Student Assembly

As discussed Thursday, 1 February 2007.

Whereas, Section Q, Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter reads,

“Welcome Weekend

1. Welcome Weekend must make a report to the Student Assembly on their Advisor’s status at the second SA meeting of the 2004—2005 academic year, and they must plan to have a different advisor than the OSC by the first day of the Spring 2005 semester, if not sooner. 2. There shall be no members of the Welcome Weekend Executive Board who also serve on the OSC. 3. The Campus Relations Vice President must work with the OSC Cornell Night coordinator. 4. Attendance at Orientation Week events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Welcome Weekend volunteers. 5. Welcome Weekend shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as the OSC.”

Whereas, Section J, Appendix B of the Student Assembly Charter reads,

“Orientation Steering Committee 1. The Dean of Students shall continue to supervise the planning and implementation of all August and January orientation activities. 2. Orientation shall seek to incorporate the theme of “diversity” in a portion of its events. 3. The president of the SA and the senior Student Elected Trustee must be invited to address the new students at the President’s New Students Convocation each year. If the Cornell University President limits the OSC to two (2) speakers, the president of the SA must be invited. 4. There shall be no members of the OSC who also serve on the Welcome Weekend Executive Board. 5. The OSC Cornell Night coordinator must work with the Campus Relations Vice President of Welcome Weekend. 6. OSC shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as Welcome Weekend. 7. Attendance at Welcome Weekend events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Orientation volunteers. “

Whereas, the Orientation Steering Committee has moved Cornell Night to Bailey Hall and thus only freshmen will be able to attend due to the capacity of the venue; Whereas, Welcome Weekend’s mission is to provide free events for all students of Cornell for the first week of classes, thus continuing to participate in Cornell Night would run contrary to this mission;

Whereas, the previous Assembly agreed that Welcome Weekend did not have to participate in Cornell Night;

Whereas, Welcome Weekend plans to organize the event “CU on the Slope” for its second year directly after Cornell Night, which will be free and open to the entire student body;

Be it therefore resolved that Appendix B will reflect the above mentioned changes,

“Welcome Weekend

1. Welcome Weekend must make a report to the Student Assembly on their Advisor’s status at the second SA meeting of the 2004—2005 academic year, and they must plan to have a different advisor than the OSC by the first day of the Spring 2005 semester, if not sooner. 2. There shall be no members of the Welcome Weekend Executive Board who also serve on the OSC. 3. The Campus Relations Vice President must work with the OSC Cornell Night coordinator. 4. Attendance at Orientation Week events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Welcome Weekend volunteers. 5. Welcome Weekend shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as the OSC.”

Be it finally resolved that Section J, Appendix B will read,

“Orientation Steering Committee 1. The Dean of Students shall continue to supervise the planning and implementation of all August and January orientation activities. 2. Orientation shall seek to incorporate the theme of “diversity” in a portion of its events. 3. The president of the SA and the senior Student Elected Trustee must be invited to address the new students at the President’s New Students Convocation each year. If the Cornell University President limits the OSC to two (2) speakers, the president of the SA must be invited. 4. There shall be no members of the OSC who also serve on the Welcome Weekend Executive Board. 5. The OSC Cornell Night coordinator must work with the Campus Relations Vice President of Welcome Weekend. 6. OSC shall contribute the same monetary amount to Cornell Night as Welcome Weekend. 7. Attendance at Welcome Weekend events, excluding Cornell Night, shall not be mandatory for Orientation volunteers. “

Respectfully submitted,

Vince Hartman ‘08 At-Large Representative

Lisa Zhang ‘08 Chair of Welcome Weekend