Welcome
As a leading university in the nation and the world, Cornell needs technology services that enhance our community’s pursuit of our mission “to do the greatest good.” The Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) will unify and improve the university’s systems and processes to better serve our entire community—faculty, researchers, clinicians, students, staff, alumni, partners, and donors. By creating more efficient and user-friendly experiences, CEMI will enable our community members to focus on what matters most: advancing Cornell’s mission.
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Cornell’s path to a more connected future through CEMI
For many Cornell community members, CEMI can feel like a system upgrade, but it is a much broader and intentional cultural commitment to reshape administrative processes as well as the technology supporting these tasks.
As common as possible, as different as absolutely necessary
At Cornell, our exceptional work deserves exceptional systems. CEMI starts with a simple principle: use common technologies and processes across the university, making exceptions only for what truly makes Cornell unique. “As common as possible, as different as absolutely necessary” is the guiding principle to reflect the CEMI vision for administrative and financial systems across our campuses in Ithaca, New York City, and Doha. Learn more about how CEMI will connect all Cornellians through shared technologies.
Leadership insights
“CEMI will modernize and unify systems and data to improve everyday experiences and support better decisions for our entire university community.”
– Curtis Cole, Cornell University Chief Global Information Officer
“CEMI will move us from collecting fragmented data to using unified insights, strengthening decisions and improving the experience for our community.”
– Christopher Cowen, Cornell University Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Get involved
Contribute your skills and experience to CEMI. Community members know the current processes and systems best—and what it’s going to take to change how we do things.