Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Resolutions
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R5: Calling on Cornell University to Appropriately Recognize and Honor Veterans Day | This resolution calls on University Administration to establish Veterans Day as a University-holiday where courses are… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R4: Increasing Graduate and Professional Student Engagement Through More Listserv Use | The GPSA in order to be able to connect with our constituents on a more regular basis, needs two more Listserv uses a… | Deferred by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R3: Calling on Cornell University to Provide More Accommodations to Students with COVID-19 | This resolution calls upon the university to provide more hybrid and online accommodations for Graduate and… | Submitted to the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R2: Resolution Establishing a Vice President for Strategy and a Vice President for Administration on the Executive Committee | This resolution moves to create the roles of Vice President for Strategy and Vice President for Administration to… | Rejected by the Assembly |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R1: Resolution Approving a Pre-Internal Budget Expense | "Resolution 1: Resolution Approving a Pre-Internal Budget Expense" approves funding in the amount of $100.00… | Rejected by the Assembly |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R18: Adopting Standing Rules | The GPSA adopts the appended Standing Rules, which lays out the administrative rules and ethical conventions in which… | Tabled Indefinitely |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R17: Creating Campus-Aware Criteria for Byline Funded Organizations | This resolution amends Appendix B to change this funding arrangement in order to (1) include all graduate and… | Submitted to the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R16: Conducting Open Elections for Voting Members for 2021-22 Term | While the GPSA Charter §4.05.A requires that voting members are elected in the second-to-last meeting of the semester,… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R15: Requesting a full, transparent, and ongoing accounting of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the funding of continuing graduate students | The COVID-19 pandemic, through delays of in-person research, reduced availability of grants, and possible delays in… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R14: Instituting the GPSAFC Vice-Chair Position | This resolution amends the GPSA Bylaws to include the position of Vice-Chair within the GPSA Finance Commission. Vice-… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R13: Donating GPSA Funds to the University Access Fund in Support of Ongoing Graduate and Professional Student Needs | This resolution donates $2,200 of GPSA internal funds toward the Access Fund in accordance with the GPSA Internal… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R12: Addressing the ITAP and University Policy 1.3 | This resolution aims to address and remedy the issues identified in Objective 2 of the International Students section… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R11: Revising and Formalizing the Procedures for the Consideration of Resolutions | The assembly resolves to amend the Bylaws in three ways to improve the procedure by which resolutions are adopted and… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R10: Establishing Standing Rules for Spring Semester 2021 | In establishing Standing Rules for the spring 2021, the GPSA sets the dates and times for all subsequent meetings of… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R9: Extending Voting Membership to Standing Committee Chairpersons | The GPSA grants voting rights only to a subset of its members, the composition of which is proportional to the Assembly… | Accepted by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R8: Maintaining the University Assembly’s Jurisdiction Over the Code of Conduct | The GPSA re-affirms the University Assembly’s (UA) jurisdiction over the Codes and Procedures with consultation with… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R7: Urging for Graduate Teaching Assistants to Have the Right to Decide their Instruction Modality for Spring 2021 | In light of the global pandemic and Cornell University conducting instructions in a hybrid manner, graduate Teaching… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R6: On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct | The GPSA expresses its dissatisfaction with the process of changing the Student Code of Conduct. The GPSA lists several… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R5: Approving the GPSA Internal Budget for the 2020-2021 Term | This resolution provides the recommended internal budget for the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly for the… | Submitted to the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R4: Enabling Prizes for Events to be Purchased with GPSAFC Funding | This resolution updates the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guides to allow groups to give out prizes at Finance… | Accepted by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R3: On the Proposed Changes to the Student Code of Conduct | The GPSA expresses its dissatisfaction with the process of changing the Student Code of Conduct. The GPSA lists several… | Rejected by the Assembly |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R2: Condemning the proposed DHS Ruling requiring a fixed period of stay for International students | The proposed DHS ruling limiting F1 and J1 visas to a fixed 4-year or 2-year term detrimentally affects international… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2020-2021 | GPSA R1: Changes to the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines | This resolution proposes two sets of changes to the GPSA Finance Commission Funding Guidelines: a set of temporary… | Accepted by the President |
| 2019-2020 | GPSA R19: In Appreciation and Recognition of Dean Barbara Knuth's Tenure as Dean of the Graduate School | This resolution publicly recognizes and thanks Dean Barbara Knuth for her outstanding leadership and dedication to… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2019-2020 | GPSA R18: Postponing Spring 2020 Executive Board Elections and Extending Expiring Seats | This resolution postpones 2020 Executive Board elections and also extends the expiring seats of the GPSA Executive… | Acknowledged by the President |