Dear President Pollack,   It is my pleasure to convey to you Student Assembly Resolution #29: Extension to Good Samaritan Laws. This resolution asks that New York State’s Good Samaritan Laws be extended to not only students at high levels of risk, but any student or guest that needs assistance in the event that emergency support is called in.   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 #30: Calling for the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department. This resolution contextualizes the Cornell movement for disarmament, recognizing that the institution of policing was founded in slavery and has upheld historic segregation and racism through America’s founding to the Civil Rights Era.

Employee Assembly Staff Forum with Christine Lovely April 28th, 2023

Panelists include Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman, Employee Assembly Chair Andrea Haenlin-Mott, Immediate Past Employee Assembly Chair Jessica Withers, and several past Employee Assembly Chairs. The Employee Assembly gathered to wish Vice President Opperman a fond farewell as she prepares to leave Cornell after 26 years of service.

The Employee Assembly hosted a Panel Discussion on Employee Education Benefits on Thursday, 1/21 from 12:00-1:00PM (EST) to discuss available education benefits and opportunities for staff.   Panelists included Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman, and representatives from CULearn, the Employee Degree Program, the School of Continuing Education and eCornell:  

• Kathy Burkgren, Associate Vice President, Organizational Development and Effectiveness
• Paul Krause, Vice Provost, Externa

Dear David,   I’m writing to acknowledge and thank you for sharing GPSA Resolution 6: On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct. The Board of Trustees adopted a new Student Code of Conduct and Procedures at its December 10 meeting.

Dear Cat,   Thank you for conveying to me Student Assembly Resolution #7: Support for Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell’s Demands, and Student Assembly Resolution #8: Cayuga Land Acknowledgement.   As you know, Cornell sits on the traditional homelands of the Cayuga (Gayogohó:no') Nation, whose lands were expropriated

Dear Logan,

I am writing to acknowledge and to thank you for sharing University Assembly Resolution 6, “Maintaining the University Assembly’s Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct” for my consideration. 

Dear Logan,

Thank you for submitting University Assembly Resolution 3, “Bylaw Changes to Require Recorded Voting,” for my consideration. I appreciate the UA’s continual review of its bylaws to improve its internal operations.

I acknowledge receipt of this resolution and support the requirement for recorded votes of the UA’s actions, which will increase transparency and improve your constituents’ understanding of their representatives’ positions on issues before the UA.