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Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative

More efficient processes, lower costs, and a more integrated digital experience

Welcome

As a leading university in the nation and the world, Cornell needs technology services that enable its community to meet its ambitious goals.

The Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) is a multi-year program designed to improve the experience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners by unifying and enhancing administrative systems and processes across all Cornell University locations. Its name CEMI is said as “See Me” because the focus is on you: the people who use Cornell’s systems and data to accomplish your goals.

Let’s get rid of the Big Red Tape

Start by assuming everyone will work together, using the same technologies and processes. The only exceptions should be what truly makes Cornell exceptional. The new CEMI motto is “as common as possible, as different as necessary.”

Key themes:

  • More efficient processes, lower costs, and a more integrated digital experience
  • More reliable and accessible data for decision making
  • Better experience for students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners

 

Beyond a technology upgrade

Modernizing the Cornell digital experience extends beyond a technology upgrade. A new, more integrated system, on its own, can deliver better data and more unified processes. But the system is fundamentally just an enabler. This initiative aims to deliver new methods for teams to work across units, resulting in a better experience for all students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, patients, and partners. Updating the technology is a need, but improving the experience is the goal.