Hi Jeanette, Here is Cornell's policy that is publicly available: https://policy.cornell.edu/policy-library/separations-voluntary-and-involuntary-including-layoff
There's a lot of information here that you may find useful. In general for severance pay, Staff members who are laid off under the provisions of the “Layoff” section of the policy receive severance pay at the rate of one week of pay per year of continuous service, not to exceed 24 weeks.
Again, more details included in the site if you are interested.