December 2020

December 14, 2020

• Home Alone for Winter Break?
• Ithaca Ballet Virtual Nutcracker
• Cornell Global Mixer
• Inclusive Excellence Podcast

 

November 2020

November 30, 2020

• Big Red Writes Penpal Program
• COVID-19 Supplemental Testing for Faculty & Staff
• Mental Wellness Challenge
• Inclusive Excellence Podcast

 

November 9, 2020 

• Veteran's Day
• Cornell Wellness Sleep Challenge
• Guiding Our Children Through Crisis
• Cornell COVID-19 Employee Hardship Fund for School-age Child Expenses

 

October 2020

October 26, 2020

• Election Season Self-Care
• Checking on others when physically apart
• Ergonomics tips for seating
• United Way drive kicks off - volunteers needed

October 12, 2020

• “Go Purple” for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• Navigating Election Anxiety – program and resources
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
• Sleep Hygiene Series – Part III
• Video: Workplace Flexibility at Cornell (8 min)

 

September 2020

September 28, 2020

• Mental Wellness Offerings
• Quick and easy exercises for your back and hips
• Adult education offerings
• Water conservation tips
• Five ways to avoid ineffective meetings

 

September 22, 2020

• National Hispanic Heritage Month
• Relationship Changes & Challenges – Divorce and separation
• Tips for Sleep and Cell Phone Use
• Virtual Commemoration of POW/MIA Recognition Day
• 4-H Raptor Club Starting Up

 

September 14, 2020

• National Suicide Prevention Month
• Cultivating Resiliency
• Cholesterol Education Programs
• Walk to Run Virtual Program
• Anti-racism Programming
• Tutoring discount for Parents of K-12 Children

 

August 2020

August 31, 2020

• Transitioning to the Fall Semester
• Understanding the Impacts of Sleep on Health
• Cornell Flu Clinics
• Child Care Grant For Cornell Staff & Faculty
• Preparing for Baby Series

August 24, 2020

• For Managers: Supporting the Caregivers on Your Team
• Virtual 4-H Duck Race on Sept. 13
• Hiring a nanny/teacher?  Learn to create healthy/fair agreements

 

August 17, 2020

• Having conversations in today’s environment
• Caring for your mental wellbeing through campus reactivation
• “Notice and respond: assisting students in distress” training
• Ergonomic consultations available to remote workers
• Elder/adult caregiving: decision guide for interacting with others
• Disability and elder law series

 

August 11, 2020

• Care for Your Mental Wellbeing During Work & Family Transitions
• Apps to help with anxiety and depression
• CUBS camp extended through August 21^st
• Caring for individuals with brain injuries
• Volunteer opportunities with St. John’s Community Services and Mutual Aid Tompkins

 

August 3, 2020

• Support for caregivers
• NYS financial resources
• Adult group sessions focused on mental health
• Advice for tired managers
• Lotus pond and garden tour

 

July 2020

July 28, 2020

• Am I Good Enough?  Navigating Shame & Guilt
• Americans with Disabilities Act – 30^th Anniversary
• Lactation room update
• Babysitters, nannies, tutors, and teachers available for hire

 

July 14, 2020

• Tutors, Babysitters, Nannies, and Teachers needed
• How to spend a mental health day and addressing micro stresses
• Harmful Algal Blooms update
• Donate excess produce to the Friendship Donations Network
• Virtual Grassroots
• Mask Makers seeking teens

 

July 6, 2020

• Guide to navigating child care
• Composting at home
• U-Pick raspberry farms
• Tompkins County rentals for kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards
• Youth Grief Camp
• Retirement & Beyond seminars
• Food pantries

 

June 2020

June 29, 2020

• Supporting others without doing harm
• GirlTrek Black History Bootcamp
• Meditation sessions
• Feeling anxious? Rearranging your furniture may help
• PTSD & LGBTQ+ Awareness Months
• Parenting webinars
• Dogs at risk for heatstroke

 

June 22, 2020

• Mid-2020 Pause to Reflect and Reset
• U-pick Strawberry Farms
• Black Lives Matter Library Guide, LGBTQ Lunch & Learns, Talking to Children About Race
• Financial Information & Support Hotline
• Cornell CUBS Camp and other summer camp info
• How to Spot When an Employee is Secretly Struggling

 

June 15, 2020

• Why we should all stop saying, “I know how you feel”
• Five finger relaxation technique
• Anti-racism training programs and resources
• Adult bicycling classes
• Parenting chats and information about child care/camps and tutoring
• Ithaca Tenants Union

 

June 8, 2020

• Child Care & Summer Camps Update
• Looking for extra work? Babysitters/Nannies needed!
• COVID-related Bereavement Group
• Rental Assistance Program
• Conversations About Race

 

June 1, 2020

• Supporting Our Diverse Community
• New Wellness Challenge
• When You Disagree About Social Distancing
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• How to Prepare Your Dog to Be Left Home Alone
• Psychological Safety at the Workplace

 

May 2020

May 26, 2020

• Help Collect the Advice of Elders for Getting Through a Crisis
• Advance Care Planning
• Mutual Aid food cabinets in need of contributions
• Living Alone During COVID-19 program highlights
• Parental Resilience Workshop Series

 

May 18, 2020

• Financial wellbeing – Cornell special benefit considerations during COVID-19
• Cultivating resiliency
• Slacklining 101
• Women Swimmin’ goes virtual
• Story time with Cornell leaders
• Maternal depression resources
• Older Americans Month 2020

 

May 11, 2020

• Cornell traditions
• Caring for your time
• Financial workshops - selling ahome, budgeting, tenant rights, student loans
• Emotional wellbeing workshops - resiliency, grief, and stress
• Parenting in a time of crisis
• Managers role modeling wellbeing

 

May 4, 2020

• Eating when working remotely: from mindless to mindful eating
• Hiking/biking locations in New York
• Opioids and Narcan Trainings
• Welcoming new residents to Tompkins County
• Update on public schools, camps, and child care programs
• Caring for grandchildren while working

 

April 2020

April 27, 2020

• Navigating work and life
• Active and stillness breaks to recharge and re-energize
• Tips for your high school/college students
• Plant-based eating, food cabinets, food pantries
• NYS Child Care Grants for Essential Personnel
• Tips for managers

 

April 20, 2020

• “Productivity, Perfection, and a Pandemic”
• Substance abuse resources
• Tips for grocery shopping and getting the most out of a virtual medical appointment
• Remote work tips for everyone, managers, families, and technology
• Volunteer opportunities

 

April 12, 2020

• Emotional wellbeing and caring for the mental health of older adults
• Adjusting your work schedule
• Building and maintaining connections
• Child care resources and virtual babysitting

 

April 6, 2020

• Remote employees: tips for daily routines and focus
• Financial supports for food, baby care items, etc.
• Personal preparedness strategies