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In addition to excellent health care, retirement, and education benefits, Cornell employees can take advantage of these conveniences and discounts!
Cornell provides free unlimited Care.com membership to help employees locate and arrange care for your family, pets, and home.
Cornell NetID is required to access the discount details PDF document. National store discounts are available to Ithaca and Cornell Tech employees. Questions? Contact: (607) 254-5300 or procurement@cornell.edu
CORNELL EMPLOYEE PERSONAL PURCHASE DISCOUNTS (pdf)
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The Cornell Store provides a wide array of products and services to make living and working on campus more convenient. In addition, they offer academic pricing on selected technology products for staff and faculty. Eligible employees may purchase computer hardware via a Payroll Deduction Plan from The Cornell Store. View payroll deduction plan details. (Contact: (607) 255-4111 or store@cornell.edu)
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Bring your reusable mug to get 10% Discount at Cornell Dining locations, any beverage, any size! MealChoice is the meal plan designed exclusively for Cornell staff and faculty, giving you convenient, cash free access to Cornell Dining locations, campus vending machines with card readers, and Ithaca-area restaurants participating in City Bucks. (Contact: (607) 255-5368 or dining@cornell.edu)
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Employees (including temporary employees on the university payroll) can use their Cornell ID card at the fare box, Monday-Friday, to ride Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) buses on the Cornell campus and among Cornell facilities located downtown and near the airport – and pay no fare. For other transit options, visit Commuter and Parking Services. (Contact: (607) 255-4600)
M*A*P (Motorist Assist Program) M*A*P is a free service provided by Transportation Services. We’ll inflate a soft tire, jump-start a dead battery, provide a gallon of gas, or call a locksmith or tow truck if necessary. Vehicles must be on University property. M*A*P response time is usually between 5 and 20 minutes. Call 607-255-4600 7:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Monday–Friday.
Regular employees can claim various commuting costs to and from work on a pre-tax basis. For more information visit the Commuter Tax Relief Program on the Weill Cornell Medicine website. (Contact: (607) 255-4600)
Cornell's Campus-to-Campus (C2C) express bus service is vital in linking the New York City and Ithaca campuses of Cornell University. (Contact: (607) 255-4600)
A pre-tax commuter benefit option for those who work off the Ithaca campus. (Contact: HR Services & Transition Center (607) 255-3936)
Cornell faculty, staff, and students are eligible for a 25% discount on airport parking fees at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. Present your CU ID card to the parking attendant to receive the discount. For information about parking at the airport, visit flyithaca.com.
There are two banks centrally located on the Ithaca campus: CFCU Community Credit Union and Tompkins County Trust Company in the Cornell Store. Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) from various banks are located across campus. (CFCU - Contact: (607) 257-8500; Tompkins Trust - Contact: (607) 273-3210)
The Cornell PostMarket offers most of the services you expect when visiting a United States Postal Services office (USPS), including postage stamps, packaging supplies, shipping services and forms, passport photos, and mailbox rentals. (Contact: (607) 255-3907)
Drop off dry cleaning and bulk laundry is available to the campus community through Cornell's service centers.
Members of the Cornell community and their families traveling abroad for personal reasons may take advantage of Cornell's preferred visa and U.S. passport processing services vendor, Travel Document Systems. A 25% discount off processing fees will apply at time of checkout. Must access program through web portal to obtain discount. (Contact: 800-874-5100).
Cornell's pioneering Blue Light Program promotes and safeguards personal security and well being on the Cornell campus, particularly at night. (Contact: (607) 255-4600)
As one of the 10 largest academic research libraries in the United States, Cornell University Library is a highly valued partner in study, teaching and research at the university. Cornell faculty and staff can use their Cornell ID cards to borrow books and other materials such as journals, videos or reserve items. View the Cornell University Library borrowing policies for faculty and staff. (Contact: (607) 255-4144)
Cornell staff, faculty, retirees, and their spouses/partners can take advantage of FREE wellness consultations!
They also offer free workshops and lectures addressing topics such as diabetes management, food safety, and stress reduction, as well as exercise and cooking videos, plus fun events and campaigns to promote wellness throughout the year.
https://recreation.athletics.cornell.edu/wellness/outreach
Check out the Employee Wellbeing at Cornell guide, loaded with resources to support all the dimensions of your wellbeing at work and beyond: mental, relationships, physical, cultural, environmental, occupational, and financial. Find out where to find support for parenting, eldercare, workplace safety, sustainability, managing finances, making connections, getting involved, self-care, and much more!
Cornell University does not endorse, warrant, or guarantee any of the products or services offered by any of the above-listed third party vendors, and will not be liable for damages of any kind resulting from your use of these products or services.