Dear Campus Community:
It is with both sadness for the college and excitement for our colleague that I announce that Hayley Harris, vice president for human resources and planning, will be departing to become the associate vice president and chief human resources officer for the University of Chicago. Hayley will begin her new role there October 6.
Since joining IC in 2019, Hayley has served as a strategic partner to the college’s senior academic and administrative leadership while overseeing an innovative, collaborative human and organizational development division. Her many contributions to our institution include spearheading the successful implementation of Oracle’s cloud-based HCM and Payroll system.
Hayley also helped institute new flexible work and telecommuting policies, as well as the college’s Restorative Fridays, to respond to both the pandemic and current recruitment challenges. These initiatives to expand and promote wellness policies and programs are critical components of the Ithaca Forever strategic plan goal for our institution to thrive as an employer of choice.
I am especially grateful for Hayley’s leadership in launching these campus-wide efforts related to the strategic plan, and I would be remiss if I did not also applaud Hayley for her immense contributions to our goals of serving as a national model for colleges committed to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; as well as aligning the size of the workforce with the student population to ensure long-term sustainability for the college.
Follow-up information regarding future leadership of the human resources division will be shared with the campus community in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I hope you will all join me in thanking Hayley for her work on behalf of the college and in wishing her all the best in this new opportunity.
With gratitude,
La Jerne Terry Cornish
President