Good afternoon. Please see attached letter from President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff in response to the memo conveyed with the message below.   Sincerely,   Liz Holmes   Office of the President Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201 www.cornell.edu

Dear Adam,   Thank you for your submission of EA Resolution 7: Bereavement Policy. I have consulted with Vice President Opperman regarding our current policy and your recommended changes.   You have asked for two adjustments. 

1. to add a more inclusive definition of family to the policy by adding "surrogate" parents as immediate family members.

Dear Adam,   Thank you for sharing EA Resolution 9: Inclement Weather in response to the winter storm that occurred February 6-7, 2020.  Executive Vice President and CFO Joanne DeStefano and Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services Rick Burgess have done a careful review of that storm and our response to it. We agree that it is best to avoid late notice to our community when inclement weather occurs, and we strive to provide timely information and notice.

Dear Adam,   I am pleased to accept EA Resolution 10: Recognizing Senior Leadership, regarding the response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. This has been a very difficult and trying time for our entire campus community.

Dear Joe,   Thank you for conveying to me Resolution 25: Recommendation for the Student Activity Fee for 2020-2022.

Dear Andy,   Thank you for sending me GPSA Resolution 15: Requesting That First-Year Writing Seminar Instructors Be Allowed to Hold Virtual Discussions in Whatever Way They Deem Appropriate.  As you may know, the president’s office does not dictate academic program content or establish instructional methods. I’m sharing your resolution with the leadership of both the John S.

Dear Adam,   Thank you for submitting EA R3: Support of the development and implementation of a Cornell Campus Circulator System.    We support the concept of a circulator, which is very much in line with our vision for campus transportation needs. We expect, however, that a circulator would be part of the TCAT system, as Cornell has invested, and will continue to invest, in TCAT as our provider of campus transit.

Dear Joe,   I appreciate this resolution and your concern with the indigenous people of Hawai’i.   Cornell is not a partner in the TMT project.  The resolution notes that we are a member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), an organization of 47 U.S.

Dear Andy,   Thank you for conveying to me GPSA Resolution 14: In Support of the University Allowing International Graduate Students to TA Remotely During the Summer 2020 Session and the Fall 2020 Semester. I’m pleased that the university has recently identified and shared guidelines that allow international students who left the U.S.

Dear Andy,    Thank you for conveying to me GPSA Resolution 13: Additional Donation from the GPSA to the Access Fund to Support Graduate and Professional Students in Need Related to COVID-19 Pandemic. I continue to be immensely grateful for the support that has been directed to the Access Fund by the GPSA. These resources have helped so many students navigate the acute challenges of this spring.    Sincerely, Martha Pollack   Martha E.