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Graduate School Orientation and COGS Fall Welcome is Saturday August 28, 2021

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Graduate-School-Welcome-Resource-Fair-2021-Flyer.

Online:  9:00am to 12:00pm

All NEW and RETURNING Graduate Students are invited to attend the Graduate School’s Virtual Welcoming and Resource Fair. COGS will be there!  This year, the Graduate School Welcoming and Resource Fair will completely virtual, hosted on the grad.msu.edu website. A few days prior to the date of the virtual event,  the event page will be made public so that graduate students can become familiar with the content and groups represented, and choose what they want to tune in to on Saturday, August 28th. Times for the various sessions can be found on: https://grad.msu.edu/events/graduate-school-welcome-and-resource-fair-0 

ON Campus! 2pm to 4pm @ Benefactors Plaza (behind Chittenden Hall)

Close your computer, grab a friend, bring your family and come out to campus for a real, live and in-person, celebration of new beginnings! Join COGS, Graduate Student Life and Wellness, The Graduate School and other campus partners for an  in-person, outdoor afternoon of fun, games, music and more! Check out The Sci Files for a live Podcast. They’ll  be doing 5-minute interviews with MSU student researchers throughout the event. Sign up now to be interviewed at bit.ly/scifilescogs

Other activity centers include:  MSU Broad Art Museum, Library – Makers Space, FRIB/NSCL, Abrams Planetarium, MSU Bug House, Gender & Sexuality Campus Center (CSCC), Women*s Student Services, Student-Parent Resource Center, Rec Sports & Fitness, Therapy Pets and more!  Sparty will make an appearance too for fun and photo-ops!

Plenty of free and close parking in ramp 6.  For all new and returning MSU Graduate & Professional students!

Get all the details on our FALL WELCOME page.

Make Plans to Attend ComSciCon August 20-22, 2021!

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Grad students: Want to learn how to communicate your science more effectively? Network with fellow grads and peers? (See website: https://comscicon.com/comscicon-michigan-2021)

We’re getting together an excellent set of programming for participants including (but not limited to) panels on science policy, workshops on science illustration and publication, and of course our keynote from Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer on principles and strategies of culturally relevant science communication!

ComSciCon-MI 2021 will be held over three mornings August 20th-22nd, 2021. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us (michigan@comscicon.org) or find us on Twitter (@ComSciConMI)! Additional information can also be found on our website.

ComSciCon-MI 2021 is organized by graduate students at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. We are grateful for contributions from the following sponsors, without whom we couldn’t offer this workshop:

University of Michigan (UM): Life Science Institute, Industrial & Operations Engineering, Chemistry Department

Michigan State University (MSU): Department of Entomology, Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, BEACON, Office of Research and Innovation, Council of Graduate Students

Wayne State University (WSU): Department of Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU): College of Science, Biological Science Department

SciComm21 Flyer

APIDA/A DEI Town Hall on May 26th

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All members of the MSU community are invited to attend a DEI Town Hall focusing on concerns of Graduate Students and Postdocs from the APIDA/A community, “From Outrage to Action,” held on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 5 pm ET via Zoom Webinar. The Zoom link is here (ID: 994 2443 8402; Password: 378644), with no registration required.

There is an anonymous form for people to submit comments/questions/concerns in advance of the meeting (access here).

Flyer available here.

Spring Finals Social Media Study Break

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Keep your eyes out next week (4/26-4/30) for another COGS Social Media challenge. We know you have been working extra hard this semester, so remember to take a break this Finals Week and check out these challenges. Comment on our daily prompts (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram) and you could win a $25 e-gift card!
Comment on the prompts by 8:30 pm EST daily! One winner from the comments will be chosen randomly each day, one on each platform, and notified by reply to the comment. Winners will be asked to contact the COGS office to claim their prize.
Spring Finals Social Media Flyer

2021 Countdown to Close-Out

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As we close out the year, we hope you can enjoy the annual “Countdown to Closeout” event. The event will be held from April 18th to April 24th, 2021. The event is hosted by the Department of Student Life. See PDF flyer for more information on events being hosted. For more information on these programs, please contact via email: jonesrh4@msu.edu

Community Town Hall: Anti-Asian Violence – March 25th at 6P EST

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March 25th at 6PM EST:

In light of recent anti-Asian violence, APASO, APIDA/AFSA, and OCAT invite members of the MSU community to come air and discuss their experiences. We aim to have this as a safe space for community members to share their stories and to be heard. We also want to hear your ideas about how MSU can better support the APIDA community. It’s important that we stand together in these hard times, and we want you to feel heard.

Registration: https://msu.zoom.us/…/register/WN_NObwUtHVQWy4NgAs5DB1kQ

The Vigil will also be livestreamed on the Office of Cultural & Academic Transitions –  OCAT’s Facebook Page.

Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW) is April 5-9!

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Thank you to all that participated in Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW). COGS appreciates you all year long!

(2021 GPSAW Event Post Below)

The Graduate School, Graduate Student Life & Wellness and COGS have teamed up to spread our appreciation over the week. Keep an eye out for announcements of special activities and participate where you can!

COGS GPSAW Social Media Study Break

During the week of April 5-9 watch for our daily prompts across the COGS social media platforms (FB, Twitter, Instagram). Comment on our post and you will be entered to win a $20 gift card!

To be eligible, respond to that day’s prompt by commenting on one of our social media pages. If you do, you will be entered into a drawing for a $20 gift card. Each day at 8:30 pm est., we will randomly select 3 winners (1 across each platform: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). Winners will be notified by reply and asked to email the COGS office (office@cogs.msu.edu).

Gift Card Options include:
  • Walmart
  • Target
  • Kroger
  • Amazon
  • Anything on the PayPal list

Graduate School/Grad Student Life & Wellness Appreciation Events

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Join GSLW and the Graduate School for some short 20-minute events to take a break from your busy life! More Info here: https://grad.msu.edu/gsaw 
GPSAW Graduate School Activities for April 5-9 2021
For all Break Activities please use the Zoom Meeting Information below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 914 5458 5766
Passcode: Appreciate
For the Dance Party video, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6efHtpJK-Ns
And for the Bake Your Cake ingredients, visit: https://docs.google.com/…/1s5O0tLRTbYmOnezCWWqy…/edit…
Keep an eye on their social media for updates: https://www.facebook.com/MSUGradWellness  https://twitter.com/MSUGradWellness
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