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 REPRESENTATION INFO
Fall 2026 & Spring 2027 Full Council Meetings:
All meetings will be hybrid – at 110 Chittenden hall and remote, 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 Remote 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 2026 Full Council Meetings:
September 9, 2026
September 30, 2026
October 21, 2026
November 18, 2026
Spring 2027 Full Council Meetings:
January 27, 2027
February 17, 2027
March 24, 2027
April 21, 2027
View and download current year and previous years’ approved legislation HERE.
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
COGS Executive Committee (Executive Board)
This body is comprised of five elected officers (President, VPIA, VPEA, Treasurer, Secretary) and two liaisons from each professional school (Law & Medical Schools), and 3 Eboard-appointed members (Parliamentarian, Director of Event Planning, Director of Outreach). The committee meets once a month and is chaired by the COGS President. 1-year term. Eligibility requirements as described in the COGS Bylaws.
ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE AT MARCH FULL COUNCIL MEETING. Only COGS representatives in good standing and grad/professional students who have attended at least 5 regular monthly full council meetings are eligible to run for the elected Executive Board positions, per the COGS bylaws. **APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTED POSITIONS OPEN AS NEEDED.
Open Now through September 21st: COGS Director of Media on the Executive Board:
COGS is excited to invite applications for a new Director of Media position on the COGS Executive Board. This ad-hoc position will run from the date of appointment through February 2027.
The Director of Media will support COGS in expanding its reach and strengthening how we communicate with graduate and professional students across MSU. This is an opportunity to bring your creativity and communication skills to COGS while helping develop new approaches to our media, outreach, and engagement efforts. Because this is a newly established position, the selected student will also have the opportunity to help shape what the role becomes. Working alongside the COGS Executive Board, the Director of Media will help identify effective ways to engage our graduate and professional student community and contribute to defining the responsibilities of the position as COGS considers its long-term future.
If you are interested in media, social media, communications, outreach, or creative ways of connecting students with COGS, we encourage you to apply. This is a service based, volunteer role. Thank you for your commitment to graduate and professional students at MSU! Application Deadline: 3:00 PM EST, Monday, September 21, 2026
*Depending on the application pool, shortlisted applicants will be invited to a brief meet-and-greet with Tuesday, September 22, at a mutually available time, and/or Wednesday, September 23, in the evening.
COGS Committees
Listed in this section are the COGS Committees, the number of seats allotted, and the committee description.
