College Communications
CALS is closely monitoring developments related to COVID-19 and the steps the university is taking to ensure the health, safety and well-being of our community. CALS is following university policies and guidelines. The following links are to communications shared specifically with the CALS community.
Spring 2021
To Academics & Staff
- Important class drop policy change - 4/16/21 (to CALS academics)
- 2021 field research capacity limits update - 3/5/21 (to CALS academics)
- Update on vehicle travel and 2021 research planning - 2/10/21 (to CALS academics and staff)
- Classroom Microphones, Face Shields, and AV Assistance - 2/3/21 (to CALS Spring 2021 instructors)
Archive
To Academics & Staff
- Research project support will fluctuate as pandemic continues - 12/15/20 (to CALS faculty)
- Important End of Semester Details - 11/2/20 (to CALS academics)
- Fall semester updates - 10/16/20 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- Spring semester teaching plans - 10/9/20 (to CALS academics)
- New process for winter/spring research activation - 10/6/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- Classroom Microphones, Face Shields, and AV Assistance - 8/28/20 (to CALS Fall 2020 instructors of in-person classes)
- Fall teaching reactivation clarification - 8/26/20 (to CALS Department Chairs and Admin Managers)
- Now available: Mini-studios for lectures recording - 8/25/20 (to CALS Fall 2020 instructors)
- Notify CALS about in-person class lecturers/course support staff - 8/24/20 (to CALS Fall 2020 instructors of in-person classes)
- Please support disinfecting lab equipment - 8/17/20 (to CALS Fall 2020 Lab Instructors)
To All Academics, Staff & Students
- A new semester begins at CALS - 9/1/20
To Academics & Staff
- Guidance for off-campus extension programming - 7/31/20 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- Guidance for special fall courses - 7/29/20 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- Following the safety requirements for on-campus activities - 7/14/20 (to CALS Academics, Staff and Graduate Students)
- Important revised process for resuming on-campus research and non-research/extension activities - 7/7/2020 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- New daily health check-in survey - 6/22/2020 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- New guidance for on-campus activities - 6/16/2020 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- COVID-19 Testing for CHE, CALS and ILR - 6/15/2020 (to CALS Academics and Staff)
- Application for restarting research now available - 5/27/20 (to CALS Faculty)
- Research Reactivation System - Important Details - 5/27/20 (to CALS Department Chairs, Administrative Managers and Building Facilities Managers)
- Reactivating Research in CALS - 5/23/2020 (to CALS Faculty)
To Undergraduate Students
- Working together for a successful academic year - 7/13/2020 (to CALS undergraduate students)
To Academics & Staff
- Virtual Town Hall with Dean Boor on the State of the College and Forthcoming Challenges - 5/13/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- Pre-enrollment and Helping Affected Students - 4/22/2020 (to CALS faculty and advisors)
- Phishing Alert and New Zoom Security Features - 4/20/2020 (to CALS instructors, faculty and staff)
- Thank you - 4/10/2020 (to CALS instructors)
- Zoombombing: Protect your Cornell course - 4/3/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- Updates from CALS Student Services - Remote instructing or advising - 4/2/2020 (to CALS faculty and advisors)
- Pausing our research, extension and staff award program - 4/1/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- Student Technology Status For Remote Learning - 3/30/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- Prelims and Final Exams - 3/25/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- Revised academic calendar and online instruction resources - 3/23/2020 (to CALS faculty and advising staff)
- S/U, Dean's List and Latin Honors clarifications - 3/21/2020 (to CALS undergraduate students and faculty)
- Additional CALS offices transition to remote operation - 3/19/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- CALS Dean's Office working remotely - 3/17/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
- Reminder: Remote Lab Teaching Workshops Today and Tomorrow - 3/17/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- Essential Research Personnel - 3/16/2020 (to CALS department chairs and administrative managers)
- CALS COVID-19 staff updates - 3/16/2020 (to CALS staff)
- CALS COVID-19 faculty updates - 3/14/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- Research continuity guidance from CornellResearch - 3/13/2020 (to CALS faculty)
- ACTION REQUESTED: Preparations for Tuesday's Chairs and Directors Meeting - 3/12/2020 (to CALS faculty chairs and directors)
- ACTION REQUESTED: resending COVID-19 message from President Pollack - 3/12/2020 (to CALS faculty chairs and directors)
- Remote Teaching Information - 3/10/2020 (to CALS faculty and teaching assistants)
- Coronavirus contingency planning resources - 3/3/2020 (to CALS faculty and staff)
To Undergraduate Students
- S/U, Dean's List and Latin Honors clarifications - 3/21/2020 (to CALS undergraduate students and faculty)
- We are in this together - 3/20/2020 (to CALS undergraduate students)
- University planning in response to COVID-19 - 3/11/2020 (to CALS undergraduate students)
To All Faculty, Staff and Students
- CALS Office of Student Services moves to remote business practices - 3/15/2020 (to CALS faculty, staff and undergraduate students)
- International Travel, Summer 2020 - 3/9/2020 (to CALS faculty, staff, undergraduate students and graduate field assistants)
To Cornell AgriTech
- Pride and gratitude for our community this week - 3/20/2020 (AgriTech community)
- Farm research services update - 3/18/2020 (AgriTech colleagues)
- COVID-19 Cornell AgriTech Updates - 3/16/2020 (AgriTech community)
To Alumni, Parents and Friends
- A Message from CALS Dean Kathryn J. Boor - 4/6/2020