Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to listen to a couple of trustees at the Cornell Board of Trustees Rose Café event. Before going into the room, I wasn’t fully sure of what the board really did, and who would be on the board. After hearing them speak, I now have greater trust and an understanding of the board system and how the trustees really do care about Cornell’s wellbeing.
For instance, I found out about the steps they are taking to ease mental health concerns around campus. As people before were complaining about how they could not get an appointment to see a counselor, the board changed the time slots so that people could be treated when they want (by developing short-notice time slots). In addition, I found out that Cornell performed an audit on all freshman class athletes to check for any fraud in our system after the nation-wide college athletics scandal from last spring.