1. COGS General Assembly September 20, 2006

2. What is COGS? See the website—it will tell you everything you ever did and did not want to know. See the website—it will tell you everything you ever did and did not want to know. If you resist the hegemony of technology—we have highlights off the website and various other places in a bounded paper Handbook for COGS reps. This is new, so if you have any suggestions of things to add or change, let us know. If you resist the hegemony of technology—we have highlights off the website and various other places in a bounded paper Handbook for COGS reps. This is new, so if you have any suggestions of things to add or change, let us know.

3. All Graduate Students COGS P&R Councils P&R Chairs GAPSA COGS Exec. Board Univ. Senate Student Senators Committees COGS Structure

4. COGS Executive Committee Officers President: Aeleah Soine, History President: Aeleah Soine, History Aeleah Soine Aeleah Soine Executive Vice President: Bryan Gordon, Linguistics Executive Vice President: Bryan Gordon, Linguistics Bryan Gordon Bryan Gordon Vice President for Internal Relations: Denise Feda, Environmental Health Sciences Vice President for Internal Relations: Denise Feda, Environmental Health Sciences Denise Feda Denise Feda Vice President for External Relations: open position Vice President for External Relations: open position Vice President for Finance: Kristen Nichols, Curriculum and Instruction Vice President for Finance: Kristen Nichols, Curriculum and Instruction Kristen Nichols Kristen Nichols Vice President for Communications: Caroline Hilk, Educational Psychology Vice President for Communications: Caroline Hilk, Educational Psychology Caroline Hilk Caroline Hilk Past President (ex-officio): Sara Kempner, Child Development Past President (ex-officio): Sara Kempner, Child Development Sara Kempner Sara Kempner Parliamentarian: open position Parliamentarian: open position Policy and Review Council Chairs  Languages, Literature and Arts*: Eden Kaiser, Linguistics Eden Kaiser Eden Kaiser  Biological Sciences*: Carol Powers, Agronomy/Plant Genetics Carol Powers Carol Powers  Health Sciences*: open position  Engineering, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences*: Joao Boavida, Math Joao Boavida Joao Boavida  Social Sciences*: Eli Meyerhoff, Political Science  Education and Psychology*: Sara Kempner, Child Development Sara Kempner Sara Kempner *These positions also are members of the Graduate School Executive Committee in 2006-2007.

5. Policy and Review (P & R) Councils Animal Sciences Animal Sciences Applied Plant Sciences Applied Plant Sciences Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics Biological Science Biological Science Biology (DULUTH) Biology (DULUTH) Cellular and Integrative Physiology Cellular and Integrative Physiology Comparative and Molecular Biosciences Comparative and Molecular Biosciences Conservation Biology Conservation Biology Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Entomology Entomology Food Science Food Science Integrated Biosciences (DULUTH) Integrated Biosciences (DULUTH) Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture Medicinal Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Biological Sciences Microbial Engineering Microbial Engineering Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics Natural Resources Science and Management Natural Resources Science and Management Neuroscience Neuroscience Nutrition Nutrition Oral Biology Oral Biology Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology Pharmacology Plant Biological Sciences Plant Biological Sciences Plant Pathology Plant Pathology Soil Science Soil Science Toxicology Toxicology Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Conservation

6. Health Sciences Biostatistics Biostatistics Clinical Laboratory Science Clinical Laboratory Science Clinical Research Clinical Research Dentistry Dentistry Environmental Health Environmental Health Epidemiology Epidemiology Health Informatics Health Informatics Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration History of Medicine and Biological Sciences History of Medicine and Biological Sciences Nursing Nursing Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Otolaryngology Otolaryngology Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science Rehabilitation Science Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy Surgery; Experimental Surgery Surgery; Experimental Surgery Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine

7. Education & Psychology Audiology Audiology Child Psychology Child 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 Ed.D. program in Work, Community, and Family Education) Education/Work, Community, and Family Education (including the Ed.D. program in Work, Community, and Family Education) Educational Policy and Administration Educational Policy and Administration Educational Psychology Educational Psychology Kinesiology Kinesiology Psychology Psychology Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences Speech-Language Pathology Speech-Language Pathology

8. Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Architecture Architecture Astrophysics Astrophysics Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Physics Chemical Physics Chemistry Chemistry Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science Computer Science Control Science and Dynamical Systems Control Science and Dynamical Systems Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Geological Engineering Geological Engineering Geology Geology Geophysics Geophysics History of Science and Technology History of Science and Technology Industrial and Systems Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Infrastructure Systems Engineering Infrastructure Systems Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanics Mechanics Physics Physics Scientific Computation Scientific Computation Software Engineering Software Engineering Statistics Statistics Water Resources Science Water Resources Science DULUTH: Applied and Computational Mathematics; Chemistry; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering Management; Geological Sciences; Physics DULUTH: Applied and Computational Mathematics; Chemistry; Computer Science; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Engineering Management; Geological Sciences; Physics

9. Language, Literature & Arts American Studies American Studies Arabic Arabic Art Art Art History Art History Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media Classical and Near Eastern Studies Classical and Near Eastern Studies Comparative Literature Comparative Literature Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society Creative Writing Creative Writing Design, Housing and Apparel Design, Housing and Apparel DULUTH: Art; English; Music DULUTH: Art; English; Music English English English as a Second Language English as a Second Language French French Germanic Studies Germanic Studies Hispanic Literature Hispanic Literature Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics Hispanic Linguistics Hispanic Linguistics Italian Italian Liberal Studies Liberal Studies Linguistics Linguistics Luso-Brazilian Literature Luso-Brazilian Literature Music Music Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication Theatre Arts Theatre Arts

10. Social Sciences Anthropology Anthropology Applied Economics Applied Economics Business Administration Business Administration Business Taxation Business Taxation Communication Studies Communication Studies DULUTH: Business Administration; Criminology; Liberal Studies; Social Work DULUTH: Business Administration; Criminology; Liberal Studies; Social Work Economics Economics Family Social Science Family Social Science Feminist Studies Feminist Studies Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science Geography Geography Health Journalism Health Journalism History History Human Resources and Industrial Relations Human Resources and Industrial Relations Management of Technology Management of Technology Mass Communication Mass Communication Philosophy Philosophy Political Science Political Science Public Affairs Public Affairs Public Policy Public Policy Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Scientific and Technical Communication Scientific and Technical Communication Social Work Social Work Sociology Sociology Strategic Communication Strategic Communication Urban and Regional Planning Urban and Regional Planning

11. Open Positions University Senate (meets one Thursday per month, plus GAPSA meetings) University Senate (meets one Thursday per month, plus GAPSA meetings) Parking and Transportation Advisory Committee Parking 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 inside Boynton: lunch 11:45, meeting 12-12:45) Student Health Advisory Council (first and third Thursdays inside Boynton: lunch 11:45, meeting 12-12:45) 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 Apr) 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 Apr) Student On-Campus Stadium Advisory Committee (meets twice a semester) - first meeting 25 Sep, 12-1, 324 Coffman Student On-Campus Stadium Advisory Committee (meets twice a semester) - first meeting 25 Sep, 12-1, 324 Coffman

12. Elections Vice President for External Relations Vice President for External Relations P & R Chairs for Health Sciences P & R Chairs for Health Sciences –Saibu Sharma Senators (7 plus alternates) Senators (7 plus alternates) –Brett Arenz –Sarah Roberts –Nina Alesci (GAPSA) and Garth Willis (Senate) –Leah Rathbun –Julia Tabbut –Iker Lekuona –Alt: Stelios Viazis Any volunteers to be Parliamentarian? Any volunteers to be Parliamentarian?

13. Reports NAGPS NAGPS Open Letter 2006 Open Letter 2006 –Advising and Mentoring –Perception of Overwork –New Policies and Guidelines Orientation Orientation Tax Issues Tax Issues COPE (Council on Public Engagement) COPE (Council on Public Engagement) Fellowship Insurance Coverage Fellowship Insurance Coverage

14. Graduate Student Life Workshops Graduate School Paperwork Graduate School Paperwork –Contact: Sara and Carol Finding/Choosing Daycare and other Challenges for Graduate Student Parents Finding/Choosing Daycare and other Challenges for Graduate Student Parents –Contact: Fellowship Applications Fellowship Applications –Contact: Joao Volunteers interested in planning these should talk to us right away! Volunteers interested in planning these should talk to us right away!