Dear David,   I am writing to acknowledge GPSA resolution 10: Establishing Standing Rules for Spring Semester 2021.  I appreciate your willingness to adjust the spring meeting schedule to allow students additional free time on our wellness days.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack   Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY  14853 www.cornell.edu

Dear David,   Thank you for conveying to me GPSA Resolution 11: Revising and Formalizing the Procedures for the Consideration of Resolutions. I acknowledge these changes to the GPSA bylaws.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack   Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY  14853 www.cornell.edu

Dear David,   I am writing to acknowledge and to thank you for sharing GPSA resolution 8: “Maintaining the University Assembly’s Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct” for my consideration.

Dear David,   Thank you for submitting GPSA Resolution 7: Urging for Graduate Teaching Assistants to Have the Right to Decide their Instruction Modality for Spring 2021. Based on feedback the university received from the GPSA, graduate assistants, and faculty, the academic deans have adopted a policy of letting graduate TAs select their teaching modality for the spring 2021 term.  This was communicated to students in the December 21, 2020 “Graduate Announcements” newsletter. The message further explained that students would no longer need to seek accommodations

Dear David,   Thank you for conveying to me GPSA Resolution 13: Donating GPSA Funds to the University Access Fund in Support of Ongoing Graduate and Professional Student Needs. I sincerely appreciate your support for the university Access Fund.   Best regards,   Martha E. Pollack       Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201 www.cornell.edu

Dear Hei Hei,   Thank you for sharing EA R8: Update to the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.  I appreciate and support the refinements that the EA has made to the award timing and criteria.    Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack   Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY  14853 www.cornell.edu

Dear Logan,   Thank you for submitting University Assembly Resolution 11, “Emergency Appointment of University Hearing Board and University Review Board Members for Academic Year 2020-2021” for my consideration. I appreciate the willingness of these student, staff, and faculty appointees to help ensure a fair and effective disciplinary system at Cornell.   Thank you again for your ongoing commitment to shared governance at Cornell.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack   Martha E.

Dear Logan,   Thank you for submitting University Assembly Resolution 8, “Expressing Gratitude from the U.A. to Each Individual that Helped in the New Student Code of Conduct Process.”   The revisions to the Campus Code of Conduct will help Cornell to better meet the needs of our community for years to come.

Dear Cat,   Thank you for conveying Resolution 16: In Support of the Cornell University Caribbean Students' Association's Demands. Decisions regarding academic programs, such as development of minors or majors, originate from the faculty, and these decisions happen in consultation with the relevant college dean. Proposals for a Caribbean studies minor would have to go through this process.

Dear Cat,   Thank you for conveying to me Resolution 29: Extension to Good Samaritan Laws. I acknowledge receipt of this resolution, and would like to note that Cornell does not have the power to expand the state’s Good Samaritan Law as that is a matter for state government. Cornell does have a Good Samaritan Protocol, which is similar to New York State’s Good Samaritan Law, and applies to university policies.