Resolutions
Resolutions advocate for the opinion or will of a constituency, and may be approved or dismissed as the result of an Assembly vote.
Please use the "Assembly Filter" options to narrow your search. For more information on Resolutions, see Issue Resolution Decision Tree (PDF) (prepared by the EA) as well. Archival resolutions may be found on the Assemblies Archive Website, which documents Assemblies History and Records from between 2006 and 2010.*
*Prior years' history in bound printed volumes are available for review in the Office of the Assemblies, 109 Day Hall, during regular business hours.
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | SA R74: Transparency in First-Year Program House Access and Placement Outcomes | This resolution requests that Housing and Residential Life, under the Department of Campus Life, provide aggregated and… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R72: Alleviating Preliminary Examination Overloads | This resolution recommends that in the case that a student has three or more preliminary examinations in a 24-hour… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R71: Grade Transparency | This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R69: Urging Cornell to Support Higher TCAT Funding | This resolution urges Cornell University to support TCAT in its future negotiations, recognizing that it currently… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R66: Reassessing Resolution 21: Approving the Recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee | This resolution approves a new recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee. Readjustments are a result of the… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R63: Recognizing September 25 and Establishing a “Survey Service Window” Administered by Student & Campus Life | This resolution recognizes September 25, observed as National Research Administrator Day, as an annual campus moment to… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R62: Health Vending Machine Expansion to West & Collegetown Communities | This resolution proposes that one dormitory on West Campus and one dormitory on South Campus be equipped with free… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R45: Creating a Membership Spotlights & Accountability Mechanism | Creation of a formal communication requirement that highlights all representative actions over the course of the… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R34: Standardizing Resolution Authors and Endorser Rules | Standardizing the use of “endorsers”, “authors”, and “reviewers” on resolutions. It establishes and uses the term “… | Submitted to the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R58: Winter Sidewalk Maintenance | Students have expressed concerns over poorly maintained sidewalks in the wintertime, leading to falls and injuries.… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R56: Improving Accessibility Information and Support for Disabled Students in Residential Housing | Cornell's Housing & Residential Life and Campus Groups websites lack clear information about elevator and ramp… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R52: Expanding College Credit Limits | This resolution recommends that colleges respect students’ decision-making autonomy by keeping semesterly credit limits… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R51: Updating the Bylaws with a Contingency Plan for Vacancies in the Independent Offices | This resolution updates the Bylaws to include a timeline of approval for, option for a vote of no confidence for, and… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R48: Public Comment Duration | Establishes a one-hour limit for public comment per meeting to ensure efficient meeting operations while maintaining… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R42: A Resolution Enacting the Enforcement of Resolution 9 | This resolution clarifies the Cornell Administration’s obligation to enforce Resolution 9 under the Student Assembly… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R38: Increasing Outreach Requirements | Highlighting that just one forum or outreach meeting per term is not sufficient to serve Cornell’s student body.… | Submitted to the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | EA R3: Amending the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect current operating procedure | Resolution to amend the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect minor changes in operating procedures, update references to… | In Discussion | Mar 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R5: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | This resolution proposes that Cornell University phase out single-use plastics and adopt sustainable alternatives… | In Discussion | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R12: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Student Lounges | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $37,595 across five (5) organizations proposing… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R11: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Novel Programming | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $156,813.29 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R47: Committee Chair Information Transfer | Ensuring that information gets passed down from previous committee chairs to the current term chair, through a master… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R43: Creating Restrictions & Evaluation Criteria around the Special projects Fund | Creation of a formal requirement that restricts utility of the Special Projects Fund beyond just “extracurricular… | Rejected by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R39: Rebranding the Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly | Rebranding the Cornell Student Assembly to the Cornell Student Governance Assembly. | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R10: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Community Building | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $75,431.96 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R9: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Symposia | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $60,938.30 across eight (8) organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 17, 2026 |