Should you have any specific questions about CALS student activities during this crisis, please contact the CALS Registrar (607) 254-2017 or Don Viands at (607) 255-3081. Current updates on the University's operating status.

The CALS Senior Associate Deans office is asking that every department to update their emergency contact information. Please fill out the following form and mail it to Senior Associate Dean Jan Nyrop at jpn2@cornell.edu.

• Department Emergency Plan Survey
  

CALS BSC Emergency Options to procure goods:

1. In an emergency, our department may need to purchase essential supplies or animal feed in excess of $500. How would we do this?

The CALS Business Service Center (BSC) has p-cards with higher limits and can be contacted to purchase items over $500. Contact either Donna Bunce at dlb9@cornell.edu or 607-351-6661 (cell phone) or Lisa Tvaroha at lbt2@cornell.edu or 607-227-3967 (cell phone) and provide them with the ordering information. 

The BSC will remain operational during emergencies. Information on how to contact the BSC will be available on the CALS website. Many regularly purchased goods are set up with blanket orders, so a high-limit p-card may not be required. If you would like to establish blanket orders for regularly purchased items or potential emergency items, please contact your BSC representative.

2. Should I use e-SHOP in an emergency when Cornell is closed?

We do not recommend using e-SHOP in an emergency situation. In some instances Departmental approval is required on e-SHOP orders. In an emergency situation, these approvers may be unable to access their computers to approve the orders and the orders would not get placed. Individuals should use their pcard for orders under $500. The BSC will remain operational during emergencies and should be contacted if: you do not have a pcard, need to place an order over $500 or if general assistance is needed. Information on how to contact the BSC will be available on the CALS website. 

Important document

There are no reported problems at this time.

However, due to a number of our Help Desk staffers being ill, response time to your questions has been slowed.  We are monitoring the situation.

For facility emergencies or repair tickets: Please follow usual protocols if possible--call your building coordinator or Facilities Customer Service or EMCS at 254-3343. If the circumstances warrant the need for College involvement or additional support, please (also) contact Ezra Delaney or Jill Freidmutter, contact info is below.

Important facilities contacts for CALS (all numbers are 607 area code unless otherwise noted):

• Assistant Dean of Capital Projects and Facilities Services: Ezra Delaney, office 254-5257, cell 220-3606
• Director of Facilities: Peter Paradise, cell 327-0444
• Assistant Director of Facilities Operations: Jill Freidmutter, office 254-6552, cell 227-7611
• Assistant Director of Occupational and Environmental Health: Eric Harrington, office 255-0485, cell 342-7199
• Maintenance Manager: Terry Collins, office 255-8765, cell 592-0806
• CUAES Director of Operations: Drew Lewis, cell 423-6145
• CUAES Greenhouse Manager: Andy Leed, office 254-7266, cell 607-227-4595
• NYSAES Director of Facilities: John VanderWeide, office 315-787-2380
• NYSAES Emergency Planning: Marc Smith, office 315-787-2201, cell 315-521-0432

Below are the key policies that supervisors should review related to employee time away from work requests that will likely accelerate during a pandemic:

• Time Away From Work Policy
• Recording Time Away

In addition here are several tips for Supervisors Facing Workforce Issues during Pandemic:

• During an influenza pandemic, can a healthy employee refuse to come to work, travel, or perform other job duties because of a belief that by doing so, he or she would be at an increased risk of catching pandemic influenza?
• Can an employee be required to perform work outside of the employee's job description?
• During a pandemic, may an employer require its employees to adopt infection control practices?

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