Dear Brandon,

 

Thank you for conveying to me UA Resolution #5: Support for Faculty Senate Proposed Resolution: Inclusion and Prioritization of a New Natatorium in the ‘Do the Greatest Good’ Capital Campaign.

 

We have had increasing maintenance problems with our pools as they age, and we invested $1.1 million in them several years ago (just prior to the pandemic) to stabilize and extend their lifespan.

 

Dear Preston,   With apologies for the delay, I am writing in response to GPSA Resolution 15: Requesting a full, transparent, and ongoing accounting of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the funding of continuing graduate students sent to me by your predecessor.    The Graduate School Dean and leadership team prepare extensive data reports and meet with the Director of Graduate Studies for each graduate degree-granting field.

Dear Preston,   Thank you for conveying to me GPSA Resolution #13: Resolution Commending the Service of Wendy Treat, Office of the Assemblies Senior Coordinator. I too very much appreciate Wendy’s service and am grateful to the GPSA for sharing this resolution.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.cornell.edu

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying to me Student Assembly Resolution #24: Dissolving the City and Local Affairs Committee.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.cornell.edu

 

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying Student Assembly Resolution #40: Spring Festival Gala Special Funding Project to me.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.cornell.edu

 

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying to me SA Resolution #38: Establishing the Public Health and Safety Committee.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 www.cornell.edu

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying to me Resolution 39: Zoom Live Transcript Implementation Request. I appreciate the sentiment underlying this resolution and am, in principle, supportive of it.

Dear Anuli,    Thank you for conveying Student Assembly Resolution #35: Calling on Cornell to Eliminate Legacy Preference in Admissions.    Cornell is strongly committed to admitting classes that are diverse in all dimensions. We are working hard to achieve this diversity, with deliberate efforts in outreach and recruiting. And we’re succeeding.

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying to me Student Assembly Resolution #30: Declaring Orange Shirt Day as an Official Day of Recognition and Solidarity. I acknowledge and applaud the Student Assembly’s continued commitment to increasing awareness and solidarity for this National Day of Remembrance for the U.S. Indian Boarding Schools.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201 www.cornell.edu

Dear Anuli,   Thank you for conveying to me Student Assembly Resolution #33: Confronting Cornell’s Legacy in American Imperialism in the Philippines.   During his presidency of Cornell, President Schurman was viewed as a champion for increasing the diversity of the student population at Cornell, writing in 1911 that “…All university doors must remain open to all students irrespective of color or creed or social standing or pecuniary condition…,” a perspective that was rare for that period.