Student Assembly

Sponsored by: Melissa Lukasiewicz ‘14

Whereas, the Student Assembly currently has a Staffing Committee that is underutilized in the committee staffing process;

Whereas, there is a need for more input in the composition of each committee to ensure they are serving Cornell’s diverse student body and there is no bias in staffing committees;

Whereas, there is currently no structure in place to evaluate committees and their composition according to the bylaws;

Be it therefore resolved, that Article VI, Section 3 F read as follows:

Staffing Committee - The committee shall staff any vacant committee positions the Student Assembly (SA) is empowered to staff during meetings in early fall. The committee shall re-evaluate the committee application outreach plan at the end of every spring term. The committee shall also evaluate SA committees’ end of the year report, and determine if the SA committee and/or their composition need to be changed. The membership of this committee shall include the SA’s President, Executive Vice President, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Public Relations, and Vice President of Internal Operations, Vice President of Outreach, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, and all SA committee chairs. Ex-officio membership shall be granted to the Director of the Office of Assemblies. The VP Internal of Operations shall serve as chair. The VP of Internal Operations shall be responsible for consulting with chairpersons of committees and recommending candidates for vacant committee positions to the Staffing Committee.

Respectfully Submitted,
Melissa Lukasiewcz ‘14
Vice President for Internal Operations

(Reviewed by: Executive Committee, 11/4/2012)