Assemblies Update, Week of March 4

The following are brief reports from the Student Assembly (SA), Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GPSA), Employee Assembly (EA) and University Assembly (UA). For more information, visit http://assembly.cornell.edu/.

Recent meetings:

• GPSA: March 4. Discussion with President David Skorton and Vice President Susan Murphy on the future of graduate education. Discussed and tabled R13, A Resolution Calling for a Responsible Endowment. Discussion on final three Graduate Community Initiative Update topic areas: transportation, diversity and international students, and sense of community.

• EA: March 6.

• SA: March 7. Resolutions providing for support of the Violence Against Women Act, the establishment of a new events calendar and the adoption of the LGBTQ Ally Ambassador Program by the Greek community.

Upcoming meetings:

• UA: March 12, 4:30 p.m., 401 Physical Sciences.

• SA: March 14, 4:45 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.

• EA: March 20, 12:15 p.m., 401 Physical Sciences.

• GPSA: March 25, 5:30 p.m., Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall. Vote on final adoption of Graduate Community Initiative 2013 Update.

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