Student Assembly Resolutions
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | SA R61: Calling for the Termination of Cornell University’s Partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology While Preserving Cornell Tech | This resolution calls on Cornell University to terminate its institutional partnership with the Technion – Israel… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R60: Free Laundry | Moving to put laundry costs on initial financial forms to increase transparency between students and Cornell University. | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R59: Readily Available Hot, Allergy Safe Meals | Addressing the lack of hot, allergy-safe meal options in dining halls with existing allergy stations. This resolution… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R58: Winter Sidewalk Maintenance | Students have expressed concerns over poorly maintained sidewalks in the wintertime, leading to falls and injuries.… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R57: Ensuring Equitable Evaluation of Special Projects Funding Request | This resolution affirms the Student Governance Assembly’s commitment to equitable restrictions on Special Projects… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R56: Improving Accessibility Information and Support for Disabled Students in Residential Housing | Cornell's Housing & Residential Life and Campus Groups websites lack clear information about elevator and ramp… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R55: Condemning the University Administration’s Use of Programming to Platform Individuals Implicated in War Crimes | This resolution condemns the University administration’s decision to invite individuals implicated in war crimes and… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R54: Approving Special Projects Request for the Cornell Persian Students Organization | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Cornell Persian Students Organization to host the… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R53: Approving Special Projects Request for the International Affairs Society at Cornell | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the International Affairs Society at Cornell to attend… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R52: Expanding College Credit Limits | This resolution recommends that colleges respect students’ decision-making autonomy by keeping semesterly credit limits… | In Discussion |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R50: Tri-Semesterly Committee Chair and Liaison Reports | Establishes all Committee Chairs and Liaisons to report on their progress at three3designated dates each semester to… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R49: Attendance Callouts | Verbally announcing noted absent representatives after roll call and recording representatives’ early departures. | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R48: Public Comment Duration | Establishes a one-hour limit for public comment per meeting to ensure efficient meeting operations while maintaining… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R47: Committee Chair Information Transfer | Ensuring that information gets passed down from previous committee chairs to the current term chair, through a master… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R45: Creating a Membership Spotlights & Accountability Mechanism | Creation of a formal communication requirement that highlights all representative actions over the course of the… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 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 |
| 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… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R42: A Resolution Enacting the Enforcement of Resolution 9 | This resolution clarifies the Cornell Administration’s obligation to enforce Resolution 9 under the Student Assembly… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 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 |
| 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.… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R37: Maximum Printing Cap | Highlighting that some courses require students to print material that far exceeds students’ printing allocation.… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 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 |
| 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 “… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R33: Making General Election Day A Campus Holiday | Designating the general Election Day as a university-wide campus holiday to promote student civic engagement and remove… | Adopted by the Assembly |