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Office of the Vice President, Business Operations and Finance, Facilities Management Resources

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Office of the Vice President

To connect with Vice President Ryan Lombardi, please contact:

Sue Parker, Executive Support, Office of the Vice President Student & Campus Life
311 Day Hall 
607-255-7595 / Email Sue Parker

Business Operations and Finance

Contact: Sharon Baum, SCL Divisional BSC Director, Email SCL BSC Communication

Overview of Responsibilities

  • Assistance with procurement of services and products
  • Budget adjustments
  • Budgeting guidelines and budget support
  • Cash and check deposits
  • Compliance and audit issues (including PCI compliance and training oversight)
  • Credit card processing support
  • Gift and Reserves tracking
  • Liaison with central university units on behalf of all SCL units and advocates to ensure SCL needs are met
  • OAS (OBIEE) reporting, analytical services
  • Policy interpretation and guidance
  • Processing financial transactions
  • Provides student organization support in Campus Groups
  • Reconciliation of balance sheet activity
  • Revenue recognition
  • System security access to central financial systems and reports

Services Available

  • Can process cash and check deposits for units
  • Contact us for disposition of a capital assets and/or assistance with updating capital asset information during inventories
  • Developing internal controls to ensure proper segregation of duties and transaction flow in the units
  • Involve us when opening a new location, starting a new initiative, or looking at new software, web or hardware solutions
  • Other requirements for making a purchase – always loop us in BEFORE making the purchase and receiving the service
  • Policy & procedure training
  • Purchasing process and timeline, when a PO is required
  • Questions regarding transactions on financial reports, corrections to transactions or labor distribution on financial reports 

Resources and Contact Information

Visit: SCL Business Service Center - Home (sharepoint.com) - houses information and service request forms

Facilities Management 

Contact: Asa Schindler, Director and Associate Director Student Services Facilities, 607-539-3381 (c), Email Asa Schindler

Overview of Responsibilities

Student and Campus Life Facilities Management oversees residential, athletic, and student services buildings including:

  • Athletic Fields
  • Campus Store
  • Cornell Health
  • Cornell United Religious Work
  • Dining
  • Greeks and Co-Ops

Responsibility includes:

  • Emergency management 
  • Ensuring New York State and City of Ithaca inspections are completed, and that we pass all appropriate safety inspections
  • Management of small project work in any of our facilities to include: budgeting, planning, and execution of the work by university or outside vendors
  • Oversight of routine maintenance
  • Planning for renewal as needed, such as furniture replacement

Services Available

We provide routine information on buildings including inspection dates, any project work going on in a facility and any safety concerns related to the building or field. If a student feels their service request is not taken care of in a timely manner or completed to their satisfaction they may reach out to our office for assistance.

Resources and Contact Information

  • Routine Repair and Maintenance Service Requests should be entered online. Links to the online form can be found on the FCS website and the SCL Campus Living website
  • For Emergencies call Facilities and Campus Services Customer Service (EMCS): 607-255-5322

Contact:

  • Amy O’Donnell, Administrative Assistant, 607-255-6177
  • John Pillar, Associate Director SCL Project Management, 443-831-1246 (c), Email John Pillar
  • Jen Trego, Assistant Director Facilities Auxiliary Services, 607-342-6820 (c)
  • Nianne Vanfleet, Assistant Director Facilities Administration, 607-327-0939 (c), Email Nianne Vanfleet
  • Sara Khozeimeh, Assistant Director Housing Facilities, 607-422-2520 (c), Email Sara Khozeimeh