One of the new elements for Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion members this year is events specifically aimed at Cultural Awareness, and one part of that is an event where a unit or group explores foods from other cultures. On December 1, 2017, CIT included a range of delicious foods that don’...
Three new pages have been added to the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) website that describe ADI’s initiatives of Cultural Diversity Awareness, Diversity of Thought, and the Student Intern Program. In addition, new posters have been designed and are now being displayed in ADI’s...
Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), which concluded in June, once again brought growth and new developments for the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) initiatives, which are sponsored by Executive Vice President and CFO Joanne DeStefano as well as Gerald L Hector, David A. Lifka, Glen C. Mueller,...
Final presentations at an event held Friday, May 5, concluded this year’s collaborations between the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management’s (JGSM) Big Red Consulting (BRC) teams and a select group of Cornell’s diverse suppliers. Finance directors, associate vice presidents, deans...
Another diversity training cycle concluded in mid-April, and the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) thanks everyone who participated in this year’s training events! There was a broader range of articles, videos, and facilitated sessions, going from 17 offerings last year to 33 this year...
Approximately 20 positions are now available for the diverse student summer internship program, sponsored by the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell. The application deadline has been extended to March 1, 2017. Internships begin in June and will run 9 to 10 weeks...
Approximately 20 positions are now available for the diverse student summer internship program, sponsored by the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell. The application deadline is February 17, 2017. Internships begin in June and will run 9 to 10 weeks through August,...
It can be intimidating talking with a group of people, especially when the group’s members are new to you. But there can be great rewards for doing so. Cornell’s Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) is midway through this year’s schedule of facilitated discussions about diversity-related...
For the third year in a row, Cornell Procurement and Payment Services (Procurement) has been awarded the Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Procurement Institute (NPI). Of this year’s award recipients, Procurement was...
Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16), which concluded in June, was an exciting one for Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) initiatives, and the current year is already shaping up to go to a higher level.
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The Summer Student Intern Program led by the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI), for fiscal year 2016, had the highest diverse participation since the program’s inception in 2008. Of the 19 interns hired, the participants were 47 percent female and 63 percent diverse. Also, 10 percent of...
Big Red Consulting (BRC) teams this past fall worked with selected diverse suppliers on projects to help them grow their businesses. In May, the BRC graduate student team members presented their findings and conclusions for each of the five projects to an audience of senior staff leadership,...
The Kick-off Meeting Opening Event for 2016 student internships will take place June 2, 2016.
While the eighteen interns will be working in different departments within DFA, CIT, and Audit, over the course of the summer, regular opportunities will be provided for group interaction among...
At Cornell, diversity is defined as the existence of multiple different and complex social identities and issues in society or a space. In yearly diversity trainings, the organizations making up the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion (ADI) learn the...
As part of the Diverse Supplier Initiative that is one of the Alliance for Diversity and Inclusion FY16 goals, there is an ongoing...
The goals for our five annual diversity initiatives for fiscal year 2015 were completed successfully, and we are making significant progress toward completing this fiscal year’s goals, with the “lived experience” in mind.
This summer the Alliance for Diversity & Inclusion hosted its annual summer intern program. This was our largest and most diverse group of interns to date.
The June 12 outing gave students opportunities to socialize, learn what recreation Ithaca has to offer, and relax in the beautiful atmosphere.
The Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble in February and March presented to 490 staff members scenarios that demonstrated how unconscious bias and micro-inequities affect the workplace.
Procurement Services coordinates the university’s diverse supplier engagement strategy, which is part of the university’s institutional diversity and inclusiveness initiative, ...
Over 100 students applied for eighteen positions in the DFA, CIT, and Audit diverse student summer intern program.
By analyzing expenses, standardizing supplies, consolidating vendors and negotiating discounts, Procurement Services is saving Cornell more than $30 million annually.
Cornell's diverse supplier engagement effort continues. Suppliers are receiving major support through campus-wide collaborations.
Thoughtfully designed work projects and weekly luncheons gave each intern an insider’s view into the financial, facilities, and information technology worlds at the university.
Cornell Procurement Services won the 19th annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award for 2014 from the ...
Looking back on our fiscal year 2014 diversity initiative accomplishments and where we are headed for 2015.
On June 27, 2014, Cornell Procurement Services hosted the first-ever New York State (NYS) Diverse Supplier Certification Workshop, focused on helping minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) secure NYS certification. Key participants for the workshop were identified from Cornell's...
MBA students recently completed projects aimed at helping diverse suppliers.
Cornell University would not be the institution it is without its suppliers, said Human Ecology Assistant Dean Craig Higgins at the third annual supplier recognition event hosted by Cornell Procurement Services June 11. Cornell is a demanding customer, but it's also one of the first Ivy League...
Originally posted September 7, 2010
Cornell Procurement Services recently provided several campus units with access to...
