CACO Newsletter July 2021 Edition

Dear Class Officers,

I’m thrilled and honored to usher in the 2021-2023 CACO Board term. My name is Erica Healey-Kagan, Class of 2005, and I’ll be serving as the CACO President for the next two years. I’m grateful for the leadership of immediate past president Andrea Van Schoick ’96 and am eager to build on the work that she and the board accomplished. Whether I’ve met you in person, seen you at a virtual event, or haven’t yet made your acquaintance, I’m excited to work together.

I joined the CACO Board in June 2017, and during this past term, I served as the Vice President of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Working to foster a welcoming community of class officers across generations has been a real joy, whether collaborating with fellow board members or participating in CALC programming that gives alumni the opportunity to share their stories. Giving back to Cornell through alumni volunteer activities has been such a powerful experience for me, and in addition to my class council, I remain involved in multiple organizations including Cornell Pride, President’s Council of Cornell Women, and Cornell University Council.

Erica Healey-Kagan ’05 (center) pictured with her mom Cara Lebowitz Kagan ’77 (left) and wife Leslie Healey-Kagan (right) at Homecoming 2016.

Over the next two years, I’m particularly excited to take learnings from our experience with the pandemic, and build on that to act in new, strategic, and inclusive ways — whether that’s something tactical like learning how to host hybrid events, so that programming is more accessible than ever before, or something intangible like taking stock of what class connections mean to us.

I’m also excited for you all to get to know the other members of the CACO Board, who are all incredibly dedicated current or former class officers. Stay tuned for more info on them as well as ongoing updates about what our committees are working on. Though the Board is new to the term, we are looking forward to hitting the ground running and want to update you on a couple items below.

Digital Alumni Publication
Cornell’s new digital alumni publication is under construction and will launch in the fall. As you may already know, Cornell Alumni Magazine ceased operation with its May/June 2021 issue, but its popular Class Notes are continuing and will have a home in the new publication. In the interim, the Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Alumni Death notices that would traditionally have run in CAM’s July/August 2021 issue are being hosted on the Alumni Affairs website and are now available. These links will be shared via the all-alumni newsletter next week. Please keep your classmates up to date by sending your news to alumni.cornell.edu/class-notes for inclusion in a future column!

While the new digital publication will be available to all alumni at no cost, we are planning a print version, available by paid subscription, to accommodate those who enjoy reading content in that format. Rates and more information will be available later in the summer.

Off-Campus Event Planning Guidelines
For over a year, the university, clubs and associations have adjusted to a new normal by bringing alumni amazing online content and programming. We know that you have all been working so hard behind the scenes to provide a place for people to turn to during uncertain times and appreciate all your efforts to connect classmates with one another. We are excited to share that we can again gather in-person, effective immediately. Please use these guidelines, which were created with current CDC recommendations and Cornell’s COVID-19 protocols in mind, as you start to consider and plan in-person events. The health and safety of our Cornell communities should continue to be a priority.

Keep your eyes out for this bi-monthly newsletter from CACO for more updates as we continue supporting class officers of all years!

Warm wishes,
Erica Healey-Kagan ’05

Cornell University, Division of Alumni Affairs and Development
130 E. Seneca Street, Suite 400
Ithaca, New York 14850-4353

http://alumni.cornell.edu

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