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November 11, 2025

WAC Workshop Series: Giving Feedback on Student Writing

Category: Grad School, University-Wide WAC Workshop Series: Giving Feedback on Student Writing


November 11, 2025

As an educator at MSU, are you interested in... 

learning more about teaching and supporting writing in your courses?
revising or developing new writing assignments for your courses?
improving your students' engagement with your writing assignments?

The Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program at MSU supports all MSU educators in developing their writing-related pedagogy in any level course, in any discipline. We invite you to participate in our upcoming Workshop Series!

Dates:

Busting Writing Myths

Friday, October 10th from 10a-11am via Zoom (link will be shared by WC closer to event)

Giving Feedback on Student Writing

Friday, November 11th from 10a-11am via Zoom

Creating Writing Assignments for Student Engagement

Friday, December 5th from 10a-11am via Zoom

Register for workshops via this link.

Lunch with the Dean

Category: Grad School, University-Wide Lunch with the Dean


November 11, 2025

During the academic year, the Dean of the Graduate School, Pero Dagbovie, invites graduate students to join him and his graduate school colleagues for lunch and conversation in Chittenden Hall along the beautiful and historic Laboratory Row.

About the Event:This unique opportunity allows Graduate Students the chance to connect with The Graduate School leadership and staff in a relaxed and informal lunch setting. Connect about career and school journeys, gain understanding of The Graduate School programs that empower graduate student success and engage in candid discussions about university and student life.

Why Attend?- Share experiences in a safe space.- Learn more about what the Graduate School offers, such as professional development & educational wellbeing opportunities.- Enjoy a meal and conversation with new people!

Registration for these lunches is required. If the registration link is no longer available, either the workshop is full, or the registration period has ended.

Fall 2025 Dates, all lunches will take place in-person in Chittenden Hall room 110 from 12:00-1:00pm: 

Thursday, September 11
Wednesday, October 8
Tuesday, November 11  
Tuesday, December 2 

Get Stuff Done with GROW

Category: Grad School, University-Wide Get Stuff Done with GROW


November 11, 2025

Are you having a hard time getting things off your to do list? Would you benefit from a dedicated space and being around others to find motivation and productivity? If so, please join us in a structured community space for supporting goal achievement. We will start at 2pm with a brief time of connecting and sharing goals.

We will then have two sessions of about 50-60 minutes where everyone will work on their individual goals with a 10-minute break in between. You can come for one or both sessions or just stop in at any point. We will offer a hybrid option upon request.

Please reach out to Meg Moore, GROW Director, for more information at akehimeg@msu.edu. Whether it’s your dissertation, classwork, emails, a crafting project, or brushing up your CV, let’s help each other Get Stuff Done!

RECR: Detrimental Research Practices, Teamwork and Conflict Resolution

Category: Grad School, University-Wide RECR: Detrimental Research Practices, Teamwork and Conflict Resolution


November 11, 2025

(RCR-3647-ILTVC)

Research is an increasingly complex endeavor, and one rarely works in isolation. This session will help you understand and appreciate what a ‘conflict of interest’ is, that they occur in many situations and are manageable. Strategies to avoid conflicts of interest will be presented. Conflicts within the context of peer review will be discussed - an important duty for all members of the scholarly community.

The term 'collaboration' in academic research is usually thought to mean an equal partnership between at least two academic faculty members who are pursuing mutually interesting and beneficial research or scholarly activities. Today, however, many collaborations involve researchers of differing stature, funding status, and types of organizations. In this workshop, rules for successful research collaboration will be discussed.

Register on the MSU Ability Training Compliance System