COGS Storefront
The following link can be used to purchase all COGS tickets and service items available to Graduate and Professional Students at MSU. These include Wharton Center tickets and other special events throughout the year. Items will be added as they become available.
COGS Updates Email List
COGS sends regular email updates of news & events during Fall and Spring to the departments and colleges for sharing out to graduate & professional students. If you would like to receive these emails directly to your inbox, please fill out this form. https://bit.ly/COGS-EVENTS
NEW! Subscribe to COGS Social Events Calendar!
Get COGS Events right on your calendar! Subscribe today!
Subscribe to the COGS social events calendar by the following steps:
Go to your outlook app ⇒ go to calendar (in mobile app, it’s at the bottom pane)
⇒ Select “Add Calendar”/“Add Shared Calendars” (in mobile app, click on calendar icon on the top left, then click the +)
⇒ Enter the email “doe@cogs.msu.edu” (make sure you are using your MSU account) and press enter.
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Graduate School Events Calendar
Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week!
April 6-10 is Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week!
Please join us the week of April 6 – 10 to celebrate graduate and professional students throughout Michigan State University. During that time, the Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Students will be hosting events, including a block party, arts and crafts, professional development opportunities, and more. Some events require advanced registration. You can keep track of the events here: https://grad.msu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026/02/gpsaw-2026
GPSAW EVENT HIGHLIGHT: BLOCK Party on April 8th
BLOCK PARTY for Graduate & Professional Students
Wednesday, April 8th
12PM to 2PM
Outside – front of Chittenden Hall
Relax and have fun with your fellow graduate and professional students at this block party held by the Graduate School’s Office for Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching (GREAT). There will be games, snacks, music, and more! No registration is required. *Rain location: Downstairs Lounge – Chittenden Hall
IMPORTANT – ACTION REQUESTED: Take the PizzArena Poll Now!
For our part, COGS will be ordering pizza for the Block Party. But we want to get the GOOD pizza. Please tell us your favorite, and we’ll order pizza from the top three mentioned favorites from our polling data! We’ll even take a vote on them after tasting – just for fun!
EUCHRE NIGHT WITH COGS!
Zap Zone with COGS! *SOLD OUT-Sorry! Waitlist Available
** Part of Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week!! **
Join COGS As we blow off some steam at Zap Zone XL in Lansing! Limited tickets available, first-come, first served.
$10 includes: COGS VIP Room, snacks/wings, pizza & soft drinks provided in room. Unlimited standard activities: Laser Tag, Glo Golf, Springz, Bumper Cars, Carousel, Pixel Floor, Drop Tower.
*Participants may purchase additional activities onsite at own cost if desired.
Ticket Purchase goes live at Noon on March 25th.
If sold out, you may enter your name on our Wait List.
Purchase at: BIT.LY/COGS-STORE
Boba Hour with COGS! April 14th
Join us April 14th for a special afternoon tea time – Boba style! Network with your graduate & professional student peers across disciplines.
Tuesday, April 14th from 3PM to 4PM
Chittenden Hall Lounge (downstairs)
COGS Craft & Connection: Pressed Flowers @ MSU Herbarium!
Join us for a special craft session where we will decorate cards/bookmarks with pressed flowers. At the MSU Herbarium! Relax and enjoy the creative process while chatting with fellow graduate & professional students. We provide all the supplies as well as some snacks to keep you going (while they last). This session also includes a staff-led tour of the amazing MSU Herbarium!
When: Friday, April 17 – from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Where: MSU Herbarium – Plant Biology Labs, 612 Wilson Road, Room 40
NOTE: The MSU Herbarium can be difficult to find if you have never visited. Feel free to stop and ask for an escort or directions at the office of the Department of Plant Biology, located in room 166 close to the main entrance (off Wilson Road) of the Plant Biology Laboratories Building. Visit: How to find the Herbarium
Coffee & Connection
Join us for Coffee & Connection Spring 2026!
Network with your peers across disciplines! Come hang out with COGS and enjoy some morning treats! We hold this event approx twice monthly and alternate between various locations on campus and off campus. That way you can check out different spaces in your campus community. We hope to see you!
Coming Up: WED, April 22 from 9:30AM to 10:30AM
Location: MSU STEM – lobby
We look forward to connecting with you this semester!