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.
We couldn’t do it without you! Visit: https://cogs.msu.edu/fall-welcome-events/
Watch for new events HERE
HURRY! PRE-REGISTER BY MARCH 6TH TO RESERVE YOUR WORKSHOPS/ACTIVITIES! VISIT: COGS.MSU.EDU/GAC/
For details on all events, visit: https://inclusion.msu.edu/awards/mlk-commemorative-celebration/mlk-calendar.html
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The annual Thanksgiving Day Unity Dinner, organized by the Office of Cultural & Academic Transitions, is being held on Thursday, Nov. 25 from noon-2 p.m. This event provides a free Thanksgiving meal to all MSU students who remain on campus during the holiday. Student registration and volunteer signup can be found online at ocat.msu.edu/thanksgiving-unity-dinner-2.
New and returning graduate and professional students: Come on out to the COGS Fall Welcome Celebration on Saturday, August 28th! Following the virtual Graduate School Orientation and Resource Fair from 9am-Noon EST, close your computer, feel free to grab a friend or bring your family, and come out to celebrate new beginnings with us on campus in Benefactors Plaza (in back of Chittenden Hall). More details and updates posted here: COGS Fall Welcome Celebration.
Please be on the lookout for your email from Student Affairs & Services Division with unique survey link. We encourage all graduate & professional students to complete this survey to help Student Affairs and Services meet the needs of the graduate/professional student community. Thank you!
Know your rights as an MSU student – visit https://ombud.msu.edu
COGS Full Council Meetings
COGS Full Council Meetings:
We look forward to an exciting year ahead for 2024-25! The public is always welcome to attend COGS full council meetings. If you need a zoom link please email us at office@cogs.msu.edu. Minutes and future meeting dates can be found here: https://cogs.msu.edu/governance/
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
TOUR THE FRIB WITH COGS!
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 2PM. COGS invites you to come on out and explore with your graduate and professional student peers as we tour one of MSU’s points of pride! Join us for a fun and informative look at Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). Event is free. Registration required. (Kindly wait to register for the COGS tour if you are unsure of your schedule to reduce no shows/cancellations. Public tours are always available!)
REGISTER HERE
Getting to the (FRIB TOUR): Detailed instructions for arriving are here: https://frib.msu.edu/contact/visiting-frib.html. You can enter FRIB (640 S. Shaw Lane) at the lobby door in the curved glass section at the NW corner of the building (right next to Chemistry).
Interested in the FRIB, but can’t make this tour date? No worries! You can reserve a spot on a tour at your convenience! Email: visits@frib.msu.edu or call 517-908-7363 and request to be added to an upcoming tour date. They will help find a date that fits your schedule.
COGS Coffee & Connection
We hope to see you at our next Coffee & Connection!
Details: Tuesday, February 4 – from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Location: Hooked at 3142 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing
We look forward to connecting with you!
Ice Skating With COGS – Sat. February 8th!
Join us at the Munn Ice Arena for some fun on the ice! Free for all graduate and professional students & their accompanied guests. Skate rentals included.
Saturday, February 8th, 2025
7:30-9:30 PM
Now Taking Abstracts! COGS 17th Annual GAC!
Go to the COGS GAC Page for more information and to submit your abstract to present! Conference date is February 22, 2025. Abstract Form closes February 1st. cogs.msu.edu/gac/
2025 MLK Jr. Celebration Events Calendar
The Progress for Civil Rights Continues:
Celebrating 45 years of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy
Join the MSU Community throughout January, in celebration of the legacy of Dr. King and historical events that took place in our nation and on our campus.
2025 MLK Jr. Celebration Events Calendar
*If you would like to attend the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Unity Dinner on Thursday, January 16th, please make sure to Register asap. This event is free, and registration is required: go.msu.edu/mlkrsvp