Events

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.

https://commerce.cashnet.com/msu_3754

Upcoming Events

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.

COGS Chai & Chat

Join us for our next afternoon tea/chat hour on the back patio of Chittenden Hall. Stop by for some special treats and stay for the conversation and fun! *Weather permitting of course – otherwise meet us in the downstairs lounge!

Date: Monday, June 2nd

Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Place:  Chittenden Hall, Back Patio*

Chai and Chat 6.2.25

Summer of Connection Events

GROW, GREAT and COGS present:

SUMMER OF CONNECTION FOR GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS

The Graduate School’s Office for Wellbeing (GROW), Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching (GREAT) office, and the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) are excited to announce the Summer of Connection Series

Summer means a quiet campus and we want to offer opportunities for students to maintain existing or create new connections with fun and relaxing activities.
Join us for any or all events…

🌱 Tuesday, May 27, 2025: Relaxing Hangout at Beal Garden (3.30 p.m.)

  • Meet us at Strange Matter at the Union and order a beverage on us at 3.30pm. Then we’ll walk to the Beal Botanical Gardens for some fun activities. If you arrive after 4pm, please join us at Beal directly. Feel free to bring a blanket, snacks, or anything else to make it a relaxing hang out at the Gardens.

🎭 Thursday, June 12, 2025: Summer Circle Theater Production (6 p.m.)

  • Let’s see a Summer Circle Theater Production together! Meet at the Dairy Store at 6 p.m. for a free scoop of ice cream on us, and then walk over to the amphitheater for a showing of “I and You” at 7 p.m. More details on the show can be found here (https://theatre.msu.edu/sct-2/)

⭐ Monday, June 16, 2025: Lunch Hour Under The Stars (12.10 p.m.)

  • Come join us for a lunch hour under the stars. Meet us at the Planetarium at noon for their free Rest with Music series and escape to other worlds.

🎉 Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Block Party (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.)

  • Join us for outdoor fun, games and food – front yard of Chittenden Hall.


… and coming in July: Crafting Extravaganza! 🎨

COGS Grad Paddle Event – June 23rd!

Graduate & Professional Students: Try your hand at paddle sports  FREE with COGS at the MSU Sailing Center on Monday, June 23rd! COGS is hosting TWO SESSIONS of paddle sports & sailing demos, no experience needed!  The Sailing Center staff will be there to help you. *No pre-registration is needed, but event is strictly  First-Come, First-Served, accommodating up to 30 paddlers (per available equipment) at each session. *Please arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of desired session to check in,  sign the required liability waiver, and be fitted with safety gear. 

*If you arrive after the session is started, you may be required to wait until sailing staff is able to assist or attend a different session. 

COGS Grad Paddle Event

Monday, June 23rd

Location: MSU Sailing Center

5918 Shaw Street  Haslett, MI 48840

Session 1: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   

Session 2: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm  

Bonus! Feel free to explore Lake Lansing Parks area while you’re there!

COGS Paddle 6.23.25

Save The Date: COGS Fall Welcome Celebration is Saturday August 23, 2025

COGS Fall Welcome: Saturday, August 23rd from 12PM to 3PM @Benefactors Plaza

Come celebrate new beginnings with us in August!  After exploring the Graduate School Welcome & Resource Fair from 10am to Noon at the MSU Union, make your way over to Benefactors Plaza (behind Chittenden Hall) for the COGS Fall Welcome Celebration. Join COGS, The Graduate School and other campus partners for an in-person, outdoor afternoon of fun, friends, good food, games, music and more! Keep an eye out for details here: FALL WELCOME EVENTS