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Graduate Student Tax Workshop Offered

How to Complete Your Grad Student or Nonresident/International Student Tax Return (and Understand It, Too!)
This Personal Finance for PhDs workshop is provided to you for free by the Graduate School Office of Well-Being, Council of Graduate Students, and the Graduate School at Michigan State University. *Limited spots available. Must register.
This asynchronous, virtual workshop teaches you the federal higher education tax benefits available to you, including how to tabulate, calculate, and report your funding and education expenses.
REGISTER HERE
This workshop is jointly sponsored by The Graduate School, The Graduate Office of Well-Being and COGS.

Bystander Intervention Training hosted by COGS and facilitated by POE

Friday, February 2nd, 4-5pm EST

 

Bystander Intervention Training hosted by COGS for graduate & professional students,  and facilitated by The Dept. of Prevention, Outreach & Education.  Join us for this engaging, virtual Webinar to learn bystander intervention techniques and situations that would require bystander intervention, reporting policies, and exemption resources.  Designed for graduate & professional students by POE:

WEBINAR  (virtual only) via zoom

Zoom Link:  https://msu.zoom.us/j/97470459461

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Drop-In Sports Arena with COGS!

Date: Saturday, March 23

Time: 2 PM to 4PM 

Location: IM-West

Take a break from the grind and come on out and join COGS and your fellow grad & professional students for an afternoon of playtime in the IM-West Sports Arena!  We’ll have drop-in volleyball, badminton and basketball in the Sports Arena.  No experience or skills necessary! We’re playing for fun and camaraderie!  Enter through the west entrance of IM-West -the Sports Arena area is right there!
Snacks will be available too! Bring your friends! If it is your first time coming to an IM building and you want to explore – feel free! Staff will be on hand to give you a tour as well! For MSU graduate & professional students (family/friends welcome as your guests)

MSU ID required for attendance. Please activate your rec sports membership prior to attending:   https://recsports.msu.edu/fitness/memberships.html

**If you are exempt from the Rec Sports membership, you can still attend. Please make sure to bring your MSU ID and tell the attendant you are there for the COGS event.

FEATURED: Impact Radio – 89FM

Impact Radio has been a valued partner to COGS and we’d like to share some unique opportunities open to Graduate & Professional students!

  • Fall Semester Open Houses: Tues. Sept. 5th and Wed. Sept. 6th from 5-8PM at the Station in Holden Hall.  You’ll get free pizza and a chance to talk to staff if you are interested in getting involved.  Check out the Impact website here: https://impact89fm.org/

Impact Radio also has request forms that students can use if they want to partner with Impact 89FM on specific things, such as:

  1. Podcasts: if an individual student or student org would like to produce their own podcast, we can help! We offer facilities, training, production, hosting, and distribution for MSU students. To get started, fill out the Podcast Proposal Form.**CHECK out the award-winning podcast THE SCI-FILES – started by two MSU Graduate Students!  Visit: https://impact89fm.org/the-sci-files/
  2. Event DJ: If your student org/GSO  would like to have Impact 89FM on site (typically on campus) for an event, fill out the Event DJ Request Form. Impact brings staff, speakers, and music for free – they just require power.
  3. Exposure: this talk show airs on Sunday mornings and as a podcast. It highlights student orgs and non-profits in the Lansing community. To request an interview on the show, you can fill out the Exposure Interest Form.

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COGS + GROW Workshop: February 19, 2024

“Addressing Bias in the Workplace”

Date: Monday, Feb. 19th

Time: 4-5PM EST

Location:  Chittenden Hall, Lounge (Downstairs) – 466 W. Circle Dr.   OR    Virtually, via Zoom

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you saw or heard something that frustrated you because you knew it wasn’t right, but you didn’t know what to say? It could be someone making an offensive statement or being dismissive of an issue that you care deeply about. It is hard to know what to say or do i n the moment, but if you take some time beforehand to think through your options, you are more likely to be prepared when those moments come. In this workshop, we will discuss strategies to help you decide when and how to respond to difficult situations in professional settings. Please register to attend.

Facilitated by GROW – The Graduate Office of Well-Being

DEI Student Activism Summit

Interested in topics like diversity, equity, inclusion, and intersectional wellness? Consider signing up for the DEI Summit taking place at the Kellogg Center on Sunday, Apr. 2nd from 10 am-3 pm a  go.msu.edu/deisummit

The Leadership Fellowship

The Leadership Fellowship is a year-long, cohort-based program housed in the office of Graduate Student Life & Wellness. It was created to build a stronger and more connected graduate student community at MSU by supporting and providing space for graduate and professional student leaders to engage in change-oriented projects. Fellows aim to increase belonging and community within their colleges or specific populations of students, and their projects increase graduate student well-being, inclusion, and ultimately success.

Click here for a full description of the Fellowship and a link to the application. We will begin accepting applications for 2023-24 from February 13 until March 17.

For more information, please visit: https://grad.msu.edu/leadership-fellows-program

 

 

Grad-Professional Student Appreciation Week

The Graduate School  Grad-Professional Student Appreciation Week Activities:

April 1- 5, some registrations required.  Events & Details here: https://grad.msu.edu/gpsaw