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Student Assembly - Resolution 6 (2026-2027)

Solidifying Students with Disabilities' Representation in Assembly Programming

  • Term:
    2026-2027
  • Assembly:
  • Status: In Discussion
  • Abstract: This resolution requires the Students with Disabilities Representative to serve on the Campus Pulse Committee.
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    Whereas, the Campus Pulse committee is tasked in the Student Assembly Bylaws with creating student programming to combat discrimination on-campus,

    Whereas, the LGBTQIA+ Representative and the Women’s Issues Representative have reserved seats on the committee, 

    Whereas, the Students with Disabilities Representative does not have a reserved seat on the committee,

    Whereas, Article X: Amendments of the Student Assembly Bylaws reads:

    “These bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting of the assembly by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting. Amendments may be presented to the assembly by voting members and by community petition with at least 100 Cornell undergraduate student signatures.”

    Be it therefore resolved, lines 486-497 of the Student Assembly Bylaws be amended as follows:

                “Composition: The composition of the committee shall be as follows:

    i. Three elected representatives of the Student Assembly other than the following.

    ii. The Women's Issues representative of the Student Assembly

    iii. The LGBTQIA+ representative of the Student Assembly

    iv. The Students with Disabilities representative of the Student Assembly

    v. The President of HAVEN or their designee

    vi. The President of the Interfaith Council or their designee

    vii. The President of ALANA or their designee

    viii. The President of GJAC or their designee

    ix. Two community members as chosen by the Student Assembly by application to the committee

    x. One representative of the Dean of Students as a voting member

    xi. One representative from Cornell Health as a voting member

    xii. The director of the Gender Justice and Inclusivity Center as a voting member”

    Respectfully Submitted,

    Hayden Watkins
    Executive Vice President, Student Assembly                                                                            

    Chair of the Campus Pulse Committee, Student Assembly

    Strummer Dunn
    Students with Disabilities Representative, Student Assembly

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  • Sponsors: Hayden Watkins (hrw58), Strummer Dunn (sd2267)
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History

Action Date
Introduced to the Assembly Sep 10, 2026
No meetings are associated with this resolution.