Student Assembly

Sponsored by: Sarah Balik ‘15, Jon Weinberg ‘13, Ulysses Smith ‘13

Whereas, the Student Assembly relies on its committees to carry out much of its business and initiatives;

Whereas, candidates who lose Student Assembly elections often feel disconnected from student governance and thus miss opportunities to become campus leaders;

Whereas, the Student Assembly, SA candidates and Cornell community all stand to benefit tremendously from incentivizing continued involvement of SA candidates who fail to win elections;

Whereas, increasing committee membership of unelected candidates would strengthen and reinforce the importance and visibility of committees to the Cornell community at large, making the SA a more representative body;

Be it therefore resolved, that the committee application will be a permanent part of the checklist for the elections packet, although actually joining or participating in the committee will be optional;

Be it further resolved, that the DOE must contact all unelected members to be put on a committee immediately after each elections cycle;

Be it finally resolved, that the DOE will help review the committee applications with the respective committee chairs and the VP of Internal Operations.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sarah Balik ‘15
Agriculture & Life Sciences Representative

Jon Weinberg ‘13
Director of Elections

Ulysses Smith ‘13
Architecture, Art, & Planning Representative

(Reviewed by: Executive Committee, 9/17/2012)