National Call-In: Mondays!

(please scroll down for contact information and sample statements)

NATIONAL CALL- IN DAYS: MONDAYS!

• Call Cornell’s Central Administration to demand the immediate reversal of the decision to move AS&RC into the College of Arts and Sciences

• Fax Letters to reverse the decision - Please be sure to send us a copy at saveasrc@gmail.com

President David Skorton
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
607/255-5201
fax: 607/255-9924
email: president@cornell.edu

Provost Kent Fuchs
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-2364
fax: (607) 255-9924 (same # as president’s)
email: provost@cornell.edu

Board of Trustees Main Office
300 CCC Building, Garden Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-5127
fax: (607) 255-2793

Peter Meinig (current chair of the Board of Trustees)
email: pcm64@cornell.edu

Robert Harrison (incoming chair – January 2012)
email: c/o Jennifer Cottrell  jlf27@cornell.edu 

Call-In Sample Statements, be creative folks!

·      Hi, my name is ____ _____, I’m calling to express solidarity with the campaign to preserve the Africana Studies and Research Center as it has stood for the past 42 years as an independent Center outside the jurisdiction of College of Arts and Sciences.  The current structure of the Center is a self-determined space functioning to maintain a broad interdisciplinary scope, which is something that many departments and programs around the world aspire to.

·      Hi, my name is _____ ______, I’m calling to ask/demand the immediate and full reversal of the unilateral decision issued by Provost Kent Fuchs and President David Skorton in December 2010, during the last week of classes.  I will continue to call until the decision is reversed.

·      Hi, I’m ______ ______, and I have questions about the unilateral decision to subsume the Africana Studies and Research Center under the College of Arts and Sciences…

·      Hi, my name is ______, I am a parent/alumni/concerned community member/student and I wanted to express my discontent with the unilateral decision-making processes at Cornell.  Further, in light of the administration’s horrible treatment of the Africana Studies and Research Center, I cannot financially support a university that does not value the history and significance of Cornell’s Africana Studies and Research Center, which is an internationally renowned institution in the field of Black/Africana Studies.

Sample Questions:

·      How does the administration plan to address student outrage and their call for the immediate reversal of the decision to move the Africana Center into the College of Arts and Sciences?

·      Why was the decision dropped on students during the last week of classes, which is undoubtedly one of the most stressful times of the semester?  Does Cornell really care about the well being of its students?

·      Why do Provost Fuchs and President Skorton continue to refer to the Africana Studies and Research Center as an “anomaly” when the purpose and rationale of the current reporting structure—which are still relevant today—were clearly outlined in the original agreement between the central administration and the founding director?

·      If this were really a positive move for the Africana Studies and Research Center, then why did the lead up to the announcement involve both secrecy and the element of surprise?