COGS Passes Vote of No Confidence in Board of Trustees
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A statement from Ashley Fuente, COGS President, on the appointment of John Engler to Interim MSU President
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Open Space Dialogue on Diversity – Graduate Dialogue Series
Saturday, Feb. 10 from 10am to 2pm in 133D Erickson Hall. COGS held an Open Space Dialogue to address concerns, frustrations and/or ideas about issues of diversity. The Open Space format is designed to encourage discussion and dialogue toward producing recommendations for creating positive culture change at MSU.
Graduate Student and Postdoc’s Guide to Personal Finance – a Seminar
COGS co-sponsored the Graduate Student and Postdoc’s Guide to Personal Finance Seminar on Friday, February 9th, 2018. Personal Finance for PhD’s Emily Roberts discussed the following: Values, goals, and strategies Budgeting Saving Emergency funds Targeted savings accounts Compound interest Investing Tax-advantaged retirement accounts Debt repayment Grad student pay and taxes To see a live stream of […]
KIND donates to De-stress & Rest Kits
KIND Snacks donated over 7,000 KIND bars to The Council of Graduate Students to complete this year’s end-of-semester De-stress & Rest Kits. COGS would like to thank KIND Snacks for their contribution to the wellness of graduate students during finals. This is the second year that KIND Snacks has donated to COGS.
Dee Jordan Receives 2018 Excellence in Diversity Award, Individual Emerging Progress
December 1, 2017 — COGS is thrilled to congratulate Dee Jordan, COGS past president (2016-17), who has been selected as the MSU 2018 Excellence In Diversity Award, Individual Emerging Progress recipient! This prestigious award recognizes Dee’s extraordinary and exemplary contributions toward creating a more diverse and inclusive community. COGS is a better organization for her […]
GEU, COGS Hosts Rally Against the Grad Tax
A message from the GEU: The current tax plan passed by the House of Representatives includes a $1.5 trillion corporate tax cut and a giant tax hike on graduate students. Here at MSU, the average graduate employee makes less than $20,000 in gross pay each year. Under this new plan, 99% of graduate teaching assistants […]
Jorge Cham, creator of PhD Comics held Seminar on Procrastination
The Council of Graduate Students, PHD Career Services, and the Graduate School are excited to brought Jorge Cham, renowned lecturer and the creator of PhD Comics, to MSU on Wednesday, November 15th. His presentation, The Power of Procrastination: Academic Life, Managing Stress, and Finding Motivation in Research, resonated with graduate and professional students.
Six graduate and professional students awarded at Graduate Academic Conference
The 9th annual Graduate Academic Conference (GAC) attracted a sea of students to the MSU Union on Feb 25. The conference is held annually in an effort to showcase the work that students have accomplished in their field and diversify the knowledge of attendees. Six graduate and professional students were awarded for oral and poster presentations given […]
