Dear Alumni and Friends,
It's something I often say about ILR. Those of you who know me have
probably heard me say it many times: ILR is an amazing place. Our graduates are everywhere, working in all kinds of organizations and in so many
fields.
In this issue of Advance, you read about an attorney who leads a highprofile media business, a celebrated filmmaker and a consultant whose
expertise is working with startup companies.
Their trajectories have been influenced by ILR, which has helped shape
the futures of labor and policy leaders, human resource executives, CEOs
and countless other professionals who have come through the doors of
Ives Hall.
What is it about the ILR experience that prepares students for success, no
matter what they decide to do? In my opinion, it is our great faculty, intelligent students who are dedicated to learning and making a difference,
and a curriculum that offers global perspective.
Our alumni play a role, too, by sharing expertise as guest lecturers, mentors and recruiters, and by giving to the ILR Annual Fund. Whether it's $25
or $25,000, annual giving directly supports the work of our faculty and
students, year after year, in meaningful ways critical to the school's future.
We can use annual funds to offer more research support to a superstar
faculty member we're trying to recruit, or to provide travel funds to help
a student experience a new culture through global service learning. A
robust annual fund means more opportunities for students to expand
learning, gain practical experience and engage with the world.
Dean Katz says that "entrepreneurial" and "innovative" are good words
to describe ILR, and I would agree. Thanks for being a part of the ILR community, and for helping us continue to evolve, grow and innovate.
Like I said before, and I'll keep saying it: ILR is amazing. And, so are ILR's
alumni, parents and friends.
Christopher Crooker A&S; '88, MPS '12
Assistant Dean
ILR Alumni Affairs and Development
607.255.5827
chris.crooker@cornell.edu
2014 Events
What's new with you?
Groat & Alpern Awards
march 27, new York, n.Y.
Update personal and professional
information at:
HR in Hospitality Conference
april 28-30, Las Vegas, nev.
Commencement
may 25, Ithaca, n.Y.
Reunion
June 5-8, Ithaca, n.Y.
www.alumni.cornell.edu/services/
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Contact for ILR Alumni Affairs
and Development:
Sue Sappington
607.255.6623, ss446@cornell.edu
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