Events
Virtual Guided Meditation Sessions for the CED Community
March 20, 27, 12 p.m. Associate Dean Kristine Bowman is hosting a series of guided meditation sessions for the College of Education community throughout the month of March. These sessions will last about 10 minutes and offer a moment of quiet reflection in the middle of your day. You are welcome to keep your camera off and listen while you’re at your desk or on the go. VIRTUAL EVENT: Attend via Zoom (passcode: yoga)
Food for Thought: Cultural Community Dinner
March 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m. These dinners are community rebuilding spaces designed for conversation among multicultural and marginalized communities. These gatherings will be opportunities to share delicious meals and spark conversations about important diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) topics. Our guest students will be welcomed with warm smiles and open hearts. Volunteers needed (email kozarmea@msu.edu). Erickson Hall Kiva. Learn more via MSU OCAT
Mind-Body Connections: Messages and Pathways to Enhance Wellbeing
March 20, 6 to 7:30 p.m. This presentation will explore the impact of positive and negative messages on our mental, physical and spiritual health. Pathways that enhance health and well-being through habits and mindfulness practices will be highlighted. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a brief stress management exercise. VIRTUAL EVENT: Learn more via the Graduate School
Racial Equity in Policing: The Obstacles, Opportunities, and Implications for Translating Theory into Practice
March 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dr. Brian N. Williams is an Associate Professor of Public Policy within the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, the Founder and Director of the Public Engagement in Governance Looking, Listening & Learning Laboratory (PEGLLLLab), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He is a scholar committed to community-engaged, action research who examines the interplay between race, public safety, and public governance. HYBRID EVENT: 116-H Erickson or register to attend via Zoom
The Impacts and Futures of Affirmative Action in the US and Brazil
March 21, 3 to 5 p.m. In the US, the future of affirmative action hangs on a Supreme Court decision expected by summer 2023. In Brazil, where more than half the population identifies as Black, more ambitious affirmative action policies have reserved half the seats in federal universities for low-income students and required the representation of Black and Indigenous students to match their share of the population in each state. This symposium will examine comparatively the impacts and possible futures of affirmative action policies in the US and Brazil. International Center Room 303. Learn more via PDF
Night Under the Stars for Graduate & Professional Students
March 21, 7 p.m. 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. Learn more via COGS
GTA Lunch and Learn and Listen
Attention: Graduate Teaching Assistants
March 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. We appreciate all the intentional efforts of Graduate Teaching Assistants during challenging times. During this gathering we will share lunch while connecting with one another about teaching practices and learning experiences during this semester. Lunch will be provided. Registration required. Learn more via the Graduate School
Fulbright Scholar Talk: Higher Education Institutional Autonomy in Laos
March 23, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Dr. Chaphichith is a Fullbright Scholar at MSU, Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Letters at the National University of Laos, and former Deputy Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Secretariat. Learn more via PDF
HALE MA Speakers Panel: Health Professionals & Adult Learning
March 23, 4 p.m. Health professionals make a difference in the everyday lives of their patients and communities. Higher, Adult, & Lifelong Education (HALE) students and alums play critical roles in developing and cultivating the next generation of health care professionals. This panel of HALE students will share their professional journeys in healthcare and share how they leverage their knowledge and skills of lifelong learning in their careers and beyond. VIRTUAL EVENT: Register to attend via Zoom
Creating Critical Connections: Building Solidarity within APIDA/A Communities
March 24-25. The Asian Pacific American Studies Program Symposium features panels, workshops, research flash talks and free meals while supplies last for in-person attendees. Register for the two-day symposium or register on Zoom to only view Friday’s keynote.
Decoloniality Dialogues Workshop Series: Research & Reknowledge Dissemination
March 24, 1 to 3 p.m. Decoloniality Dialogues (DD) Collective — an interdisciplinary and transnational group of educators, scholars, thinkers, and healers — invites you to the third in a series of workshops. These are shared spaces for learning other ways of being and engaging that divest from the harm, violence, and exclusions of colonial logics and institutions. The following questions will guide this event: What are some decolonial embodied practices you can/do enact within the knowledge construction process? What are some decolonial embodied practices you use to disseminate knowledge? VIRTUAL EVENT: Register to attend via Google Forms
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Navigating the PhD Session (Early & Latter Years)
March 24, various times. This interactive, hybrid writing workshop is designed to help you develop an individualized plan for graduate writing, especially comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. Session 1 (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) is generally designed for students in the early years of their PhD study. Session 2 (1 to 4 p.m.) is designed for students in the latter years of their PhD study. A Zoom link and the face-to-face location will be shared with registrants prior to the date of the workshop. Registration required.
R and R Studio Workshop
March 24, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Do you need R for your research but are not sure where to start? Have you tried learning R but struggled to learn on your own? This workshop will include a 90-minute seminar, access to a curated set of resources for learning R, and a one-hour working session to engage with the resources along with other R learners to complete data-driven tasks. Learn more via the Graduate School
History, Disrupted: How Social Media and the World Wide Web have Changed the Past
March 27, 3 to 4:30 p.m. How does history intersect with today’s most pressing debates? How does history contribute to online debates about misinformation, disinformation, journalism, tribalism, activism, democracy, politics and identity? Learn more about these topics from bestselling author, public historian, and founder of the History Communication Institute Jason Steinhauer. Learn more via PDF
Opportunities
Café con Rueda & APAGA: Writing/Co-Working Space
Café con Rueda (MSU’s Latinx graduate student organization) and APAGA (Asian Pacific American Graduate Alliance) is a weekly writing and co-working space led by graduate students of color for graduate students of color in and outside the College of Education. Events are held on Wednesdays (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. via Zoom) or Fridays (3 to 5 p.m. in person, check @msurueda on Instagram for locations). This virtual and hybrid space provides students with the opportunity to write, share, and build their ideas in community with other scholars of color at MSU. This is also a great space to meet with your existing writing partners or groups! Why? Because participants will co-create the writing/working structure of each session with a facilitator from Rueda Latin@ or APAGA. No experience is necessary, just log in or show up. Contact msuruedalatina@gmail.com if you have any questions or accommodations.
How to Complete Your Grad Student Tax Return
Attention: Doctoral
This Personal Finance for PhDs workshop is provided to you for free by the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) and the Graduate School office at Michigan State University. There are versions for grad students and post-docs who are US citizens/residents and nonresidents of the U.S. Learn more via the Council of Graduate Students
Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium
Attention: Doctoral
The Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium in Ithaca, NY, is a one-day event in October where exceptional senior Ph.D. students from institutions external to Cornell are invited to share their research with the Weill Institute community, celebrate their academic achievements, interact with students and faculty, and explore post-doctoral collaboration and research opportunities. Apply by: April 15. Learn more via Cornell University
Spring 2023 ETD Deadline Extension
Attention: Doctoral & Master’s Plan A
The Graduate School has extended Electronic Theses and Dissertation deadlines for Spring 2023. The new deadlines are as follows:
- ETD Submission Deadline: Wednesday, May 17 at 5 p.m.
- ETD Final Deadline: Wednesday, May 31 at 5 p.m.
More information regarding electronic theses and dissertation submissions via the Graduate School
College of Education Student Food Pantry
A small food pantry with grab-and-go food items is now located in Erickson Hall and is open to all CED students who may be in need. (When entering the main entrance of Erickson Hall, walk past the Student Affairs Office and turn left down the hallway as you approach 133F. The cupboard is located shortly down the hallway on your left.) This initiative is made possible by MSU donors who have contributed to the Student Emergency Fund. Students who access the pantry are encouraged to share their gratitude to donors through this anonymous Qualtrics link