SA R33 (2024-2025): University Response to U.S. Department of Education’s Threats
Whereas, on February 14th, acting assistant secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, Craig Trainor, sent a letter to educational facilities ordering Universities under The Department’s purview, to comply with a broad ideological goal of ending "D.E.I" based on the Supreme Court case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023).
SA R32 (2024-2025): Setting the Summer Experience Grant Allocation
Whereas, the Student Assembly has jurisdiction over the allocation of funds between the Students Helping Students
distributions and the Summer Experience Grant distributions;
Whereas, ordinarily, this split is determined by the Financial Aid Review Committee in consultation with the Office of Financial Aid;
Whereas, the Financial Aid Review Committee does not currently have enough members to make this decision in accordance with the Bylaws of the Student Assembly;
SA R31 (2024-2025): Incorporating the Cornell Meal Plan at Trillium Dining Hall
Whereas, the majority of classes for undergraduates occur on Central campus during traditional breakfast and lunch hours (8AM – 3PM);
Whereas, Oakenshields is currently the only Central Campus eatery that accepts meal swipes, leading to lunchtime overcrowding and inconvenience for students, particularly those on the Agriculture Quad (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College Human Ecology, Brooks School of Public Policy);