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About CIT

Our Mission

Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) is committed to partnering with the Cornell community to provide excellent information technology products and services. Our IT leadership and support enable the university to uphold its high standards in teaching, research and outreach.

Our Vision

Cornell University pursues a selective "early adopter" strategy for its information technology environment. CIT focuses on the quality infrastructure and services that faculty and students expect to find at a premier research university. The Cornell community expects and deserves reliable, efficient, and well-managed technologies, and CIT ensures these needs are met. The faculty pioneers the development and application of technology to conduct world-class research and instruction, and CIT facilitates their work.

Our Values

We will accomplish our mission through each and every one of us living our values.

Innovation.  Community.  Results.  Respect.  Integrity. 

Innovation: Think differently, deliver better

We...

  • listen to ideas without prejudice.
  • learn from our successes and mistakes.
  • encourage and reward informed risk taking.
  • embrace change and challenge the status quo.

Community: Working together we all will succeed

We...

  • act for the overall good of Cornell University.
  • actively support a unified approach and message on team decisions and policies.
  • are open, respectful and constructive with others in both giving and receiving feedback.
  • actively seek to listen to and understand others' approaches and perspectives.

Results: We are responsible for what we do and say

We...

  • make and support well informed decisions.
  • personally commit to producing results in support of organizational priorities.
  • assume responsibilities.
  • seek feedback to ensure excellence in our performance.
  • clearly define and communicate expectations and goals.

Respect: We care about each other, and we show it.

We...

  • are empathetic, considerate, appreciative and supportive.
  • recognize and encourage both individual and community development.
  • are approachable, available and responsive to others.
  • respect and value diversity of skills, experiences and views of all individuals.
  • appreciate the need to act with a sense of urgency.

Integrity: We say what we mean, and we do what we say.

We...

  • embrace and demonstrate all forms of open and honest communication.
  • make and keep commitments.
  • consistently model our organizational values.
  • are responsible for our actions.
  • raise questions and ideas no matter what or who is involved.