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Engaged Opportunity Grants

Employment and a Cornell Anchor Mission

Researching what's necessary for a sustainable anchor mission of supporting employment in Tompkins County

Recently there has been much conversation around institutions of higher education committing their place-based economic power and human capital to partner with local communities. This project researches ways for Cornell to advance such an anchor mission through supporting employment in Tompkins County.

Building on Cornell’s already significant contribution to employment in the county, this team is examining how employment-related initiatives by Cornell and other higher education institutions have fostered supportive local employment ecosystems especially for low-to-moderate income community members.

The Team

  • Ian Greer, Ithaca Co-Lab

    School of Industrial and Labor Relations

  • Chris Kai-Jones, Student & Community

    Cornell Cooperative Extension

  • Kenneth McLaurin, Jr., Financial Management

    Cornell Cooperative Extension

  • Community partner:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

Engaged Opportunity Grants

Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.

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