Student Assembly Resolutions
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R76: Protecting the Student Assembly Reserves | This resolution protects the Student Assembly reserves, likely to be used for supporting by-line organizations and the… | In Discussion |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R74: Transparency in First-Year Program House Access and Placement Outcomes | This resolution requests that Housing and Residential Life, under the Department of Campus Life, provide aggregated and… | Submitted to the President |
| 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… | In Discussion |
| 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… | Submitted to the President |
| 2025-2026 | SA R71: Grade Transparency | This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before… | Submitted to the President |
| 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.… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R69: Urging Cornell to Support Higher TCAT Funding | This resolution urges Cornell University to support TCAT in its future negotiations, recognizing that it currently… | Submitted to the President |
| 2025-2026 | SA R68: Investigating the Cornell Greek Community Account | This resolution requests information regarding the Cornell Greek Community 501(c)(7) account | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R67: Transferring Funds to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council | This resolution transfers $40,000 to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council (MGFC), contingent upon the passage of… | In Discussion |
| 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 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R65: Approving Additional Special Projects Request for the Young Democratic Socialists of America | This resolution approves $3309.59 of Special Projects funding for the Young Democratic Socialists of America Cornell… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R64: Approving Special Projects Request for Bhangra at Cornell | This resolution approves $5000 of Special Projects funding for Bhangra at Cornell | Rejected by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R63: Recognizing September 25 and Establishing a “Survey Service Window” Administered by Student & Campus Life | This resolution recognizes September 25, observed as National Research Administrator Day, as an annual campus moment to… | Submitted to the President |
| 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… | Submitted to the President |
| 2025-2026 | SA R61: Calling for the Termination of Cornell University’s Partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology While Preserving Cornell Tech | This resolution calls on Cornell University to terminate its institutional partnership with the Technion – Israel… | Rejected by the President |
| 2025-2026 | SA R60: Free Laundry | Moving to put laundry costs on initial financial forms to increase transparency between students and Cornell University. | In Discussion |
| 2025-2026 | SA R59: Readily Available Hot, Allergy Safe Meals | Addressing the lack of hot, allergy-safe meal options in dining halls with existing allergy stations. This resolution… | Committee Review |
| 2025-2026 | SA R58: Winter Sidewalk Maintenance | Students have expressed concerns over poorly maintained sidewalks in the wintertime, leading to falls and injuries.… | Submitted to the President |
| 2025-2026 | SA R57: Creating an Ad-Hoc Committee for the Review of the Special Projects Funding Guidelines | This resolution acknowledges and affirms the Student Assembly’s ongoing debate of and commitment to equitable… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2025-2026 | SA R56: Improving Accessibility Information and Support for Disabled Students in Residential Housing | Cornell's Housing & Residential Life and Campus Groups websites lack clear information about elevator and ramp… | Submitted to the President |