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August 31, 2012: Travel Grant Awards have changed. Awards are now awarded for Fall and Spring separately.
August 31, 2012: The GradLetter for August 2012 is not available.
May 8, 2012: Nita Krevans won the President's Award at the COGS Awards Ceremony. Congratulations Nita!
April 27, 2012: The Travel Grant Award winners have been announced. See our awards page for a list of winners.
April 10, 2012: The OFA Awards winners have been announced. See our awards page for a list of winners.
April 7, 2012: COGS has recently acquired information regarding increases in the international student fee. See our finanical information page for details.
March 28, 2012: Graduate Student Appreciation Week will be from April 2-6. Check out some of the great events we are hosting!
March 28, 2012: The Executive Committee has an open position for VP of Finance. If you are interested in running or want more information about the position contact cogs@umn.edu.
March 19, 2012: The reports for the Boynton Health Services focus groups that COGS conducted are now available.
February 16, 2012: At the February GA Meeting Anna Beek was elected as a COGS Senator. Congratulations Anna!
January 18, 2012: The GradLetter for January 2012 is now available.
January 10, 2012: We have added an overview of changes in centralized funding for graduate education. See the Graduate School Transition page.
December, 21, 2011: We have added information about the Quality Metrics Allocation Plan and the proposed DDF nomination increases to the Graduate School Transition page.
The Council of Graduate Students (COGS) is the student organization that represents, advocates for, informs,
facilitates communications among, and supports graduate students (most students who are seeking a research degree: a Ph.D. or a Masters that is associated with a Ph.D. program). Learn More
Get involved with COGS by coming to a meeting or an upcoming event.