Council of Graduate Students
at The Ohio State University

President

Sabrina Durso (Durso.19)

Bio:

Sabrina Durso is an English Ph.D. student with a specialization in Disability Studies. Specifically, Sabrina investigates the use of disabilities within the post-modern literary canon and how these representations may impact those who experience disability. 

While at The Ohio State, Sabrina has presented her work often at venues such as the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies, the American Studies Association, and the Comics Studies Society. 

Sabrina is also dedicated to accessibility through her various roles at The Ohio State. During the 2024-25 and now 2025-26 academic years, Sabrina serves as the President of the Council of Graduate Students to advocate for graduate student accommodations that go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, she valued sharing her expertise on digital access as the Associate Director of the Digital Media & Composition Institute in 2025. 

Roles & Responsibilities

As laid out in the CGS Constitution (Section 8.3, rev. 11/2023), the President's duties are as follows:

  • 8.3.A The President will preside over all General Body and Executive Board meetings of the Council as the Chair.
  • 8.3.B The President will select the time and place of all regular and special meetings of the Council. All meeting locations must be ADA accessible and hybrid capable. The President must inform the graduate student body in writing of the time and place chosen for each regular meeting of a semester by no later than the tenth day of that semester.
  • 8.3.C The President will serve as a liaison between CGS and the Graduate School, the University administration, and the Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
  • 8.3.D The President will serve as an ex-officio member of the University Senate and its Steering Committee.
  • 8.3.E The President must appoint a Parliamentarian. This appointment will be subject to approval by simple majority vote by the Executive Board. The parliamentarian may be removed at the initiative of the President, or by two Executive Board members. This removal is subject to a majority vote of the Executive Board.
  • 8.3.F The President may appoint a Chief of Staff if they so choose. This appointment will be subject to approval by simple majority vote by the Executive Board. The Chief of Staff may be removed at the initiative of the President, or by two Executive Board members. This removal is subject to a majority vote of the Executive Board.
  • 8.3.G The President will be responsible for implementing and enacting all decisions of the Council and will fulfill other duties as directed by the consensus of the Council and the Executive board, as needed and able.


*** This officership is a .5 FTE GAship through the Office of Student Life.
*** This officership is eligible to use a CGS-owned A parking pass for CGS business.