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COGS 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
| For Consideration |
There
are currently no resolutions being
considered for next fall's GA meetings. If you are authoring
a resolution, they must be in ten days before the GA meeting.
Feel free to use this template.
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Passed Resolutions
The following are resolutions passed by COGS. All were passed at a COGS
GA meeting.
| COGS 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
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Holding University of Minnesota Corporate
Partners to Ethical Business Standards
Authors: Kris Houlton, Will Cremer
Passed: October 2005
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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 |
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Resolution Regarding Program Closures Due to
Budget Constraints
Author: Jamie Larson
Passed: January 2005
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University Budget Priorities
Author: Isaac Kamola
Passed: April 2004
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Opposing the Use of Student Fees
Towards the Stadium
Authors: Kris Houlten, Keith Cunnien
Passed: February 2004
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On Possible Funding Cuts
or Elimination of the Graduate School
Author: Britt Johnson
Passed: December 2003
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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.
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