University Events Team (UET)
The University Events Team (UET), formerly Events Management Planning Team (EMPT), is a group that can assist you with the planning of your events. UET is made up of representatives from various offices throughout the university including Conference & Event Services, Campus Activities, Cornell Police, Environmental Health & Safety, Risk Management & Insurance, Parking and Transportation Services, and University Relations.
UET meets on Thursdays at 3:00 pm (as needed) in the CU Police Department Conference Room in Barton Hall. These meetings allow event planners the opportunity to consult directly with university officials about their events, and often result in obtaining approvals for their Event Registration Form(s).
Note: UET members meet on an as-needed basis throughout the year with students, faculty, and staff who are planning events. Email UET or call (607) 255-2070 for more information regarding the UET meeting schedule, or to be placed on the agenda for an upcoming meeting.
Planning Ahead is Essential
Completing the Event Registration Process early - four (4) weeks before the event for some events and two (2) in advance for others. This allows event-planning experts to better understand the event and better communicate with you. You may be required to meet with the UET and/or its members like Cornell Police, Cornell Dining, Environmental Health & Safety, or others who will assist with the event planning and assess where your event fits into the table below.
Events at Fraternity/Sorority Houses
If your event takes place in a fraternity or sorority house (either private of university-owned), you should not complete an Event Registration Form. However, please be sure to register your event with Sorority and Fraternity Life (607) 255-2310.
Changes to your event details
If any details of your event are changed after you have already submitted the form, you will need to speak with the Event Final Approver. Please contact the Event Final Approver at the Conference and Event Services Office, 206 Robert Purcell, 607-253-8368, or scheduling@cornell.edu.
Members of UET include:
Joe Scaffido (Chair)
Conference & Event Services
221 Robert Purcell Community Center | jss44@cornell.edu
Katelynne Brill
Community Relations
110 Day Hall | ks325@cornell.edu | (607) 255-5348
Karli Buday
Campus Activities
523 Willard Straight Hall | ksb95@cornell.edu | (607) 255-1242
Abby Butler
Media Relations
312 College Ave., Suite A | ajb493@cornell.edu | (607) 254-4799
Kyle Kubick
University Relations
115 Day Hall | kak243@cornell.edu | (607) 255-7117
Linda Mikula
University Communications
245 Day Hall | lhm1@cornell.edu | (607) 255-1856
Julie Parsons
Facilities Management
116 Humphries Service Building | jh252@cornell.edu | (607) 255-3751
Michael Scott
Cornell Police
Barton Hall | ms2589@cornell.edu | (607) 255-7304
Jill Shufelt
Cornell Dining
M Van Rensselaer Hall | jaa19@cornell.edu | (607) 255-8080
Bartt Smith
Parking & Transportation Services
116 Maple Avenue | bas4@cornell.edu | (607) 254-8291
Kate VanLoke
Environmental Health & Safety
201 Palm Road | ehs_uup@cornell.edu | (607) 255-5329
Nakeschi Watkins
Risk Management & Insurance
East Hill Office Building, Ste. 110| nnw6@cornell.edu | (607) 254-1575
Jessie White
Conference & Event Services
528 Willard Straight Hall | jsw332@cornell.edu | (607) 254-7491