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 here.
Fall 2023 & Spring 2024 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 2023 Full Council Meetings:
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 6
Spring 2024 Full Council Meetings:
January 17
February 21
March 13
April 17
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.
COGS Position Open: Director of Event Planning – Apply Now!
This position has been re-opened for the remainder of 23-24. Want to serve with the COGS Executive Board this year? Do you love the idea of planning social events for graduate & professional students? If so, this is the position for you! Take the lead in coordinating COGS social events for graduate & professional students throughout the year. (Term Aprox. ends April 2024)
COGS Committees
Listed in this section are the COGS Committees, the number of seats allotted, and the committee description.
