PCCW eNEWSLETTER

Fall 2005

WELCOME to the first edition of the PCCW eNewsletter, which is designed to keep our members up-to-date with each other's jobs, travels, families, activities, musings and anything else we want to share. We're calling it the eNewsletter, but welcome suggestions for a nifty name, maybe eNews?

WE'RE SOOO PROUD. PCCW member DIANA M. DANIELS is chair of Cornell's Presidential Search Committee to nominate a successor to Jeffrey S. Lehman. Five other PCCW members are on the committee: ELIZABETH EARLE, BLANCHE GOLDENBERG, ELIZABETH MOORE, MYRA MALONEY HART and JAN ROCK ZUBROW. Click here to read PCCW President Margie Turner's letter to Diana: http://pccw.alumni.cornell.edu/news/070805.pdf

FALL MEETINGS: In October and November, PCCW members will come together in cities across America to celebrate their commitment to this exceptional organization and Cornell University. Members are welcome to attend any and every Fall Regional Meeting, so perhaps your personal or business travel will provide you the opportunity to join up with others outside of your hometown.

All the information on locations, dates and contacts can be found on the PCCW website: http://pccw.alumni.cornell.edu/news/calendar.html.

Remember ... you can attend any or all of the above Fall meetings! (Well, maybe not all, since some are on the same day. ) We hope many of you will attend at least one of the Fall Regional Meetings, and you can tell us all about them at next spring's Annual Meeting in Ithaca (March 30, 2006 - April 2, 2006).

Anita Miller, Chair Nancy Mills, Co-Chair Alumnae Relations Committee, PCCW

THE MAKING OF A PROGRAM: It all started with a book and a lawyer (Anita Miller). Read about efforts to develop a model diversity program. The link is: http://pccw.alumni.cornell.edu/news/fALL05_2.html

MEMBER News: Our members are on the move, with new jobs, assignments, vacations. Take a look: The link is: http://pccw.alumni.cornell.edu/news/fALL05.html

COMMITTEE AND UNIVERSITY NEWS:

BYLAWS CHANGES. As PCCW has become a thriving force on campus and our membership has grown over time, we have had to make some amendments to the By Laws in order for us to continue to meet one of our missions, which is to reunite Alumna with Cornell and have them be active in the University. PCCW has matured and is now facing different challenges then it did during its infancy years. The changes to the By Laws were set to help us grow and prosper and continue to be a thriving force on campus. Highlights of the amendments are establishing: Term limits (two, four-year terms); Guidelines to define "Active" membership; Life time invitation to the Annual Spring meeting and an Emerita status, which will allow life time membership for certain "special" women. The term limits will be phased in over the next four years, all PCCW members in good standing as of July 1, 2005, will be renewed for two terms provided that they remain active according to the guidelines. In order to help the membership committee assess the candidacy for renewal, we have created a self reporting form that utilizes a point scale based upon certain PCCW and Cornell activities. Please reference the PCCW handbook as it describes in detail the activities and points associated for "Active" membership.

HURRICANE RESPONSE. Here's Cornell's response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Headline news is available at http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept05/Katrina_fundraise.lg.html

LETTER FROM MARY ELLEN MILLER: Dear PCCW Friends and Colleagues: Thank you so much for your generous gifts to the President's Council of Cornell Women during this past year. Your support continues to make a significant difference to the opportunities of faculty, staff and student women on campus, helping to fund projects that develop leadership skills as well as address current concerns such as the under representation of women in science and women's health issues. You will be pleased to know that we have exceeded our PCCW fundraising goal, receiving gifts from 58% of our membership, totaling $152,626. In addition, 76% of our members have given over $3,500,000 to the university, surely a cause for celebration! On behalf of the members of the Development Committee, I would like to thank you again for your thoughtful concern for women at Cornell. I hope that you will continue to include PCCW and Cornell in your philanthropy. With appreciation, Mary Ellen

OFFICE OF THE COUNCILS NEW ADDRESS. The Office of the Councils, along with the rest of our colleagues in Alumni Affairs and Development, moved to downtown Ithaca to the new hotel/office building known as "Seneca Place," across the street from the Ithaca Commons. Our new address is 130 E. Seneca Street, Suite 400, Ithaca, NY 14850-4353. Phone and Fax numbers for our office will remain the same.

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE is chaired by Andrea Williams (anwillia@msn.com), with Jaclyn Spear (jas82@cornell.edu) as co-chair, both of whom welcomed Hunter Rawlings back to his position as Acting President of the University by introducing themselves and asking him to encourage participation in the Faculty Work/Life study. This study, which is being spear-headed by Biddy Martin, was sent in September 2005. Martha Coultrap (mcoultrap@emmetmarvin.com) is chairing the Inclusion Report subcommittee; those who are interested can view the 2005 Inclusion Report at http://www.sws.cornell.edu /diversitycouncil/ and contact Martha if you wish to be involved in drafting the PCCW response. Other activities of the University Relations Committee include the formation of a Liaisons subcommittee (chair TBD) for Deans' and Diversity Officer Liaisons which Andrea hopes to have finalized by the end of September. In addition, the University Relations Committee hopes to keep ties with Affinito-Stewart Grantees who are still at Cornell by adding some a tea or some other activity to the Spring 2006 PCCW meeting.

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