Resolutions
Resolutions advocate for the opinion or will of a constituency, and may be approved or dismissed as the result of an Assembly vote.
Please use the "Assembly Filter" options to narrow your search. For more information on Resolutions, see Issue Resolution Decision Tree (PDF) (prepared by the EA) as well. Archival resolutions may be found on the Assemblies Archive Website, which documents Assemblies History and Records from between 2006 and 2010.*
*Prior years' history in bound printed volumes are available for review in the Office of the Assemblies, 109 Day Hall, during regular business hours.
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | EA R3: Amending the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect current operating procedure | Resolution to amend the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect minor changes in operating procedures, update references to… | In Discussion | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R72: Alleviating Preliminary Examination Overloads | This resolution recommends that in the case that a student has three or more preliminary examinations in a 24-hour… | Adopted by the Assembly | Mar 7, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R71: Grade Transparency | This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before… | Adopted by the Assembly | Mar 7, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R5: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | This resolution proposes that Cornell University phase out single-use plastics and adopt sustainable alternatives… | In Discussion | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R66: Reassessing Resolution 21: Approving the Recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee | This resolution approves a new recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee. Readjustments are a result of the… | Adopted by the Assembly | Mar 1, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R12: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Student Lounges | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $37,595 across five (5) organizations proposing… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R11: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Novel Programming | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $156,813.29 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R52: Expanding College Credit Limits | This resolution recommends that colleges respect students’ decision-making autonomy by keeping semesterly credit limits… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 21, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R47: Committee Chair Information Transfer | Ensuring that information gets passed down from previous committee chairs to the current term chair, through a master… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R45: Creating a Membership Spotlights & Accountability Mechanism | Creation of a formal communication requirement that highlights all representative actions over the course of the… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R43: Creating Restrictions & Evaluation Criteria around the Special projects Fund | Creation of a formal requirement that restricts utility of the Special Projects Fund beyond just “extracurricular… | Rejected by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R39: Rebranding the Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly | Rebranding the Cornell Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly. | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R38: Increasing Outreach Requirements | Highlighting that just one forum or outreach meeting per term is not sufficient to serve Cornell’s student body.… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R34: Standardizing Resolution Authors and Endorser Rules | Standardizing the use of “endorsers”, “authors”, and “reviewers” on resolutions. It establishes and uses the term “… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R10: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Community Building | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $75,431.96 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R9: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Symposia | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $60,938.30 across eight (8) organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R8: On Investment in the Big Red Barn | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $61,200 to the Graduate School for furniture… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R44: You Get a Cookie! | Creating a less hungry assembly by giving out cookies, a token of appreciation, if you will. | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R35: Transferring Funds to the Administrative Account |
This resolution transfers $3,000 from the Initiatives Subaccount to the Administrative Subaccount. |
Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R32: Approving Special Projects Request for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell to attend the… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R30: Approving Special Projects Request for Air and Sea Hospitality | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for Air and Sea Hospitality to attend a professional… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R29: Approving Special Projects Request for the Cornell Capital Club | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for the Cornell Capital Club to attend the Cornell Capital… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R28: Approving Special Projects Request for the Med-In Black Association | This resolution approves $2500.1 of Special Projects funding for the Med-In Black Association for the Future Healers… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R26: Approving Special Projects Request for the Young Democratic Socialists of America | This resolution approves $3000 of Special Projects funding for the Young Democratic Socialists of America Cornell… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R25: Approving Special Projects Request for Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association | This resolution approves $4800 of Special Projects funding for the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association, or EESA, for… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 12, 2026 |