COGS Seats and Committees

COGS Seats

Seats in the Congress of Graduate Students for colleges are determined by the enrollment of each college (one seat per every two-hundred ninety nine (299 students) or advocacy seats.

1 Applied Studies 6 Arts & Sciences 3 Business 3 Communication & Information 1 Criminology 4 Education 1 Engineering 1 Film School: Motion Picture Arts 2 Fine Arts: Visual, Performing, etc 1 Human Sciences 3 College of Law 2 College of Medicine 2 Music 1 Nursing 3 Social Sciences 2 Social Work 1 Panama City Campus Representative 1 Special/Undecided 1 International Student Advocate 1 Disabilities Advocate 1 Graduate Housing Advocate 1 Minority Student Advocate 1 Veterans Advocate 1 LGBTQ+ Student Advocate 1 Member at Large

COGS Committees

COGS has fi ve committees, four that meet throughout the congress, and one that only meets during the budget process. Each committee is designed to tackle specifi c concerns/interests related to the graduate student community. All COGS representatives must belong to one of the four committees that meets throughout the year.

Student Advocacy Committee Focuses on the following areas: • Graduate Student pay and funding • Childcare • Relations with the Graduate Assistants United • Diversity on Campus • Healthcare

Student Affairs Committee Focuses on the following: • Academics& Honor Policy • Parking & Transportation • Housing and Dining • Library • Health & Wellness • Social & Community Planning Internal Affairs Committee

COGS Monthly Newsletter Updates to the Website Membership & Outreach Oversight of expenditures Train new COGS members

Maintain attendance records

Budget Committee

Allocates COGS budget to organizations & funding boards

C-SAC • Meets to hear Allocation’s Request less than $1000 for the academic year.