COGS General COGS General AssemblyAssembly

September 20, 2006September 20, 2006

What is COGS?What is COGS?

See the website—it will tell you See the website—it will tell you everything you ever did and did not everything you ever did and did not want to know.want to know.

If you resist the hegemony of If you resist the hegemony of technology—we have highlights off technology—we have highlights off the website and various other places the website and various other places in a bounded paper Handbook for in a bounded paper Handbook for COGS reps. This is new, so if you COGS reps. This is new, so if you have any suggestions of things to have any suggestions of things to add or change, let us know.add or change, let us know.

All Graduate Students

COGS

P&RCouncils

P&RChairs

GAPSA

COGSExec. BoardUniv.

Senate

StudentSenators

Committees

COGSCOGS StructureStructure

COGS Executive CommitteeCOGS Executive CommitteeOfficersOfficers President:President:

Aeleah SoineAeleah Soine , History, History Executive Vice President:Executive Vice President:

Bryan GordonBryan Gordon , Linguistics, Linguistics Vice President for Internal Vice President for Internal

Relations:Relations:Denise Feda, Environmental Denise Feda, Environmental Health SciencesHealth Sciences

Vice President for External Vice President for External Relations:Relations:open positionopen position

Vice President for Finance:Vice President for Finance:Kristen Nichols, Curriculum and Kristen Nichols, Curriculum and InstructionInstruction

Vice President for Vice President for Communications:Communications:Caroline Hilk, Educational Caroline Hilk, Educational PsychologyPsychology

Past President (ex-officio):Past President (ex-officio):Sara Kempner, Child Sara Kempner, Child DevelopmentDevelopment

Parliamentarian:Parliamentarian:open positionopen position

Policy and Review Council ChairsPolicy and Review Council Chairs Languages, Literature and Languages, Literature and Arts*:Arts*:Eden Kaiser, LinguisticsEden Kaiser, Linguistics Biological Sciences*:Biological Sciences*:Carol Powers, Agronomy/Plant Carol Powers, Agronomy/Plant GeneticsGenetics Health Sciences*:Health Sciences*:open positionopen position Engineering, Physical, and Engineering, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences*:Mathematical Sciences*:Joao Boavida, MathJoao Boavida, Math Social Sciences*:Social Sciences*:Eli Meyerhoff,Eli Meyerhoff, Political Science Political Science Education and Psychology*:Education and Psychology*:Sara Kempner, Child DevelopmentSara Kempner, Child Development

*These positions also are members *These positions also are members of the Graduate School Executive of the Graduate School Executive Committee in 2006-2007.Committee in 2006-2007.

Policy and Review (P & R) Policy and Review (P & R) CouncilsCouncils

Animal SciencesAnimal Sciences Applied Plant SciencesApplied Plant Sciences Biochemistry, Molecular Biochemistry, Molecular

Biology and BiophysicsBiology and Biophysics Biological ScienceBiological Science Biology (DULUTH)Biology (DULUTH) Cellular and Integrative Cellular and Integrative

PhysiologyPhysiology Comparative and Molecular Comparative and Molecular

BiosciencesBiosciences Conservation BiologyConservation Biology Ecology, Evolution, and Ecology, Evolution, and

BehaviorBehavior EntomologyEntomology Food ScienceFood Science Integrated Biosciences Integrated Biosciences

(DULUTH)(DULUTH) Landscape ArchitectureLandscape Architecture Medicinal ChemistryMedicinal Chemistry

Biological SciencesBiological Sciences Microbial EngineeringMicrobial Engineering Microbiology, Immunology Microbiology, Immunology

and Cancer Biologyand Cancer Biology Molecular, Cellular, Molecular, Cellular,

Developmental Biology and Developmental Biology and GeneticsGenetics

Natural Resources Science Natural Resources Science and Managementand Management

NeuroscienceNeuroscience NutritionNutrition Oral BiologyOral Biology PharmaceuticsPharmaceutics PharmacologyPharmacology Plant Biological SciencesPlant Biological Sciences Plant PathologyPlant Pathology Soil ScienceSoil Science ToxicologyToxicology Wildlife ConservationWildlife Conservation

Health SciencesHealth Sciences BiostatisticsBiostatistics Clinical Laboratory Clinical Laboratory

ScienceScience Clinical ResearchClinical Research DentistryDentistry Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health EpidemiologyEpidemiology Health InformaticsHealth Informatics Health Services Health Services

Research, Policy, and Research, Policy, and AdministrationAdministration

History of Medicine and History of Medicine and Biological SciencesBiological Sciences

NursingNursing Occupational TherapyOccupational Therapy OtolaryngologyOtolaryngology Physical TherapyPhysical Therapy Rehabilitation ScienceRehabilitation Science Social, Administrative, Social, Administrative,

and Clinical Pharmacyand Clinical Pharmacy Surgery; Experimental Surgery; Experimental

SurgerySurgery Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Medicine

Education & PsychologyEducation & Psychology AudiologyAudiology Child PsychologyChild Psychology Communication Sciences and Disorders (DULUTH)Communication Sciences and Disorders (DULUTH) Education, Curriculum and Instruction Education, Curriculum and Instruction Education/Work, Community, and Family Education (including the Education/Work, Community, and Family Education (including the

Ed.D. program in Work, Community, and Family Education)Ed.D. program in Work, Community, and Family Education) Educational Policy and AdministrationEducational Policy and Administration Educational PsychologyEducational Psychology KinesiologyKinesiology PsychologyPsychology Recreation, Park, and Leisure StudiesRecreation, Park, and Leisure Studies Speech-Language-Hearing SciencesSpeech-Language-Hearing Sciences Speech-Language PathologySpeech-Language Pathology

Engineering, Physical and Engineering, Physical and Mathematical SciencesMathematical Sciences

Aerospace Engineering and MechanicsAerospace Engineering and Mechanics ArchitectureArchitecture AstrophysicsAstrophysics Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering Biophysical Sciences and Medical Biophysical Sciences and Medical

PhysicsPhysics Biosystems and Agricultural Biosystems and Agricultural

EngineeringEngineering Chemical EngineeringChemical Engineering Chemical PhysicsChemical Physics ChemistryChemistry Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering Computer ScienceComputer Science Control Science and Dynamical Control Science and Dynamical

Systems Systems Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering Geological EngineeringGeological Engineering GeologyGeology

GeophysicsGeophysics History of Science and TechnologyHistory of Science and Technology Industrial and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Systems Engineering Infrastructure Systems EngineeringInfrastructure Systems Engineering Materials Science and EngineeringMaterials Science and Engineering MathematicsMathematics Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering MechanicsMechanics PhysicsPhysics Scientific ComputationScientific Computation Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering StatisticsStatistics Water Resources Science Water Resources Science DULUTH: Applied and DULUTH: Applied and

Computational Mathematics; Computational Mathematics; Chemistry; Computer Science; Chemistry; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering Engineering; Engineering Management; Geological Sciences; Management; Geological Sciences; PhysicsPhysics

Language, Literature & ArtsLanguage, Literature & Arts American StudiesAmerican Studies ArabicArabic ArtArt Art HistoryArt History Asian Literatures, Cultures, Asian Literatures, Cultures,

and Mediaand Media Classical and Near Eastern Classical and Near Eastern

StudiesStudies Comparative LiteratureComparative Literature Comparative Studies in Comparative Studies in

Discourse and SocietyDiscourse and Society Creative WritingCreative Writing Design, Housing and Design, Housing and

ApparelApparel DULUTH: Art; English; MusicDULUTH: Art; English; Music EnglishEnglish

English as a Second English as a Second LanguageLanguage

FrenchFrench Germanic StudiesGermanic Studies Hispanic LiteratureHispanic Literature Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian

Literatures and LinguisticsLiteratures and Linguistics Hispanic LinguisticsHispanic Linguistics ItalianItalian Liberal StudiesLiberal Studies LinguisticsLinguistics Luso-Brazilian LiteratureLuso-Brazilian Literature MusicMusic Rhetoric and Scientific and Rhetoric and Scientific and

Technical CommunicationTechnical Communication Theatre ArtsTheatre Arts

Social SciencesSocial Sciences AnthropologyAnthropology Applied EconomicsApplied Economics Business AdministrationBusiness Administration Business TaxationBusiness Taxation Communication StudiesCommunication Studies DULUTH: Business DULUTH: Business

Administration; Administration; Criminology; Liberal Criminology; Liberal Studies; Social WorkStudies; Social Work

EconomicsEconomics Family Social ScienceFamily Social Science Feminist StudiesFeminist Studies Geographic Information Geographic Information

ScienceScience GeographyGeography Health JournalismHealth Journalism HistoryHistory

Human Resources and Human Resources and Industrial RelationsIndustrial Relations

Management of TechnologyManagement of Technology Mass CommunicationMass Communication PhilosophyPhilosophy Political SciencePolitical Science Public AffairsPublic Affairs Public PolicyPublic Policy Science, Technology, and Science, Technology, and

Environmental Policy Environmental Policy Scientific and Technical Scientific and Technical

CommunicationCommunication Social Work Social Work SociologySociology Strategic CommunicationStrategic Communication Urban and Regional PlanningUrban and Regional Planning

Open PositionsOpen Positions University Senate (meets one Thursday per month, plus University Senate (meets one Thursday per month, plus

GAPSA meetings)GAPSA meetings)

Parking and Transportation Advisory CommitteeParking and Transportation Advisory Committee

IT Library Advisory Committee (meets as needed)IT Library Advisory Committee (meets as needed)

Student One-Stop Advisory Committee Student One-Stop Advisory Committee

Student Health Advisory Council (first and third Thursdays Student Health Advisory Council (first and third Thursdays inside Boynton: lunch 11:45, meeting 12-12:45)inside Boynton: lunch 11:45, meeting 12-12:45)

CLA Budget Advisory Committee (meets 3:30-5 on each of CLA Budget Advisory Committee (meets 3:30-5 on each of 12 Sep, 10 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec, 23 Jan, 27 Feb, 27 Mar, 24 12 Sep, 10 Oct, 7 Nov, 5 Dec, 23 Jan, 27 Feb, 27 Mar, 24 Apr)Apr)

Student On-Campus Stadium Advisory Committee (meets Student On-Campus Stadium Advisory Committee (meets twice a semester)twice a semester)- first meeting 25 Sep, 12-1, 324 Coffman - first meeting 25 Sep, 12-1, 324 Coffman

ElectionsElections Vice President for External RelationsVice President for External Relations

P & R Chairs for Health SciencesP & R Chairs for Health Sciences– Saibu SharmaSaibu Sharma

Senators (7 plus alternates)Senators (7 plus alternates)– Brett ArenzBrett Arenz– Sarah RobertsSarah Roberts– Nina Alesci (GAPSA) and Garth Willis (Senate)Nina Alesci (GAPSA) and Garth Willis (Senate)– Leah Rathbun Leah Rathbun – Julia TabbutJulia Tabbut– Iker LekuonaIker Lekuona– Alt: Stelios ViazisAlt: Stelios Viazis

Any volunteers to be Parliamentarian?Any volunteers to be Parliamentarian?

ReportsReports NAGPSNAGPS Open Letter 2006Open Letter 2006

– Advising and MentoringAdvising and Mentoring– Perception of OverworkPerception of Overwork– New Policies and GuidelinesNew Policies and Guidelines

OrientationOrientation Tax IssuesTax Issues COPE (Council on Public Engagement)COPE (Council on Public Engagement) Fellowship Insurance CoverageFellowship Insurance Coverage

Graduate Student Life Graduate Student Life WorkshopsWorkshops

Graduate School Paperwork Graduate School Paperwork – Contact: Sara and CarolContact: Sara and Carol

Finding/Choosing Daycare and other Finding/Choosing Daycare and other Challenges for Graduate Student Parents Challenges for Graduate Student Parents – Contact:Contact:

Fellowship ApplicationsFellowship Applications– Contact: JoaoContact: Joao

Volunteers interested in planning these Volunteers interested in planning these should talk to us right away!should talk to us right away!