UE-COGS Stewards: The Backbone of the Union
Stewards are the backbone of UE Local 896 - COGS, serving as the official union representative in departments around campus. All departments should have at least one union steward. If your department steward is not listed below, please contact us at cogs@cogs.org. If you are interested in being a steward or in electing a steward for your department, contact one of the chief stewards below at cogs@cogs.org.
Current area* and campus chief stewards:
- Campus Chief Steward: Matt Mettler
- Blue Area Chief Steward: Sara Shreve
- Yellow Area Chief Steward: Matt Weiss
- Red Area Chief Steward: Bill Peterson
- Green Area Chief Steward: Allison Bean
Current Departmental Stewards
| Department | Steward(s) | Department | Steward(s) |
| American Studies | Craig Eley | Journalism & Mass Communication | |
| Anthropology | Susanna Donaldson | Labor Center | |
| Art & Art History | Elizabeth Sutton, Jillian Moore | Learning Resource Center | Rachel Leigh |
| Asian Languages | Library | ||
| Biology | Linguistics | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | Math | Tim Gillespie | |
| Chemistry | Mechanical Engineering | ||
| Cinema & Comp Lit | Kevin McDonald | Music | |
| Classics | Josh Langseth | Nursing | |
| Communications Studies | Gina Giotta | Occupational & Environmental Health | |
| Computer Science | Pharmaceutics | ||
| Creative Writing | Philosophy | ||
| Curriculum & Instruction | Physics & Astronomy | ||
| Dance | Politcal Science | ||
| Economics | Psychology | ||
| EPLS | Psych & Quant Foundations | ||
| English | Religious Studies | Dustin Eaton | |
| French & Italian | Jayne Machak | Rhetoric | |
| Geography | Douglas Grane | Social Work | Patrick Rashed |
| Geoscience | Sociology | Matt Boswell | |
| German | Spanish & Portuguese | Leah Leone | |
| Health & Sport Studies | Statistics & Actuarial Science | ||
| History | Matt Mettler, Jeroen Laemers, Jason Whisler | Theater | Greg Machlin |
| IIHR | Urban & Regional Planning | John How | |
| International Programs | Women's Studies | ||
| Iowa Testing | Writers Workshop | ||
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*For stewarding purposes, COGS is divided into different areas in order to better deal with issues around the campus. To find out your area, click here.
