Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Resolutions
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R16: GPSA Reserve Fund Drawdown | At the end of the GPSA year, all unused funds are transferred to a reserve fund. There is currently a substantial… | Accepted by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R15: Increasing the Number of Sustainable Waste Receptacles on Campus | In order to ensure Cornell University remains a clean, safe, environmentally sustainable, and ecologically compatible… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R14: Support for Faculty Senate proposed Resolution: Inclusion and Prioritization of a New Natatorium in the 'Do the Greatest Good' Capital Campaign | The current conditions of the pools at Cornell have left students, faculty, staff, and varsity athletic teams from… | Adopted by the Assembly |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R13: Resolution Commending the Service of Wendy Treat, Office of the Assemblies Senior Coordinator | In her role as Senior Coordinator, Wendy Treat has served the Cornell Office of Assemblies for the past two years. In… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R12: Recommendation for the Graduate and Professional Student Activity Fee for 2022-2024 | The GPSA, during the fall semester of odd-numbered years, through the authority delegated by the President of the… | Accepted by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R10: Resolution Establishing a Vice President of Finance on the Executive Committee & Renaming of Finance Commission and Finance Commission Chair | The GPSA Charter (hereafter ‘the Charter’), Article V, Section 5.01 establishes four officers, including: (1) the… | Acknowledged by the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R9: Amending the Charter of the GPSA to Fill Vacant Voting Member Seats | Reaching a quorum and being able to vote on GPSA resolutions is of the utmost importance. Different graduate and… | Tabled Indefinitely |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R8: Proposed Charter Amendment for the 2022-2024 Byline Funding Cycle | This resolution amends the GPSA Charter Appendix A for the 2022-2024 Byline Funding Cycle. The change allows the Chair… | Tabled Indefinitely |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R7: GPSA Internal Budget for the 2021-2022 Term | This resolution establishes the GPSA Internal Budget for the 2021-2022 term. | Submitted to the President |
| 2021-2022 | GPSA R6: Paperless Agendas for GPSA Meetings | This resolution ends the printing and distribution of paper agendas, resolutions, and minutes for regular GPSA meetings… | Submitted to the President |
| 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 |