GPSA R4 (2015-2016): Endorsement of the Best Practices for Faculty Advisers Document

Conveyed to the President

• Resolution:
  GPSA R4 (2015-2016): Endorsement of the Best Practices for Faculty Advisers Document
• Day:
  March 1, 2016
• Action:
  Conveyed to the President
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  Acting President Kotlikoff, I would like to convey to you GPSA R4: Endorsement of the Best Practices for Faculty Advisers Document, as well as the Best Practices document itself. This resolution endorses these best practices as being the opinion of the student body on what constitutes a good faculty adviser. Prepared along with students from a wide range of disciplines in addition to administrators and other stake holders, I hope that it will guide young faculty as they develop in addition to more established faculty who may need to reevaluate their advising program. Though not necessarily true for all graduate or professional students at Cornell, for many students their adviser is the most critical factor in determining their education and overall experience at Cornell. The GPSA has tried to give extra attention to ensuring all students have advisers that meet the high standards of this university. Through our faculty awards we have recognized faculty who go above and beyond, and now this document will help create a baseline that the assembly feels all faculty should achieve. Respectfully, Richard Walroth