Whereas, the administrative subaccount, the account currently responsible for food costs, stands at $369.67,

Whereas, food is provided at informal Student Assembly meetings, beginning right before official Student Assembly meetings,

Whereas, food shall be provided at informal meetings in accordance with the standing rules, 

Whereas, Student Assembly members need to eat,

Be it therefore resolved, the Student Assembly transfers $3,000 from the Student Assembly’s initiatives subaccount to the administrative subaccount.

Respectfully Submitted, 

Whereas, the Speech and Debate Society at Cornell (CSDS) has an annual allocation of $8000 from the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC),

Whereas, the CSDS is a society of four teams, with all funding divided amongst them,

Whereas, the Speech Team of CSDS is seeking funding to attend the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament,

Whereas, the total cost of the tournament is $17000,

Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:

Whereas, the Special Projects Fund has provided organizations with financial assistance for indispensable enhancements to the Cornell student experience,

Whereas, the Special Projects Fund allocated $15,486.53 across six student organizations in the Fall 2025 semester,

Whereas, the Special Projects Fund currently stands at $25,767.42,

Whereas, the Student Assembly currently has $537,944.31 in its reserve account,

Whereas, Air and Sea Hospitality (ASH) has an annual allocation of $3000 from the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC),

Whereas, Air and Sea Hospitality seeks funding for a professional Industry Trek to shadow airline industry professionals at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,

Whereas, the total cost of the professional Industry Trek is $7020,

Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:

Whereas, the Cornell Capital Club (CAP) has an annual allocation of $1000 from the Student nActivities Funding Commission (SAFC),

Whereas, the Cornell Capital Club seeks funding for the Cornell Capital Club Trek, an experience allowing students to visit top consulting clubs like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley,

Whereas, the total cost of the Cornell Capital Club Trek is $9700,

Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:

Whereas, the Med-In Black Association has an annual allocation of $500 from the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC),

Whereas, the Med-In Black Association seeks funding for the Future Healers Trip, an educational and professional devolepment experience for undergraduate students pursuing careers in medicine, public health, and related health professions,

Whereas, the total cost of the Future Healers Trip is $23126,

Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:

Whereas, on November 17, 2025, Lorenz Mammen grad and the Cornell Residential Sustainability Leaders (RSLs) presented the first version of the Cup Return Project proposal to the Student Assembly Dining Services Committee,

Whereas, on February 2, 2026, Mr. Mammen and the RSLs presented the committee with an updated version of the Cup Return Project proposal,

Whereas, the Return Cup Project provides a plan to transition to reusable cups at Cornell Dining retail locations (Libe Café, Novick’s, etc.), similar to the Fill it Forward program at dining halls,

Whereas, the Young Democratic Socialists of America Cornell Chapter (YDSA) has an annual allocation of $2000 from the Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC),

Whereas, the YDSA hosted a Queer Solidarity Drag Show with local performers to encourage queer solidarity,

Whereas, the total cost of the Queer Solidarity Drag Show is $3000,

Whereas, Part B: Special Projects Funding, Section 1, of the Standing Rules reads:

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: