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NEWS DIGEST The ILR School and the Cornell University community celebrated the dedication of Patricia G. and Rubén Jose King-Shaw, Jr. ILR '83 Hall on Oct. 25. King-Shaw Hall houses ILR's Ithaca-based conference center. President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes and Harry Katz, ILR's Kenneth F. Kahn Dean, spoke at the event. Rubén, managing partner of Mansa Capital LLC, says ILR and Cornell both "profoundly changed his life." The King-Shaw family's gift to name the building is especially meaningful since it can help ILR and the university to continue advancing their critical missions. "There are no issues today more important than those addressed by ILR, whether it's training leaders, helping people learn how to resolve conflict, or focusing on jobs, working conditions and employment issues. And no one does it as well as ILR does." (Note: Read more about the King-Shaw Hall dedication on ILR's website and in the next issue of Advance.) ILR's new consent decree repository is a hit. Launched this year by the Labor and Employment Law Program, the searchable database is the nation's first consent decree repository focused on employment law. Martin F. Scheinman '75, MS '76 received the highest honor given by Cornell trustees when he was elected this year to serve as a presidential councillor. As an adviser to Cornell President David J. Skorton on major university matters, Scheinman will serve in a position that is conferred for life. An arbitrator and mediator, Scheinman lives in Sands Point, Long Island. He and his wife, Laurie Scheinman, endowed ILR's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. Committed to "educating the next generation of neutrals and practitioners," it serves undergraduate, graduate, law and business students, as well as working professionals. The repository contains more than 200 consent decrees — settlements negotiated in Title VII race and sex discrimination class action lawsuits. Esta Bigler '70, director of the Labor and Employment Law Program, says the repository is a useful tool for lawyers, social scientists, human resource professionals and many others. "We've had more than 21,000 downloads since the launch in mid-March." "The repository is a literal treasure trove of valuable information," says Adam Klein '87, chair of the Class Action Practice Group at Outten and Golden LLP. "We can now collect and critically assess the core elements of consent decrees, which should serve as an engine of innovation in ending employment discrimination." Actor and activist Danny Glover, with 70 films to his credit and star of the popular Lethal Weapon series, spent the day at ILR and Cornell Sept. 25. Glover acknowledged the important contributions of the ILR School since its 12 It evaluates the "right" pay level for diverse occupations and explains compensation broadly, not just salaries, wages and benefits, but total rewards that include growth opportunities and comfortable work environments. Hallock is the Donald C. Opatrny '74 Chair of Cornell's Department of Economics, ILR's Joseph R. Rich '80 Professor of Economics and of HR Studies, and director of the school's Institute for Compensation Studies. "Not everyone can get back to college to enroll in a compensation course, but everyone can benefit from understanding what's behind their paycheck," says Hallock. "That's my focus here—helping anyone getting a paycheck be better informed about their pay." Hallock includes practical tips for both employers and employees. Individuals can take charge of their pay destinies. "This includes simple, but obvious, things like 'work hard' and 'be respectful of colleagues.' Less obvious: understand the organization's mission and what you can do to contribute strategically. Be part of your own solution." Associate Professor Jack Goncalo's research on workplace topics such as narcissism and exclusion has entered a new realm — the relationship between happiness and stealing. An avid supporter of worker rights who grew up in a union family, Glover met with ILR students, spoke at the Africana Studies and Research Center, and talked with students, faculty and staff across campus. Bruce Raynor '72, labor leader and Cornell trustee, and a friend of Glover, helped coordinate the visit. Marc Bayard, executive director of The Worker Institute at Cornell, was a panelist in the Africana "Race, Activism and Art" program. Professor Kevin Hallock unlocks secrets of workplace compensation in his new book, "Pay: Why People Earn What They Earn and What You Can Do Now to Make More." "Stretching the moral gray zone: positive affect, moral disengagement and dishonesty,"being published in Psychological Science, flips a commonly held perception on its head. founding and advised student activists to be "architects of {their} own rescue." "The choices you make right now will affect your future, and the future of your children and your children's children. The choices I make to support working people are specific. The choices I make as an actor reflect choices I make as a citizen." Workplace theft might be enhanced by an employee's good mood, according to Goncalo, Lynne Vincent MS/Ph.D.'12 and Kyle Emich MS '09 Ph.D. '12. Rather than automatically blaming disgruntled workers for stealing, the researchers conclude, beware "the stealth behind the smile." ADVANCE

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