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Office of the Assemblies

Student Assembly Meeting

Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Term:
    2025-2026
  • Assembly/Committee: Student Assembly
  • Date & Time:
    Thu, Mar 26, 2026 - 4:45pm
    to
    6:30pm
  • Location:
    Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room (WSH407)/Zoom
  • Agenda:
  • Meeting Packet:
  • Audio Recording:
  • Minutes: No minutes available

Associated Resolutions

Resolution Abstract Status
SA R57 (2025-2026): Creating an Ad-Hoc Committee for the Review of the Special Projects Funding Guidelines This resolution acknowledges and affirms the Student Assembly’s ongoing debate of and commitment to equitable restrictions on Special Projects funding. This ad-hoc committee shall author a resolution of recommendations for the future of the Standing Rules’ Special Projects Funding Guidelines. Adopted by the Assembly
SA R60 (2025-2026): Free Laundry Moving to put laundry costs on initial financial forms to increase transparency between students and Cornell University. In Discussion
SA R63 (2025-2026): Recognizing September 25 and Establishing a “Survey Service Window” Administered by Student & Campus Life This resolution recognizes September 25, observed as National Research Administrator Day, as an annual campus moment to uplift the role of research, assessment, and data stewardship in improving student life. It establishes a three-hour Survey Service Window on September 25 each year during which undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to complete designated SCL-critical surveys (e.g., Cornell Health, Housing & Residential Life, wellbeing/service delivery assessments). The Student Assembly Campus Pulse Committee will coordinate implementation, communications, and accountability. Submitted to the President
SA R66 (2025-2026): Reassessing Resolution 21: Approving the Recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee This resolution approves a new recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee. Readjustments are a result of the Finance Committee’s reassessment after the rejection of the initially proposed Student Activity Fee in Resolution 21. Submitted to the President
SA R69 (2025-2026): Urging Cornell to Support Higher TCAT Funding This resolution urges Cornell University to support TCAT in its future negotiations, recognizing that it currently contributes insufficient funds and regularly imposes destructive fines on TCAT. Cornell must provide a significant funding increase to TCAT to ensure reliable transit for students, faculty, and staff, as well as to secure affordable to free bus passes for students. Submitted to the President
SA R70 (2025-2026): The Last Straw: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout Phasing out single-use plastics through a five-year transition to reusable or BPI-certified compostable alternatives. Doing so would align campus practices with Cornell’s commitments to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and community well-being. In Discussion
SA R71 (2025-2026): Grade Transparency This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before entering a course grade into student center. This supports transparency, grading accuracy, and student improvement through feedback. Submitted to the President
SA R72 (2025-2026): Alleviating Preliminary Examination Overloads This resolution recommends that in the case that a student has three or more preliminary examinations in a 24-hour period, they shall have the ability to reschedule one of the exams. This is currently already the case for final examinations. Submitted to the President
SA R74 (2025-2026): Transparency in First-Year Program House Access and Placement Outcomes This resolution requests that Housing and Residential Life, under the Department of Campus Life, provide aggregated and de-identified information on first year program house selection criteria and placement outcomes. Submitted to the President