Whereas, the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association (EESA) has an annual allocation of $500 from the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC),
Whereas, the EESA seeks to bring members to the annual EESA Feast, a national Eritrean-Ethiopian student conference hosted at Yale University,
Whereas, the total cost of the EESA Feast is $4800,
Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:
The Student Assembly may choose to fund any project, program or service through the Assembly Special Projects that it deems to improve the quality of undergraduate student life. Special Projects funding is a type of category spending.
Whereas, the Ethiopian Erirtrean Student Association complies with Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 2, subsection a, of the Standing Rules as a Cornell registered student organization,
Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 5, of the Standing Rules reads:
"Requests $2,500 and over shall be decided upon by a majority vote of the Executive Board and confirmed by a majority vote of the Student Assembly, at large. The Assembly, at large, is only required to confirm requests of $2,500 or greater. The request should be presented to the Student Assembly in the form of a resolution."
Be it therefore resolved, the Student Assembly approves the $4800 disbursement from the Student Assembly Special Projects Funding Account into the account of the Ethiopian Eritrean Student Association.
Respectfully Submitted,
Hayden Watkins
Vice President for Finance, Student Assembly
