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