Resolutions

Resolutions may be authored by any graduate student enrolled and in good standing in any of the constituent departments of COGS at the University of Minnesota. They will be discussed and voted on during General Assembly meetings. Passed resolutions are automatically sent to the Deans of the Graduate School, GAPSA, and to any relevant parties, and may be sent to the MN Daily as press releases.

Resolutions Under Consideration

GAPSA Constitutional and Bylaw amendments (and non-amendments): COGS and GAPSA Proposal Comparison; Proposed on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

If you are authoring a resolution, they must be in ten days before the GA meeting. Feel free to use this template.

Passed Resolutions

The following are resolutions passed by COGS. All were passed at a COGS GA meeting.

Creation of a Graduate Student Sustainability Committee
Author: Matthew Kaplan
Passed: March 6, 2008

UMORE Park Committee Student Representatio
Author: Jennifer M. Corcoran
Passed: November 29, 2007

Graduate students and residents oppose use of potentially harmful pesticides at Commonwealth Terrace Cooperative
Authors: Charlie Rohwer, Robyn Geldner
Passed: November 29, 2007

Asking U.S. to help South Sudan end child abduction
Author: Daniel Bernard
Passed: November 29, 2007

Support for the Central Corridor Light Rail Line to go Through a Tunnel on Campus
Authors: Kristen Denzer (GAPSA President); Bree Richards (GAPSA Vice President for Student Affairs); Kristi Kremers (GAPSA At-Large Director); Geoff Hart (COGS Senator and P&R Council Chair) Passed: October 18, 2007

Graduate Students Support Unionized Workers in Contract Negotiations with University Administration
Authors: Bryan Gordon and Eli Meyerhoff
Passed: September 20, 2007

Parking for graduate students on nights and weekends
Authors: Geoff Hart and Jason Wilde
Passed: February 21, 2007

Archive List of Resolutions
Opposing the Inclusion of Tuition Waivers as Income in Determining Minnesota State Property Tax Refunds Authors: Kris Houlton Passed: March 21, 2006
Support for Minnesota State Senate Bill 2460 (Stadium Funding) Author: Kris Houlton (COGS Stadium Rep.), Keith Cunnien (COGS Stadium Rep., former) Passed: September 2005
Regarding Contract Negotiations Between the University Administration at the University's Unionized Employees Authors: Eli Meyerhoff, Will Cremer, Tatiana Abatemarco Passed: Novermber 2005
Supporting the University Dining Services' Exclusive Use of Cage-Free Eggs Author: Wendy MacCannell, Kris Houlton Passed: September 2005
Holding University of Minnesota Corporate Partners to Ethical Business Standards Authors: Kris Houlton, Will Cremer Passed: October 2005
Opposing a Mandatory Stadium Fee for Graduate Students Author: Kris Houlton Passed: September 2005
Opposition to Replacing TAs with Teaching Specialists Authors: Heather Gregg, Amy Tarrell, Larry Davis, Tess Martin, Noriko Ishihara Passed: April 2005
Resolution Regarding Program Closures Due to Budget Constraints Author: Jamie Larson Passed: January 2005
University Budget Priorities Author: Isaac Kamola Passed: April 2004
Opposing the Use of Student Fees Towards the Stadium Authors: Kris Houlten, Keith Cunnien Passed: February 2004
On Possible Funding Cuts or Elimination of the Graduate School Author: Britt Johnson Passed: December 2003

Authoring a Resolution

As mentioned, any graduate student can author a resolution. Resolutions must be submitted to COGS either in person at our office, or via email to cogs@umn.edu at least 10 days before a GA meetings to be considered at that meeting. Resolutions can be withdrawn for consideration at any time. COGS does not allow anonymous resolutions. Please read our bylaws for more information.

To help authors, COGS has created a resolution template. It is currently a Microsoft Word document, but is available in other formats on request.