Are you graduating in December? The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center wants to give you some love! We have rainbow tassels and cords for you! Please fill out the form linked below and let us know if you want to come in person or receive your cords and tassel via the mail. This form closes Monday, December 13th at 12pm. SIGN UP TODAY https://forms.gle/ghYVbxtkip8xVn577
Hosted by Student Involvement and Leadership team in the Division of Student Life & Engagement is hosting Countdown to Closeout for ALL students. From December 5-10 each day will have activities events as we closeout the Fall semester. Please visit Countdown to Closeout | Department of Student Life | Michigan State University (msu.edu) for more details.
Virtual EPIC (English Partners in Communication), offered by the TESOL program, will return in the spring of 2022 to help adult nonnative speakers of English to develop their oral communication skills. Since EPIC is virtual (and free!), it is open to individuals outside of the Greater Lansing area.
Some of the benefits of participating in EPIC include the following:
Registration for classes will be held online from January 17 through January 31, 2022. Placement interviews will be conducted on Zoom, and synchronous classes will then be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 6:30 p.m. EST on Zoom from March 15 to April 21, 2022. A link to begin the registration process will be available on our website where more information is posted: https://elc.msu.edu/epic
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Debra M. Hardison, hardiso2@msu.edu
I am writing to remind you about the upcoming Commuter/Off-Campus Appreciation Day being held on Monday, November 29, 2021 from 12 pm to 3pm(EST) in the MSU Student Services Leadership Center in the Student Affairs and Services Building. The event is being hosted to honor you and the unique contribution that Commuters/Off-Campus students provided to the richness of our campus community. The event will provide a “Grab and Go” Lunch. There will also be discounted coupons available.
The event will also include Information on campus resources, information on how to get involved on campus and leadership development opportunities, and will include an opportunity to network with other Commuter Students. The event is designed for you to stay for the entire event or to drop in and out of the event.
The event will also provide lots of free giveaways and the chance to win several prizes.
Please click here for more information on the program: https://studentlife.msu.edu/commuter-off-campus.html
For more information, please contact Ladell Watson via email: watso241@msu.edu
We look forward to your participation.
Proposals are now being accepted for the 2022 MSU Science Festival. Help us celebrate 10 years of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) programming by getting involved as a presenter or community partner. Submission deadline is December 3rd, 2021. Visit http://sciencefestival.msu.edu/ for more information.
Announcing the Spartan Volunteer Service Award: A presidential recognition administered by the Center for Community Engaged Learning.
Your commitment to Community Engagement means the world to us. It’s what makes being a Spartan so special. The Spartan Volunteer Service Award will be given to any MSU student who serves a minimum of 100 hours of verified community engagement between November 13, 2020 and November 12, 2021.
How to be Eligible:
· Download the MSU Civic Life App on your smart phone or tablet*
· Update your profile and input your qualifying hours by December 12, 2021.
· All students who update their profiles within the app with 100 or more hours will be eligible for the award.
What Counts Toward the Award
There are many different ways of community engagement, not just volunteering, that count toward the 100 hours necessary to be eligible for the SVSA. Your hours can be from during the semester, over the summer, at home, abroad, or on campus at MSU!
Flu season is just around the corner. Students can schedule a #flu vaccine appointment at Olin Health Center by calling (517) 353-4660 Monday through Friday.
The Graduate School would like to encourage you to consider participating in their Fall Leadership Series, which kicks off in two weeks! The series will feature workshops on Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Adaptive Skills Development, and Emotional Intelligence. In addition to this we will feature student leaders who will share their experiences and provide advice on developing your leadership skills during graduate school!
The 2021 Fall Leadership Series has three sessions
Leadership Summit on October 23 from 1-4pm
Leadership Workshop on Nov 2 from 6-7pm
Leadership Workshop 2 on Nov 18 from 6-7pm.
Details for each session are below and are open to all graduate students, professional students, and post-docs, visiting scholars.
More information and Register here: https://grad.msu.edu/leadership-summit
You are invited to join us for a 2-part workshop series, “Take Action: Bystander Intervention.” During the series, participants will explore and reflect on how identities and lived experiences may impact their decision to be an active bystander when witnessing incidents of bias or harassment. Attendees will learn practical skills and considerations for being an active bystander. This series is intended for faculty, staff, graduate students and post-docs, but all are welcome.
Register today: https://bit.ly/bystander2021
Part 1 (choose one session in registration form):
Part 2 (choose one session in registration form):
Find out more at oiss.msu.edu
The Council of Graduate Students is the authorized student government on campus representing all graduate/professional students at Michigan State University. Our mission is to promote the academic, social, and economic goals of graduate and professional students.
Chittenden Hall
466 W. Circle Dr., Room 120
East Lansing, MI. 48824
517-353-9189
office@cogs.msu.edu
Monday-Friday 9am – 5pm
CHITTENDEN HALL/COGS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED 11.22-26.21. We will be available remotely 11.22-11.24.
