From SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu Mon Oct 2 10:15:10 2023 From: SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu (COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication) Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 14:15:10 +0000 Subject: [COGS] October 2nd / Re: COGS Assembly Meeting Message-ID: Hello Representatives, This is a reminder that the next COGS Assembly Meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 2nd at 6:30pm. The meeting will occur in person in the Senate Chambers, located on the third floor of the Student Union. There will be no option to attend this meeting via Zoom. Please look over the attached agenda before the meeting. We did have some adjustments from the agenda sent on Friday. Make sure to submit your Candidacy Declaration if you haven't already for your current seat as well as make sure that you are financially certified so that you can vote on the bill tonight that is on the agenda. Kindly let us know if you will be unable to attend Monday's meeting by emailing the COGS Speaker (COGSSpeaker at admin.fsu.edu). 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Please check out the options for boxed lunches here: https://www.publix.com/mc/order-ahead/order-boxed-meals Then please fill in which boxed lunch you want plus sides and drink listed on the website for that lunch. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1suUDz8Ozp14gqRO4tTl56GBl0lG2Ya2u1-_RC2y0788/edit?usp=sharing The deadline to fill out the food form is Wednesday, October 4th at 7pm. Remember that this is an official COGS meeting, so please let us know as soon as you can if you will not be able to attend. This retreat is for all new AND returning representatives. Sincerely, Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu Wed Oct 4 09:35:01 2023 From: SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu (COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 13:35:01 +0000 Subject: [COGS] Reminder: COGS Retreat on October 8th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Representatives, If you have not already done so, please sign up for a boxed lunch for the COGS retreat on Sunday, October 8th from 1-4pm at the Retreat Center on the FSU Rez. Please check out the options for boxed lunches here: https://www.publix.com/mc/order-ahead/order-boxed-meals Then please fill in which boxed lunch you want plus sides and drink listed on the website for that lunch. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1suUDz8Ozp14gqRO4tTl56GBl0lG2Ya2u1-_RC2y0788/edit?usp=sharing The deadline to fill out the food form is Wednesday, October 4th at 7pm. This is TODAY! Remember that this is an official COGS meeting, so please let us know as soon as you can if you will not be able to attend. 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Ebuara PhD Student (Rokyta Lab)/Teaching Assistant Cell & Molecular Biology, Biological Science Department Office: KIN3004, King Life Sciences Building, 319 Stadium Dr, Florida State University Congress of Graduate Students Representative (Seat 1) For the College of Arts and Sciences Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA ________________________________ From: COGS on behalf of COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication via COGS Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 9:35:01 AM To: cogs at lists.fsu.edu Cc: COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication Subject: [COGS] Reminder: COGS Retreat on October 8th Dear Representatives, If you have not already done so, please sign up for a boxed lunch for the COGS retreat on Sunday, October 8th from 1-4pm at the Retreat Center on the FSU Rez. Please check out the options for boxed lunches here: https://www.publix.com/mc/order-ahead/order-boxed-meals Then please fill in which boxed lunch you want plus sides and drink listed on the website for that lunch. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1suUDz8Ozp14gqRO4tTl56GBl0lG2Ya2u1-_RC2y0788/edit?usp=sharing The deadline to fill out the food form is Wednesday, October 4th at 7pm. This is TODAY! Remember that this is an official COGS meeting, so please let us know as soon as you can if you will not be able to attend. This retreat is for all new AND returning representatives. Sincerely, Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu Tue Oct 10 12:30:00 2023 From: SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu (COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0000 Subject: [COGS] COGS Election Process - Next Steps Message-ID: Dear Representatives, With the election process under way, please remember the following: * COGS Candidates DO NOT need to attend the mandatory candidate seminars on 10/16 and 10/17, they are excused from attending. * On or a little before 10/18, COGS candidates will need to send the Supervisor of Elections a document detailing any campaign donations they have received. If they have not received any donations all they need to do is submit a signed statement that they have not received any donations. This document is due by 12pm. * Election day is 10/25 with online voting via the Elections website * On 10/27, the Friday following an election. All candidates will need to submit a final expense statement which includes any donations and expenditures during a student?s campaign for office. If they did not spend any money, all they would need to do is to submit a signed statement that they did not spend any money for their campaign. This document is due by 12pm. Some of you have asked what to send to Spencer and the election committee when it comes to the campaign donation statement. I've attached a sample of what I will be sending to this email in .doc format. Make sure that you sign it before sending it to SGAElect at admin.fsu.edu Best, Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The meeting will occur in person in the Senate Chambers, located on the third floor of the new Student Union. There will be no option to attend this meeting via Zoom. Kindly let us know if you will be unable to attend Monday's meeting by emailing the COGS Speaker (COGSSpeaker at admin.fsu.edu). Remember that you must let us know ahead of time if you are going to be late or absent! We look forward to seeing you next week! Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu Fri Oct 13 14:11:08 2023 From: SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu (COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication) Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:11:08 +0000 Subject: [COGS] October 16th / Re: COGS Assembly Meeting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Representatives, This is a reminder that the next COGS Assembly Meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 16th at 6:30pm. The meeting will occur in person in the Senate Chambers, located on the third floor of the Student Union. There will be no option to attend this meeting via Zoom. We have lot of items on the agenda, so please take a look at the agenda over the weekend and then remember to read the version that will be sent out on Monday. Kindly let us know if you will be unable to attend Monday's meeting by emailing me at (sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu). Remember that you must let us know ahead of time if you are going to be late or absent! Have a great weekend! 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We have lot to cover with new petitioners, bills, and resolutions, so please look over the agenda, especially the resolutions, before tonight. Kindly let us know if you will be unable to attend Monday's meeting by emailing me at (sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu). Remember that you must let us know ahead of time if you are going to be late or absent! See you tonight. Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This document is due by 12pm. * Election day is 10/25 with online voting via the Elections website * On 10/27, the Friday following an election. All candidates will need to submit a final expense statement which includes any donations and expenditures during a student?s campaign for office. If they did not spend any money, all they would need to do is to submit a signed statement that they did not spend any money for their campaign. This document is due by 12pm. Some of you have asked what to send to Spencer and the election committee when it comes to the campaign donation statement. I've attached a sample of what I will be sending to this email in .doc format. Make sure that you sign it before sending it to SGAElect at admin.fsu.edu Best, Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is more information about the organization and event: FSU Votes is a non-partisan coalition of FSU staff, faculty, and student leaders dedicated to the goal of achieving full voter participation among the FSU student body and fostering a culture of civic engagement on FSU campus. Rock the Vote is our main event for fall 2023 gearing up for the 2024 elections. The event will begin with tabling and activities from RSOs and campus departments dedicated to civic engagement in the Commons Courtyard (between the Globe and Dunlap Success Center) and will be followed by a showing of Truth (2015) in the ASLC. We will also have the Leon County Supervisor of Elections coming out to register voters! Thank you for your help! Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The event will begin with tabling and activities from RSOs and campus departments dedicated to civic engagement in the Commons Courtyard (between the Globe and Dunlap Success Center) and will be followed by a showing of Truth (2015) in the ASLC. We will also have the Leon County Supervisor of Elections coming out to register voters! Thank you for your help! Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu Mon Oct 23 09:00:00 2023 From: SGA-COGS-Communication at fsu.edu (COGS Deputy Speaker for Communication) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 Subject: [COGS] COGS Final Expense Report In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good morning, Representatives! We've almost made it to the end of the election process with election day being October 25th! The last item to ensure you secure your seat on COGS is submitting the Final Expense Report. Similar to the Campaign Contribution Statement, this should be signed and sent to Spencer Greenwood (sgaelect at admin.fsu.edu) since we have not contributed any funding toward our own campaigns. Expense Reports are due to Spencer by 12:00PM EST (noon), Friday, October 27th. Please let me know if you would like any additional clarification or guidance. I've attached an example of an expense report to this email. I will check in with another reminder before the deadline! Sincerely, Laura Vaughn (She/Her) Deputy Speaker of Communications Congress of Graduate Students sga-cogs-communication at fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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