Office of the Assemblies

Dear Andy,

 

I was so pleased to receive GPSA Resolution 19: In Appreciation and Recognition of Dean Barbara Knuth's Tenure as Dean of the Graduate School. Dean Knuth’s advocacy and leadership on behalf of Cornell’s graduate and professional students have been a driving force for positive change over the past 10 years. Of particular note, she took steps to enhance the structures of shared governance by strengthening the connections between the GPSA and the Graduate School leadership. Adding two student members with voting rights to the Graduate School’s General Committee opened an important door for direct student participation in policy development.

 

I also want to acknowledge the encouragement and support that Barbara offered to your predecessors on the GPSA as the first GPCI was being implemented, and later as the 2013 GPCI was drafted, approved, and integrated into our campus-wide planning.  Dean Knuth’s efforts to systematically implement many of the recommendations from those efforts led to countless tangible improvements in the lives of Cornell graduate and professional students. I am proud that Cornell has become a national leader in graduate education due in large part to her willingness to engage directly with students and faculty on their priorities. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Martha Pollack

 

 

Martha E. Pollack

President, Cornell University

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