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.
Want more? Check out programming offered by The Graduate School!
Graduate School Events Calendar
Afternoon at Country Mill Orchard with COGS! *SOLD OUT*
Country Mill Orchard & Farms: countrymillfarms.com
** EVENT IS SOLD OUT **
*If you have your own transportation: You may go to the Country Mill Farms on your own, purchase activity wristbands from the Country Mill and join COGS for snacks and camaraderie inside the Orchard Barn (Look for COGS designated seating area) https://www.countrymillfarms.com/farm-fun-activity-pricing.html
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Sunday, October 4, 2026 – Noon to 5PM
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon of fall fun at Country Mill Orchard in Charlotte, MI with your fellow graduate & professional students! A $10 wristband includes activities such as Tractor Ride, Pumpkin Chunkin’, Apple Cannon, Corn Maze, and more! You can go browse the country store, and try some apple picking too if you like (pay as you go). We’ll have cider and donuts waiting for you at our designated picnic area when you want to relax and sit for awhile.
$10 includes: Activities wristband, cider & donut, COGS table/area seating, bus transportation.
*Some farm activities may require extra purchase and you may pay as you go. Student may purchase for non/student guests to attend with them (family friendly!).
Apple Picking is priced $15 per 1/2 bushel (..from Country Mill website). When picking in the apple orchard, they will provide you a tote bag to pick into. If you want to divide up the apples among friends, then you may do so with plastic bags after passing through the designated check out area.
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Coffee & Connection
Join us for Coffee & Connection:
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!
Next Date TUES, October 6th from 9:30AM to 10:30AM
Location: Chittenden Hall Lounge (downstairs) – 466 W. Circle Drive
SPECIAL GUEST: Featuring our friends from CAPS! MSU Counseling and Psychological Services will be there to talk to students about resources and programing.
We look forward to connecting with you this semester!
Come to a COGS Tailgate!
Spend football Saturday with COGS this fall! Games, food, friends and fun! We’ll be having two tailgates on the front lawn of Chittenden hall:
No registration needed. Free for all graduate & professional students and their accompanied guests. See you there!
Visit Abrams Planetarium with COGS!
Planetarium Night with COGS: Thursday, November 5th, 2026 at 7 PM
COGS invites you to experience Abrams Planetarium with us on November 5th with an exclusive show, just for you! 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: Bad Astronomy: Myths & Misconceptions (See the TRAILER)
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