CHEER EVENTS

Face Mask Design
12/9 | 9:00am | MVR G422

When work and life demands get hard, how do you handle it? In this workshop, we'll go over some of the best practices of how to manage when work and life situations may not temporarily be ideal. We will talk about what to do in those moments when it feels like you are in the heat of it all, including relaxation tips to help you keep your cool. Resource information for additional Cornell departments that can be helpful during challenging times will also be provided.

Your new workspace was designed specifically for you. Learn how to make the most of it with Empowerment Ergonomics consultant, Meredith MacLeod.

Join us on October, 4th, 2021 from 1:00-2:00 pm in MVR 1101. This will be a hybrid event. Email nmk64@cornell.edu for the zoom login information. 

Make Do & Mend Together - Virtual Exhibit Closing Ceremony
Hosted by CHEER and the CHE Green Team

Thursday, August 19th | 3:00pm

Join us to hear from staff and faculty who contributed to the 2021 Patchwork of Solutions Upcycling Exhibit. Artists will answer questions regarding their piece, the process, and the inspiration for creating it.

Email nmk64@cornell.edu for zoom info

CHEER Talk with Max Kapustin
Assistant Professor, Policy Analysis and Management

Monday, August 9th | 1:30 pm

Talk Title: Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago

Abstract: Young Black men are 20 times as likely to be fatally shot than their White counterparts, and more lose their lives to homicide than the next nine leading causes of death combined. Despite the extremely high social cost generated by this kind of violence, few interventions have considered the effectiveness of finding those most likely to be involved in shootings, and providing them with economic, behavioral, and personal support services instead of more law enforcement. This project is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a new intervention, READI Chicago, for men at the highest risk of gun violence, designed to test a behaviorally-informed, social service-based approach.

Tuesday, May 18th at 11:00am

Cornell University Cooperative Extension will introduce us to NYC 4-H programs highlighting the latest 4-H National STEM Challenge "Mars Base Camp”. The 2020 4‑H STEM Challenge explores a mission to Mars with the activity, Mars Base Camp. Developed by Google and Virginia Cooperative Extension, Mars Base Camp is a collection of activities that teaches kids ages 8-14 STEM skills like mechanical engineering, physics, computer science, and agriculture. 

 

Presenters Include:

Lucinda Randolph-Benjamin, 4-H Programs Leader

Olivia Rios, Juntos Coordinator

Juan Espinal, 4-H Program Assistant

CHEER TALK with Elizabeth Day, Lecturer/Postdoctoral Associate, CIPA
Wednesday, April 21st  |  2:00-3:00pm

Title: Bridging the Gap: Engaging Students in Research and Policy
Policy work happens all over campus, but limited opportunities exist for students to directly work at the intersection of research and policy. In PADM 5382, students learn about bridging research and policy, and the course culminates each spring in an event that brings together faculty and NYS policymakers. In this talk, Elizabeth Day will provide an overview of the course and the event, as well as discuss the challenges and benefits of doing this work.

Email Natalie at nmk64@cornell.edu for zoom details

Join us March 25 at 10:00am as we play trivia and view photos from the winter inspiration event. 

Join us to watch a “Cornelliana with Corey” recorded lecture, followed by a live Q+A session with Corey Earle ‘07.

December 15 |  11:30am

CHEER Talk with Dr. Tashara Leak, Assistant Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences

Title: Designing a community-based intervention for adolescents with prediabetes in New York City

CHEER Talk with Rebecca Brenner
Lecturer, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs

Thursday, December 3rd at 11:00am

Talk Title: Disasters: What makes people and communities vulnerable to disasters?

CHEER Talk with Fiber Science and Apparel Design Students
Friday, October 23rd  |  3:00–4:00 p.m. 

Zoom Link Here Password: Mask

Join FSAD students, Jenny Leigh Du Puis, Katarina Goodge, Yvonne Schichtel and Hanna Norris to learn about their mask design projects.

This kick-start workshop is good fit for anyone who is interested in mindfulness or meditation but maybe too apprehensive, too busy or perhaps too skeptical to try. Ruth from Cornell Wellness will offer practice in different kinds of mindfulness to show you how you can fold it into your routine for better focus, relief of symptoms of worry/anxiety and a slowing of the noisy mind. During this pandemic, if you are looking for tools to bring a little sliver of peace to any moment of your day, then this is the workshop for you. Join the workshop every Tuesday at 9 am (beginning 9/29).

July 20th at 9:30 am & July 23rd at 3:00 pm

Join us for an informal coffee talk to catch up with your fellow Human Ecology colleagues. Choose whichever date/time works best for you, or attend both! We will start with a CHE summer slideshow and then separate into smaller break out rooms to chat about what we've been doing this summer. 

Please email your summer photos to Jennifer Evangelista (jld21@cornell.edu) to be included in the slideshow.  Share family, pets, or great outdoor summer spots you've been enjoying. 

Learn about Cornell's history with Corey Ryan Earle '07. Thursday, June 18th | 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Employee speaking in front of MRI machine

CHEER MRI Tour - 1.16.2020

Employees touring Botanic Garden Fiber textures

CHEER Botanic Garden Fiber Tour - 07.24.2019

Professor Sassler and book cover photo collage

Cheer Event 2/14/2018 - Professor Sassler Talk "Cohabitation Nation"

CHE Staff at annual beach party photo collage

Beach Party April 2018

CHE and CIPA staff in photo collage

Tom O'Toole and Laurie Miller from CIPA at CHEER presentation - Jan 19, 2018

CHEER Fall Coffee Hour Contest Winners Jumping in air from chair

Fall Coffee Hour Contest Winners 09.12.2017

Two staff members receiving a chair massage

CHEER Chair Massage Event 02.09.17

8 staff members pose with arms folded for group picture

CHEER Ice-skating at Lynah Rink Event 01.13.16

Staff at Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory photo collage

Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory Tour March 2018

CHE Staff in front McGraw Hall, Clock Tower, and Chimes

CHEER Clock Tower and Chimes  Tour 06.15.18

CHE Staff Walking around Bebe Lake

CHEER Summer Walks - Nature Tour 06.27.19

CHEER Department Representatives 

Name Department
Galib Braschler Communications Office
Courtney Crawford Cornell Cooperative Extension - NYC
Josh Eckenrode Psychology
Lisa Escobar Jones Brooks School
Sarah Harrington Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research
Krassimira Hernandez Office of Human Resources
Salina Hoque Office of Human Resources
Darin Jerod Gillenwater Human Centered Design
Rachel Remite Financial Affairs

 

CHEER MISSION STATEMENT

CHEER Mission Statement
College of Human Ecology Employee Rejuvenation  

CHEER exists to support the physical, social and psychological well-being of staff working in the College of Human Ecology by:

  • coordinating and sponsoring events that advance our lives through education, entertainment, and social connection
  • promoting and celebrating the diversity that each individual brings to the CHE community
  • encouraging staff to reflect on and engage in the mission of the College
  • liaise regarding work environment issues that could be improved to the benefit of all
     

CHEER shall consist of non-academic staff members with at least a representative from each of the following departments or organized groups: Administration (including Admissions, Student and Career Services, and Registrar), Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cooperative Extension, Design & Environmental Analysis,  Division of Nutritional Sciences, Fiber Science & Apparel Design, Human Development, and Policy Analysis & Management. 

Each member will serve a two-year term (based on the fiscal year – July through June) and may not serve two consecutive terms.  One-half of the initial members were selected at random to serve only a one-year term in order to establish a turnover of one-half of the committee members on an annual basis.  If a member resigns from the committee, the member’s home department will select someone to complete the remaining term.  The “replacement” member is eligible to serve on the committee for the next full two-year term.   

A member of the Human Resources team will function as the Chair of this group.  

Time Commitment:   CHEER will hold monthly meetings for approximately one hour each.  Additional time may be needed from members at various times throughout the year to help coordinate events or work on special projects.  This additional time should rotate among members, so that one or two members are not bearing the bulk of the time.   

Note: All time spent at meetings and working with this committee requires the approval of the employee’s supervisor.

Send us an email with your ideas for CHEER events, comments on past events, or anything else you would like us to know, or you would like to know from us --- The CHEER Team