SA Community Life Committee

MINUTES
Student Assembly Residential & Community Life Committee
November 15, 2011
4:30pm — 5:00pm
Goldwin Smith 164

I. Call to Order

II. Announcements

• C4 — Thursday, Nov. 17 @ 12 Noon-4 PM (WSH & Ho Plaza) Postponed!
• SACCL Meeting — Friday, Nov. 18 @ 3–4:30 PM (Garden Room, WSH)
  • Guest Speaker: Svante Myrick

III. Smoking Behavior Investigation

• A report must be drafted by end of semester
• Goals of ResLife
  • NOT to ban smoking
  • Simply investigate smoking behavior at Cornell

IV. ResLife Representation Initiative

• Goals
  • Increase student participation in affairs
  • Create sustainable structure
  • Maintain all current relations with national contacts
• Current Plan of Action
  • Collaboratively looking at current plan and drafting an alternative plan with the RSC

V. Undocumented Students

• 3 Prong Approach
  • JAMIC — Dream Act Endorsement
  • ResLife — Safe Spaces Resolution
    • Similar to LGBTQ community system of safe spaces (i.e. stickers on doors)
    • Questions to ask and think about
      • Need to figure out what this policy will look like
      • Include professors, support staff, and residential staff?
      • What kind of training would be required?
      • What are the costs going to look like?
      • Where would these safe spaces be located? What kind of strategic placement should be implemented?
      • Who do we contact?
  • JAFARC — Financial Aid reform for undocumented students
• 4th Possible Resolution
  • A letter written by undocumented Cornellians, urging President Skorton to guide the institution in showing more active support for undocumented students/DREAM Act