Student Feedback and Grievances

COGSA continually seeks student input and encourages student participation (see below) in Departmental functions. Students are encouraged to speak with members of COGSA at any time seeking advice or offering input concerning the Graduate program. The COGSA Chair attends an annual student meeting to seek input from the students and to convey information about the graduate program to the students. The COGSA Chair also meets with the first year students as a group during the first year to answer questions and for advising.

COGSA should be notified of any student grievance and will endeavor to resolve the issue. If the issue is not resolved at this level, then COGSA will refer the student to the Departmental Chair or the appropriate campus office to deal with the situation. The latter include offices to deal with sexual harassment, minority issues, scientific misconduct, financial conflicts of interest, and disabilities. While students are strongly encouraged to solve problems within the Department, students who feel it is necessary to resolve an issue outside of the Departmental structure should contact the OMBUDS office at 492-5077.