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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 R40: Reversing the Special Projects Funding Decision for Cornell Fashion Collective This resolution reverses the Special projects Funding of $2,000 for Cornell Fashion Collective because they are already… Adopted by the Assembly Feb 20, 2020
2019-2020 SA R38: Approving Special Projects Request for Black Students United This resolution approves $5,000 of Special Projects funding to Black Students United to take a trip to DC celebrating… Adopted by the Assembly Feb 20, 2020
2019-2020 SA R25: Recommendation for the Student Activity Fee for 2020-2022 The Student Assembly (the Assembly), through the delegated authority of the President and the Board of Trustees, is… Acknowledged by the President Feb 14, 2020
2019-2020 SA R36: Creating a Study Committee that would evaluate the ACT/SAT test requirement for Cornell Admissions This resolution recommends that Cornell University convene a study group of faculty, employees, and students to analyze… Adopted by the Assembly Feb 13, 2020
2019-2020 SA R35: Support for the Ithaca Tenants’ Union This resolution supports the creation of the Ithaca Tenants’ Union. Adopted by the Assembly Feb 13, 2020
2019-2020 SA R29: Approving Special Projects Request for Cornell American Institute for Architecture Students This resolution approves $1,600 of Special Projects funding to AIAS for their project. Adopted by the Assembly Feb 13, 2020
2019-2020 SA R28: Approving Special Projects Request for Cornell Fashion Collective  This resolution approves $2,000 of Special Projects funding to Cornell Fashion Collective for their inclusive efforts. Adopted by the Assembly Feb 13, 2020
2019-2020 SA R27: Approving Special Projects Request for Ithaca Tenants Union This resolution approves $800 of Special Projects funding to the Ithaca Tenants Union for their call center and… Adopted by the Assembly Feb 13, 2020
2019-2020 SA R26: Approving Special Projects Request for Lending Library This resolution approves $5,000 of Special Projects funding to Lending Library for their travel grant. Adopted by the Assembly Jan 30, 2020
2019-2020 SA R24: Approval of the Spring 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 Jan 30, 2020
2019-2020 SA R23: Establishing the Position of the Vice President of Research & Accountability and the Creation of the Research & Accountability Committee This resolution seeks to create the executive position of the Vice President of Research & Accountability and the… Adopted by the Assembly Jan 23, 2020
2019-2020 GPSA R3: Demanding mandatory arbitration and class action bans be removed from CASHNet and other community agreements Cornell’s CASHNet payment system mandates arbitration to resolve disputes and bans class actions, practices condemned… Acknowledged by the President Jan 8, 2020
2019-2020 SA R22: Establishing an Equitable Event Registry System for Cooperative Houses This resolution seeks to create a system for registering and hosting events in cooperative living houses that provides… Acknowledged by the President Jan 7, 2020
2019-2020 SA R9: Establishing a Representative Voting Member for the Dyson School on the SA These amendments to the Student Assembly Charter seek to establish a representative voting member for the undergraduate… Accepted by the President Jan 7, 2020
2019-2020 GPSA R4: Recommendation for the Graduate and Professional Student Activity Fee for 2020-2022 The GPSA, during the fall semester of odd-numbered years, through the authority delegated by the President of the… Accepted by the President Jan 7, 2020
2019-2020 GPSA R1: Resolution Approving the GPSA Internal Budget for the 2019-2020 Term 2019-2020 Budget Acknowledged by the President Jan 7, 2020
2019-2020 UA R1: Recognition of the Office of the University Ombudsman 50th Anniversary Recognition of the 50th anniversary of the establishment and operation of the Cornell University Office of the… Acknowledged by the President Dec 18, 2019
2019-2020 EA R2: Consolidation of Committees By reducing the number of committees, the Assembly will be able to more fully staff its committees, resulting in… Acknowledged by the President Dec 13, 2019
2019-2020 SA R19: Creating Internal Elections Rules Creation of rules for Student Assembly internal elections. In Discussion Dec 10, 2019
2019-2020 SA R17: Establishing a Framework for Electronic Voting Establishes a framework for electronic voting. Rejected by the Assembly Dec 5, 2019
2019-2020 SA R14: Creation of the Office of Student Government Relations This resolution creates an Office of Student Government Relations Adopted by the Assembly Nov 22, 2019
2019-2020 SA R21: Creation of the Diversity Innovation Fund This resolution reestablishes the Student Assembly Diversity Innovation Fund. Adopted by the Assembly Nov 21, 2019
2019-2020 SA R20: Setting the Special Projects Funding Guidelines This resolution proposes rules and guidelines on Special Projects funding. Adopted by the Assembly Nov 21, 2019
2019-2020 SA R18: Approving Special Projects Request for IvyG This resolution approves $10,000 of Special Projects funding for IvyG at Cornell. Adopted by the Assembly Nov 21, 2019
2019-2020 GPSA R2: Condemning the Dismissal of Julia Feliz from the Cornell Alliance for Science's Global Leadership Fellowship On October 15th, Julia Feliz was dismissed from the Cornell Alliance for Science Program for “utiliz[ing] the classroom… In Discussion Nov 18, 2019