COGS Spring Craft Night March 4th
March 4, 2021 – 6:30-7:30 PM (EST) via Zoom
Join COGS and Broad for a Spring Craft Night! Come learn how to make Sharpie tie-dye totes bags
from your own home. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom details: http://bit.ly/SpringCraftNight
All event participants that stay for the entire event can submit their receipts for reimbursements to the COGS office. An explanation will be given at the end of the event on how to do this. Below is a link to the materials list that you will need to participate.
RSVP Link: http://bit.ly/SpringCraftNight
Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series, Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey
The Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is very proud to continue their tradition in offering the Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series, Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey. Once again in 2021, they are bringing three nationally acclaimed leaders to campus to spark discussion and interaction on issues around diversity, civil rights and social justice. We hope you will be able to enjoy them!
Please register for these webinars in advance. All presentations take place at 5:00 pm EST. The dates and registration links for their free presentations are noted below:
| DATE | PRESENTER | LINK |
| February 4 | Dr. Monique Morris | https://tinyurl.com/MoniqueMorris |
| February 11 | Ms. Patrisse Cullors | https://tinyurl.com/PCullors |
| February 25 | Dr. Cornel West | https://tinyurl.com/DrCWest |
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COGS Full Council Meeting January 20, 2021 @ 6:30PM EST
Email us for zoom link: office@cogs.msu.edu
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Starts January 17, 2021
COGS representatives are part of the 2021 MLK Commemorative Celebration Planning Committee which is proud to recognize the Honorable John Robert Lewis, a civil-rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. During his youth, Mr. Lewis also served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966.
This year’s theme, “Good Trouble: Reclaiming Our Democracy, Demanding Social Justice”, reflects the legacy of Mr. Lewis. In fact, he coined the phrase, good trouble, when he would frequently tell audiences across the nation, “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.”
The Planning Committee has a broad line-up of activities being coordinated for the University community. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate.
See more information about the celebration here: https://inclusion.msu.edu/awards/mlk-commemorative-celebration/index.html
For a schedule of activities, visit the MLK Celebration Calendar of Events
COGS 2021 Yoga Series with Rec Sports & Fitness
Join COGS and Recreational Sports and Fitness Services for an evening yoga class to relax after a stressful few weeks! Starting January 21st we are offering monthly Yoga sessions free of charge for graduate & professional students. See RSVP link below to register and receive link . Invite your friends! All you need to participate is an open space, water, and a towel/mat. Thank you to Graduate Student Life & Wellness for co-sponsoring this series!
*Note: Same link will work for all sessions. If you RSVP for one session, you will receive reminder emails for all sessions, so no need to RSVP more than once.
COGS 2021 Yoga Series:
6:45 pm- 7:45 pm EST via Zoom
January 21
February 11
March 11
April 8
RSVP Link : http://bit.ly/COGSYOGA1
PhD Career Services Workshop on January 19th. Register now!
PhD Career Services announces its first workshop is scheduled for January 19th, 10 am – noon! You will DEFINITELY want to attend this workshop, so you can learn how to make online career tools work best for you! Be it Handshake, LinkedIn or others: there are great opportunities out there…you just need to find them.
Register here: https://grad.msu.edu/events/hacking-career-portals-your-job-search
Hack Your Budget: A Personal Finance Workshop for Graduate School
Wednesday January 27, 2021 6:00 PM EST
Free Virtual Workshop presented by COGS and Graduate Student Life & Wellness
*Registration closed 1.24.21
When it comes to balancing their budgets, grad students and postdocs usually try to pack as much value into as little spending as possible. This immensely practical workshop will show you how to “hack” your budget by decreasing spending in key necessary areas and implementing tricks to make your budget more effective. Attendees submit their spending data on housing, utilities, transportation, and food in advance through a survey, which will be emailed with the registration confirmation. The first part of the workshop is a presentation and discussion on this crowdsourced data, during which attendees share with one another their strategies and insights. The second part of the workshop is a short presentation of effective budgeting strategies to speed progress toward financial goals.
Dr. Emily Roberts is a personal finance educator specializing in early-career PhDs. Through her business, Personal Finance for PhDs, she equips graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs with Real Jobs to make the most of their money. She gives seminars at universities and for associations; interviews graduate students and PhDs on her podcast; serves as a money coach; and creates courses and workshops on taxes, investing, and more. Emily holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University and lives in southern California with her husband and two children.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Starts January 17, 2021
The 41st Anniversary Celebration at MSU will take place as a week-long celebration starting Sunday, January 17, 2021.
COGS representatives are part of the 2021 MLK Commemorative Celebration Planning Committee which is proud to recognize the Honorable John Robert Lewis, a civil-rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. During his youth, Mr. Lewis also served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966.
This year’s theme, “Good Trouble: Reclaiming Our Democracy, Demanding Social Justice”, reflects the legacy of Mr. Lewis. In fact, he coined the phrase, good trouble, when he would frequently tell audiences across the nation, “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and redeem the soul of America.”
The Planning Committee has a broad line-up of activities being coordinated for the University community. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate.
See more information about the celebration here: https://inclusion.msu.edu/awards/mlk-commemorative-celebration/index.html
For a schedule of activities, visit the MLK Celebration Calendar of Events
COGS Social Media Study Break
Congratulations Lauren Raycraft! You are our final $50 winner of the
Social Media Study Break Challenge!
Thank you to all those who participated during finals week of Fall Semester 2020! Happy New Year!! Stay tuned for more fun during 2021!
