Council of Graduate Students - Michigan State University - COGS MSU

Hello Spartans! Complimentary parking will be offered in pay‑by‑plate and metered areas from 8/15–8/30. Overnight restrictions remain in effect. Permit and patient zones will still be enforced. Special events may impact access and fees in select lots.

👋from the CHM Student Org and Community Resource Fair at Munn!

Join the Beal Botanical Garden on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 12:10 to 1 p.m. for an opportunity to slow down, connect with nature and experience the practice of forest bathing. 🌿🍃

Led by Angelica Bajos, Beal Community and Sustainability Coordinator, this guided session will offer invitations to connect with the garden and support your well-being through mindful engagement with the natural world.

The tour will begin by the garden pond. In case of cancellation due to weather, please check our social media. A notice will also be posted on the garden shed.

For more information, visit https://bookings.lib.msu.edu/event/16503639.

The Fall Welcome Scavenger Hunt is now underway! Graduate students can submit photos at various locations and events at MSU for a chance to win prizes.

Submissions are accepted now through August 31. Learn more here: https://go.msu.edu/Zck5

Graduate students are invited to participate in a Fall Welcome Scavenger Hunt, co-sponsored by The Graduate School, the Office for Graduate Educator Advancement and Teaching, and the Council of Graduate Students - Michigan State University - COGS MSU.

Participants will explore campus while searching for key landmarks or locations and complete a checklist of photos to submit for a chance to win some swag and prizes.

Submissions will open on Saturday, August 1 and close after Monday, August 31.

Learn more here: https://go.msu.edu/QWk5

We can’t believe it’s almost plant tour time!

What do you think of this years booklet? 🌿💚🌼

The 2026 Michigan Garden Plant Tour: July 27 - August 7

This Saturday, 6/20, from 4-7PM, Join COGS and fellow graduate & professional students for a picnic in the beautiful MSU Lewis Arboretum. We’ll have some fun lawn games, light sandwiches/snacks and a great opportunity to hang out with your peers across disciplines. Rsvp suggested: bit.ly/COGS620

Have you met the cows at the MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center? Join us on June 13th for a tour of the facility! https://pears.io/events/msuext/7291/

Come along with COGS to experience an MSU summer tradition! Bring a blanket or chair. Summer Circle Theatre is free. No tickets required. COGS RSVP Suggested – we just want to make sure to save room and have enough snacks! tinyurl.com/COGSSCT

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Come join us for our Free Scoop Event on Monday, June 8th! 💚🤍

Walk around campus and find our two locations to help you learn the best ways to visit us all summer!

We will have both of our ice cream outside the store with staff handing our free scoops from 3pm to 6pm!

Visit either of our two cart locations:
1. Outside the store's back entrance on our patio!
2. Outside the Anthony Hall entrance!

At both locations, you can enter to win some awesome Dairy Store prizes!