The committee will advise the Student Assembly on all academic matters at Cornell. Committee members will research, review, recommend, and develop projects to improve academic life for the student body. This committee will work closely with the Dean of Students and the Faculty Senate to ensure that students’ concerns related to academic policy are voiced effectively to university officials. Membership to be selected by the Assembly. Chair to be elected by the Assembly.

The Executive Cabinet shall be a sub-committee of the Executive Board. The Cabinet shall advise the Executive Board on the operations of the Student Assembly and promote collaboration between the offices and committees of the Assembly. The Cabinet shall consist of the Members of the Executive Board, the Chairs of the Policy, Finance, Communications, and Diversity Committees, the Directors of the Presidential Offices, and the Directors of the Independent Offices. The Cabinet shall be chaired by the Executive Vice President.

The Dining Services Committee will work to represent student interests in the Cornell food system. The Chair will work with the Director to select relevant administrators and staff to be present at meetings. Members will collectively review the policies and initiatives of Dining Services, and make recommendations to Student Assembly and Dining Services leadership for improving existing policies or integrating new ideas. The committee will consist of at least one faculty member, two Dining student workers and/or Dining Student Sustainability Coordinators, one graduate/professional student, and additional undergraduate students. Additionally, the Director of Dining (or a designee) and the Budget Director of Dining shall serve ex-officio. The chair shall be elected by the Assembly.

The committee will examine the financial aid policies of Cornell University. It shall also be responsible for the administration of the Student Helping Students grant. The committee shall consist of a chair and up to 12 undergraduate students, at least four-fifths of whom receive some form of institutionalized financial aid. The Vice Provost for Enrollment, the Executive Director of the Office of Financial Aid, the Senior Assistant Director of the Office of Financial Aid, a counselor from the Office of Financial Aid, and two faculty members shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. Chair to be elected by the Assembly.

This committee is no longer governed by the Student Assembly. It is listed here for historical reference. 

For more information about the SAFC, please visit their website: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/safc/home/

The Committee reviews all requests for Assembly funding as well as the policies and guidelines regarding the Student Activity Fee and those organizations which receive funding from it. The Committee shall consist of the chair, 8 voting members of the Assembly, 7 undergraduates at-large , 1 freshman undergraduate, and 1 freshman or transfer voting member of the Assembly. The Chairs of the Sub-Committees, if not already members, shall hold non-voting seats. The Director of the Office of the Assemblies or their designee shall serve as an ex-officio non-voting member. No SAFC Commissioners shall serve as voting members of the Committee. The Vice President for Finance shall be Chair.

The Communications Committee helps to bridge the disconnect between campus and the Student Assembly. The Assembly strives to foster collaborative student activities, as well as inform the student body about the Student Assembly initiatives, meetings, and resolutions. The committee will ensure a direct and ever present link between students active in campus government, the administration, and students at-large and will relay student interest to the Assembly. The committee will assist in furthering the outreach efforts of the assembly by aiding in the coordination of Assembly-sponsored events including, but not limited to conducting polls, referenda, community outreach forums, designated constituency events, and hearings. The committee will also assist in coordinating efforts and devising strategies to involve more non-voting members in the decisions and events of the Assembly. The Assembly plans recreational events for students. The committee shall consist of at least 10 members, including the Chairs of the Sub-Committees. The Vice President for Communications will serve as Chair of the Committee.

The Office will coordinate and implement regularly scheduled and special elections of the Assembly and directly elected undergraduate representatives to the UA. The Office of Elections shall be affiliated as an independent office of the Cornell Student Assembly.

The GPSA Student Advocacy Committee works on issues of diversity, mental and physical health, accessibility and the general well-being of all graduate and professional students related to matters of the academic environment. The Student Advocacy Committee works in consultation with other relevant student and University committees and interested parties. The Committee shall have a chairperson, elected by the GPSA.

The GPSA Finance Commission (GPSAFC) is charged with allocating funds to registered graduate and professional student organizations on the Ithaca and Geneva campuses of Cornell University. The Commission shall have a chairperson, elected by the GPSA. The Commission shall consist of at least six and no more than fifteen members, hereafter referred to as finance commissioners, appointed by the GPSA Operations and Staffing Committee. Upon consultation of GPSAFC commissioners, the chairperson shall appoint a vice-chairperson.