Resolutions
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| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Revision of the Employee Assembly Awards | Adopted by the Assembly | In 2023, the Employee Assembly Recognition and Awards sub-committee of the Communications, Outreach & Recognition Committee made several updates to the Award for Staff Integrity and Inclusion and the George Peter Award for Dedicated Service. The changes more appropriately reflect the Cornell University’s values as well as align with the eligibility, criteria and scoring of the University’s President’s Awards for Employee Excellence. | 09/20/2023 2:30pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 2 | Approving the 2023 Budget | Adopted by the Assembly | This is the operating budget for the EA 2023-2024 legislative session. | 09/06/2023 11:15am | Employee Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 1 | Time Change for Employee Assembly Regularly Scheduled Meetings | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution recommends a change in the time of the regularly scheduled Employee Assembly meetings to 12:00 PM until 1:15 PM. | 09/06/2023 10:30am | Employee Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amending GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines to Align With Current Funding Protocol on Campus Groups | Draft | University funding organizations have reorganized to streamline the budget request and payment request process within Campus Groups. The GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines document no longer represents the funding protocol. This resolution re-writes the Funding Guidelines to follow the Campus Groups protocol and to streamline/minimize the funding requirements to make it simpler for funded organizations to use their money to put on community events. | 08/28/2023 12:00pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Condemning Sexual Assault and Supporting Survivors | In Discussion | The resolution condemns the recent incident of sexual assault and urges the administration to take steps to affirm our shared commitment to safety, inclusion, belonging, and respect for all Cornellians. | 09/21/2023 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 23 | Authorizing the Transfer of Reserve Funds to the Slope Day Programming Board | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution authorizes the transfer of $400,000 from the reserve account of SAFC to the Slope Day Programming Board. | 09/21/2023 5:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 22 | Student Assembly Transparency Initiative (SATI) Two | In Discussion | This resolution allows for direct engagement with the student body to be used as an alternative to obtaining a community sponsor. | 09/14/2023 12:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 21 | Solidarity with Cornell Graduate Students United | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution expresses Cornell undergraduates’ solidarity with graduate student workers and support for their unionization effort. | 09/14/2023 12:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 20 | Amendments to Article IV of the Charter | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolutions amends Article IV of the Charter to revise and modernize language on aspects of the membership of the Assembly. | 09/14/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 19 | Amendments to Election Rules for Fall 2023 | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution updates the Student Assembly Election Rules for the Fall 2023 Elections. | 09/14/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 18 | To Create a Process for the Reallocation of Rollover Funds | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution amends the Charter of the Student Assembly to create a process for the reallocation of the rollover funds of byline organizations. | 09/19/2023 2:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 17 | Student Assembly Advisory Board | Tabled Indefinitely | The Assembly, with the consent of the University President, hereby adopts the attached document as the true and correct copy of the Charter of the Student Assembly. | 08/07/2023 11:45am | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 16 | Allyship to the Cornell LGBTQ+ Community | Adopted by the Assembly | Per the current Charter regulations on Byline applications, all organizations applying for SAF funding must disclose a full list of member names in order to submit a valid Byline application. This rule, though facially neutral, has harmful unintended consequences that impact the LGBTQ+ community at Cornell. This resolution explains the implications of the rule on HAVEN: The LGBTQ+ Student Union, and lists the accommodation that HAVEN requires, including standards that HAVEN will be held in lieu of submitting member names. | 09/07/2023 11:45am | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 15 | Amendments to the Slope Day Programming Board governing documents | Submitted to the President | This resolution affirms the changes that were made to the Slope Day Programming Board governing documents. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 14 | Amendments to the Multicultural Greek and Fraternal Council governing documents | Submitted to the President | This resolution affirms the changes that were made to the Multicultural Greek and Fraternal Council governing documents. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 13 | Amendments to the International Students Union governing documents | Submitted to the President | This resolution affirms the changes that were made to the International Students Union governing documents. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 12 | Amendments to the Community Partnership Funding Board governing documents | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution affirms the changes that were made to the Community Partnership Funding Board governing documents. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 11 | Approving the 2023-2024 Student Assembly Budget | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution approves the Student Assembly Operating Budget for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 10 | Requiring the VP of Finance to be granted full Admin Access on Campus Groups | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution reinstates the VP of Finance admin-level access on the CampusGroups platform to ensure efficient operations throughout the 2023-2024 Academic Year. | 08/23/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 9 | Amending the Student Assembly Charter | Accepted by the President | This resolution amends the current Student Assembly Charter to allow mobility in addressing the current financial reporting completed by organizations as a part of the SAF final application process. Additionally, this resolution removes the requirement to submit a written final application to the Office of Assemblies and instructs organizations to bring 17 printed copies to their appropriations meeting hearings. Finally, this resolution adds qualitative questions to the final application, allowing for members of the Appropriations Committee and Student Assembly to better understand what the applicant does and the struggles they are currently facing. | 07/24/2023 10:15am | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 8 | A Letter to the NYSDOH Regarding SHP Plus | Acknowledged by the President | For the last ten years the NYSDOH has supported students attending New York’s only land grant institution by providing the funding for SHP Plus, a no cost insurance plan for medicaid eligible students that has the same benefits that students are used to but has portability all over the world. The Student Assembly Executive Board, in conjunction with the office of Student Health Benefits as well as other administrators, wrote the following resolution and letter to express their disapproval about the discontinuation of this program. | 07/16/2023 7:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 7 | Student Assembly Transparency Initiative One (S.A.T.I) | In Discussion | This resolution promotes community engagement through organizational collaboration on future resolutions passed by the Student Assembly. | 07/16/2023 7:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 6 | Create an Internal Operations Committee | Draft | This resolution amends the Bylaws to create a committee to manage internal operations. | 07/16/2023 6:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 5 | Permanently Suspending the Special Rules of Order | Adopted by the Assembly | As all language contained within the Special Rules of Order are repeated in the other governing documents, this resolution permanently suspends the Special Rules of Order in order to reduce overlap. | 07/02/2023 7:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 4 | Amending the Student Assembly Charter | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution amends the current Student Assembly Charter to streamline the Student Activity Fee allocation guidelines and procedure. Additionally, it allows for the Campus Activities organization re-registration to open before an application is due, allows byline officers/advisors to focus on development and structures over the summer leading up to the start of the academic year rather than trying to balance a double reporting byline process that requests similar data sets, and fosters a more collaborative and engagement relationship between byline organizations and the student Assembly, rather than a process-heavy and transactional relationship. | 06/25/2023 6:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 3 | Implementing the Office of Ethics’ Recommendations on Presidential Succession | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution implements the recommendations from the Student Assembly Office of Ethics’ Proposal for Resolving Governing Document Conflict and Establishing a Consistent Method for Presidential Succession in the Student Assembly. These recommendations select a President of the Student Assembly via analysis of Robert’s Rules of Order, the Charter, the Bylaws, and arguments presented to the Office of Ethics and outline future steps for stabilizing presidential succession. | 05/18/2023 12:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 2 | Transparency in Cornell’s Relationship With Starbucks | Submitted to the President | This resolution releases information regarding Cornell University’s relationship with Starbucks. | 05/10/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |
| 1 | Starbucks Off Our Campus | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution proposed a University policy that terminates Cornell University’s relationship with Starbucks Coffee in response to their repeated illegal anti-worker efforts, including the closing of union stores in Ithaca, New York. | 05/10/2023 12:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2023-2024 |