Student Assembly

Whereas, the Student Assembly Public Service ad-hoc Committee (SAPSC) is working on programs to engage the student body, create a culture of public service and encourage a campus-wide commitment to community service.

Whereas, the SAPSC partners with the Public Service Center and the Greek Tri-Council to encourage public service.

Whereas, neither the Student Assembly, nor the Office of the Dean of Students currently maintain a consolidated list of service, service-learning and advocacy student organizations on campus.

Be it therefore resolved, that the Student Assembly creates the Student Assembly Public Service Committee, a new standing committee, through the following charter change:

Bylaw 7.7.a.2

The Student Assembly Public Service Committee will work to promote a commitment to public service on the Cornell campus, in Greater Ithaca, the United States and throughout the world. The primary charge of the Student Assembly Public Service Committee is to connect student service organizations to each other and to the Cornell Public Service Center. The committee promotes standards of excellence for all public service initiatives and organizations on campus.

The SAPSC in collaboration with the Public Service Center and student organizations will work to enhance the visibility and accessibility of public service opportunities through advertisement campaigns and the creation of a comprehensive SA-sponsored guide to all available service initiatives. The committee will help coordinate campus-wide student fundraising and organization efforts between student clubs and organizations.

The Student Assembly Public Service committee shall consist of at least one SA member who will Chair the Committee, at least five undergraduate students at-large, an additional five undergraduate at-large students who represent service organizations on campus, a rotating member from either the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Association, or the Multicultural Greek Letter Council, and at least one representative from the Public Service Center. Additional members may be selected by the SAPSC or the SA Staffing Committee.

Respectfully submitted,
Adam Gitlin ‘13
Freshman at-Large Representative

Albert Lee ‘10
Senior at-Large & President, Haitian Students Association

Anna Carroll ‘12
Sophomore at-Large

George Hornedo ‘13
Freshman at-Large

Jacob Kose ‘13
Freshman at-Large

Joyce Muchan
Public Service Center Assistant Director for Student Programs

Mavis Bortey-Fio ‘11
Junior at-Large

Maya Koretzky ‘13
Freshman at-Large

Nathaniel Houghton ‘11
Junior at-Large & IFC Vice President for University and Community Relations

Rachel Greenspan ‘12
Sophomore at-Large

Rammy Salem ‘10
Student Assembly President