Student Assembly

ponsored by: Cameron Pritchett ‘15, Jessica Barragan ‘15

Whereas, Ivy Council was established in 1993 for the purpose of encouraging interaction and communication between Ivy League student governing bodies Whereas, Article VII, Section II of the Student Assembly’s charter establishes the function of Cornell’s Ivy Council chapter as an official SA delegation.

Whereas, recently Ivy Council has been a de facto independent entity� with no support or backing from the Student Assembly.

Be it therefore resolved, that the Student Assembly will support the function of and actively solicit the assistance of Ivy Council as detailed in the corresponding report.

Be it finally resolved, that article VII, section II of the Student Assembly by-laws be revised as follows:

The Ivy Council is comprised of representatives from all eight Ivy League school’s undergraduate student governments whose delegates meet annually to discuss matters of importance to the member schools, to facilitate effective communication between the student governments of the member institutions, to provide a unified voice for the Ivy League student governments, and to further students’ initiative in making a positive impact on the global community.

The membership of the Cornell delegation shall include at least 5 delegates. At least one of these delegates must be a serving member of the Student Assembly. The Student Assembly delegate shall be elected internally. Also, one Ivy Council delegate will act as a policy liaison between Cornell’s Student Assembly and the various student governance bodies of each Ivy League School. The policy liaison shall maintain weekly correspondence with the policy liaisons of the other 7 Ivy League student governance bodies.

Delegates will be responsible for presenting to the Student Assembly Executive Board at least once per month and to the entire Student Assembly body at least once per semester. The purpose of the presentations is to detail 5 issues that fall into one or both of the following two categories:

• Issues other Ivy League schools are pursuing
• How other Ivy League schools have handled issues the Student Assembly is pursuing 


Additionally, the delegation is responsible for attending following:

• Ivy Leadership Summit during fall semester
• Ivy Council Policy Conference during spring semester

Additional provisions for the delegation are as specified in the Constitution of the Ivy Council.

Respectfully Submitted,

Cameron Pritchett ‘15
Minority Liaison at Large
Ivy Council Co-Head Delegate

Jessica Barragan ‘15
Ivy Council Co-Head Delegate
Nick Judson
President of Ivy Council
On Behalf of Ivy Council Executive Board