Dear Jim,

Thank you for submitting UA R7, Calling for Implementation of an Open Course Evaluation Working Group. I appreciate the University Assembly’s consideration of course evaluation practices at Cornell and, as reflected in the resolution, the Student Assembly’s close attention to this matter. I am pleased to acknowledge progress toward realizing the resolution’s goal.

Dear Jim,

As you know I have extremely high regard for the Office of the Ombudsman. Charlie Walcott, Linda Falkson and Helen Lang make a superb team and provide a valuable service to the Cornell community. I appreciate the UA’s sentiments about the current staffing levels of the Ombudsman’s Office and will take its recommendation under advisement in discussions with Charlie Walcott and President-elect Garrett.

Dear Jim,

I acknowledge and thank you for sharing the UA Resolution # 4 recommending appointment of a "Faculty Adviser to the Office of the Judicial Codes Counselor.” Enlisting a faculty adviser to provide guidance to the Judicial Codes Counselors, who are typically law students, is a matter my office has been actively considering. Hence, I am pleased to receive the UA’s endorsement in this regard. I accept the resolution and I agree that the faculty advisor should not function as a supervisor of the Judicial Codes Counselors.

Best regards,

David

S. Ali Khan: No
B. Bacharach: Yes
J. Batista: Yes
Y. Bhandari: Yes
B. Brown: Yes
M. Chak: Yes
J. Fridman: Absent
L. Goldman: Yes
M. Henderson: Yes
E. Johnston: Yes
G. Kaufman: Yes
M. LaPointe: No
D. Li: Yes
E. Liu: Yes
L. Liu: Yes
M. Masson: No
D. Reese: Absent
J. Selig: No
M. Stefanko: Yes
B. Sullivan: Absent
S. Tayal: Abstain
P. Titcomb: Yes
D. Vakili: Yes
L. Wershaw: Yes
F. Yang: Yes
A. Zhou: Yes

Dear Sarah,

Thank you for resubmitting Resolution 32: Appending the Referenda Process. I approve the revised version of this resolution, and thank you for working with the Assemblies Office to address the concerns that were raised.

Regards,

David Skorton