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>> [Music] What brought me to
Cornell was an opportunity to work

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with the Center for Teaching Excellence.

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Cornell has so many opportunities
to be creative.

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Each and every day when I come
to work I'm energized by my job.

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I would say that Cornell is one
of the best places you could work.

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We have the highest quality
instructors and faculty members here

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that I get to work with each and every day.

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They're innovative.

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They're creative.

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Our students are equally
brilliant and this is what I do.

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I work in teaching and this is
the best place I could work.

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>> I wanted to see what Cornell was all
about and I saw a lot of opportunity.

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[Inaudible] say okay you can go and take
classes in Cornell University for free,

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you know, as long as you get a good grade.

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Basically I have taken hospitality
management, business law, and nutrition.

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>> Cornell is a great place to work
because it's job security for myself.

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I come from a construction
background which is seasonal work.

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They're on the leading edge of technology
which gives me a lot of opportunities to move

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up in the department and
grow as an employee here.

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I have a school-aged daughter who
would like to attend college, you know?

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And Cornell gives me that opportunity to send
her away to college and help pay for her tuition

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as well as pay for tuition for her to come here.

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>> Cornell is a great university.

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I actually had considered going to school
here and now working here is really great.

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The community of people here,
the intelligence level

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of the other staff here is
some of the best of the best.

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The benefits are really amazing.

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For me I have three young children and they
have a childcare grant which I can apply for

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and actually get some money to help pay for
my childcare and I'm really happy to be here.

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And on top of that, Ithaca,
New York is gorgeous.

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>> I like the hours here.

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I come in early, I get out early
[inaudible] spend time with my girls.

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I pick them up at school.

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I would very much tell them
to come up here and work.

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I wouldn't mind them working up here.

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It feels like a family here.

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I've met a lot of professors,
they're really nice.

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And the students are really nice.

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>> I was an assistant professor
at another university.

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It's a job that I always wanted but
when I found out I had this opportunity,

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I was being recruited for a director position
here and I would be part of an amazing team,

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I just knew that this is where I wanted to come.

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>> Again working with very, extremely
talented chefs and good in hospitality,

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excellent in service, I was like you know what,

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this is a place that I could
grow as a professional.

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It's a true honor to work
for Cornell University.

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