Dear David,   Thank you for sharing with me Resolution 4: “Enabling Prizes for Events to be Purchased with GPSAFC Funding.” I appreciate your efforts to build student community during this time while many social activities are necessarily happening online, and I’m pleased to accept this resolution.   Best regards,   Martha Pollack     Martha E. Pollack President, Cornell University 300 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel: 607-255-5201 www.cornell.edu

 

Dear Logan,   Thank you for submitting UA Resolution #1: “Bylaw Changes to the Appointment of Standing Committee Chairs and Members” for my consideration.

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #6: Amending the Rank Choice Voting System for all Cornell Student Assembly Elections. This resolution intends to amend the Rank-Choice system for all Cornell Student Assembly elections.    Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns! Thank you.    Best, Cat --
Catherine Huang

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #9: Demanding Cornell Dissolve All Relations with the Ithaca Police Department  The purpose of this resolution is to call for Cornell University to dissolve all ties with the Ithaca Police Department.    This resolution comes in light of protests that happened within the past months in downtown Ithaca where Cornell students recorded and reported being subjected to, and witness to

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #12: Temporary Amendment of Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter. This resolution seeks to temporarily suspend Appendix B of the Student Assembly charter that in-part outlines the off-year reporting duties of the Appropriations Committee for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #13: Approving the 2020-2021 Student Assembly Budget. This resolution approves the Student Assembly Operating Budget for the 2020-2021 Academic Year.    I’d like to thank Uche Chukwukere, our Vice President of Finance, for work in setting the budget for the Student Assembly and bringing this resolution to the Student Assembly.

Dear Cat,   As you know, Joe Anderson conveyed to me Resolution 32: Support of the Development and Implementation of a Cornell Campus Circulator System. Although I acknowledge the very real concerns of the SA around campus accessibility, parking, and sustainable transportation, I am unable to accept the resolution as written.  I can, however, commit to continuing efforts to address many of the concerns you raise.   As you are aware, the COVID-19 crisis has resulted in budget issues across the campus.

Dear Cat,   As you know, Joe conveyed to me Resolution 50: Establishment of the Cornell University Police Department Oversight Committee. Section 6431 of Article 129-A of New York State Education Law mandates that we have an advisory committee on campus security, which we accomplish with Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC).