15)
• Additional guidance for faculty (March 13)
• Cornell suspends classes; virtual instruction begins April 6 (March 13)
• COVID-19 update for Cornell staff (March 13)
• COVID-19: Additional information for students (March 13)
• Message from President Pollack about the importance of social distancing (March 11)
• Human Resources offers guidance for employees (March 11)
• Student & Campus Life announces resources (March 11)
• Cornell announces proactive measures to prevent spread of coronavirus (March 10)
• Coronavirus update: Enhanced policies for international travel, campus events (March 5)
• Cornell expands travel protocols due to coronavirus (March 2)

February 2020

• Coronavirus update: Guidelines, travel restrictions and accommodations, summer programs (Feb. 27)
• Update on Novel Coronavirus (Feb. 7 & 9)
• Community building and support (Feb. 7)
• Public health update: Novel Coronavirus (Feb. 3)

January 2020

• Message from Provost Kotlikoff regarding travel to mainland China during spring semester (Jan. 29)
• Cornell announces travel guidelines in response to coronavirus (Jan. 29)
• Message from AVP Sharon McMullen regarding health resources, update on Coronavirus (Jan. 23)

July 2022

• Faculty and Staff Town Hall: Preparing for the fall semester (July 27)

January 2022

• Plans for the Spring Semester 2022 – Graduate and Professional Students (Jan. 13)
• Preparing for the Spring 2022 semester: Student parent forum (Jan. 12)
• Faculty and staff town hall for discussing Spring 2022 plans (Jan. 7)

September 2021

• Faculty town hall (Sept. 1)

August 2021

• Faculty and staff town hall (Aug. 11)
• Preparing for Fall 2021 Semester: Student and Family Forum (Aug. 4)

July 2021

• International Students Town Hall (July 20)

May 2021

• Faculty and staff town hall (May 20)

April 2021

• Town hall: Fall semester planning (April 8)

March 2021

• Academics town hall: Coping with the pandemic (March 2)

February 2021

• Student/parent forum: Spring semester updates, 2/23 (February 23)

January 2021

• Faculty and staff town hall: Planning for vaccines and spring semester (January 22)

December 2020

• Student/parent forum: Spring semester updates, 12/16 (December 16)

November 2020

• Faculty and staff town hall: Operating budget update (November 17)

September 2020

• Student/parent forum: Fall semester update (September 30)
• Faculty and staff town hall: Fall semester updates (September 24)
• Faculty and staff town hall: Beginning the semester (September 3)

August 2020

• Student enrollment town hall (August 25)
• Faculty and staff town hall: Fall semester opening (August 20)
• Student forum: Student life on campus this fall (August 20)
• Town hall with Cornell, Ithaca College and TC3 leadership (August 18)
• Forum for new Cornell students and their families (August 14)
• Faculty town hall on Ithaca campus reactivation plans (August 6)
• Student forum on the Cornell Behavioral Compact (August 6)

July 2020

• Move-in and quarantine update for students and parents (July 31)
• Employee Assembly staff open forum (July 28)
• Town hall for graduate and professional students (July 22)
• Student forum on campus reactivation (July 22)
• International graduate and professional student town hall (July 17)
• Student forum on campus reactivation (July 15)
• Employee Assembly staff open forum (July 9)
• International town hall for students, parents, and alumni (July 9)
• Ithaca area community town hall on Cornell reactivation (July 8)
• Faculty town hall meeting on Ithaca campus reactivation plans (July 6)

June 2020

• Faculty town hall meeting on teaching reactivation options (June 25)
• Faculty town hall meeting on preparing for online and hybrid instruction (June 11)
• Faculty town hall meeting on fall semester planning (June 3)

May 2020

• How to do international research in the time of coronavirus (May 28)
• Town hall meeting on research reactivation planning (May 27)
• COVID-19 faculty town hall (May 4)

March 2020

• Opperman makes web address to staff (March 19)