Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #53: Approving Special Projects Funding Request. This resolution approves $2,500 of Special Projects funding to the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
This resolution passed the Assembly with a vote of 19-0-2.    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 #52: Amending Leave of Absence Policies  This resolution aims to call Cornell to amend its leave of absence policies in order to better accommodate the mental health well being of the student body.    This resolution passed the Assembly unanimously.    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 #51: Donation of the SHAC Funds to the Cornell Student Access Fund. The purpose of this resolution is to allow for the Student Health Advisory Committee to transfer its funds to the Cornell Access Fund.

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution $50: Establishing Automatic Professor Updates on Check-in at Cornell Health. The Student Assembly recommends that the Cornell Health and the Faculty Senate consider implementing a policy to automatically inform professors of a walk-in, visit, or appointment with the patient’s informed consent.

Please join the Employee Assembly for a Staff Forum with Joanne DeStefano, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Paul Streeter, Vice President for Budget and Planning, and Mary Opperman, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, as they review the FY21 budget, discuss what was learned and discuss impacts to FY22.

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #45: Petition to Renew Housing Amenities. This resolution is a demand to renew outdated facilities in on-campus residences, specifically targeting communal kitchens and bathrooms.   This resolution passed the Assembly with a vote of 21-0-2.    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 #44: Petition for Better Lighting in Cornell Owned Student Dormitories  This resolution is a call for action on insufficient dormitory light and subsequent poor student academic performance.    This resolution passed the Assembly unanimously.    Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Thank you.    Best, Cat --

Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #43: Demanding Cornell Implement a University-Wide Slip Day System. This resolution calls on Administration to create an academic policy that grants each student 10 slip days to be used at their discretion in each enrolled course per semester.

This resolution passed the Assembly with a vote of 19-0-1

Dear Hei Hei,   Thank you for submitting EA R10: Revision and Renaming of The Opperman Award for my consideration. I appreciate the hard work that the Employee Assembly did to reimagine the award and rename it Award for Staff Integrity and Inclusion.   I know that Vice President Opperman supports this change, as do I. I look forward to meeting and celebrating future award winners.   Sincerely,   Martha E. Pollack         Martha E.