University Committees
Listed in this section are the Committees, the number of seats allotted for COGS appointments, and the committee description. Click on the Icon above the listing to go to the website for the committee.
Full Council
The Council of Graduate Students (COGS) is the constitutionally authorized government for all graduate and professional students at Michigan State University.
COGS is based on a parliamentary system. Each department elects a Representative to sit on the COGS Full Council. The Full Council conducts monthly meetings, open to the public, to discuss issues important to graduate and professional students and vote on policy. For more information about representation on the full council, please see COGS REPRESNTATIVE Information
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 Full Council Meetings:
All meetings will be hybrid – at 110 Chittenden hall and via Zoom, on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM EST. COGS Full Council Meetings are open to the public. Please email us at office@cogs.msu.edu if you would like to receive the Zoom Link(s) for any of our full council meetings. If you are interested in coming in-person, kindly inform the office so that we may monitor room capacity.
Fall 2024 Full Council Meetings:
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 4
Spring 2025 Full Council Meetings:
January 22
February 19
March 19
April 16
Committees
Graduate & Professional Student Committee Service
COGS appoints graduate and professional students to a variety of COGS and University committees in order to provide the graduate/professional student voice in developing policy. You do not have to be a COGS representative to serve on a committee. Please email our office if interested. office@cogs.msu.edu
The Office of Student Support & Accountability (OSSA) is Recruiting NOW for 25-26 Hearing Board Positions.
Graduate & Professional Students Needed! APPLY NOW to be a member of a student hearing board. Graduate & Professional students needed! Hearing board members play a critical and valuable role in ensuring that those involved in allegations that a student violated experience a fair process, while also being both supported and held accountable (if found responsible). For more information & application, please visit: https://ossa.msu.edu/hearing-boards
COGS Committees
Listed in this section are the COGS Committees, the number of seats allotted, and the committee description.
