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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | SA R42: Adding Mental Health Checks to the Daily Check | This resolution calls for the addition of a mental health and wellbeing related question on the Daily Check portal to… | Rejected by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R41: Disengaging Cornell from the War in Yemen | This resolution calls for an end to Cornell’s relationship with Saudi Arabia and arms manufacturers involved in war… | Rejected by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R37: Creating a More Accessible Process for Student Assembly Religious Accommodations | This resolution seeks to create a more accessible process to request an excused absence for religious reasons, or… | Accepted by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R36: Calling On Cornell to Establish Itself as a Sanctuary Campus | This resolution is calling on Cornell to establish itself as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, faculty, and… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R35: Calling on Cornell to End All Ties with ICE | This resolution is calling on Cornell to absolve all ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R33: Winter/Summer Term Financial Aid | This resolution recommends that Cornell grant-based aid is expanded to include both summer and winter session… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R27: Final Exam Policy Extension to Thirty Hours | The Student Assembly recommends that the Faculty Senate consider changing the final exam policy from 24 hours to 30… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R22: Creating an ad-hoc Taskforce on Harassment, Bias, and Discrimination | This resolution creates an ad-hoc Taskforce that will be an extension of the Student Assembly but housed within the… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R15: Demanding Cornell to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement | The purpose of this resolution is to have Cornell University and the Student Assembly to be in solidarity with the… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R16: Conducting Open Elections for Voting Members for 2021-22 Term | While the GPSA Charter §4.05.A requires that voting members are elected in the second-to-last meeting of the semester,… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 2, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R14: Instituting the GPSAFC Vice-Chair Position | This resolution amends the GPSA Bylaws to include the position of Vice-Chair within the GPSA Finance Commission. Vice-… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 2, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R12: Addressing the ITAP and University Policy 1.3 | This resolution aims to address and remedy the issues identified in Objective 2 of the International Students section… | Acknowledged by the President | Dec 2, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R40: Approving Special Projects Request for the Sexual Violence Prevention Network | This resolution approves $10,400 of Special Projects funding to the Sexual Violence Prevention Network for their Sexual… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R38: Adding the Students with Disabilities Representative At-Large to the Diversity and Inclusion Committee | This resolution seeks to add the Students with Disabilities Representative At-Large to the list of the Assembly members… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R32: Amendments to Election Rules for Spring 2021 | This resolution updates the Student Assembly Election Rules for the Spring 2021 Election. This is necessitated by the… | Accepted by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R31: Donating SA Communications Committee Funds to the Student Access Fund | This resolution approves the transfer of funds from the SA Communications Committee to the Student Access Fund to… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R26: Encouraging Diversity in Professional Organizations | The purpose of this resolution is to get the Student Assembly and the University to encourage professional… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R25: Including Pronouns and Phonetic Name Pronunciations in Class Rosters | This resolution is calling for the incorporation of students’ phonetic name pronunciations and pronouns in all… | Deferred by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R24: Creating a Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship | The purpose of this resolution is to allow for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to distribute their funds amongst… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R18: In Recognition and Appreciation of Cornell Employees and Staff | This resolution formally recognized and thanks Cornell employees and staff for their invaluable work in keeping the… | Acknowledged by the President | Aug 9, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R43: Demanding Cornell Implement a University-Wide Slip Day System | This resolution calls on Administration to create an academic policy that grants each student 10 slip days to be used… | Deferred by the President | Jul 13, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R50: Establishing Automatic Professor Updates on Check-in at Cornell Health | The Student Assembly recommends that the Cornell Health and the Faculty Senate consider implementing a policy to… | Rejected by the President | Jun 26, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R53: Approving Special Projects Funding Request | This resolution approves $2,500 of Special Projects funding to the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 17, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R51: Donation of the SHAC Funds to the Cornell Student Access Fund | The purpose of this resolution is to allow for the Student Health Advisory Committee to transfer its funds to the… | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 17, 2021 |
| 2020-2021 | SA R44: Petition for Better Lighting on Cornell Owned Student Dormitories | This resolution is a call for action on insufficient dormitory light and subsequent poor student academic performance. | Acknowledged by the President | Jun 17, 2021 |