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.

Dear Preston,   I appreciate the GPSA’s very successful work on GPSA Resolution 12: Addressing the ITAP and University Policy 1.3. Working in collaboration with Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Dean Kathryn Boor, GPSA developed an ITAP document outlining a strategy for clear and timely communication regarding guidelines for assessment and testing outcomes, and I am glad that the Memorandum of Understanding has been approved.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E.

Dear Preston,   Earlier this year, David Dunham conveyed to me Resolution 14: Instituting the GPSAFC Vice-Chair Position. I acknowledge this resolution and appreciate your work to enhance the GPSA structure.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201 www.cornell.edu

Dear Preston,   I write to acknowledge GPSA Resolution 16: Conducting Open Elections for Voting Members for 2021-22 Term.   Thank you for your ongoing efforts and flexibility to support robust GPSA elections. I wish you much success in filling the remaining open GPSA positions.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E.