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| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Enabling EA Election Seats & Terms | Accepted by the President | This resolution enables the EA R2 (Updating the Employee Assembly Charter to expand its Membership) (2020) reforms in the spring 2021 election cycle. | 03/17/2021 8:45pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 8 | Updates to The George Peter Award for Dedicated Service | Acknowledged by the President | The George Peter Award for Dedicated Service is the longest running and most prestigious university-wide peer-nominated award for staff. Since its inception in 1980, the award has been conferred to over 190 Cornell employees. The Employee Assembly would like to continue this long-standing tradition with refined terms, eligibility and criteria | 03/18/2021 8:45pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 7 | Postponing Spring 2021 Elections | Accepted by the President | This resolution delays the 2021 spring elections. | 03/17/2021 8:45pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 6 | Support for Student Assembly Leadership from Racism, Threats and Harassment | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution is a statement of support for Student Assembly Leadership in the face of racism, threats and harassment. | 02/11/2021 8:45am | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 5 | Thanking the Administration for their Continued Support of Staff During COVID-19 | Tabled Indefinitely | In recognition of Cornell University Senior Leadership for their continued support of staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. | 12/16/2020 1:30pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 4 | In Recognition and Appreciation of Cornell University Students | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution is a formal recognition of the response of Cornell University students to the COVID-19 pandemic and to thank them for their efforts to protect Cornell’s Ithaca campus community. | 12/02/2020 5:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 3 | Employee Assembly Condemning Hate Crime and Any Other Form of Racism, Religious or Ethnic Bias, Discrimination, Incitement to Violence (2020SU) | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution is a statement condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence targeting any person at Cornell University. | 08/25/2020 9:30am | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 3 | In Recognition and Appreciation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg | Acknowledged by the President | On the occasion of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the Employee Assembly celebrates her long and distinguished career, her contributions to our country, and her unrelenting support of women and marginalized communities. | 10/08/2020 5:15pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 2 | Updating the Employee Assembly Charter to Expand its Membership (2020SU) | Acknowledged by the President | Resolution to amend the Employee Assembly Charter and align the assembly's membership with current University structure reflecting a more comprehensive representation of University Staff. | 08/25/2020 9:30am | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 2 | In Recognition and Appreciation of Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program Participants | Acknowledged by the President | On the occasion of the retirement of 213 faculty and staff participants in the Voluntary Retirement Incentive program effective September 16, 2020, the Employee Assembly thanks and celebrates their careers and contributions to the Cornell Community. | 09/17/2020 7:00pm | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 1 | Protect Staff Jobs and Compensation (2020SU) | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution is in support of continued employment for Cornell staff with no salary cuts or retirement cuts as proposed, and is a formal request to the administration to incorporate reasonable alternatives to such actions. | 08/25/2020 9:30am | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 1 | Approval of the 2020-2021 Operating Budget | Accepted by the President | This is the operative budget for the Employee Assembly 2020-2021 legislative session. | 10/14/2020 8:45am | Employee Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Requesting a full, transparent, and ongoing accounting of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the funding of continuing graduate students | Submitted to the President | The COVID-19 pandemic, through delays of in-person research, reduced availability of grants, and possible delays in students’ graduation, will put additional pressure on all existing sources of funding. Continuing graduate students facing funding challenges and uncertainty need the support and leadership of the Graduate School to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic on their academic futures. This resolution asks for a periodic report on the state of graduate student funding, a plan for relief if that funding is insufficient in aggregate, and a yearly report on the state of the cohort affected by this pandemic. | 03/18/2021 10:30am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 14 | Instituting the GPSAFC Vice-Chair Position | Submitted to the President | This resolution amends the GPSA Bylaws to include the position of Vice-Chair within the GPSA Finance Commission. Vice-Chair responsibilities include organizing and scheduling FC meetings (including assigning commissioner budgets and taking attendance), assisting the Chair in writing new policies for the GPSA Bylaws and GPSAFC Funding Guidelines, and standing in for the Chair when the position is temporarily vacant. | 03/18/2021 10:30am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 13 | Donating GPSA Funds to the University Access Fund in Support of Ongoing Graduate and Professional Student Needs | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution donates $2,200 of GPSA internal funds toward the Access Fund in accordance with the GPSA Internal Budget 2020-21. | 04/07/2021 4:30pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 12 | Addressing the ITAP and University Policy 1.3 | Committee Review | This resolution aims to address and remedy the issues identified in Objective 2 of the International Students section of the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative (“GPCI”). As confirmed by a graduate and professional student-wide survey and in meetings of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (“GPSA”), certain demographics of students are targeted by a University-wide program called International TA Program (“ITAP”), which has consistently overstepped its authorities, interfered with funding and grants, and at times caused undue stress and pressure on students. The GPSA resolves to acknowledge these issues, and, in addition, demands that the University Provost and President form a working group involving stakeholders to reform the ITAP per the suggestions presented in this resolution. | 02/15/2021 7:00pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 11 | Revising and Formalizing the Procedures for the Consideration of Resolutions | Submitted to the President | The assembly resolves to amend the Bylaws in three ways to improve the procedure by which resolutions are adopted and conveyed: (1) The current Bylaws require that votes on any resolution must be postponed at least one meeting following its introduction, unless two-thirds vote to suspend the Bylaws. This resolution deletes that requirement and allows the Assembly to adopt resolutions in the meeting in which they are introduced. (2) This resolution replaces the absolute majority voting requirement of resolutions with that of a simple majority, as is recommended for deliberative assemblies. (3) This resolution requires the President to convey adopted resolutions to the President of the University and states the recourses in case the President fails to do so. | 02/05/2021 11:45am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 10 | Establishing Standing Rules for Spring Semester 2021 | Submitted to the President | In establishing Standing Rules for the spring 2021, the GPSA sets the dates and times for all subsequent meetings of the term. | 02/05/2021 11:45am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 9 | Extending Voting Membership to Standing Committee Chairpersons | Accepted by the President | The GPSA grants voting rights only to a subset of its members, the composition of which is proportional to the Assembly constituent divisions. This resolution amends the GPSA Charter to grant ex officio Voting Membership to the chairpersons of the GPSA standing committees, provided that the Chairpersons are democratically elected, and that no future amendment allows Chairpersonship to be granted without a general election. | 03/05/2021 9:45am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 8 | Maintaining the University Assembly’s Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct | Submitted to the President | The GPSA re-affirms the University Assembly’s (UA) jurisdiction over the Codes and Procedures with consultation with the Student Assembly (SA) and GPSA. The GPSA asserts that the Code and Procedures must remain independent documents reviewed by an independent body, the UA, that does not oversee any office that makes decisions on student responsibility. The GPSA echoes the sentiments expressed by the SA, unanimously, in Resolution 19 on 12/05/2020. | 12/09/2020 11:15am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 7 | Urging for Graduate Teaching Assistants to Have the Right to Decide their Instruction Modality for Spring 2021 | Submitted to the President | In light of the global pandemic and Cornell University conducting instructions in a hybrid manner, graduate Teaching Assistants should be given the absolute autonomy to decide their mode of teaching instruction (online/in-person) without any form of coercion. | 12/09/2020 11:15am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 6 | On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct | Acknowledged by the President | The GPSA expresses its dissatisfaction with the process of changing the Student Code of Conduct. The GPSA lists several concerns with the new proposed Student Code of Conduct and notes several changes it supports. | 12/22/2020 4:45pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 5 | Approving the GPSA Internal Budget for the 2020-2021 Term | Submitted to the President | This resolution provides the recommended internal budget for the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly for the 2020-2021 term. | 12/09/2020 11:15am | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 4 | Enabling Prizes for Events to be Purchased with GPSAFC Funding | Accepted by the President | This resolution updates the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guides to allow groups to give out prizes at Finance Commission-funded events. Gift card prizes and cash prizes are still prohibited. | 11/17/2020 5:30pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 3 | On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct | Tabled Indefinitely | The GPSA expresses its dissatisfaction with the process of changing the Student Code of Conduct. The GPSA lists several concerns with the new proposed Student Code of Conduct and notes several changes it supports. | 10/26/2020 6:45pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 2 | Condemning the proposed DHS Ruling requiring a fixed period of stay for International students | Acknowledged by the President | The proposed DHS ruling limiting F1 and J1 visas to a fixed 4-year or 2-year term detrimentally affects international students. The GPSA states support for our international student community and calls on Cornell administration to oppose this ruling. | 12/02/2020 1:45pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 1 | Changes to the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines | Accepted by the President | This resolution proposes two sets of changes to the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines: a set of temporary policies that will apply during the 2020-2021 academic year only, and a set of permanent changes to the Funding Guidelines. | 09/24/2020 5:15pm | Graduate and Professional Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Approving Special Projects Request for the Sexual Violence Prevention Network | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution approves $10,400 of Special Projects funding to the Sexual Violence Prevention Network for their Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming | 03/25/2021 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 39 | Calling Upon Cornell to Uphold its Ethical Guidelines for International Engagements | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution calls upon Cornell University to uphold its ethical values when collaborating with international institutions. | 03/25/2021 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 38 | Adding the Students with Disabilities Representative At-Large to the Diversity and Inclusion Committee | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution seeks to add the Students with Disabilities Representative At-Large to the list of the Assembly members required to sit on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. | 03/25/2021 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 37 | Creating a More Accessible Process for Student Assembly Religious Accommodations | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution seeks to create a more accessible process to request an excused absence for religious reasons, or request accommodations for meetings in the event of a religious conflict. | 03/25/2021 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 36 | Calling On Cornell to Establish Itself as a Sanctuary Campus | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution is calling on Cornell to establish itself as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, faculty, and staff. | 03/25/2021 5:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 35 | Calling on Cornell to End All Ties with ICE | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution is calling on Cornell to absolve all ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including but not limited to recruitment, education, training, research, and technological equipment and software. | 03/25/2021 5:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 34 | A Manifesto Calling Upon Cornell to Actionably Support the Asian American Community | Submitted to the President | Calling upon Cornell to actionably support the Asian American community at Cornell by delivering on the recommendations from the Mental Health Review Final Report, reaffirming funding and academic promises to the Asian American Studies Program (AASP) and ethnic studies at Cornell, reviewing the role of Greek Life and fraternities on campus, reviewing Title IX and the Bias Reporting process, and reconsider the disarmament of the CUPD. | 03/18/2021 7:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 33 | Winter/Summer Term Financial Aid | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution recommends that Cornell grant-based aid is expanded to include both summer and winter session enrollment. Currently, grant-based financial aid is only available for fall/spring terms. In the summer/winter terms, students only have aid in the form of work or loans. This resolution would benefit low income students, especially in light of COVID-19, who may have had to drop courses in light of personal hardships, and students who may be behind on credits necessary to graduate on time. We are requesting this adjustment to the financial aid policy be permanently implemented. | 03/18/2021 6:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 32 | Amendments to Election Rules for Spring 2021 | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution updates the Student Assembly Election Rules for the Spring 2021 Election. This is necessitated by the ongoing public health restrictions related to COVID-19, and the need to be inclusive of all students, whether they are on campus or attending remotely. | 03/11/2021 5:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 31 | Donating SA Communications Committee Funds to the Student Access Fund | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution approves the transfer of funds from the SA Communications Committee to the Student Access Fund to support students with demonstrated needs given the many aspects of the Cornell college experience that might not be accessible to low-income students. | 03/04/2021 5:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 30 | Calling For the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department | Rejected by the President | This resolution is calling for the disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department. | 01/27/2021 8:00am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 29 | Extension to Good Samaritan Laws | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution asked that Cornell extends Good Samaritan Laws. | 02/12/2021 11:15am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 28 | Campus Policing Reform | Tabled Indefinitely | The Student Assembly calls for Cornell University to adopt the following changes to university's policing system. | 02/11/2021 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 27 | Final Exam Policy Extension to Thirty Hours | Waiting for Submission to the President | The Student Assembly recommends that the Faculty Senate consider changing the final exam policy from 24 hours to 30 hours and propose that the Senate begin simulation testing of this policy. | 02/11/2021 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 26 | Encouraging Diversity in Professional Organizations | Waiting for Submission to the President | The purpose of this resolution is to get the Student Assembly and the University to encourage professional organizations to admit more diverse applicants in future application cycles. | 02/11/2021 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 25 | Including Pronouns and Phonetic Name Pronunciations in Class Rosters | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution is calling for the incorporation of students’ phonetic name pronunciations and pronouns in all professors’ class rosters. | 02/11/2021 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 24 | Creating a Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship | Waiting for Submission to the President | The purpose of this resolution is to allow for the Diversity and Inclusion Committee to distribute their funds amongst minority organizations in the form of a scholarship. | 02/11/2021 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 23 | Demanding Cornell Allows Anabel's Grocery to Reopen for the Spring 2021 Semester | Accepted by the President | Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cornell prohibited Anabel’s Grocery, a student-run and non-profit grocery store on campus, from operating in its facilities in Anabel Taylor Hall this fall. A wide spectrum of students experience food insecurity on Cornell’s campus; however, first generation, low-income, and BIPOC students are affected at a higher rate.1 Rates of food insecurity have worsened in the face of the pandemic. 2 The University cited the existence of the Cornell Food Pantry as the reason Anabel’s Grocery is a non-essential activity during the pandemic, but the two entities serve different purposes. While the Food Pantry serves an immediate need for students in crisis on campus, Anabel’s Grocery sells fresh, affordable food at subsidized prices to Cornell undergraduate and Graduate students that wish to shop in our store, with no qualifications needed. Anabel’s closure has limited students’ options for accessing affordable groceries without a long, often risky, commute to area grocery stores. Anabel’s Grocery is prepared to operate safely in the Spring semester, resuming what has actually become an essential service to the Cornell community, particularly students with limited food budgets and modes of transportation who seek fresh, affordable food. | 01/29/2021 3:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 22 | Creating an ad-hoc Taskforce on Harassment, Bias, and Discrimination | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution creates an ad-hoc Taskforce that will be an extension of the Student Assembly but housed within the Office of the Student Advocate. The charge of this taskforce is twofold: 1. To support students and provide resources for students experiencing harassment, bias, and discrimination and 2. To gather feedback and concerns from the Student Assembly and the student body on how current policies for reporting harassment and bias can be improved and propose those recommendations to the Student Assembly and Cornell administration. | 02/11/2021 5:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 21 | Requiring a Community Member Chair the Research and Accountability Committee to Increase Constituent Accountability | Adopted by the Assembly | The resolution seeks to provide more opportunities for the community to hold the Student Assembly accountable by changing the Committee of Research & Accountability so that it is chaired by a non-Student Assembly member of the Cornell undergraduate community. | 12/10/2020 7:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 20 | On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct | Acknowledged by the President | The Student Assembly expresses its dissatisfaction with the procedures in changing the Code of Conduct. The SA makes demands of the university to share information and delay a Board of Trustees vote. | 02/12/2021 8:00am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 19 | Maintaining the University Assembly's Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution supports maintaining the University Assembly's Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct. | 02/12/2021 8:00am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 18 | In Recognition and Appreciation of Cornell Employees and Staff | Waiting for Submission to the President | This resolution formally recognized and thanks Cornell employees and staff for their invaluable work in keeping the campus community safe and support students through reopening and a successful in person residential semester. | 12/03/2020 5:30pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 17 | Reduction of Convocation Committee's Student Activity Fee Allocation | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution is putting in place a temporary reduction of Convocation Committee's SAF allocation due to their violation of Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter. | 12/03/2020 5:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 16 | In Support of the Cornell University Caribbean Students' Association's Demands | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution asks for the Student Assembly to support the demands of the Cornell University Caribbean Students' Association (CSA). | 02/16/2021 3:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 15 | Demanding Cornell to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement | Submitted to the President | The purpose of this resolution is to have Cornell University and the Student Assembly to be in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement. | 12/04/2020 9:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 14 | Amendment to 2019-2020 SA Resolution 14 (Establishing the Office of Student Government Relations): Creation of Bylaws | Acknowledged by the President | These amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws seek to establish the bylaws for the Office of Student Government Relations. | 02/09/2021 11:30am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 13 | Approving the 2020-2021 Student Assembly Budget | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution approved the Student Assembly Operating Budget for 2020-2021 Academic Year. | 12/09/2020 4:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 12 | Temporary Amendment of Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter | Accepted by the President | This resolution seeks to temporarily suspend Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter that in-part outlines the off-year reporting duties of the Appropriations Committee for the 2020-2021 academic year. | 12/09/2020 4:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 11 | Calling For the Disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department | Rejected by the Assembly | This resolution is calling for the disarmament of the Cornell University Police Department. | 11/19/2020 7:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 10 | Calling on the President's Office to Repond to 2020 SA Resolution #30 - Urging Cornell University to Contribute Financial Support for the Summer 2020 Student Contribution Pilot Program | Draft | This resolution asks for the Student Assembly to support the People’s Organizing Collective’s (POC-USAS3) call for the President’s Office to respond to SA Resolution #30: Urging Cornell University to Contribute Financial Support for the Summer 2020 Student Contribution Pilot Program, which was passed in the Spring 2020 semester. | 11/12/2020 5:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 9 | Demanding Cornell Dissolve All Relations With The Ithaca Police Department | Rejected by the President | The purpose of this resolution is to call for Cornell University to dissolve all ties with the Ithaca Police Department. | 01/27/2021 8:00am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 8 | Cayuga Land Acknowledgement | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution calls for the Student Assembly to amend the Standing Rules to include a land acknowledgement of the Cayuga Nation, on whose territory the University occupies. This land acknowledgement will be issued before all SA-affiliated events. | 12/22/2020 4:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 7 | Support for Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell’s Demands | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution calls for the Student Assembly to support the demands of Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell (NAISAC) | 12/22/2020 5:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 6 | Amending the Rank Choice Voting System for all Cornell Student Assembly Elections | Accepted by the President | This resolution is intended to amend the Rank Choice system for all Cornell Student Assembly Elections. | 12/09/2020 4:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 5 | Amending and Ratifying the 2020-2021 Student Assembly Standing Rules | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution amends and ratifies the 2020-2021 Student Assembly Standing Rules. | 10/08/2020 5:15pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 4 | Amending and Ratifying the Student Assembly Bylaws | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution amends and ratifies the Student Assembly Bylaws. Notable amendments include: the addition of officer duties for the Vice President of Research and Accountability, a revised system for community voting, and the creation of ex-officio positions for the Student Advocate and the Director of Student Government Relations. | 10/08/2020 5:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 3 | Amending and Ratifying the Student Assembly Charter | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution amends and ratifies the Student Assembly Charter. Notable amendments include the creation of the Dyson School of Business representative as well as the creation of an at-large seat reserved for candidates seeking to represent students with disabilities. | 10/08/2020 4:45pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 2 | Reducing the SAF for Fall2020 (2020SU) | Accepted by the President | This resolution reduces the Student Activity Fee for Fall 2020. | 08/12/2020 1:00pm | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 1 | Reinstating the Power of the AY 2019-2020 Student Assembly (2020SU) | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution reinstates the power of the AY 2019-2020 Student Assembly until the Fall 2020 election is complete. | 09/05/2020 11:00am | Student Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| Res. No. | Resolution | Status | Abstract | Last Updated | Assembly Name | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Resolution Demanding Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accountability | Adopted by the Assembly | This resolution calls for an independent audit of Cornell University’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and demands the University immediately adopt CLCPA-mandated greenhouse gas accounting in order to establish transparency and maintain prolonged accountability as it relates to University GHG emissions. | 04/06/2021 4:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 20 | Advocating for a Tree-per-Graduate Program at Cornell University | Committee Review | This resolution calls for Cornell University to begin a Tree-per-Graduate program requiring the University to plant one tree per degree issued. | 04/06/2021 4:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 19 | Calling on Cornell to Establish Itself as a Sanctuary Campus | Submitted to the President | This resolution is calling on Cornell to establish itself as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students, faculty, and staff. | 04/08/2021 4:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 18 | Encouraging the Board of Trustees to Revoke Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Ex-Officio Membership | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution calls on the Cornell University Board of Trustees to revoke the Ex-Officio membership of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in light of recent allegations of sexual harassment and covering up the deaths of nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. | 04/06/2021 4:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 17 | Calling on Cornell to End All Ties With Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Submitted to the President | This resolution is calling on Cornell to absolve all ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including but not limited to recruitment, education, training, research, and technological equipment and software. | 04/08/2021 5:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 16 | Calling for a Veterans Support Center | Committee Review | This resolution calls for a support center for members of the Cornell University community who have served or plan on serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America (ideally the designation of former Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity House (120 Mary Ann Wood Drive)). | 03/16/2021 5:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 15 | Amending the University Assembly Bylaws’ Title of the Standing ‘Campus Infrastructure Committee’ (CIC) | Submitted to the President | The resolution proposes an amendment to the body’s bylaws in order to more accurately reflect the expansive jurisdiction of the University Assembly’s Campus Infrastructure Committee (CIC) procedures and authority, specifically as it relates to environmental sustainability. | 04/08/2021 4:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 14 | Calling on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) to divest funds from all fossil fuel holdings and agribusiness practices associated with deforestation and human rights abuses | Rejected by the President | This resolution calls on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) to divest funds from all fossil fuel holdings and agribusiness practices associated with deforestation and human rights abuses. | 04/08/2021 2:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 13 | Amending the University Assembly Bylaws to allow for the Continuation of Ad Hoc Committees and Subcommittees | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution amends the bylaws of the University Assembly to replace language that requires the dissolution of ad hoc committees and subcommittees at the end of a University Assembly term to allow for the indefinite tenure of such committees. | 03/02/2021 6:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 12 | Requiring All On-Campus Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Those Lost to COVID-19 | Rejected by the President | This resolution calls on University officials to lower all flags on Cornell’s campuses to “half-staff” in honor of those who lost their lives at the hands of the “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. | 03/11/2021 7:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 11 | Emergency Appointment of University Hearing Board and University Review Board Members for Academic Year 2020-2021 | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution establishes the emergency appointment of University Hearing Board and University Review Board members for the Academic Year 2020-2021. | 03/11/2021 7:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 10 | Requesting the Board of Trustees Delay Their Vote on the New Student Code of Conduct | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution encourages the Board of Trustees to delay their vote on the Student Code of Conduct until issues regarding jurisdiction over the code are able to be fleshed out. Additionally, this resolution requests postponing the vote so that the student population has adequate time to submit public comment. | 12/08/2020 6:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 9 | Resolution to re-name “Goldwin Smith Hall” in order to foster an increasingly inclusive campus environment | Committee Review | This resolution calls for the remaining of “Goldwin Smith Hall” to foster an increasingly inclusive campus environment | 02/17/2021 5:15pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 8 | Expressing Gratitude From the U.A. to Each Individual that Helped in the New Student Code of Conduct Process | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution expresses gratitude to the individuals who were involved in the redrafting of the new Student Code of Conduct. | 03/11/2021 7:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 7 | In Support of an Independent Review of Cornell Admissions Practices | Tabled Indefinitely | This resolution calls for the University to create a committee to look at and 3 admission’s practices and make recommendations as to how the University can increase 4 economic diversity on campus. | 02/16/2021 5:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 6 | Maintaining the University Assembly's Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution supports maintaining the University Assembly's Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct. | 12/23/2020 4:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 5 | In Recognition and Appreciation of Cornell University Students | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution is a formal recognition of the response of Cornell University students to the COVID-19 pandemic and to thank them for their efforts to protect Cornell's Ithaca campus community. | 12/23/2020 8:00am | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 4 | Acknowledging the Passing of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Upholding the University Assembly’s Commitment to Representing Trans and Genderqueer Members of the Campus Community, and Establishing the LGBTQIA+ Facilitator to the University Assembly | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution expresses the Cornell University Assembly’s recognition of the 21st Transgender Day of Remembrance which took place on Friday, November 20th, 2020. The bill also seeks to ensure that the names of all the transgender and gender queer people who died from violence in the United States this year and all future years are documented in our record. The resolution affirms the University Assembly’s support for protecting the rights and safety of LGBTQIA+ Cornellians. Finally, the resolution establishes the LGBTQIA+ Facilitator to the University Assembly, who will be elected from the voting membership to serve as the primary point of contact between LGBTQIA+ community groups and the University Assembly. | 12/23/2020 7:45am | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 3 | Bylaw Changes to Require Recorded Voting | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution proposed adding a subsection to Article II of the Bylaws of the University Assembly that would require recorded votes be taking for all voting matters outside of executive session or organizational meetings. | 12/23/2020 4:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 2 | Support for Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell's Demands | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution calls for the University Assembly to support the demands of Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell (NAISAC). | 12/23/2020 12:00pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |
| 1 | Bylaw Changes to the Appointment of Committee Chairs and Members | Acknowledged by the President | This resolution proposes language to amend the University Assembly bylaws regarding the appointment of Standing Committee chairs and members. | 11/17/2020 5:30pm | University Assembly | AY 2020-2021 |