Passed: November 10, 2010
Sponsor: Yuval Grossman, Elizabeth Earle, Don Hartill, Harry Kaiser, Michael Nussbaum, Tim Mount
Senate Discussions:
The Resolution
WHEREAS most major universities in the world have a “faculty club” or a “faculty center,” and
WHEREAS Cornell University has had a faculty club and/or luncheon facility for over 50 years, which has important benefits to the university such as increasing professional and social interactions amongst faculty members, thereby improving faculty productivity, and assisting and enhancing recruitment and retention of faculty,
WHEREAS the existing faculty luncheon facility is to be closed at the end of the Fall 2010 semester, and
WHEREAS the Cornell Dean of Faculty conducted a survey of faculty members about the need for a faculty luncheon facility and the results indicated that a significant number of faculty members felt that keeping the facility is important, and
WHEREAS the 2010‐2015 Cornell University Strategic Plan calls for “develop a revamped faculty club on campus,”
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT
The Senate strongly urges the Cornell Administration, and in particular, the Provost, to reverse the decision to close the current faculty luncheon facility and keep it open until a suitable replacement is found, and recommends that a serious planning effort be undertaken, with Administration support and involvement, to ensure a sustainable faculty center that includes a luncheon facility.
Background
