Foundations of our Workplace

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Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ. The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of  

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the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence  

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on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New  

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York State and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ

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dispossession and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

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[Christine] I think what it means to be a health 
promoting campus is for us to really  

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set an environment where that promotes health and  

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wellbeing amongst all of our faculty and 
staff and students. Um... it changes the culture.

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[Avery] What does it mean to be a health 
promoting campus or university, it's a great question.

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[Julie] It means looking at the systems and the 
structures and the settings here at Cornell.

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[Michelle] The policies that we have in place to help people 
thrive. [Aaron] It's not just an add-on it's 'not maybe  

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you do this'. It means you... you feel it in small 
ways everywhere. [Christine] And we make sure that we have a  

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place where folks feel like they can take care 
of themselves. [Avery] We exist to support students. As  

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faculty and staff um... we're not able to do that 
unless we're our best selves.  

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[Cortney] I think it's as simple as a campus that supports structures that promote wellbeing for everyone there;  

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students, staff and faculty. [Avery] And what that means is 
not just physical best selves, but... but mentally as well.

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[Michelle] It's also about seeking to understand how 
people interact with those systems and those  

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policies to understand their impact. [Julie] And the 
ways that we can improve upon things so that  

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we are supporting holistic health and wellbeing 
for everyone. [Aaron] Through, through colleagues, you see  

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it through leadership, um you feel it. [Michelle] And how 
the wellbeing of one population impacts the  

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wellbeing of another. [Avery] We need to bring um... you 
know, the best parts of us to our classrooms and  

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to our engagements with the students. And so when 
I think about a Health Promoting Campus I think  

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about how do we support our faculty and staff 
so that they can do that. [Ryan] For me this commitment  

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is foundational to making sure we always stay focused on that in all of our decisions, all of  

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our policies and all the ways we think about 
supporting this campus holistically.

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[Michael] Almost 2,000 years ago the Roman poet Juvenal

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wrote that we should aspire to a "mens sana in corpore sano",

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a healthy mind in a healthy body. Cornell's formal adoption of the Okanagan Charter

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reflects that ancient understanding. That our mental and physical well-being are both part of one whole.

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[Kathryn] One of the most important things that Cornell University has done recently is to sign

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the Okanagan Charter, which really declares our commitment to being a Health Promoting Campus.

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[Michelle] I am so proud that Cornell University has signed the Okanagan Charter and committed to doing this  

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work for all constituencies at the university in a unified way. [Michael] Our commitment to being a Health  

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Promoting Campus means that we prioritize the health of our students, faculty and staff in all  

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of their dimensions. [Lisa] It is an important signal of our commitment as a campus to really paying close  

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attention to the ways that we promote thriving and well-being in all that we do.

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[Ryan] This commitment is foundational to making sure we always stay focused on that, in all of our decisions, all of  

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our policies and all the ways we think about supporting this campus holistically. [Michael] We support  

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our local community and help it to thrive. We serve the state and the world, as part of our historic  

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land grant mission. [Kathryn] A Health Promoting Campus means that the campus supports everyone, not only  

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individually, but also importantly collectively, in terms of achieving a feeling of well-being, a sense  

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of, of healthiness across the entire campus. Not just for individuals but for the entire set of  

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constituents, as well as for our campus itself. [Michael] And we pursue a commitment to sustainability  

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and the health of our planet. By strengthening and supporting the health of our university community,  

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we enable all of us to do our best work to achieve all the things students, faculty and  

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staff come to Cornell to achieve. And to enjoy the experience of being a Cornellian.