COGS Storefront
The following link can be used to purchase all COGS tickets and service items available to Graduate and Professional Students at MSU. These include Wharton Center tickets and other special events throughout the year. Items will be added as they become available.
COGS Updates Email List
COGS sends regular email updates of news & events during Fall and Spring to the departments and colleges for sharing out to graduate & professional students. If you would like to receive these emails directly to your inbox, please fill out this form. https://bit.ly/COGS-EVENTS
NEW! Subscribe to COGS Social Events Calendar!
Get COGS Events right on your calendar! Subscribe today!
Subscribe to the COGS social events calendar by the following steps:
Go to your outlook app ⇒ go to calendar (in mobile app, it’s at the bottom pane)
⇒ Select “Add Calendar”/“Add Shared Calendars” (in mobile app, click on calendar icon on the top left, then click the +)
⇒ Enter the email “doe@cogs.msu.edu” (make sure you are using your MSU account) and press enter.
Coffee & Connection
Join us for Coffee & Connection: Fall 2025!
Network with your peers across disciplines! Come hang out with COGS and enjoy some morning treats! We hold this event approx twice monthly and alternate between various locations on campus and off campus. That way you can check out different spaces in your campus community. We hope to see you!
Coming Up: Wednesday, October 8th – from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Location: MSU Multicultural Center – 2nd Floor, Community Kitchen
located at the northeast of the intersection of North Shaw and Farm lanes
We look forward to connecting with you this fall!
COGS Tailgates: Join us 9/6 and 10/11!
NEXT:
MSU V. UCLA (Homecoming): Saturday, October 11th from 9AM to 11AM
Chittenden Hall (front lawn)
Celebrate Spartan Spirit with your fellow graduate & professional students! Free for grad & professional students and their accompanied guests. We’ll have food and soft drinks, games and music to enjoy. Come and experience an iconic MSU Game Day with friends!
COGS Bonfire – Join us October 17th!
Join us for some fun around the fire! Cider & donuts, snacks, games, trail access, & camaraderie with fellow graduate & professional students. Students wishing to hit the trails for a night hike are encouraged to bring a flashlight. You may also bring a blanket and/or lawn chair for sitting around the fire.
Details:
Friday, October 17th from 7:00-10:00 PM
Location:
Fenner Nature Center Group Campground (Northeast corner) Private Parking on site
Google Maps coordinates to the parking lot: (42.711620, -84.516020)
We will have access to our own private parking lot. When you pull into the main entrance, keep following the road until you see a dirt driveway to your right (there will be a sign here, too). If you are planning to take public transportation, bus routes to Fenner Nature Center can be found here.
Pet Policy/Fenner Nature Center: You may bring your pet, but please make sure they are leashed and cleaned-up after.
Questions? Email us at office@cogs.msu.edu
COGS Game Night – October 24th!
Please join us Friday, October 24th at our Chittenden Hall Lounge, from 6:30-9:30 PM for a fun game night with fellow graduate and professional students. We will be in the lounge of Chittenden Feel free to bring along your favorite game! We’ll have snacks and soft drinks to share. Location: Chittenden Hall, 466 W. Circle Drive (on Campus) – parking available in the Grand River Ramp (ramp 6), or after 6pm, free in back of Chittenden Hall (LOT 7).
What: COGS GAME NIGHT
When: Friday, October 24th – 6:30 to 9:30 PM
Where: Chittenden Hall, Downstairs Lounge (466 W. Circle Drive)
Visit Abrams Planetarium with COGS!
Night Under The Stars with COGS: Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at 7 PM
COGS invites you to experience Abrams Planetarium with us on November 6th for our popular Night Under The Stars with COGS! Discover the wonders of Abrams Planetarium, located in the center of MSU’s campus, with a special FREE show just for MSU graduate and professional students and their accompanied guests. The planetarium hosts a wide range of public programming throughout the year for all ages. This is your chance to check it out! Show lasts approximately 30 minutes and is followed by a 30 minute live presentation of the current evening sky.
Featured show: Dark Matter Mystery. What keeps Galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world try to answer these questions. You will see why we know that Dark Matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer.
Event is free of charge. No pre-registration needed, but in the event that (140) capacity is reached, attendance is first-come, first-served. Event is reserved for MSU graduate & professional students and their accompanied guests.
Find out more about Abrams Planetarium here: www.abramsplanetarium.org