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This is an archival copy of the 2006–2017 Assemblies website. This information is no longer updated.

Current Members

Fall 2008 Graduate Community Initiative Working Group

  • Susan H. Murphy, Vice President, Student and Academic Services, Co-Chair
  • Alison (Sunny) Power, Dean, Graduate School, Co-Chair
  • Joseph Burke, Director, Residential Programs
  • Kris Corda, Director, Big Red Barn
  • Cathy S. Dove, Assistant Dean, Johnson Graduate School of Management
  • Edna Dugan, Assistant Vice President, Student and Academic Services
  • Katherine M. Edmondson, Assistant Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Robert Harris, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity
  • Caren Heller, Assistant Professor, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Kent Hubbell, Dean of Students
  • Michelle Leinfelder, Graduate Student/Horticulture
  • Anne Luckingbeal, Associate Dean, Law School
  • Brendan O’Brien, Director, International Students and Scholars Office
  • Cecelia Sander, Graduate Student/Law School
  • Randi Silver, Associate Dean, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences
  • Rebecca Sparrow, Director, Cornell Career Services
  • Janet Vertesi, Graduate Student/Science and Technology Studies
  • Michael Walsh, Graduate Student/Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Ira Wasserman, Professor, Astronomy
  • Brenda Wickes, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life
  • Yu Yu, Graduate Student/Marketing

Current Members

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Contact Graduate Community Initiative

109 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

ph. (607) 255–3715
fx. (607) 255–2182

Hours: 9a - 12:15p, 1p - 4:30p, M - F