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Summer 2023
Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to welcome 151 new faculty (111 tenured and tenure track faculty and 40 40 research, teaching and extension faculty) who are joining Cornell this summer. Many of our new colleagues will be participating in the New Faculty Orientation planned next month. We look forward to the energy and excitement they will bring to our campus!

We are excited to recap highlights from the past year.

As always, if you have programming suggestions please email them to ofdd@cornell.edu.

We hope you are enjoying the summer!

Yael Levitte
Senior Associate Vice Provost for Faculty
Development and Diversity

Gabriela Vargas
Assistant Director
Office of Faculty Development and Diversity

Avery August
Deputy Provost

Recognizing Excellence - Nicholson, Balance Honored
Linda Nicholson
Professor
Department of Molecular Biology
and Genetics
Christine B. Balance
Associate Professor
Department of Performing and Media Arts
and
Director, Asian American Studies Program
Christine B. Balance, associate professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts and director of the Asian American Studies Program, and Linda Nicholson, professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and the Hays and the James M. Clark Director in the Office of Undergraduate Biology, received the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service through Diversity.

Launched in 2019, the award recognizes Cornell faculty for their transformational work and comes with a $15,000 award. For more information, see story in Cornell Chronicle highlighting their contributions.
Elizabeth L. Johnson Received Inaugural Schwartz Research Fund Visionary Grant Award
Assistant Professor
Division of Nutritional Science
The inaugural Schwartz Research Fund Visionary Grant was awarded to Elizabeth L. Johnson, an assistant professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. Johnson's research how metabolites and biomes in stool correlate with infant health. The award comes with a $375,000 research grant. For more information see story in the Cornell Chronicle.
OFDD Launching New List Servs
The Office of Faculty and Development and Diversity (OFDD) has launched several new mailing lists.

Academic Parents -- is for faculty interested in parenting issues while-- First Generation Faculty -- is for faculty seeking to engage with others who are the first in their family to graduate from college.

OFDD also has LGBTQIA, junior faculty, RTE faculty, and tenured faculty lists. If you are interested in being added to a list or would like to suggest other community listservs, email ofdd@cornell.edu.
Making Time to Write Open to All Faculty
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OFDD's writing accountability program, Making Time to Write, is open to all faculty.

Held on Zoom, the three-hour-long sessions occur weekly and give faculty opportunities to set time aside on their calendars to write. Led by facilitators, the sessions run most weekdays, depending on demand. Participants encourage one another to write but do not offer writing criticism.

To participate in this Fall's program running from Aug 28-Dec. 8, please register.
Supporting Faculty Development

Cornell is a member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The membership provides all faculty members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.

To activate your NCFDD subscription, follow these instructions:

2) Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”;
3) Select “Activate my Membership”;
4) Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address;
5) Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.

Please contact OFDD@cornell.edu if you have questions.
OFDD Hosts Variety of Programs in 2022-2023

The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity held dozens of programs during the 2022-23 academic year. Most were hosted on Zoom including those listed below with links to recordings:


For this semester's events, visit facultydevelopment.cornell.edu.