Local Relations
WCHU Radio
Check out this interview of Director of Local Relations Lucas Smith for WHCU’s Ithaca Newsmaker Interview on September 10, discussing campus life during COVID and promoting the NYS Student-Community Town Hall.
Cornell Votes
Registering to vote is a simple yet powerful way to make your voice heard. OSGR is proud to partner with Cornell Votes to promote voter registration and civic engagement amongst students.
Updates on Student Engagement
Director of Local Relations Lucas Smith joined the Cornell Community Relations Weekly Office Hours on August 20 to provide an update on student leadership efforts and upcoming outreach events for the fall semester.
Understanding Reopening
Director of Local Relations Lucas Smith recently sat down with Cornell Associate Vice President of Community Relations Gary Stewart to talk about OSGR, town-gown relations, and what the reopening process looks like from a student perspective for his weekly community office hours discussion.
Cornell Reopening Community Town Hall
On July 13, OSGR hosted a Q&A webinar with City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Tavares and Tompkins County Public Health Director Frank Kruppa. Students and community members submitted questions relating to the community impact of Cornell’s announcement of reopening plans for the fall.
Full Transcription of Town Hall coming soon!
Cornell Students Voting Newsletter
OSGR has partnered with Cornell Votes to produce a newsletter dedicated to promoting voting and connecting students with the local leaders of Ithaca and Tompkins County.
Census 2020
OSGR Local Relations has been instrumental in working with Cornell University, City of Ithaca, and Tompkins County leaders to emphasis the importance of the Census and how easy it is for students to complete it and leave a lasting impact on the community for 10 years. Complete your Census today!
The More You Know!
Interested in getting involved in the City of Ithaca or Tompkins County and don’t know where to start?
Reach out to cornell.osgr@gmail.com and we can help connect you with opportunities within the community.
New York State Response
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Economic Impact of COVID19
Students, as all other Americans, will be tremendously impacted by the virus and its subsequent response. To help this population and the large economy more needs to be.
