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SA R50 (2020-2021): Establishing Automatic Professor Updates on Check-in at Cornell Health

Rejected by the President

  • Resolution:
    SA R50 (2020-2021): Establishing Automatic Professor Updates on Check-in at Cornell Health
  • Day:
    June 26, 2021
  • Action:
    Rejected by the President
  • Summary / Notes:

       

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  • Text Attachment:
    Dear Cat,
     
    Thank you for conveying to me Resolution 50: Establishing Automatic Professor Updates on Check-in at Cornell Health. While I appreciate the spirit of this resolution, as referenced in Resolution 50, Cornell Health already has a policy related to health excuses—one that promotes honest communication and trust between students and faculty. As members of a caring community in which health and well-being are shared goals, open communication is key to support. While the desire for automated communication with faculty is understood, I do not believe this approach will achieve the desired outcome.
     
    Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students visit Cornell Health for a wide range of reasons, including many that would not constitute a reasonable excuse to miss class (e.g., pharmacy visits, non-urgent health conditions, meetings with group advisors, etc.). As ​we resume normal campus operations and the number of in-person services increases, the percentage of visits warranting an absence will decrease.
     
    I appreciate the work that went into the resolution, however we will not be moving forward with this proposal.
     
    Sincerely,
     
    Martha E. Pollack
     
     
     
    Martha E. Pollack
    President, Cornell University
    300 Day Hall
    Ithaca, NY 14853
    Tel: 607-255-5201