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Student-Elected Trustee Elections (Undergraduate)
The next Undergraduate Student-Elected Trustee election will be held in Spring 2025.
Student-elected trustees alternate between undergraduate and graduate and professional students annually. The undergraduate student-elected trustee is chosen in the spring of odd-numbered years.
To be eligible, prospective candidates must:
University Assembly
With faculty, staff, undergraduates, and graduate or professional students appointed or elected by each of the shared governance bodies,UA is a stakeholder in major university policy initiatives, and works to establish and maintain open, effective, and efficient channels of communication between and amongst the community and university administration.
Each assembly may appoint four members from their respective constituencies to serve staggered terms as voting members of the Assembly concurrent with two consecutive sessions of the Assembly. Additionally, the presiding officer of each constituent assembly serves as a voting member of the Assembly concurrent with his or her term of office.
The officers of the Assembly are the Chair, the Executive Vice Chair, and the Vice Chair for Operations, who must be of different constituencies. Additionally, a ranking member must be appointed for each constituency not otherwise represented by the officers of the Assembly.
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Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
The GPSA brings together Cornell’s community of graduate and professional students to address non-academic issues of common concern. Drawing upon the strengths of its diverse community, the GPSA is responsible for setting and distributing the graduate student activity fee and representatives to University committees.
The GPSA voting member body is composed of 36 voting members including delegates from each graduate division, the graduate and professional schools, and standing committee chairpersons, elected from the larger body of field representatives. Voting members must attend all GPSA meetings (twice per month) and remain sufficiently informed about issues brought before the assembly.
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Employee Assembly
The EA consists of 35 staff members from across the Ithaca, Geneva, and Cornell Tech campuses whose mission is to ensure collaboration with key university stakeholders, advocate for all staff interests and improve the staff experience through regular engagement at every level of the university. Working closely with members of the administration, the EA encourages a higher visibility for employees as community members, and more equal participation with faculty and students in the policy-making process.
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Erika Crawley
Erika Crawley
Chair
Erika Crawley brings over 7 years of experience in higher education - student affairs with expertise in conflict resolution, program management, assessment, and student and employee advocacy. As an Assistant Director for Student Conduct and Community Standards, Erika serves the campus community as Women’s Representative for Employee Assembly (2023-2026) and as the 2024-2025 Employee Assembly Chair. Erika has previously served as the 2023-2024 University Assembly Executive Vice Chair. Erika is passionate about advocacy and E&I efforts in the workplace, as illustrated through her service in Association for Student Conduct Administration as a previous Equity & Inclusion Vice Chair for state regions, a previous Co-Chair for Historically Underrepresented Institutions, and she currently serves as the Co-Chair for the Equity & Inclusion Committee.
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Student Assembly
bodies of the University.
The SA represents the undergraduate student population with an elected body of thirty-seven members, and deals with quality of life issues relating to undergraduate students, making sure that student issues are heard and addressed. The assembly has legislative authority over the policies of the Office of the Dean of Students and the Department of Campus Life, and establishes the undergraduate Student Activity Fee and guidelines for its distribution. Meetings are open to the public. Attend in person or join via Zoom.
