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 | GPSA R14: Amending the GPSA Charter to Clarify and Update Elections Procedures | This resolution proposes amendments to the GPSA Charter that clarify the election process of voting members, update the… | Returned by the President | Jun 4, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R89: Approval of SAIFC’s Spring 2026 Recommendation | This resolution outlines the disbursement of $64,045.84 to 4 applications submitted to the Student Assembly… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R86: Ensuring Efficiency and Accountability in the Distribution of the Student Activity Fee | This resolution amends the Student Assembly Charter to remove the requirement for individual recommendations to be… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R85: Elaborating on Resolution 50: Tri-Semesterly Committee Chair and Liaison Reports | This resolution builds on the amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws proposed by Resolution 50: Elaborating on… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R84: Clarifying Standards for Student Assembly Communications Materials During Election Season | This resolution seeks to enact amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws that will clarify the acceptable content of… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R80: Transferring Funds to Cornell Minds Matter for Light Up the Season | This resolution transfers funds from the Student Assembly reserve account to Cornell Minds Matter for the purpose of… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R79: Consolidating Student Access to University Resources | A recommendation to Cornell IT to adopt a student-facing software that consolidates university resources into a single… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R78: Recommending an Adequate Provision of Course Information to Students Prior to Course Enrollment | This resolution is a recommendation to faculty to provide an adequate outline of what a student can expect to learn and… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R77: Improving Communication from Housing & Residential Life to Students About Building-Wide Maintenance Issues | Highlighting the lack of status updates regarding building-wide maintenance issues that affect student life in… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R75: Reassessing the Financial Relationship Between Cornell University and the State of Qatar | In light of reporting from the Cornell Daily Sun and other organizations, this resolution seeks to remove Cornell from… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R73: Calling for Cornell to Improve its Land Acknowledgement and Recognize the Benefits Obtained through the Morrill Act of 1862 | This resolution calls on Cornell University to update its land acknowledgement to recognize the dispossession of… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R50: Tri-Semesterly Committee Chair and Liaison Reports | Establishes all Committee Chairs and Liaisons to report on their progress at three3designated dates each semester to… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 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… | Submitted to the President | May 31, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R70: The Last Straw: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | Phasing out single-use plastics through a five-year transition to reusable or BPI-certified compostable alternatives.… | Submitted to the President | May 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R67: Transferring Funds to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council | This resolution transfers $60,000 to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council (MGFC), contingent upon the passage of… | Submitted to the President | May 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | EA R4: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | Phasing out single-use plastics through a five-year transition to reusable or BPI-certified compostable alternatives.… | Submitted to the President | May 29, 2026 |
| 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… | Submitted to the President | May 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R6: Recommending Changes to the Student Code of Conduct to Address Excessive Littering | This resolution calls on the Code and Procedures Review Committee to implement changes to the Student Code of Conduct… | Acknowledged by the President | May 20, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R2: Campus Codes Committee’s Involvement in the Student Code of Conduct Review and Revision Process | This resolution addresses the administration’s failure to recognize the Campus Codes Committee’s oversight role in the… | Acknowledged by the President | May 20, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R15: Recommendation for Revisions to the GPSAFC Guidelines | This resolution amends the GPSAFC Funding Guidelines are current with the organization’s practices for review, approval… | Submitted to the President | May 18, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R13: Updating Appendix A and Appendix B | This resolution amends GPSA’s Appendix A and Appendix B for a more concise and updated governing document that better… | Submitted to the President | May 18, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R1: Resolution Regarding Proposed Student Code of Conduct Reform | This resolution addresses proposed changes to the student code of conduct, and communicates the sense of the University… | Acknowledged by the President | May 15, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R71: Grade Transparency | This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before… | Returned by the President | Mar 30, 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… | Accepted by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R62: Health Vending Machine Expansion to West & Collegetown Communities | This resolution proposes that one dormitory on West Campus and one dormitory on South Campus be equipped with free… | Returned by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |