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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | SA R34: Standardizing Resolution Authors and Endorser Rules | Standardizing the use of “endorsers”, “authors”, and “reviewers” on resolutions. It establishes and uses the term “… | Accepted by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R58: Winter Sidewalk Maintenance | Students have expressed concerns over poorly maintained sidewalks in the wintertime, leading to falls and injuries.… | Acknowledged by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R52: Expanding College Credit Limits | This resolution recommends that colleges respect students’ decision-making autonomy by keeping semesterly credit limits… | Returned by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R51: Updating the Bylaws with a Contingency Plan for Vacancies in the Independent Offices | This resolution updates the Bylaws to include a timeline of approval for, option for a vote of no confidence for, and… | Accepted by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R48: Public Comment Duration | Establishes a one-hour limit for public comment per meeting to ensure efficient meeting operations while maintaining… | Returned by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R38: Increasing Outreach Requirements | Highlighting that just one forum or outreach meeting per term is not sufficient to serve Cornell’s student body.… | Accepted by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R5: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | This resolution proposes that Cornell University phase out single-use plastics and adopt sustainable alternatives… | In Discussion | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R12: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Student Lounges | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $37,595 across five (5) organizations proposing… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R11: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Novel Programming | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $156,813.29 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R43: Creating Restrictions & Evaluation Criteria around the Special projects Fund | Creation of a formal requirement that restricts utility of the Special Projects Fund beyond just “extracurricular… | Rejected by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R39: Rebranding the Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly | Rebranding the Cornell Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly. | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R10: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Community Building | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $75,431.96 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R9: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Symposia | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $60,938.30 across eight (8) organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R8: On Investment in the Big Red Barn | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $61,200 to the Graduate School for furniture… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R44: You Get a Cookie! | Creating a less hungry assembly by giving out cookies, a token of appreciation, if you will. | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R35: Transferring Funds to the Administrative Account |
This resolution transfers $3,000 from the Initiatives Subaccount to the Administrative Subaccount. |
Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R32: Approving Special Projects Request for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell to attend the… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R30: Approving Special Projects Request for Air and Sea Hospitality | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for Air and Sea Hospitality to attend a professional… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R29: Approving Special Projects Request for the Cornell Capital Club | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Cornell Capital Club to attend the Cornell Capital… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R28: Approving Special Projects Request for the Med-In Black Association | This resolution approves $2500.1 of Special Projects funding for the Med-In Black Association for the Future Healers… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R26: Approving Special Projects Request for the Young Democratic Socialists of America | This resolution approves $3000 of Special Projects funding for the Young Democratic Socialists of America Cornell… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R25: Approving Special Projects Request for Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association | This resolution approves $4800 of Special Projects funding for the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association, or EESA, for… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R21: Approving the Recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee | This resolution approves the recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee. The overall recommendation is a… | Rejected by the President | Feb 6, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R20: Protecting Cornell's Values from the Trump Administration | This resolution condemns Cornell’s settlement with the Trump Administration as a compromise of Cornell’s values. | Acknowledged by the President | Feb 6, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R19: University-Wide Disassociation | “We Demand a Fossil-Free Degree”. Cornell’s association with the fossil fuel industry is inconsistent with its role as… | Acknowledged by the President | Feb 6, 2026 |