CLIFF NOTES

Happy Scorpio Season! Folks, we haev had some concern about cleanliness in the community. Please do your best to clean up after yourselves. We are living in this community together and we must do our part to maintain the space and keep it clean for our community mates. 

You can schedule a time to meet with me using this link:
https://calendly.com/cv247/15min.

RA Higlight of the Week

Hi! I’m Katie Huntley, and I’m one of the RAs on D4. I’m a CS major in the College of Arts and Sciences, and I’m from Rhode Island. On campus I’m part of a project team, Combat Robotics @ Cornell, and in my free time I like to run and paint. A fun fact about me is that my sister and I have the same birthday, but we were born 2 years apart. Feel free to reach out at kah294@cornell.edu!

RA Higlight of the Week

What it do, my name is Ivan Dosev and I am a math major with a concentration in economics to get that shmoney. I’m from Bulgaria but I am currently in Oklahoma. If you have never met anyone from somewhere other than Jersey and NY, be sure to email me at idd4@cornell.edu with any questions you may have about life outside the bubble. You can also find me on D5 with my door open if I’m in there.

Trouble with your WIFI

We want to bring to your attention the Wifi access units you will see throughout the halls. If you do not want yours or others’ Wifi connection disrupted, it is important that you do not touch these units, or adjust or remove the antennas. If you are having Wifi issues or see damage to these unites, please put in a service request to the Cornell IT Service Desk.

Mary Donlon Upcoming Events

Campus Events

SLOPE DAY SURVEY

Take the Slope Day survey! The purpose of this survey is for Cornell’s student body to let the Slope Day Programming Board know their thoughts about previous Slope Day artists and who they would like to see this year. The survey will open at noon on Thursday, October 27, 2022, and close EOD on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Please note that this is a general list of artists in no particular order, and there is no guarantee that any of these artists will/will not appear at Slope Day. However, your responses will help us in our decision-making process. If you are unfamiliar with an artist, we encourage you to look them up and listen to some of their music! 

You can use this playlist to listen to the artists on this survey:.

The survey is linked here!

For more info, check out our CampusGroups page here.

Election Night Watch Party

Join Dr. Sarah Kreps, Mews Faculty Fellow,  the John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government, Adjunct Professor of Law, and the Director of the Cornell Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University for a dialogue around the US Midterm Election results.

The US Midterm Elections are this Tuesday, November 8. All 435 members of Congress are up for re-election and one-third of the Senate. Pollsters are predicting tight races even in areas that are not usually close. What factors are shaping this year's midterm politics? What are the likely effects of big political shifts in the midterm elections? We'll discuss those questions and more!

Food and refreshments will be provided! Reach out to Taylor Bouraad (tb533@cornell.edu) for any accommodations you may need.

Link to register: https://cglink.me/2ee/r1897111

CAPS Counseling

• Tools for Feeling Better: using mindfulness to deal with difficult thoughts and emotions
• Finding Your Focus Support Group: for students with ADHD or ADHD symptoms
• LGBTQ+ Support Group for Undergraduates & Graduates
• BEING: A Processing & Motivational Group for Undergraduate Students of Color
  •  Process Group for Black Me
  • Anxiety & You: Managing Anxiety in Times of Uncertainty
    • And more!
    • Group counseling offers a safe environment to process with and learn from other students who are dealing with similar concerns. Groups are led by CAPS counselors, are free, and are primarily offered online (a few groups meet in person). See the complete group list at health.cornell.edu/groups.

Campus/Community Resources

Flu Shot & Covid Booster

Prioritizing your health supports your academic success. Protect your immune system this fall by washing your hands often, getting enough sleep, and nourishing your body with healthy food. Remember to get your flu shot at one of Cornell’s free on-campus clinics. And be sure to stay up to date with your COVID boosters — the new bivalent booster is now available at Cornell Health and at local pharmacies.

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Make Time TO SLEEP

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BODY POSITIVE CORNELL: FALL GROUP

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Do you know about the Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making?

Campus Opportunities

APPLY TO BE AN RA!!

Applications for being a Resident Advisor (RA) during the Spring 2023 and/or 2023-2024 Academic Year are now open! Interested? Apply between now and Monday, November 14th, by 9 AM! The application is available below:
https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gUZWCVJKmc5Efs
If you have questions and/or concerns, please email the RA Selection Team at raselection@cornell.edu.

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PROGRAM HOUSE APPLICATION

Application opened on 10/12 

https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/campus-housing/first-year-undergraduates/program-houses

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News

1. Mary Donlon Journal -- 10/21/2022
2. Donlon Laundry Updates
3. Respecting Our Home
4. Donlon Community Council Announcement
5. The Mary Donlon Journal -- Aug 31 2022
6. The Mary Donlon Journal -- Sept 15 2022
7. Donlon Journal-- September 26 2022
8. Stressed about Online Classes
9. The Mary Donlon Journal -- Aug 31 2022

TOP 10 reasons to LOVE MARY DONLON

1. Donlon is ...... AWESOME 
2. We are a Family
3. Donlon is THE place to live during your first year
4. We are always giving away free things
5. We stick together 
6. We have a library, pool room, pool room,  and TV lounge in the builing 
7. we have the best cell phone reception on campus 
8. We love to laugh and have fun (responseibly)
9. We have a Great Faculty-Family- in Residence, the best RAs, and the coolest RHD
10. Maggie, Cupid, and Leela Live here #DonlonPets

Donlon Team Highlight

• RAs complete “rounds” of Donlon each evening to check for the safety, security, and well-being of all residents.
• At times, an RA may knock on the bathroom door to check for safety, check stairwells, lounges, and even knock on your door to say “Hello!”

Donlon Community Council

Calling all Donlon residents! Have any concerns or suggestions about your residence hall? Donlon Community Council formally invites you to our Town Hall on November 9 at 7pm in the Formal Lounge.

HAPPENINGS AROUND CAMPUS

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
This month, we celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). Started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998, TDoR happens annually on November 20th. Please join the LGBT RC and Ithaca College for LGBT Education, Outreach, and Services to acknowledge and remember those who are loved and missed at our annual vigil on November 17, 2022, at 7:00 PM. The event will take place live at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca and will be live-streamed on Zoom. See below for more details or RSVP here.
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A Deeper Understanding of the Indigenous Experience

A Conversation with Wahienhawi “Hawi” Hall, CAPS Therapist and Community Liaison for Indigenous Students

Facilitated by Erin Sember-Chase, DEI Learning Consultant, Dept. of Inclusion & Belonging

Presented via Zoom (with captions); Zoom Link will be sent to registrants 24 hours prior to the event.  

It’s Indigenous Heritage Month and Cornell’s Ithaca campus is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo╠▒hó:ný' (the Cayuga Nation), and has many historic ties to North American Indigenous Nations and communities. While this significant relationship is honored through land acknowledgements, it also compels us to amplify the voices, history, and lived experiences of our Native and indigenous identifying staff, faculty, and students.  In this conversation, Wahienhawi will share her knowledge, insights, and experiences from growing up immersed in her Onkwehonwe (“the Original People”) culture and working in spaces with Indigenous communities.  Take a break to join Hawi, Erin, and your colleagues to learn more about indigenous heritage and communities!

There will be two different opportunities to attend this virtual Break and Learn session-

Thursday November 17th from 12:00 – 1:00pm ET

Tuesday November 29th from 2:00-3:00pm ET

This session will not be recorded for post program dissemination.   Please register here: Link to Register

Frequently Asked Questions 

I am Locked out, what do I do?

First, ask yourself what time is it? If the service center is open, go there and get a loaner key, if its closed, call RA on Call. 

Why is there no power in my Room?

The Laundry Machine took my money? What should I do?

Something is broken in my room, What do I do?

Fill out a work order/service request and foward the confirmation to RHD Cliff. https://maximo.fs.cornell.edu/kerb/apps/index.cfm/serviceRequests