Archive for the ‘ ILR ’ Category

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20
Apr

ILR reeling in shock and sadness from professor death

Professor Cletus Daniel, a professor in ILR’s Department of Labor History of over 30 years and coordinator of the Credit Internship program, passed away on Sunday.

Clete Daniel - Cornell ILR Professor

This is the email everyone in the ILR school received this morning.

Dear Students,

It is with great sadness that I write to tell you that Professor Clete Daniel died suddenly at his home in Ithaca yesterday.  Information is still being gathered and will be shared with the ILR community once arrangements have been made by his family.

This sudden loss is a shock to us all.  We know that many students have been touched by Professor Daniel through his courses as well as the credit internship program.  Counselors in the Office of Student Services are available for support.  Please reach out for support within ILR and campus wide (CAPS in Gannett, Let’s Talk sites across campus and EARS Peer Counselors) and to offer support to one another as we deal with this terrible loss that comes during a year of many losses.

Sadly,
Laura Lewis
Director of Student Services

I had Professor Daniel for ILRCB2010 – Labor History last semester and wrote a blog entry about him in November. From talking to other students and faculty today, it is obvious that so many people loved his great sense of humor and the warm personality he exuded. I remember being really intimidated by professor’s office hour last semester, but the first time I visited him, I felt so incredibly welcomed (even though I had little love for the CB2010 class itself).

Today, emotions ran high in ILR as some professors observed a minute of silence while others, choked with tears, excused themselves from the classroom momentarily.

I have a habit of writing down interesting quotes from class, and I have an especially interesting array of gems from Professor Daniel:

“You’re paying my very handsome salary to be here.”

“I raise bullshit to a high art!”

“I talk a lot of people out of going to law school. In fact, every time I do that I put it on my tax return as a charitable contribution.”

On the nickname ‘D-minus Daniel’, “That’s a hurtful slander! It used to be D-plus Daniel!”

There is a community support meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19 in Ives 217 from 4:00 – 5:00pm. Professor Daniel, you will be sorely missed and it was a privilege being in your class.

0
9
Mar

Life is Good

I apologize for the lack of updates. Looks like I failed one New Year’s Resolution already, but fear not, Spring Break is just around the corner and since I am being extremely lame, I will be staying in Ithaca for the break and treating it as some sort of zen sabbatical.

I did pretty well on one resolution so far – Take every opportunity to travel. There was Mock Trial at Yale in February. This past weekend I was in Shippensburg, PA with the Cornell HR Games (basically Jeopardy, HR style) team competing in the Northeast Regional. Both Cornell teams made it to the semi-finals and went head-to-head. To my immense surprise, my team made it to the finals and went on to beat Shippensburg University. NORTHEAST CHAMPIONS, HOLLA! It’s so nice to have the plaque back after the series of Penn State wins in the past couple of years.

So other than that, why is life good? Canada broke the record for the number of gold medals at a Winter Olympic game! Ithaca is finally showing the first hint of spring! I may have exciting plans for next spring semester! NY Fashion show just keeps fueling my love for fashion! School is chill but interesting! Love, love, love Cornell.

4
23
Sep

Cornell, Eh?

Goodbye Vancouver. Hello Ithaca. This is the tale of a Canadian in America. I’ve had the worst blogger’s block in the last three weeks, so here’s an attempt to glossily cover my current situation!

Trip Here – My parents insisted that I fly all the way as they were probably under the illusion that if they let me out of the airports, I would have 1) ended up in some other continent 2) blown my tuition money in Vegas 3) eloped.

3 flights, 4 airports, and 12 hours later, I finally got here in one piece. Note to self: never get on a plane that’s smaller than the average public bus again.

Pre-Orientation - Half a week of university-sponsored fun with international students, what’s not to love? I may have been too eager about Poker Night. If you’re an international student coming to Cornell, I strongly suggest attending Prepare. The participants are so diverse and the volunteers are extremely friendly.

Campus - Huge, beautiful, fusion of old and modern and some architectural pizazz.

Housing - I’m in a double in a suite with four awesome girls, living in the super-modern West Campus. The room is quite large and we have our own bathroom. Our house is also one of the newest buildings on campus.

Dining - The food is… good so far. I’ve never ate at dining halls before and have been warned many times, but wow, I’m impressed.

Finances - Opened a checking and savings account with M&T, currently running a bit low on cash after paying off bursar bills.

Classes - It ranges from fascinating to let’s-count-how-many-people-are-asleep-right-now :D Sophomore year is moving along at a slow pace so far.

Extra-Curriculars – I’m definitely still going on momentum post-UBC. There are a few really great groups that I’m involved with right now in the fields of consulting, student government, business magazines etc. More on that later.

Work - I found a job! Love it!