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 do not know your department steward, please contact us at [email protected]. If you are interested in being a steward or in electing a steward for your department, contact one of the campus stewards below at [email protected].
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Current (2024-25) Stewards:
Campus Chief Steward:
Amanda Kozar from History
Yellow Area Chief Steward:
Mehdi Feyz from Sociology
Social Sciences (Yellow Area)
| Administration – Education |
| Anthropology – CLAS |
| Art Museum – Provost |
| Belin Blank Gifted Center – Education |
| Center for Advanced Studies – Education |
| Classics – CLAS |
| Communication Studies – CLAS |
| Dance – CLAS |
| Education Policy and Leadership – Education |
| Education Policy and Leadership – Education |
| Evaluation and Assessment Center – Education |
| Geography and Sustainability Sciences – CLAS |
| History – CLAS |
| History – CLAS |
| Interdisciplinary Program [Sciences] |
| Iowa Reading Research Center – Education |
| Iowa Testing Programs – Education |
| Journalism and Mass Communication – CLAS |
| Labor Center – Law |
| Learning Resource Center – Education |
| Political Science – CLAS |
| Psych & Quant Foundations – Education |
| Psychological Brain Science – CLAS |
| Rec Servicies – Student Life |
| Rehabilitation and Counselor Education – Education |
| Sociology and Criminology – CLAS |
| Student Aid – Law |
| Teacher Leader Center – Education |
| Teaching and Learning – Education |
| Teaching, Learning, and Technology – Education |
| School of Planning and Public Affairs – Grad |
Red Area Chief Steward:
Olivia Jones from Physics & Astronomy
Physical Sciences & Economics (Red Area)
| Accounting – Business |
| Biology – CLAS |
| Business Analytics – Business |
| Chemistry – CLAS |
| Computer Science – CLAS |
| Earth & Environmenal Science – CLAS |
| Economics – Business |
| Finance – Business |
| Intercollegiate Athletics – Athletics |
| Management & Entrepreneurship – Business |
| Marketing – Business |
| Mathematics – CLAS |
| Mathematics – CLAS |
| Mathematics – CLAS |
| Obermann Center for Advanced Studies – VRSH |
| Physics and Astronomy – CLAS |
| Social Work – CLAS |
| Statistics and Actuarial Sciences – CLAS |
Blue Area Chief Steward:
Regina Napolitano from the Writer’s Workshop
Arts & Liberal Arts (Blue Area)
| Administration – Graduate |
| African-American Studies – CLAS |
| American Studies – CLAS |
| Art & Art History – CLAS |
| Asian & Slavic Language Literature – CLAS |
| Cinematic Arts – CLAS |
| Creative Writing – CLAS |
| English – CLAS |
| English as Second Language – CLAS |
| French & Italian – CLAS |
| Gender, Women & Sexuality – CLAS |
| German – CLAS |
| Graduate Student Aid Support – Graduate |
| International Writing – Graduate |
| Library Administration |
| Library and Info Sciences – Graduate |
| Linguistics – CLAS |
| Music – CLAS |
| Operations – Graduate |
| Performing Arts – CLAS |
| Philosophy – CLAS |
| Religious Studies |
| Rhetoric – CLAS |
| Rhetoric – CLAS |
| Rhetoric – CLAS |
| Spanish & Portuguese – CLAS |
| Theater Arts – CLAS |
| UI Press – Graduate |
| World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures – CLAS |
Green Area Chief Steward:
Gage Liddiard from Neurology
Medicine, Law, Engineering & Professional Students (Green Area)
| Athletic Trainer Position – CMED |
| Biomedical Engineering – Engineering |
| Biostatistics – Public Health (CPUB) |
| CAD – Research Engineering – Engineering |
| Central Control – Hospital |
| Chemical & Biochemical Engineering – Engineering |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering – Engineering |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders – CLAS |
| Community Behavioral Health – Public Health |
| Dental Research – Dentistry |
| Dermatology – Medicine |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering – Engineering |
| Emergency Medicine – Medicine |
| Epidemiology – Public Health |
| Health and Human Physiology – CLAS |
| Health Management and Policy – Public Health |
| IIHR Hydroscience Engineering – Engineering |
| Industrial Engineering – Engineering |
| Internal Medicine – Medicine |
| Law – Law |
| Library – Hardin Library |
| Mechanical Engineering – Engineering |
| Medicinal Natural Product (MNPC) – Pharm |
| Neuroscience and Pharmacology |
| Nursing – Nursing |
| Occupational and Environmental Health – Public Health |
| Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics (PTT) – Pharm |
| Pharmacy Practice and Science |
| Pharmacy Science and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) – Pharm |
| Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science – Medicine |
| Preventative and Community Dentistry – Dentistry |
| Psychiatry – Medicine |
| Public Health Administration – Public Health |
| Public Health Statistics – Public Health |
| Public Policy Center – VRSH |
| Radiology – Medicine |
| Research Department |
| Surgery |
| State and Community Project |
| UI Technology Institute |