Election Types

• Student Assembly

  

  The Student Assembly deals with quality of life issues relating to undergraduate students. SA has legislative authority over the policies of the Office of the Dean of Students and the Department of Campus Life, and establishes the undergraduate Student Activity Fee and guidelines for its distribution.

  The Student Assembly (SA) holds regularly-scheduled elections twice a year. All current registered undergraduate students are eligible—and encouraged—to run for positions on the Student Assembly. Find elections information, eligibility requirements and important voting dates here.

  View Student Assembly Elections

• Student-Elected Trustee

  

  In odd-numbered years, eligible undergraduate candidates may run for the position of Student-Elected Trustee. Successful candidates will serve a two-year term as a full voting member of Cornell's Board of Trustees—a crucial bridge between the student community and those who shape the university's future.

  The Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of Cornell University. It deals with a variety of crucial topics, from university investments and finances to academic affairs and student life. Find more information on upcoming elections, candidates and eligibility requirements here.

  View Student-Elected Trustee Elections