Resolutions
Resolutions advocate for the opinion or will of a constituency, and may be approved or dismissed as the result of an Assembly vote.
Please use the "Assembly Filter" options to narrow your search. For more information on Resolutions, see Issue Resolution Decision Tree (PDF) (prepared by the EA) as well. Archival resolutions may be found on the Assemblies Archive Website, which documents Assemblies History and Records from between 2006 and 2010.*
*Prior years' history in bound printed volumes are available for review in the Office of the Assemblies, 109 Day Hall, during regular business hours.
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | SA R16: Creation of the "One Cornell Fund" | This resolution creates a fund for organization collaboration, named the “One Cornell Fund” | Adopted by the Assembly | Nov 15, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R15: Creation of a Working Group of Student Assembly Composition, Structure, and Representations | This resolution creates a working group to study the composition of the Student Assembly. | Adopted by the Assembly | Nov 15, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R12: Revising the Student Assembly Bylaws to Dictate that Community Votes be Conducted Online | Resolution to revise the Student Assembly bylaws to dictate that community votes be conducted online, in order to… | Adopted by the Assembly | Nov 14, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R13: Creating an ad-hoc Committee for PFC Transformation | This resolution creates an ad-hoc committee of the Student Assembly to work with the Professional Fraternity Council (… | Adopted by the Assembly | Nov 7, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R11: Approving Special Projects Request for Social Enterprise at Cornell (SEC) | This resolution approves $1,750 of Special Projects funding for Social Enterprise at Cornell for their Design Thinking… | Adopted by the Assembly | Nov 7, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | UA R3: The Codes and Judicial Committee Reaffirms its Jurisdiction Over the Cornell Campus Code of Conduct | Reaffirmation of the University Assembly Codes and Judicial Committee jurisdiction over the Cornell Campus Code of… | Waiting for Submission to the President | Nov 5, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R10: Transfer of Funds from SAFC | This resolution outlines the transfer of $100,000 from SAFC to the Student Assembly. | Adopted by the Assembly | Oct 31, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R6: Resolution Urging Cornell University to Call Upon the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) to Divest from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Construction on Mauna Kea | This resolution urges Cornell University to publicly call on the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy… | Acknowledged by the President | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R8: Improving Representation for MGFC on the Student Assembly | The purpose of this resolution is to amend the Student Assembly bylaws to ensure that more marginalized communities are… | Adopted by the Assembly | Oct 10, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R99: Approving Special Projects Request for Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service (BOSS) | This resolution approves $3,940 of Special Projects funding for Building Ourselves through Sisterhood and Service (BOSS… | Adopted by the Assembly | Oct 3, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | UA R2: Unauthorized Online Publication of Campus Code of Conduct Working Drafts | Resolution to ensure that any and all drafts of the Campus Code of Conduct and other related documents under the… | Tabled Indefinitely | Oct 1, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R7: Establishing the Office of the Student Advocate Bylaws | These amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws seek to create an Office of the Student Advocate. | Adopted by the Assembly | Sep 26, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R5: Approval of the 2019-2020 Elections Committee Members | As per the Student Assembly Bylaws, the Student Assembly general body confirms the 5 Executive Cabinet’s slate of… | Adopted by the Assembly | Sep 12, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R4: Creating an ad-hoc Committee for SAFC Transformation | This resolution creates an ad-hoc committee of the Student Assembly to work with the Student Activity Funding… | Adopted by the Assembly | Sep 5, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R2: Amending the Student Assembly Bylaws | These amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws seek to add ex-officio positions titled "Students with… | Adopted by the Assembly | Sep 5, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R3: Approving the 2019-2020 Student Assembly Budget | This resolution approves the Student Assembly Operating Budget for the 2019-2020 Academic Year and puts the contents of… | Adopted by the Assembly | Aug 29, 2019 |
| 2019-2020 | SA R1: Approval of the 2019-2020 Standing Rules | The Student Assembly Bylaws state that the first meeting of the academic year must be to approve the Standing Rules.… | Adopted by the Assembly | Aug 29, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | SA R37: Denouncing White Supremacist Paraphernalia at County Fairs | ABSTRACT: This resolution denounces the presence of Confederate imagery at all state-funded, Cornell-affiliated fairs… | Acknowledged by the President | Jul 3, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | SA R41: Amending Appendix A | This resolution makes minor amendments to Appendix A of the Student Assembly Charter in preparation for the Fall 2019… | Accepted by the President | Jun 28, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | UA R5: U.A. Resolution #5 Creating an Ad Hoc Budget Planning Advisory Committee | This resolution seeks to create an Ad Hoc Budget Planning Advisory Committee under the University Assembly. | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 28, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | UA R6: Recognition of Outstanding Support to the AY 2019 Legislative Session | This resolution seeks to recognize the work of the University Assembly during the Academic Year 2018-19. Further, the… | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 21, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | UA R3: U.A. Resolution #3 Examining the Need to Augment the Cornell Childcare Facility | This resolution calls on the University Administration to investigate the viability of expanding the Cornell University… | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 21, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | SA R39: Establishing an Ad-Hoc Committee for Investigating Course Absence Policy Reform | This resolution establishes an ad-hoc committee with the goal of investigating Cornell’s Course Absence Policy. At the… | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 19, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | SA R38: Establishing Formal Committee – Administrator Relationships | This resolution seeks to establish a formal relationship between the Cornell University administration and the Cornell… | Returned by the President | Jun 19, 2019 |
| 2018-2019 | GPSA R7: GPSA R 7: Improving Outdoor Space at the Big Red Barn | This resolution tasks the GPSA Appropriations Committee to investigate and release funds accordingly for new picnic… | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 19, 2019 |